Cold air strikes in the late Spring Festival holiday, and rain and snow cool down in the central and eastern regions.

　　CCTV News:Today, the China Meteorological Bureau held a consultation meeting with various departments on the weather during the Spring Festival holiday. According to the forecast, during the holiday, the temperature in most parts of the north was low, while the temperature in the south was high and rainy. From New Year’s Eve to the second day, the weather in most parts of the country is generally conducive to travel. From the third day, affected by strong cold air, there will be a large range of rain, snow and strong winds in the central and eastern regions.

　　According to the forecast, from the 4th night today, due to the influence of a medium-intensity cold air, there will be 4 to 6 northerly winds from north to south in the central part of northwest China, central and eastern Inner Mongolia, most of the northeast, Jianghuai, Jiangnan and eastern Guizhou. The temperature will drop by 4 ~ 8℃, and the local temperature will drop above 12℃. Everyone should pay attention to wind protection and warmth when traveling.

　　From New Year’s Eve to the first day, there is no obvious cooling and snowfall in most parts of the country, which is conducive to travel. Around the second day of junior high school, a strong cold air will affect northern Xinjiang, bringing strong winds, strong cooling and snowfall. From the third day to the fifth day, this cold air will continue to move eastward and affect the central and eastern regions, bringing northerly winds of 4 ~ 6 grades, and the temperature will also drop by 6 ~ 10 C. Among them, the local cooling in central and southern Hunan and southeastern Guizhou will exceed 14 C. At the same time, there is snow or sleet weather in the eastern part of northwest China, north China, south-central part of northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai and Jianghan. From the fifth day to the sixth day, there are northerly winds with 6-8 grades and gusts of 9-10 grades in Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, northern South China Sea and Beibu Gulf.

　　During the Spring Festival holiday, there will be rainy weather in the south. It is expected that there will be more light rain or showers in Jiangnan, northern South China and eastern Guizhou, and the number of rainy days will be 4-6 days.

　　In addition, it should be noted that there will be heavy fog in Qiongzhou Strait on New Year’s Eve and the early morning of the first day, and the local visibility will be less than 500 meters. On the second day, there are heavy fog in Sichuan Basin, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and other places, and there are strong fog in some areas, so it is necessary to guard against the adverse effects of low visibility on travel. (CCTV reporter Ren Meimei)