Cold air invades the north and heavy rainfall occurs in Guizhou, Hunan, and Jiangxi

China News Service, November 4 (Xinhua) According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, due to the influence of cold air, starting today, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, North China, Huanghuai and other places have experienced strong winds and cooling weather. In some areas, the temperature dropped by 4 to 8°C, and the local temperature dropped by more than 12°C. Snowfall will occur in Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and other places, with local snowfall reaching blizzard level, and local rain turning to freezing rain in central and eastern Heilongjiang. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue blue warnings for strong winds this morning.

It is expected that in the next 24 hours, there will be winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 to 9 in parts of central and western Inner Mongolia, Hexi of Gansu, northern Shanxi, northern Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, and southeastern Heilongjiang; there will be winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 8 to 9 in the southern Yellow Sea and northern waters of the East China Sea.

Image source: Central Meteorological Observatory website

Yesterday, heavy to heavy rains occurred in parts of eastern Hubei, northeastern Hunan, southwestern Anhui, northwestern Jiangsu, southwestern Jiangsu, western Zhejiang and southern Yunnan, southwestern Guangdong, and eastern Hainan Island. Local heavy rains occurred in Qionghai and Ding'an of Hainan. Some areas in northeastern Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, northern Xinjiang, and eastern Tibet experienced light to moderate snow or sleet, with local heavy snowfall.

The southern rain belt is expected to press southward today. There are moderate to heavy rains in parts of central and eastern Guizhou, most of Hunan, central and northern Jiangxi, northern Zhejiang, Shanghai, northern and southern Guangxi, the coasts of western and southern Guangxi, and western Hainan Island. Among them, there are local heavy rains (50-80 mm) along the northern and southeastern coasts of Guangxi and western Hainan Island.

Image source: Central Meteorological Observatory website

At the same time, there were moderate to heavy snow or sleet in some areas in eastern Inner Mongolia and central and northern Heilongjiang. Among them, there was local heavy snow (10-13 mm) in northern Heilongjiang, and local rain turned to freezing rain in central and eastern Heilongjiang.

Meteorological experts reminded that the incoming cold air will bring strong winds and cooling weather. The public should pay attention to windproof and warm measures and add clothes in time. There is significant snowfall in the Northeast, with heavy local snowfall. Please pay attention to safety when going out.

In the next 10 days, rainfall will increase significantly in the southern region. Rainy days in the western and northern parts of Jiangnan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places will generally last for 4 to 7 days. Cold air intrusions are frequent, and the average temperature in northeastern Inner Mongolia and the northern part of Northeast China is 2 to 4°C lower than the same period in normal years.