China Weather Network News Starting today (February 3), widespread rain and snow in the central and eastern parts of the country will enter its strongest period. Parts of Hunan, Hubei, Henan, and Anhui will become concentrated areas of freezing rain and heavy snowfall, and there will be extremely heavy snowfall locally. . Under the pressure of rain and snow, the temperature in most of the central and eastern parts is lower than the same period of the year. South China will also experience a significant cooling from the 5th.
Large-scale rain and snow in the central and eastern parts of China have entered the strongest period, with extremely heavy snowstorms in local areas
Starting from January 31, rain and snow spread over a large area in the central and eastern parts of the country, and the dividing line between rain and snow moved further south and reached the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Yesterday, rain and snow continued. Light to moderate snow occurred in northeastern Qinghai, central and eastern Gansu, southwestern Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, central and northern Shaanxi, southern Shanxi, southern Hebei, eastern Shandong, and Henan. Southeastern Henan and northern Anhui Heavy snowfall and localized blizzards occurred; freezing rain occurred in central and northern Anhui, eastern Hubei, and northern Hunan; moderate to heavy rain occurred in parts of southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu, northern Jiangsu, and central Shanghai.
Today will enter the heaviest period of this round of rain and snow. It is expected that there will be moderate to heavy snow or rain sleet in some areas of the western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, central and eastern northwest regions, western Huanghuai, western Jianghuai, western Jianghan, and northern Sichuan Plateau. Snow. Among them, there were heavy to heavy snowfalls in some areas, heavy snowstorms in some areas, and extremely heavy snowstorms in some areas in southern Henan, southwestern and central-eastern Hubei, central and northern Anhui, western Jiangsu, northern Hunan, eastern Chongqing, northern Guizhou, and northern Sichuan Plateau. . There is freezing rain in parts of southern Henan, central Anhui, southwestern and central-eastern Hubei, central and northern Hunan, eastern Guizhou, and southeastern Chongqing. There are moderate to heavy rains in parts of southeastern Southwest China, eastern Jianghan, central and northern Jiangnan, and northern South China.
Tomorrow, there will be light to moderate snow or sleet in parts of the mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, most of Shaanxi, central and southeastern Inner Mongolia, most of North China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, central and northern Hunan, western and southern Tibet, etc. , among which, there was heavy snow and localized blizzards in parts of southern Shandong, eastern Henan, central and northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu, eastern Hubei, and northern Hunan. There was freezing rain in some areas in eastern Hubei and central and northern Hunan. There were moderate to heavy rains in parts of most of Jiangnan and northern South China. Among them, there were heavy rains in northern Jiangxi.
The day after tomorrow, there will be light to moderate snow or rain sleet in parts of central and southern Qinghai, central and southeastern Inner Mongolia, Liaodong Peninsula, northwest Hebei, Shandong Peninsula, western Jianghuai, Jianghan, northern Jiangnan, central and eastern Guizhou, eastern and southern Tibet, etc. Snow, among which, heavy to heavy snowfall occurred in some areas of Shandong Peninsula, southern Hubei, northern Hunan, northeastern Guizhou and other places. There was freezing rain in some areas in eastern Guizhou and northern Hunan. There will be light rain in some areas in central and southern Jiangnan and most of South China, and moderate rain in local areas.
Generally speaking, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, and Anhui will become the concentrated area of freezing rain and heavy snowfall in the next three days. The cumulative amount is large, the duration is long, the risk of disaster is high, and the impact on transportation, electricity, and agriculture is relatively large. People returning home during the Spring Festival should avoid the periods when rain and snow are the strongest, pay attention to the latest road traffic information, plan their itinerary reasonably, and drive safely.
Temperatures in Henan, Hubei and other places are significantly lower. South China will see significant cooling from the 5th.
As the cold air moves southward, yesterday's maximum temperature of 10°C pressed southward to northern Guangxi and central Zhejiang. In the next three days, the cold air will continue to slowly advance southward. Coupled with the influence of rain and snow, the temperature in most areas of the central and eastern regions will be lower than the same period of the year. Especially in Henan, Anhui, Hubei, and Hunan, the maximum temperature will be lower than the same period of the year. The temperature is more than 6℃, and in some areas it is about 10℃. For example, the maximum temperature in Changsha in the next few days will mostly be just over 0℃, while the average maximum temperature in early February is 10.2℃.
For southern China, the weather has been warm in recent days with the help of strong warm and humid airflow, but the temperature will gradually drop to low levels starting from the 5th. For example, the maximum temperature in Nanning exceeded 20℃ yesterday and will drop to 9℃ on the 7th. The cumulative temperature drop is large. The public should pay attention to temperature changes and add clothes in time.