Cold air continues to move eastward and south, and widespread rain and snow in the central and eastern regions have entered their heyday

China Weather Network News Yesterday (April 4), cold and warm air officially met, and large-scale rain and snow in the central and eastern regions kicked off. It is expected that this day and tomorrow, as the cold air continues to move east and south, the precipitation range in various places will further expand, and many places will usher in the peak of rain and snow.

The combination of cold and warm brings widespread rain and snow Central and eastern Inner Mongolia may now have extreme snowfall

Yesterday, with the establishment of the South Branch Trough moving east, cold and warm air officially met, and large-scale rain and snow spread out in the central and eastern regions, with light to moderate rain (snow) or sleet in parts of eastern and southern Qinghai, central and eastern Gansu, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi, northern Shanxi, northwestern Hebei, and central and eastern Inner Mongolia; Heavy to heavy rainfall occurred in parts of central Shaanxi, western Shanxi, central and southern Henan, central and eastern Hubei, northern Hunan, central Jiangxi and western Anhui, heavy rainfall in Xinyang, Hubei and other places, thunderstorms, gales or hailstorms in northern Guizhou, Hunan, western Hubei and other places.

It is expected that this day and tomorrow, as the cold air continues to move east and south, the range of rain and snow in China will further expand, precipitation will extend from Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, and many places in the central and eastern parts will enter the strongest period of rain and snow, and the Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue a blue warning for heavy rain this morning.

Specifically, today, there is light to moderate snow or sleet in parts of the southern Xinjiang basin and east, eastern Tibet, central and northeastern northwestern China, central Inner Mongolia, northern Sichuan Plateau, northern Shaanxi, northern Shanxi, northern Hebei and other places, among which, there are heavy to heavy snowstorms and local heavy snowstorms in parts of central Inner Mongolia and northwestern Hebei. There were heavy to heavy rains in eastern and southern Hubei, northern Hunan, northern Jiangxi, Anhui, eastern Henan, southern Shandong, Jiangsu and central Shaanxi, central Shanxi, northern Chongqing, northeastern Guangxi and other places, among which there were heavy rainstorms in parts of southwestern Anhui, eastern Hubei and northern Hunan.

As cold air moves further south, rain begins to strengthen in the south, accompanied by strong convective activity in some areas. Light snow or sleet is expected tomorrow in parts of western Inner Mongolia, southern Xinjiang basin and east, northern and eastern Tibet, central and eastern northwest China, and northern Sichuan Plateau, among which moderate to heavy snow will occur in parts of northwestern Inner Mongolia and eastern Xinjiang. There were moderate to heavy rains in parts of the Liaodong Peninsula, eastern North China, Shandong Peninsula, most of Jiangnan, northern South China and other places, among which, there were heavy rains or heavy rains in parts of eastern Shandong, southern Anhui, southern Hunan, central and eastern Jiangxi, western Zhejiang, northwestern Fujian, northeastern Guangxi, northeastern Guangxi and other places.

The day after tomorrow, there will be light snow or sleet in parts of western Inner Mongolia, northern and eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, northern Shanxi, northern Hebei, and northern Sichuan Plateau. There was light to moderate rain in parts of southeastern Tibet, eastern northeast China, eastern southwestern region, western Jianghan, Jiangnan, most of southern China, and Taiwan Island, among which there were heavy rains in southeastern Liaoning, north-central Guangdong, and central Fujian.

It is worth noting that in the process of this round of precipitation, there may be heavy snowfall or heavy snowfall in central Inner Mongolia, and the local precipitation is extreme, which may break the record of the same period, and the local public needs to pay attention to prevent the adverse effects that heavy precipitation weather may bring to agricultural production, life and travel.

Strong winds cool down sand and dust, and the temperature in various places has gradually turned to a low level

Cold air brings more than precipitation. Since yesterday, the temperature in northwest China, north China, Huanghuai, northeast China and other places has also begun to drop significantly. Monitoring shows that compared with 5 o'clock yesterday, there was a cooling of 5~4 °C in parts of eastern Gansu, Ningxia, north-central Shaanxi, northern and western Shanxi, northwestern Hebei, western Beijing, and central Inner Mongolia, with a local drop of more than 8 °C.

In the next two days, the cooling will affect North China, Huanghuai to Northeast China, and the temperature in northern parts will reach a low point around the 4th, and the continuous warming state in the early stage will be completely interrupted; The cooling in the south of the Yangtze River has come a little later, with significant temperature fluctuations expected on April 4 and 5. After this widespread cooling process, temperatures will turn low in much of the central and eastern regions.

In addition, cold air can also bring significantly windy weather. It is expected that in the next three days, there will be 5~7 gales and gusts of 8~10 in most parts of China. At the same time, this day and tomorrow, there will be sand and dust in southern and eastern Xinjiang, western Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai Qaidam Basin, Ningxia and other places, and sandstorms in eastern and southern Xinjiang and western Inner Mongolia.

The meteorological department reminds that when winter and spring alternate, when it is warm and cold, the public should also pay close attention to the forecast and add or remove clothing in a timely manner to prevent colds.