Northwest China: In the coming week, northern
Xinjiang will be overcast with rain. From August 20 to 23, eastern
parts can expect light rain, turning moderate in some areas. From
August 24 to 25, eastern parts will be cloudy with showers in some
areas. On August 26, northern Xinjiang will see light to moderate
rain, turning heavy in some areas.
North China: From August 20 to 22, most parts
will be sunny to cloudy, though some areas of the western parts
will experience showers. From August 23 to 24, most parts will see
light to moderate rain or thundershowers but the northern parts
will experience heavy rain, escalating to deluge with strong winds
in some areas. From August 25 to 26, most parts will be sunny to
cloudy with showers or thundershowers in some areas.
Northeast China: From August 20 to 21, most
parts will see light to moderate rain or thundershowers but some
areas of the mid-eastern parts will experience heavy rain with
strong wind. From 22 to 23, most parts will be sunny. From August
24 to 26, most parts can expect light to moderate rain or
thundershowers but some parts will see heavy rain, turning to
deluge with strong winds in some areas.
Central China: From August 20 to 22,
mid-western parts of the region will be cloudy with showers in some
areas; northeastern sections will see light to moderate rain or
thundershowers. From August 23 to 26, northern parts will be sunny
and hot but the mid-southern parts will experience light to
moderate rain, escalating to downpour in some areas.
East China: From August 20 to 22, the areas
south of Huaihe River will see moderate to heavy rain or
thundershowers. Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and some coastal areas
will experience downpours, turning to deluge with force 5 to 7
winds in some areas or force 8 to 10 winds in some coastal areas.
From August 23 to 26, most of the areas south of the Yangtze River
can expect light to moderate rain but Jiangxi and parts of Hunan
will experience heavy rain to deluge, even escalating to torrential
rain in some areas.
South China: From August 20 to 22, most parts
will see light to moderate rain or thundershowers, but eastern and
southern sections as well as the coastal areas will experience
heavy rain, turning to deluge with force 6 to 8 wind in some areas.
From August 23 to 26, northern and western sections can expect
light to moderate rain or thundershowers, turning to heavy rain or
deluge with strong winds in some areas.
Southwest China: From August 20 to 23, most
parts will be overcast with light rain or showers, turning moderate
or heavy in some areas. From August 24 to 26, eastern Tibet,
Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Sichuan, and some sections of Chongqing
will see light rain or showers, turning moderate or heavy in some
areas.
China National Meteorological Center
(China.org.cn August 17, 2007)