From today to Christmas, it is getting colder every day, and it is expected that there will be another cold snap going south on Friday.

(The picture is taken from the Central Meteorological Bureau)

[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] Today (21st) a strong air-conditioning mass from the mainland is moving southward. From north to south, it gets colder at night. The lowest temperature this morning is 8.6 degrees in Miaoli. It is predicted that there will be another cold front going south on Friday, which will affect Christmas Eve on Saturday and Christmas Day next Sunday. The low temperature in the north of Tainan is only about 8 to 10 degrees, and it will even be 1 to 2 degrees lower in some open areas at night and early in the morning.

Chen Yixiu, a forecaster of the Central Meteorological Bureau, said that due to the influence of the strong continental cold air mass, the north and northeast have already felt the temperature drop.

Although it is cloudy and rainy in the north and east today, it will turn dry this afternoon, and there will be little change in the central and southern regions.

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It gets colder and colder in Taiwan after evening today. At night, the low temperature in the north of the central part and Yilan is 10 to 13 degrees, and the south and Huadong are only 14 to 17 degrees. At night and in the early morning, local radiation cooling affects the temperature and the temperature will be lower by 1 to 2 degrees. .

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a low-temperature special report, reminding that a strong continental cold air mass is moving southward today, and the temperature in various places is gradually dropping. From the evening to the 22nd, the temperature in the north of Kaohsiung, Nantou, Yilan, and Kinmen is prone to local temperatures below 10 degrees (yellow lights).

In addition, tomorrow will continue to be affected by dry and cold air. The weather in the north and Yilan will be cold. In the central and southern regions, the temperature difference between day and night will be large. On Friday, there will be a stronger cold current going south, and it will not weaken until next Monday and next Tuesday.

Chen Yixiu said that this Friday is expected to usher in the second wave of cold in winter. The whole Taiwan is cold, but it is a dry and cold weather. As for next Wednesday to the eve of the New Year's Day holiday, there may be more moisture, and it is not ruled out that it will change to a wetter and colder weather later. , there is still uncertainty.

Chen Yixiu said that under the influence of the cold front on Friday, Saturday morning and next Sunday morning are the lowest temperature points. Although the strong cold air is the strongest on Saturday, the northern part feels the coldest. The low temperature in Greater Taipei is about 8 to 9 degrees, and it is only 13 degrees at noon. , but affected by radiation cooling, the central and southern regions will bottom out in the early morning of next Sunday, and the low temperature will be about 6 to 8 degrees in the early morning at night.

The cold snap will weaken next Monday and next Tuesday, and the temperature will return across Taiwan. Before the New Year's Day holiday, the temperature will still be low in the morning and evening; the northern and eastern half of the region will experience some short-term rain, and other regions will be sunny to cloudy.

The Bureau of Meteorology reminded that a strong continental cold air mass is moving southward today, and the temperature in various places is gradually dropping. From the evening to the 22nd, the temperature in the north of Kaohsiung, Nantou, Yilan area and Kinmen is prone to local temperatures below 10 degrees (yellow light signal).

(The picture is taken from the Central Meteorological Bureau)