Cold weather to hit most of China  

强冷空气迫中国气温大跳水 多地将迎入冬最低温

中央气象台18日消息，未来三天，一股强冷空气将入侵中国，气象专家表示，此次降温“格外明显”，降幅大、雨雪范围广，部分地区的气温将达到入冬以来最低。

Beijing (CNS) -- A strong cold front will sweep the country in the coming three days, bringing to some provinces this winter's lowest temperatures so far, the National Meteorological Center said Tuesday.

Temperatures in most regions will drop by six to ten degrees and some regions in northwestern, northern and northeastern China will see a plunge of 12 degrees from Wednesday, the center said. Most of central and eastern China will experience their lowest temperatures this winter between Sunday and Monday, it added.

The cold front will also bring snow to northern China. The center forecast that light snow will fall in Beijing on Thursday and that the temperature will drop to minus 16 degrees Celsius at the weekend, the lowest so far this season.