Alishan sees first snow in 7 yearsStaff writer, with CNASnow fell on Alishan (阿里山) for the first time in seven years yesterday morning, as a strong continental cold air mass sent temperatures plunging across Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. With increased moisture and low temperatures in the high-altitude Alishan area, the conditions were favorable for snow, CWA forecaster Tsai Yi-chi (蔡伊其) said. Jiaming Lake Mountain Hut in Taitung County is covered in snow yesterday morning. Snow also fell in other high-altitude areas from early morning until about 10am, including Jiaming Lake (嘉明湖) and nearby Xiangyang Mountain (向陽山) in eastern Taiwan, which recorded their first snow of the year, Tsai said. At about 4am, snow and ice pellets began falling at Jiaming Lake Mountain Hut, a resting point on the famous Jiaming Lake trail, local mountain guides said.

Source: Taipei Times January 08, 2026 16:05 UTC