BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua)
-- Heavy rain will hit most of
south China over the next three
days, with sharp temperature drops
seen in the country's northwestern
and central regions, meteorological
authorities forecast on
Thursday.
From Thursday to
Friday, south-central areas of regions
south of the Yangtze River, as
well as the northern and east-central
parts of south China will see
heavy rainfall, with certain areas
receiving downpours, the National
Meteorological Center (NMC) said in an
online statement.
Some of the
above regions will also experience
temporary thunderstorms, gales and
hailstones, the center
forecast.
Affected by a cold
snap, most of northwest China, parts
of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region, north China and the middle
and lower reaches of the Yangtze
River will see temperature drops of
at least six to eight degrees
Celsius, accompanied by high winds,
the NMC said.
Meanwhile, sand
and dust will blow in the Tarim
Basin and adjacent areas of Xinjiang
as well as in parts of Inner
Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi,
the center added.
