Central Meteorological Observatory’s national precipitation forecast map from January 31 to February 5, 2024 (online picture)
[The Epoch Times, January 29, 2024]On January 28, the China Central Meteorological Observatory issued an important weather forecast stating that there will be widespread and persistent heavy rain and snow before the Chinese New Year, and the snowfall in Henan, Shandong and Hubei is extreme.
The latest forecast shows that from January 31st to February 5th, there will be widespread persistent rain, snow and freezing weather in central and eastern China. Among them, 10 provinces will experience blizzards or heavy snowfalls, and the cumulative snowfall in Henan, Shandong, Hubei and other places will be extreme; 5 provinces of Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, and Guizhou will experience freezing rain; the rain in areas south of the Yangtze River will not be weak either. accompanied by thunder and lightning.
The rain and snow are expected to last the longest so far this winter and have the widest impact.
Since the period affected by rain and snow coincides with the peak period of returning home during the Chinese New Year, and the areas seriously affected by rain and snow are located in transportation hub provinces in central China, it is very unfavorable for transportation.
According to meteorological experts, this rain and snow weather process has the characteristics of wide rain and snow coverage, long duration, large freezing rain range, and extreme accumulated precipitation in some areas.
This rain and snow process will basically cover the entire central and eastern regions, with mainly snowfall in the Huanghuai and areas north of it. Rain will turn to sleet or snow in Jianghan, western Jianghuai, western Hunan, eastern Guizhou and other places; eastern and southern Shaanxi, southern Shanxi, southern Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Hubei, northwest Hunan, eastern Guizhou, eastern Liaoning, and eastern Jilin There are blizzards, local heavy snowstorms or extremely heavy snowstorms in some areas. The cumulative snowfall is 10 to 20 mm, and locally it exceeds 30 mm.
There were moderate to heavy rains in most areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and south, and heavy rains in some areas; from the 1st to the 4th, there was also a large range of thunder and lightning weather.
Among them, the rain and snow weather in the central and eastern regions started on January 31 and lasted until February 5, which lasted for 6 days.
This year, February 10th is the first day of the first lunar month of the Chinese New Year, and it ends on February 17th, the eighth day of the lunar month. Mainland China will have an 8-day holiday. The coming extreme cold weather has attracted the attention of netizens.
“Brilliant Tea and Coffee” said: Don’t cause disaster. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I hope everyone can get home safely.
“Xiao Zhangyu” said: My friends who are returning home to celebrate the New Year have a safe and smooth journey. Please pay more attention to safety when driving on the road.
“Safe Wuhan” said: Blizzard is approaching, please pay attention to precautions, arrange travel reasonably, and everyone is informed.
“He Dehai” said: Didn’t it mean a warm winter? ? People in Guangdong are crying from the cold. They haven’t seen the sun for several days and the wind is blowing hard.
“Little Red Leaves Full of Nanshan” said: In 2024, the Olympics, earthquakes, snowstorms in the south, US elections, and financial crashes all come together, just like 2008.
“Wang Tianding” said: I always think of the winter of 2008 when blizzards swept across the north and south.
“Guilty John MK-2”: This year’s Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) is really difficult.
Editor in charge: Gao Jing#
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2024-01-28 20:35:00
