Affected by strong cold air from the 18th to the 23rd, Tianjin will experience light rain, strong winds, and cooling weather. There was light rain from the morning to midnight on the 18th, with a rainfall of 2 to 6 mm. Affected by strong cold air from the 18th to the 23rd, the temperature continued to drop, with a drop of 6 to 8°C, and a local temperature drop of 10°C. The highest temperature in the central city dropped to 0°C on the 20th and 21st, and the lowest temperature dropped to 0°C on the 21st and 22nd. to -5℃.
A cold snap will hit large swaths of China until Feb 22, the national observatory said Thursday.
The cold wave will sweep across the central and eastern regions, bringing drastic temperature drops of up to about 20 degrees Celsius, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast.
There will be heavy snow in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong, while freezing rain will hit Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou.
The period is the peak time for the return journeys of the Spring Festival holiday, and the cold wave will have a significant impact on road, railway, aviation and water transportation, the NMC said.
