Today (23rd), the second day of the Lunar New Year, may be the strongest cold current in winter this year.

This is the temperature distribution map of the main stations in Taiwan this morning.

(taken from Central Weather Bureau)

[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] Today (23rd) on the second day of the Lunar New Year, it may be the strongest cold current in winter this year.

The Central Meteorological Administration stated that this wave of cold current has the opportunity to refresh the lowest temperature since the beginning of winter this year. It is estimated that tomorrow (24th) from the evening of the third day of the third day to the early morning of the fourth day of the new year, the low temperature in Taipei will be about 7 degrees, and the low temperature in the north of Tainan will only be about 7 to 8 degrees. It warmed up briefly on Friday, but there was another wave of strong continental cold air on the sixth day (27th), and the temperature did not pick up until the start of work on the 30th.

The lowest temperature on the island this morning was 14.1 degrees in Keelung. According to Zhang Cheng, a forecaster from the Central Meteorological Bureau, the strong cold air began to move southward. Although the high temperature in the western half of the day today exceeded 20 degrees, the northern part was about 16 to 20 degrees all day long, and it turned cold in the evening. The low temperature in the central part is about 16 to 18 degrees, and the high temperature is about 27 to 29 degrees. In the middle of the night, the temperature drops sharply, and the rainfall in the north is also more obvious as the night progresses. Today, there are local short-term rains in the northern and eastern half, and sporadic short-term rains in the central mountainous areas. Cloudy to sunny in the south-central mountains.

During the day, the high temperature in the north and Yilan is about 20 degrees, and 29 degrees in the central and south, with a temperature difference of 10 degrees from south to north.

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According to Zhang Cheng’s legend, the lowest temperature at the Taipei Meteorological Station in winter this year is currently 8.3 degrees at 5:40 am on December 25, 2022. This wave of cold current is expected to be the strongest cold air in winter. The low temperature bottomed out in the early morning of the fourth day. The low temperature in the north of Tainan was about 7 to 8 degrees, and it dropped to 4 degrees in some open areas.

In addition, it is estimated that the northern part of the third and fourth grades of junior high school and the high mountains above 2,000 meters above sea level in Yilan, and the high mountains above 3,000 meters in the central and eastern parts, such as Yushan and Xueshan, have a chance of local snowfall. Phenomenon: There may be long waves on the north coast of Keelung, the eastern half of Hanlan Island, Green Island and the coast of Hengchun Peninsula. Pay attention to safety in coastal activities.

Affected by the cold current on the third and fourth day of junior high school, the weather in various places is very cold. It is estimated that the low temperature in the morning and evening in the north is 7 to 8 degrees, and the high temperature is about 13 to 16 degrees; the low temperature in the central part is about 8 to 9 degrees, and the high temperature is about 18 degrees; It is still above 20 degrees, and the temperature difference between day and night in the central and southern parts is large.

The third and fourth days in the north are prone to rain all day long, while the central and southern regions are cloudy to sunny, and there may be sporadic short-term rains in the central mountainous areas.

There will be a gap in the temperature rise on the fifth day of the lunar new year. The cold snap will weaken during the day and the temperature will rise. Most of the western half will be cloudy to sunny, and only the eastern half will have some short-term rain.

However, on the 6th (27th), the continental cold air mass or the strong continental cold air mass moved southward, and the weather in various places turned cold; there were local short-term rains in the north and the east of Yihua, and cloudy to sunny in the central and southern areas, which continued to affect the start date (30th). warm up.

The Bureau of Meteorology reminds that today the western half of the region, Kinmen and Matsu are likely to have local fog or low clouds that will affect visibility, and traffic should be careful when commuting.