Northwest China: February 20 to 21: affected by streams of cold air, northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and southeastern sections of the region will have light to moderate snow or sleet. After the cold front passes, skies will be cloudy with force 4-5 northerly winds and lower temperatures. February 22 to 23: most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with higher temperatures. February 24 to 25: most of Xinjiang will meet light to moderate snow with force 4 to 6 northerly winds as well as colder weather, while most of the remainder parts will be sunny to cloudy with warmer weather. February 26: central and eastern parts will receive light to moderate rain or sleet.

 

North China: February 20 to 21: affected by streams of cold air, most of the region will see overcast skies with light rain or snow from west to east, accompanied by force 3 to 4 northerly winds and lower temperatures. February 22: most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with higher temperatures. February 23: most parts will turn to be overcast with light to moderate rain or snow in some areas. February 24 to 25: most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with higher temperatures. February 26: northernmost and western parts will be cloudy to overcast.

 

Northeast China: February 20: northernmost sections will be overcast with light snowfall. February 21: affected by streams of cold air, most of the region will have light snow, followed by cloudy skies with force 4 to 5 northerly winds and lower temperatures. February 22 to 23: most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with warmer weather. February 24: most of the region will be cloudy to overcast with light to moderate snowfall in central, northernmost and easternmost sections and lower temperatures. February 25 to 26: most sections will be sunny to cloudy.

 

Central China: February 20 to 21: the region will experience light to moderate rain or snow from north to south with heavy snow or rain expected in some places. February 22: central and northern sections will be sunny to cloudy while southern sections will be overcast with light rainfall. February 23 to 25: most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with higher temperatures. February 26: western sections will see cloudy to overcast skies. 

 

East China: February 20: most of the region will enjoy sunshine skies with warmer weather. February 21 to 22: affected by streams of cold air, the region will get light to moderate rain or snow from north to south with heavy rainfall possible in some areas. February 23 to 26: most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with higher temperatures.

 

South China: February 20 to 21: western and northern parts will be overcast with light rainfall. February 22: most of the region will meet light to moderate rainfall with heavy rain expected in some of western parts. February 23 to 25: most of the region will be cloudy to sunny. February 26: western parts will be cloudy with light rain.

 

Southwest China: February 20 to 22: central and eastern Tibet and eastern sections of the region will have light to moderate rain or snow. February 23 to 25: most of the region will be cloudy and partly sunny while some of Yunnan Province will be overcast with showers. February 26: most eastern sections of the region will experience light to moderate rain.

 

Source: National Meteorological Center

 

(China.org.cn February 17, 2006)