Yushan (玉山), the nation’s highest peak at 3,952m, saw brief snowfall yesterday morning, as a strong continental cold air mass blanketed Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.
The snowfall started at 6:25am, but initially only lasted for two minutes, the bureau said, adding that two further short bouts of snowfall followed until 8:50am.
Temperatures continued to drop yesterday, with nighttime lows of 13°C in northern Taiwan, and 17°C in the central and southern regions, it added.
Crowds surged to Nantou County’s Wuling (武嶺) on Hehuanshan (合歡山), hoping to catch a glimpse of snow at 3,275m above sea level.
No snow was reported until