Temperatures to plummet in widespread cold snap
China DailyBy ZHAO YIMENG | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-11-25 07:34 A girl plays in the snow with friends in Xining, Qinghai province, on Sunday, as the region experienced widespread temperature drops and snowfall due to the influence of strong cold air. The center issued a blue cold wave alert, the least severe alert, on Sunday morning, forecasting a temperature drop of 6 C to 10 C across most regions. Zhao Wei, chief forecaster at the Beijing Meteorological Service, said the capital so far has not met the criteria for a cold wave alert to be issued, but the cold air is expected to bring rain and snow starting Sunday night. National Meteorological Center chief forecaster Dong Quan said the strong energy accumulation in the cold air mass will carry with it a broad impact. The center's mid-term weather forecast indicates another cold air mass will affect much of central and eastern China around Dec 2, causing widespread temperature drops of 6 C to 8 C, with some areas in the north experiencing decreases of more than 10 C. [email protected]