As the cold snapped, the Beitou hot spring tourist area attracted a large number of people to come to soak in the hot springs.

(Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)

[Reporters Ding Yi, Huang Shuli, Li Rongping/Comprehensive Report] On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the whole Taiwan was shocked!

In addition to the strong cold snap, the Central Meteorological Bureau continued to issue low temperature warnings to all counties and cities across the country, and the northeasterly wind disrupted the situation, resulting in strong gusts of up to level 11 in Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, and Penghu.

The Bureau of Meteorology also predicts that there will be another wave of cold air mass on the sixth day of the lunar new year. At present, the low temperature in the north is predicted to be about 10 or 11 degrees, and there is a chance of reaching the intensity of the cold current.

This morning, we will explore the level of cold snap at 4 degrees and the sixth day of the month

Ye Zhijun, a forecaster from the Bureau of Meteorology, said that the north of Tainan, Yilan, and Hualien will be about 7 to 10 degrees this morning (25th).

Tonight and tomorrow (26th) the temperature is still low in the morning, about 10 degrees in the north, 11 degrees in the central part, and 13 degrees in the south and east. It may be lower in open areas or near mountainous flats.

There is still a chance of rain on the east side of Greater Taipei, the Hengchun Peninsula, the north coast of Keelung, and the eastern half, but the rain is less intense.

The temperature will return during the day tomorrow, and the highest temperature in Taiwan may return to above 20 degrees, but another wave of cold air will be welcomed on the sixth day of the lunar new year.

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The strong wind wakes people up, the wind is not inferior to the typhoon

Yesterday not only was the biting cold wind, but also a northeasterly wind.

Due to the cold air and high pressure in the north, the air passing through the Taiwan Strait has a narrow pipe effect. The Meteorological Bureau issued a strong wind warning for 18 counties and cities. There are road trees and signs collapsed in all counties and cities.

The lanterns at the Lantern Festival in Beigang Lane, Yunlin City were blown upside down, and the organizers urgently announced that the lights would be suspended for two days yesterday and today.

Due to the heavy dust, the air quality in the central and southern regions is seriously polluted. The main pollutant measured at the Yunlin Lunbei Station is the suspended particulate PM10, which reaches 351 micrograms per cubic meter at noon. cubic meter.

Cai Mengyu, Director of Air Security of the Environmental Protection Agency, said that if the latter is represented by color, it is already purple-black.

Today's wind speed is lower than yesterday's, and the dust will not be as serious as yesterday. However, due to the strong wind in the coastal areas, there is still a possibility of orange alert for air products.

A strong cold current also hit South Korea. Jeju Airport in Jeju Island, South Korea, had all 476 flights grounded yesterday due to heavy wind and snow.

Taoyuan International Airport Company stated that the four flights from Taiwan to and from Jeju Island yesterday were IT654 and IT655 of Taiwan Tiger Airways, and TW688 and TW687 of T'way Air.

Among them, IT654 was postponed to take off until early this morning, IT655 was rescheduled but the schedule has not been determined, and the flight of T’way Air was directly cancelled.

Taoji said that according to the forecast system, it is roughly estimated that more than 400 passengers will be affected, but the actual number of passengers is usually fewer than the forecast, so the actual number of people affected may be even smaller.

Both Dewei and Taihu belong to low-cost airlines. When low-cost airlines suspend flights due to weather conditions, they usually don’t make additional compensation, and may allow them to change tickets.

The rime scenery of Taiping Mountain is limited to winter.

(Provided by Luodong Forest Management Office)

A road sign on Da'angang Road, Dajia District, Taichung City was defeated by strong winds and fell to the ground.

(provided by the police)