North chills; south awaits floods

北方多地一雪成冬，南方即将断崖式降温

受冷空气影响，西北、华北、东北先后经历剧烈降温，多地气温将刷新下半年来新低，西北地区东部至华北等地还出现强降水天气，北方多地迎来下半年初雪；而11日开始，冷空气开始影响南方，多地累计降温幅度可以达10℃以上。

A strong current of cold air swept most parts of North China on Sunday, the last day of the eight-day National Day holiday, and moved into central and southern areas of the country, bringing rain and chilly temperatures.

The cold front rolled across the vast northern, northeastern and northwestern regions, bringing rainfall and temperature drops of 6 to 10 C. In Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, residents saw their first snow of the season on Monday. In other regions affected by the cold front, areas in Qinghai and Gansu provinces and the Ningxia Hui and Inner Mongolia autonomous regions had snow on Monday. Beijing has seen temperatures drop by 10 degrees since Sunday－the result of a sweeping cold front－with a high of only 12 C on Monday. 

A tourist takes a picture beside Santai Pavilion on Gaolan Mountain near Lanzhou, Gansu province, on Monday. The cold front that swept northern China brought the season's first snow to the city.[Photo by Pei Qiang/For China Daily]

An aerial view of Lanzhou city, Northwest China's Gansu province, after snowfall on Oct 9, 2017. [Photo/IC]

A cultural relic scenic spot after snowfall in Jiayuguan, Northwest China's Gansu province, Oct 9, 2017. [Photo/IC]

A train runs in heavy snowfall in Ulanqab, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Oct 9, 2017. [Photo/IC]

North chills; south awaits floods.

By contrast, the vast southern and eastern regions saw sunshine and temperatures above 30 C on these days. But the cold front sweeping the north will start to affect the southern region beginning on Wednesday.  For the southwestern region, heavy rain is forecast for the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and its tributary, the Hanjiang River, which will result in flooding around Thursday, according to the Yangtze River Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Monday.

From 11th Oct, cold air will begin to affect south China and the highest temperature drop will be generally more than 10 degrees Celsius.

On Saturday, a vast part of south China will be hit by rain. Some areas in Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and provinces of Yunnan, Guangdong and Hainan will see heavy rain or rainstorms, the NMC said.

Source: chinadaily/xinhuanet/weather.com