[HIGHLIGHTS] The cold wave will affect the central and eastern parts of my country. There will be widespread rain, snow and freezing weather in the central and eastern regions.

The cold wave will affect the central and eastern parts of my country. There will be widespread rain, snow and freezing weather.

Temperatures in southern China will drop by 12 to 18°C. The minimum temperature line of 0°C will press southward from southern Jiangsu and Anhui to southern Hunan and southern Guizhou. The Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue an orange cold wave warning at 6:00 on February 19. It is expected that from February 19 to 22, most of central andEastern China will experience severe cooling from west to east and from north to south.