China News Service, Wuhan, December 29 (Reporter Ma Furong) Affected by the strong cold air going south, Hubei has hit the strongest cold air this winter.
Monitoring data from the Hubei Meteorological Bureau showed that at 11 noon on the 29th, the temperature in most parts of the province was only 0-6℃, and the temperature in the eastern region generally dropped by 9-12℃ compared with the same time on the 28th.
The reporter learned from the Hubei Meteorological Bureau that from the night of the 28th to the 30th, Hubei will usher in a cold wave weather process. This is also the strongest cooling process since the beginning of winter this year. The cooling rate will reach 8-12 ℃, and the local temperature will reach 14 ℃. about.
This process is accompanied by strong winds, rain and snow. High-altitude areas in the western and northern parts of the province will have light to moderate snow and local heavy snow; plain areas will experience sleet and light snow.
During the day on the 28th, it was cloudy in most parts of Hubei. The high temperature in the eastern region reached 13-19℃. The high temperature in Wuhan, Xianning, and Huanggang hit new highs in December. The high temperature in Xianning Chibi, Huanggang Yingshan and Luotian was nearly 20℃.
But in the evening, as the cold air arrived, the province experienced varying degrees of precipitation, snowfall occurred in Shennongjia and Xiaogan Dawu, the temperature fell "cliff-like" and entered the "quick freezing" mode.
The temperature "cliff-like" drop, Wuhan citizens travel in the wind and rain. Photo by Zhang Chang
During the day on the 29th, there was light to moderate snow in northwestern Hubei and northeastern Hubei, heavy snow in high-altitude areas, and other areas changed from light to moderate rain to sleet or light snow, accompanied by gusts of up to 7 to 10.
There was sleet in the morning of the 29th in Wuhan City, and it turned into pure snow at noon. Thin and dense snow flew all over the sky under the strong wind, but no snow formed on the ground.
During this cold wave, the temperature dropped rapidly and with a large amplitude. On the 29th, the highest temperature in Hubei basically appeared at 8 o'clock in the morning, in the eastern part of Hubei at 6 to 8°C, and in other areas at 2 to 5°C.
On the morning of the 31st, the low temperature will drop to -8～-5℃ in the north and only -5～-3℃ in the south, which will refresh the lowest temperature since this winter.
Meteorological experts said that the weather in Hubei will gradually improve during the New Year's Day, but the temperature is generally low, and the maximum temperature is generally below 10 ℃. The public needs to pay attention to cold and warm when traveling.
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