At least 85 people in Taiwan died from hypothermia and cardiac arrest following a sudden drop in temperature during the weekend of January 22–24.

This event was driven by a fast Arctic warming that occurred within the troposphere, forcing the Arctic Oscillation to change phase rapidly from positive (in late December) to negative (in late January), facilitating the atmospheric blocking and associated Siberian high buildup.

[3] Hundreds of people hiked up Tai Mo Shan for sightseeing, where temperatures fell to a record low of −6.0 °C (21.2 °F).

[7] The Government Flying Service evacuated eight patients by helicopter from Tai Mo Shan and Sunset Peak to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital and the airport.

[9] The closure was suggested by the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union and it is believed to have been the first time the Education Bureau has ever cancelled classes due to cold weather.

[12] Farther north, the minimum temperature in Shanghai fell to −7.2 °C (19.0 °F), lowest since 1990,[citation needed] with light snow falling on the morning of 23 January.

Snow and cold weather forced the cancellation of 1,200 flights on Jejudo, off the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula, stranding approximately 90,300 passengers.

[18] Due to the subtropical climate,[19] many homes do not have central heating or insulation, and residents struggled to cope with the temperatures.

[12] The cold weather caused severe damage to crops, with losses exceeding NT$20 million (US$600,000) in Miaoli County alone.

There was heavy snowfall in the area of Sa Pa town and the high mountains of Bát Xát District.

The same day, snow also fell in Hang Kia and Pà Cò communes in Mai Châu District of Hòa Bình Province.

Meanwhile, Bắc Yên, Vân Hồ and Mộc Châu districts in Sơn La Province recorded temperatures of −5 °C (23 °F) to −7 °C (19 °F) on January 23 and 24.

In Lũng Cao commune of Bá Thước District (Thanh Hóa Province) and Na Ngoi and Mường Lống communes of Kỳ Sơn District (Nghệ An Province), snowfall lasted for many hours early on January 24.

In Laos, temperatures in Houaphanh Province dropped to 0 °C (32 °F) and some upland areas experienced frost, causing the death of several buffaloes in Xam Neua District.

Fog resulting from the low temperatures led to delays at Indira Gandhi International Airport and forced cancellations of train services in New Delhi.

[28] In Nepal, 700 schools were shut in Rautahat and Parsa owing to thick fog and the cold, and the number of patients with cold-related diseases increased in medical facilities throughout the country.