Central Meteorological Observatory: A new round of cold wave is coming and temperatures fluctuate violently in central and eastern China - China News Service Video

　　On February 15, the China Meteorological Administration held an online press briefing to introduce the cold air conditions that will affect China from February 17 to 22. Zhang Fanghua, chief forecaster of the Central Meteorological Observatory, said that this cold wave weather process has several notable characteristics. The first is that the temperature fluctuates very sharply in the central and eastern regions. Mainly because before the main impact of the cold wave, that is, from February 16 to 18, the temperature in most of the central and eastern regions showed a significant upward trend, especially around February 19, in most of Jiangnan, South China, Guizhou, Yunnan, etc. The maximum temperature on earth and sun will reach 25℃ to 28℃, and even reach 30℃ in some areas. The cold wave weather from February 17th to 22nd will cause the temperature to drop sharply in most parts of China.

　　Zhang Fanghua also said that the second is that this cold wave will be accompanied by relatively large-scale rain and snow. The main snowfall process is from February 18th to 22nd. Snowfall will occur successively in the eastern part of Northwest China, North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, northern and western Jiangnan, or from rain to sleet to snow. Condition. Among them, the cumulative snowfall in Shaanxi, Shanxi, southern Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shandong, and central and northern Jiangsu and Anhui will reach 8 to 15 millimeters, with more than 20 millimeters locally, and the depth of new snow can reach 5 to 12 centimeters. In addition, from February 20 to 22, freezing rain weather will occur in Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and other places from north to south.

　　Zhang Fanghua said that Jianghan, Jianghuai, central and northern Jiangnan and other places will also experience moderate to heavy rains and local heavy rains. Most areas will be accompanied by thunder and lightning or short-term heavy precipitation during the rainfall. Local hail or thunderstorms and strong winds are not ruled out. Strong convective weather. (Dong Zeyu)

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