Snow falls briefly on Yushan as cold persistsStaff writer, with CNASnow fell briefly on Yushan (Jade Mountain, 玉山) early this morning, as a continental cold air mass kept temperatures down across the country. Snow fell on 3,952m mountain between 2am and 4am, when the weather monitoring station there recorded a temperature of minus-8.9°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. A dusting of snow is pictured on Yushan at sunrise this morning. Chilly weather conditions are expected to continue in northern, northeastern and eastern Taiwan today, the agency said, issuing several cold surge warnings for those areas. While partly cloudy to sunny skies are expected for most of Taiwan today, brief showers are likely in the east, Wu said.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2026 03:04 UTC