China News Agency, Beijing, January 9th (Reporter Chen Su) The 2023 Chinese Spring Festival travel has already begun. The reporter learned from the China Meteorological Administration on the 9th that a strong cold air will affect the central and eastern regions of China this week, and the local temperature will drop by more than 18 ℃, accompanied by rain and snow weather process.

　　On the same day, the China Meteorological Administration held a press conference to introduce the weather situation in January and during the Spring Festival travel season.

　　Xiao Chan, deputy director of the National Climate Center, said that it is expected that during the 2023 Spring Festival travel season (January 7 to February 15), the temperature in most of northern China and southern China will be lower than that of the same period in previous years, and the overall precipitation in the country will be less than normal. too much.

　　According to the forecast, from January 9th to 20th, the temperature in most parts of central and eastern China will rise first and then drop, with obvious temperature fluctuations.

Before the 12th, the temperature in most parts of the central and eastern regions rose significantly, and the temperature in most parts of North China and South China was higher than 6°C. The daily maximum temperature in some areas may reach or break the daily maximum temperature record in mid-January.

　　Affected by the strong cold air from the 11th to the 15th, after the 12th, the temperature in most parts of China will change from the previous high to 1-2 degrees lower, and some areas will be 3-4 degrees lower, and there will be large-scale rain, snow and strong winds cool weather.

　　Xiao Chan said that the impact of the strong cold air this time has the characteristics of large cooling range, wide range of rain and snow, and complex precipitation phases, and there will be northerly winds of magnitude 4 to 5 and gusts of magnitude 6 to 8 in the north of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. There will also be strong winds of magnitude 6 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9 to 10 in most of China's sea areas.

　　In terms of cooling, from the 11th to the 12th, Xinjiang, Gansu, and Qinghai will drop in temperature by 6-12°C, and the temperature in northern Xinjiang will drop by more than 14°C; from the night of the 12th to the 15th, most parts of the central and eastern regions will experience a drop in temperature of 6-12°C. , Northeast China, Jianghuai, Jiangnan and other places have dropped by 12-16°C, and locally exceeded 18°C.

　　In terms of precipitation, from the 11th to the 12th, there will be light to moderate snow in most of Xinjiang, and there will be heavy to heavy snow along the Tianshan Mountains. The new snow accumulation will be 1-3cm, 5-8cm in some areas, and up to 10cm locally; from the 11th to the 15th, There are light to moderate rains in southern Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and southern China, heavy rains in some areas, and local heavy rains; Shaanxi, North China, Northeast China, eastern Southwest China, Huanghuai, northern Jianghuai, Jianghan and other places have light to moderate rains. Moderate snow or sleet, heavy snow in some areas, local blizzard.

　　From the 16th to the 20th, there is no obvious strong cold air affecting China. The precipitation in the central and eastern regions tends to weaken and the temperature will gradually rise.

　　Xiao Chan said that the public returning to their hometowns during the recent Spring Festival travel needs to protect against the cold and keep warm. There will be snowfall or sleet in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei and other places. Traveling needs to prevent snowfall, cooling, slippery roads and windy weather adverse effects.

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