Heavy to heavy rains occur in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places, and a tropical depression in the South China Sea will develop into a typhoon

China News Service, July 2 (Xinhua) According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, yesterday, heavy to heavy rains occurred in some areas of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places, with local heavy rains. It is expected that there will still be rainfall in the area from Yunnan and Guizhou to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the next three days. The cumulative rainfall in some areas is heavy. Pay attention to prevent secondary disasters such as landslides and debris flows that may be caused by local heavy rainfall or continuous rainfall. There are many showers or thundershowers in Northeast China, North China and other places. Pay attention to the impact on transportation, etc. The tropical depression in the South China Sea will develop into a typhoon and will make landfall on the eastern coast of Hainan Island tomorrow. Pay attention to its impact on wind and rain in the South China Sea and South China.

Heavy to heavy rains occurred in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places, and local heavy rains

From 8:00 yesterday to 6:00 today, heavy to heavy rains occurred in parts of western Zhejiang, northern Jiangxi, western Guangxi, western and southern Yunnan, and local heavy rains (100-245 mm), with maximum hourly rainfall of 30-94 mm.

Heavy rainfall continues from Chongqing, Guizhou to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River

From July 2 to 4, there were heavy rainfalls from Chongqing and Guizhou to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. There were heavy to heavy rains in Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, northern Jiangxi, central and southern Jiangsu and Anhui, and local heavy rains.

The Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue blue rainstorm warnings at 06:00 on July 2. It is expected that from 08:00 on July 2 to 08:00 on July 3, heavy to heavy rains will occur in parts of western Anhui, southern Jiangsu, southeastern Henan, eastern and southern Hubei, northern Hunan, northwestern Jiangxi, southern Chongqing, northern Guizhou, southern Sichuan, western and northern Yunnan, and the southeastern coast of Hainan Island. Among them, there will be heavy to heavy rains (100-120 mm) in northwest Hunan, southeastern Chongqing and other places. Some of the above-mentioned areas are accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall (maximum hourly rainfall of 20 to 50 mm, and locally it can exceed 60 mm), and local thunderstorms and strong winds and other strong convective weather.

Forecast map of heavy rainfall areas across the country (08:00 on July 2 - 08:00 on July 3) Picture source: Central Meteorological Observatory website

South China Sea typhoon approaches South China coast

The Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue blue typhoon warnings at 06:00 on July 2. The center of the tropical depression in the South China Sea was located at 5 o'clock in the morning today (July 2) on the central sea surface of the South China Sea, about 475 kilometers southeast of Wanning City, Hainan Province. The maximum wind force near the center was level 7 (15 meters/second), and the lowest pressure in the center was 1,000 hPa. It is expected that the low pressure will move west-northwest at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour, gradually strengthen in intensity, develop into a typhoon within 12 hours, and will make landfall on the eastern coast of Hainan Island from the afternoon to evening of the 3rd (25-30 meters/second, level 10-11, Severe tropical storm level), passed through Hainan Island and moved into the Beibu Gulf, and turned to move north-west. It made landfall again from the coast of Guangxi to the northern coast of Vietnam from the afternoon to the evening of the 4th (20-23 m/s, level 8-9, tropical storm level), and then gradually weakened in intensity.

From 08:00 on the 2nd to 08:00 on the 3rd, there will be strong winds of magnitude 6-8 and gusts of magnitude 9-10 in most of the South China Sea, the Beibu Gulf, the Zhongsha Islands and the Xisha Islands. The winds in the northern and central parts of the South China Sea can reach magnitude 9-10 and gusts 11-12.

It is expected that from the 3rd to the 5th, there will be heavy to heavy rains in parts of Hainan Island, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and other places, and heavy to extremely heavy rains in some areas.

Probability forecast map of the South China Sea tropical depression’s path in the next 96 hours. Image source: Central Meteorological Observatory website

Domestic detailed forecast for the next three days

From 08:00 on July 2 to 08:00 on July 3, there were heavy to heavy rains in parts of western Anhui, southern Jiangsu, southeastern Henan, eastern and southern Hubei, northern Hunan, northwest Jiangxi, southern Chongqing, northern Guizhou, southern Sichuan, western and northern Yunnan, and the southeastern coast of Hainan Island. Among them, there were local heavy rains (100-120 mm) in northwest Hunan, southeastern Chongqing, and other places. Parts of central Inner Mongolia, the Liaodong Peninsula, Xinjiang along the Tianshan Mountains, the Nanjiang Basin, and the western and southern coasts of Guangdong have winds of magnitude 4 to 6. Among them, some areas in the southeastern part of Hainan Island have winds of magnitude 7 to 8. Most of the South China Sea, the Beibu Gulf, the Zhongsha Islands and the waters near the Xisha Islands will have winds of magnitude 6-8 and gusts of magnitude 9-10. The northern and central waters of the South China Sea will have winds of magnitude 9-10 and gusts of magnitude 11-12. The southern waters of the South China Sea will have winds of magnitude 5-6 and gusts of magnitude 7.

National precipitation forecast map (08:00 on July 2 - 08:00 on July 3) Image source: Central Meteorological Observatory website

From 08:00 on July 3 to 08:00 on July 4, there were moderate to heavy rains in parts of most of Northeast China, most of Jianghuai, central and southern Jianghan, northern Jiangnan, eastern and southern Southwest China, central and southern South China, and Hainan Island. Among them, there were heavy rains or heavy rains (100 to 220 mm) in parts of central Jilin, eastern Liaoning, central Jiangsu, central Anhui, southwestern Hubei, northwestern Hunan, southeastern Chongqing, southern Guangdong, and Hainan Island. Parts of central Inner Mongolia, the Liaodong Peninsula, Xinjiang along the Tianshan Mountains, the Nanjiang Basin, and the western and southern coasts of Guangdong have winds of magnitude 4 to 6. Among them, some areas of the southern and western coasts of Guangdong and the northeastern part of Hainan Island have winds of magnitude 6 to 8. The northwest waters of the South China Sea will have southeasterly winds of magnitude 9 to 10 and gusts of magnitude 11. The Qiongzhou Strait will have easterly winds of magnitude 8 to 9 and gusts of magnitude 10. The central waters of the South China Sea will have southerly to southwesterly winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9. Winds include southeasterly winds of magnitude 6 to 7 and gusts of magnitude 8 in the northeastern waters of the South China Sea, northeasterly winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 in the Beibu Gulf, and southerly to southwesterly winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 in the southern waters of the South China Sea.

National precipitation forecast map (08:00 on July 3 - 08:00 on July 4) Image source: Central Meteorological Observatory website

From 08:00 on July 4 to 08:00 on July 5, there were moderate to heavy rains in parts of central and southern Northeast China, northern North China, most of Jiangsu and Anhui, northern and western Jiangnan, southern Southwest, and most of South China. Among them, there were heavy rains or heavy rains (100 to 140 mm) in parts of southwestern Anhui, central Jiangsu, eastern Hubei, central and southern Guangxi, southwestern Guangxi, and eastern Jilin. Parts of central and northwest Inner Mongolia, the Liaodong Peninsula, the southern Xinjiang Basin, northern Shanxi, the southeastern coast of Guangxi, and the southwestern coast of Guangxi have winds of magnitude 4 to 6. Among them, some areas in the eastern part of Hainan Island have winds of magnitude 7 to 8. The Qiongzhou Strait will have southeasterly winds of magnitude 8 to 9 and gusts of magnitude 10; the Beibu Gulf will have northeasterly to southwesterly winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9; the northwest waters of the South China Sea will have southerly winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9; the central and western parts of the South China Sea will have southerly winds of magnitude 6 to 7 and gusts of magnitude 8; the northeastern, central-eastern and southwestern waters of the South China Sea will have southerly to southwesterly winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7.

National precipitation forecast map (08:00 on July 4 to 08:00 on July 5) Image source: Central Meteorological Observatory website