China News Service, Beijing, February 18 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the China Meteorological Administration on the 18th that in the morning, the Central Meteorological Observatory raised the cold wave warning to orange, which is also the highest level of cold wave warning.
The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that from the 18th to the 22nd, most areas of China will experience severe cooling from west to east and from north to south. The cumulative temperature drop in some areas in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Hubei, Hunan and other places can reach more than 20℃. This cold wave will also be accompanied by strong winds and sandstorms. The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a blue warning for strong winds and a blue warning for sandstorms.
Affected by the cold wave, it is expected that the average temperature will generally drop by 8 to 12°C in most areas of China from the 18th to the 22nd. The southern Xinjiang Basin, most of Inner Mongolia, the eastern part of Northwest China, most of North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, and Jianghan The temperature in Jiangnan, Jiangnan, central and northern South China, and Guizhou will drop by 12 to 18°C. Among them, the cumulative temperature drop in some areas in central and eastern Inner Mongolia, Northeastern China, Hubei, and Hunan can reach more than 20°C. Around the 23rd, the minimum temperature line of 0°C will press southward from central and southern Jiangsu and Anhui to southern Hunan and southern Guizhou.
It is expected that from 8:00 on the 18th to 8:00 on the 19th, there will be strong winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 to 8 in the eastern part of the southern Xinjiang Basin, central and western Tibet, southern Qinghai, Hexi of Gansu, central and western Inner Mongolia, and central and western Liaoning. ; There will be strong winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9 to 10 in the Bohai Sea, Bohai Strait, northern Yellow Sea, and northern waters of the East China Sea.
Affected by cold air and strong winds, it is expected that from 8:00 on the 18th to 8:00 on the 19th, there will be blowing sand or dust in parts of eastern Xinjiang and the southern Xinjiang basin, western Inner Mongolia, southern Gansu, Ningxia, most of Shaanxi, and western Shanxi. There are local sandstorms in the west and south of the Nanjiang Basin in Xinjiang, northern Ningxia, and northern Shaanxi.
Meteorological experts reminded that the weather situation during this round of cold wave weather is complex. The temperature first rises and then falls with dramatic fluctuations. Strong winds, dust, rain and snow affect a wide range of areas. The intensity of rain and snow in the later period is not weak. We are currently in the Spring Festival travel period. Please remind the public Pay attention to weather changes in time and arrange your itinerary accordingly. (over)