According to the China Meteorological Administration, in the upcoming three days, regions including northern Xinjiang, southeastern Tibet, and southern Qinghai are expected to experience significant snowfall. Authorities are advising residents to take precautions for transportation safety and the potential impacts on agricultural facilities. Additionally, starting today, large-scale rainfall is forecasted for the central and eastern parts of the country, with heavy rain risks in areas like Guizhou, Henan, and Shandong, raising concerns about possible secondary disasters from localized intense precipitation.
As for the upcoming severe weather, between October 16 and 18, parts of central and southern North China, the Huang-Huai region, northern Jianghuai, the Jianghan area, western Jiangnan, and both northern and western regions of South China are predicted to see moderate to heavy rain. Specific areas, including southern Shandong, eastern Henan, eastern Hubei, western Hunan, Guizhou, and northern Guangxi, may experience heavy rainfall or storms, with expected accumulations between 100-150 mm and hourly rain rates of 20-40 mm, with some areas exceeding 50 mm. Meanwhile, the northwestern part of Xinjiang and southeastern Tibet could see moderate to heavy snow or rain-snow mixtures, and localized heavy snowfall is possible, with accumulations between 20-25 mm.
Moreover, from October 18 to 19, a strong cold front is predicted to affect northern regions, resulting in significant wind and temperature drops. Areas north of the Yangtze River could see temperature drops of 8-10°C, with northern North China and central and southern Northeast China experiencing declines of 10-12°C, and some areas possibly exceeding a 14°C drop. Accompanying these temperature changes, many regions in North China and Northeast China could experience wind speeds of 4-6 on the Beaufort scale, with gusts reaching 7-8.
For a more detailed forecast: from 08:00 on October 16 to 08:00 on October 17, light to moderate snow is anticipated in parts of northwestern Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, and the western Sichuan plateau. Particularly, the western areas along the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang may see heavy snowfall accumulating 10-15 mm. Regions such as eastern Sichuan, Chongqing, northern Guizhou, southern Yunnan, northwestern Hunan, southwestern Hubei, northern Hainan, northern Zhejiang, southeastern Anhui, southern Jiangsu, and Inner Mongolia’s Hetao region may experience moderate to heavy rainfall, with some localized areas in southern Chongqing and northern Guizhou expecting heavy rain around 50-60 mm. Wind speeds of 4-5 are anticipated in parts of northern Zhejiang.
From 08:00 on October 17 to 08:00 on October 18, small to moderate snow or rain-snow mixtures could affect northern Xinjiang, southeastern and central Tibet, southern Qinghai, parts of the western Sichuan plateau, northeastern Inner Mongolia, and northwestern Heilongjiang. Regions along the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang may encounter heavy to blizzard conditions, with some areas experiencing heavy snowfalls of 20-25 mm. In central and eastern Guizhou, northern Hunan, central and eastern Hubei, parts of Henan, central and northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu, Shandong, eastern Shaanxi, Shanxi, western Hebei, western Beijing, and southwestern Guangdong, moderate to heavy rain is expected, with localized heavy rain measured at 50-90 mm particularly in eastern Shandong, eastern Henan, northern Anhui, and parts of northern Jiangsu. Wind speeds of 4-6 are likewise forecast in central and eastern Inner Mongolia and the Shandong Peninsula.
For the forecast from 08:00 on October 18 to 08:00 on October 19, similar conditions including light to moderate snow or rain-snow mixtures are expected in northern and southern Xinjiang, central and eastern Tibet, and central southern Qinghai. Some areas along the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang could see heavy snowfall or blizzard conditions, with accumulations around 20-25 mm. Additionally, regions including the Shandong Peninsula, Sichuan Basin, Chongqing, northern Guizhou, southern Hunan, and southeastern Tibet may receive moderate to heavy rain, with storms predicted in parts of the Shandong Peninsula and western Sichuan Basin measuring 50-70 mm. Wind speeds of 4-6 are likely in western and central eastern Inner Mongolia, eastern Jiangsu, and southeastern Fujian.
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