The strongest winter cold air strikes is coming
judy
www.diecastingpartsupplier.com
2016-06-17 20:20:30
China's vast southern regions are expected toexperience blizzards, sleet and rainfall fromWednesday to Saturday, the National MeteorologicalCenter said.
Shanghai municipality and six southern provinces,including Zhejiang and Hunan, will see heavy snows,with accumulations as deep as 20 cm.
In some parts of Zhejiang, residents will experience blizzard conditions, the NationalMeteorological Center said. But this round will not be as severe as the devastating blizzards of2008, as it will only last for three days, said Zhang Tao, chief forecaster at the center.
A strong cold front will sweep out of the northeast toward southern coastal provinces, withtemperatures dropping by as much as 14 degrees, approaching the coldest recorded in Januaryin the past 30 years, the center said.
The northern part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which was hit first by the front,saw temperatures dropping below -40℃.
China's northern region will see temperatures rise next Monday, followed by warming insouthern regions from Jan 29.