China News Service, Beijing, August 11 (Chen Hang) The reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Meteorological Department that due to the combined effects of the warm and humid air and cold air on the periphery of the Western Pacific Subtropical High, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will have a strong regionality on the 12th. During the rainy weather process, there will be heavy to heavy rains in most areas, and there will be heavy heavy rains locally, which will be the strongest rainfall process since the flood season this year.
Data map: Citizens travel in the rain. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wei Liang
The weather characteristics of the rainfall process are as follows: First, the duration is long. Rain is expected to begin on the morning of the 12th. The main rainfall period is from noon to night on the 12th. The rain gradually weakened and ended on the 13th. The second is the heavy rainfall in the process. The average rainfall in Beijing is expected to be 40-80 mm, the urban area is about 50 mm, the western and northern mountainous areas may reach more than 200 mm, and the maximum hourly rain intensity can reach 80-100 mm. There are lightning and local short-term strong winds. The third is the wide range of impact. This process is a regional rainstorm in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. The rain is expected to start in the southern part of Beijing on the morning of the 12th and move from southwest to northeast, gradually affecting Beijing.
The Beijing Municipal Meteorological Department reminded that there are meteorological risks of mountain torrents and geological disasters in mountainous and shallow mountainous areas. People should try to avoid going to dangerous areas, rivers, and areas with hidden geological hazards in mountainous areas, and raise awareness of secondary disasters and strong convective weather; short-term strong The impact of strong convective weather such as precipitation and strong winds on urban operation, transportation, agricultural production, etc., people should try to minimize travel, and do not stay under tall buildings, billboards, temporary structures or large trees; the weather in flood season is complicated, plus The uncertainty of forecast science itself, and changes in meteorological conditions will still affect the intensity of precipitation and specific areas in Beijing. The Beijing Meteorological Observatory will update the forecast in a timely manner, and provide the forecast and early warning service of this heavy precipitation. The public is requested to pay attention to the weather forecast and early warning information updated and released by the meteorological department. (Finish)