Temperatures dip sharply in northern Taiwan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/02/29
By: W.T. Chen and Flor Wang

Taipei, Feb. 29 (CNA) Temperatures will drop to around 10 degrees Celsius in areas north of Taichung Monday night as a cold air blankets Taiwan, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

Following a high of 23.4 degrees on Sunday, the cold air mass moved into Taiwan late Sunday and is expected to remain until Tuesday, bringing nighttime lows to around 10 degrees Celsius and daytime temperatures to 14-16 degrees in northern Taiwan, the CWB said.

It forecast daytime highs of 14-16 in northern Taiwan, 17-20 degrees in central Taiwan and 19-22 degrees in the south Monday and Tuesday, with nighttime temperatures sliding to 12 degrees in the south due to radiative cooling effects.     [FULL  STORY]