Weak cold front to hit northern China

A weak cold front will affect northern China on Wednesday and Thursday, said the National Meteorological Center on Tuesday.

The cold front will start from northern Xinjiang and then move to the east and the south, bringing temperatures down 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in most parts of China from Wednesday to Friday, said the center.

Sleet will hit northeastern Xinjiang, northeastern Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and southeastern Jilin on Wednesday and Thursday.

Rain will continue in south China in the coming three days.