China will get a real taste of winter as strong cold fronts cross the
country over the next five days, pushing temperatures down 6 to 12 degrees
Celsius, the National Meteorological Center (MMC) said today.
A cold front beginning on Friday and continuing through Saturday will bring
strong wind and a temperature decline of 6 to 8 degrees Celsius in north China.
The middle and eastern part of Inner Mongolia and northeast part of China
will see temperatures fall 8 to 12 degrees Celsius and get moderate snow.
Fog will shroud several regions this morning, including the provinces of
Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi. Visibility will be less than 1,000 meters and
less than 200 m in some areas.
The NMC said the strongest cold front this week would hit most parts of the
country from Dec. 20 to 23. Gales are expected to sweep the northwest and
eastern parts of the country and the southern coastal areas.
The northwest, northeast and Yangtze River area will see temperatures fall at
least 8 to 12 degrees Celsius and snow is also forecast.
