China News Service, October 16. According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, yesterday, heavy rainfall occurred in Hunan, Jiangxi and other places, and heavy snowfall and strong wind cooling occurred in Xinjiang and other places. It is expected that cold air will continue to affect most areas of my country from the 16th to the 19th, bringing strong winds, cooling, rain and snow. Pay attention to the impact on transportation, agriculture, urban operations, etc., and do a good job in fire prevention in forests, grasslands, and urban and rural areas.
Yesterday, heavy rainfall occurred in Hunan, Jiangxi and other places, and heavy snowfall and strong winds occurred in Xinjiang and other places.
Yesterday, heavy to heavy rains occurred in parts of northern Hunan, northern Jiangxi, and southeastern Hubei. Local heavy rains (100-176 mm) occurred in Yueyang, Changsha, Hunan, and Jiujiang, Jiangxi. The maximum hourly precipitation in the above-mentioned areas was 40-78.2 mm; northern Xinjiang, western Gansu, eastern and southern Qinghai, and northern Sichuan Plateau. Light to moderate snow or sleet occurred in some areas, and local heavy snow or blizzard occurred in Xinjiang and other places, with a cumulative precipitation of 5 to 17.2 millimeters; gusts of magnitude 8 to 11 occurred in northern Xinjiang, Tibet, eastern and southern Qinghai, and locally reached magnitude 13; at 6 o'clock today compared with 6 o'clock yesterday, the temperature in northern Xinjiang dropped by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius, and locally it was 13.8 degrees Celsius.
Precipitation occurs in most areas of my country
From the 16th to the 18th, there will be moderate to heavy rains, local heavy rains or heavy rains in the eastern part of Northwest China, North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, northern Jiangnan, and Chongqing; there will be rain and snow in high-altitude areas such as northern Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, northeastern Inner Mongolia, and northern Heilongjiang.
It is expected that from 08:00 on October 16 to 08:00 on October 17, there will be heavy rain in parts of eastern Gansu, Ningxia, the Hetao area of Inner Mongolia, central and southeastern Shaanxi, southern Shanxi, northern and southern Henan, central Hubei, northeastern Sichuan, and northwest Chongqing, with local heavy rains (50-90 mm). Some of the above-mentioned areas are accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall (maximum hourly rainfall of 20 to 40 mm, and may exceed 50 mm in local areas), and strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and strong winds in local areas. The Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue blue rainstorm warnings at 18:00 on October 15.
Forecast map of heavy rainfall areas across the country (08:00 on October 16th - 08:00 on October 17th) Picture source: Central Meteorological Observatory website
Stronger cold air will affect most areas of my country from west to east
Affected by strong cold air from the 16th to the 18th, northern Xinjiang, northwest regions, Inner Mongolia, North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, western and northern Jiangnan, and other places successively experienced temperatures of 4 to 6°C, with local temperatures falling above 8°C. Some areas were accompanied by northerly winds of magnitude 4 to 5, and gusts of magnitude 6 to 8.
Domestic detailed forecast for the next three days
From 08:00 on October 16 to 08:00 on October 17, there was light to moderate snow or sleet in some areas in the southeastern mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, the eastern Tianshan Mountains, Gansu Hexi, Qinghai, northern and eastern Tibet, and other places. Among them, heavy snow or blizzard (10-13 mm) occurred in high-altitude mountainous areas such as Gansu Hexi, eastern Qinghai, and northeastern Tibet. There were moderate to heavy rains in parts of eastern Gansu, Ningxia, the Hetao area of Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, central and southern Shanxi, southern Hebei, Henan, Hubei, northeastern Sichuan, and northern Chongqing. Among them, there were local heavy rains (50 to 90 mm) in eastern Gansu, western Ningxia, southern Shaanxi, southern Henan, central and northern Hubei, northeastern Sichuan, and northwest Chongqing. Parts of eastern Xinjiang, western Inner Mongolia, northern Tibet, and eastern Gansu have winds of magnitude 5 to 6. Parts of northeastern Xinjiang have winds of magnitude 7 to 8.
National precipitation forecast map (08:00 on October 16th - 08:00 on October 17th) Picture source: Central Meteorological Observatory website
From 08:00 on October 17 to 08:00 on October 18, there were moderate to heavy snow or sleet in some areas in northeastern Inner Mongolia and northwest Heilongjiang, and there were local blizzards or heavy snowstorms (20-24 mm). There are moderate to heavy rains in parts of central and eastern Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, North China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, and northwest Jiangnan. Among them, there are heavy rains in parts of western and southern Liaoning, northeastern Hebei, western mountainous areas of Beijing, central and southern Shandong, eastern Henan, northern Anhui, southern Hubei, and northern Hunan, with local heavy rains (100 to 120 mm). There are winds of magnitude 5 to 7 in western Inner Mongolia, northeastern Northwest China, and parts of northern North China.
National precipitation forecast map (08:00 on October 17th - 08:00 on October 18th) Picture source: Central Meteorological Observatory website
From 08:00 on October 18 to 08:00 on October 19, there was light to moderate snow or sleet in parts of the northern mountainous areas of northern Xinjiang, southern mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, northern Sichuan Plateau, northeastern Inner Mongolia, and northwest Heilongjiang. Among them, some areas in northeastern Inner Mongolia and northwest Heilongjiang had heavy snow to blizzard, with localized heavy snowfall (20-23 mm). There are light to moderate rains in parts of the northern and eastern parts of Northeast China, the eastern part of Southwest China, Jianghan, Jianghuai, western Jiangnan, and western South China. Among them, there are localized heavy rains (25-40 mm) in southeastern Chongqing, northeastern Guizhou, northwest Hunan, northeastern Hubei, central Anhui, and central and southern Jiangsu. There are winds of magnitude 5 to 7 in parts of eastern Inner Mongolia and eastern Northeast China.
National precipitation forecast map (08:00 on October 18th - 08:00 on October 19th) Image source: Central Meteorological Observatory website
