Most areas in Zhejiang will be warm during the return peak period, and may break February high temperature records next week

Hangzhou-Xinjing Expressway welcomes return passengers. Photo provided by Hangzhou Expressway Traffic Police

　　China News Service, Hangzhou, February 16 (Wang Yifei) The Spring Festival holiday is coming to an end, and various places are entering the peak period of return travel. Starting from the 17th, the temperature in Zhejiang Province has risen significantly, and in the next few days, most areas of the province will approach or break the local February highest temperature record.

　　The Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory predicts that from the 17th to the 18th, the weather will be sunny to cloudy in the entire province of Zhejiang. On the morning of the 17th, the lowest temperature in southern Zhejiang was 5-7℃, and in other areas was 2-4℃, with frost. On the 17th, the maximum temperature in coastal areas of Zhejiang was 17-19℃, and in other areas was 19-21℃.

　　During this warming process, the highest temperatures in central and northern Zhejiang will appear on the 18th and 19th, and in southern Zhejiang on the 19th and 21st. The highest temperatures in most parts of Zhejiang will reach 26-28°C, with local temperatures reaching 29°C. above.

　　Judging from the next seven days, Zhejiang will usher in sunny days and then rain, with temperatures rising sharply and then falling sharply.

　　The Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory said that starting from the 20th, a cold wave will affect Zhejiang from north to south. From the 20th to the 22nd, the province experienced severe cooling, strong winds and precipitation. The daily average temperature cooling range is 9-11℃ along the southeastern coast of Zhejiang and 14-16℃ in most other areas. The lowest temperature on the morning of the 23rd was 1-3℃ in most parts of Zhejiang Province, and -3-5℃ in the northwest mountainous areas, with freezing conditions.

　　In terms of precipitation, there were moderate to heavy rains and local torrential rains in parts of the province from the 21st to the 23rd. Among them, there were thunderstorms in central and southern Zhejiang on the 21st, and local areas could be accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and winds of level 7-9. In addition, from the 21st to the 23rd, there were northerly gusts of magnitude 8-10 on the coastal sea surface of Zhejiang, winds of magnitude 5-7 in parts of the inland plains, and strong winds of magnitude 7-9 in parts of rivers, lakes and mountainous areas. (over)