Widespread Snowfall Arrives in North China as Temperatures Drop Sharply in Central and Eastern Regions

Snow has fallen in parts of Beijing and Hebei, with heavy to blizzard-level snowfall forecast in multiple areas.

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): A new surge of cold air is affecting China. Today, November 7, snow fell in parts of Beijing and Hebei. The National Meteorological Center forecasts that the heaviest snowfall will occur from tonight to the morning of November 8, with heavy snow to blizzards in parts of Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin and other areas, and severe blizzards in some localities. In response, Beijing has dispatched ice- and snow-removal equipment, emergency supplies and other resources in advance to areas where snowfall is concentrated, setting up 161 emergency support stations. Chengde in Hebei has coordinated the deployment of snow-removal machinery and taken multiple measures to guard against the risk of ice forming on expressway surfaces.

From November 7 to 10, temperatures in most areas are forecast to fall by 4–8°C, with drops exceeding 10°C in some areas.

The cold air is also bringing marked temperature drops to many places in central and eastern China. From today through November 10, temperatures across most areas will generally fall by 4–8°C, with drops that could reach 10°C or more in parts of the Huanghuai, Jianghuai and Jiangnan regions and elsewhere. The public should take care to keep warm.

Beijing deployed snow-clearing equipment and supplies in advance and set up 161 emergency support stations.

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): A new surge of cold air is affecting China. Today, November 7, snow fell in parts of Beijing and Hebei. The National Meteorological Center forecasts that the heaviest snowfall will occur from tonight to the morning of November 8, with heavy snow to blizzards in parts of Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin and other areas, and severe blizzards in some localities. In response, Beijing has dispatched ice- and snow-removal equipment, emergency supplies and other resources in advance to areas where snowfall is concentrated, setting up 161 emergency support stations. Chengde in Hebei has coordinated the deployment of snow-removal machinery and taken multiple measures to guard against the risk of ice forming on expressway surfaces.

Chengde deployed snow-clearing machinery to guard against ice forming on expressway surfaces.

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): A new surge of cold air is affecting China. Today, November 7, snow fell in parts of Beijing and Hebei. The National Meteorological Center forecasts that the heaviest snowfall will occur from tonight to the morning of November 8, with heavy snow to blizzards in parts of Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin and other areas, and severe blizzards in some localities. In response, Beijing has dispatched ice- and snow-removal equipment, emergency supplies and other resources in advance to areas where snowfall is concentrated, setting up 161 emergency support stations. Chengde in Hebei has coordinated the deployment of snow-removal machinery and taken multiple measures to guard against the risk of ice forming on expressway surfaces.