According to the weather forecast of the National Meteorological Center (NMC), from December 8, temperatures in most northern China are expected to drop by 4-6 degrees Celsius, some areas may drop to 8 degrees Celsius.
The NMC noted that from December 10-13, under the influence of the strengthening cold air, most areas of China will experience a stronger temperature drop of 6-10 degrees Celsius. In some areas in northern China, temperatures may drop sharply by 14 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, heavy rains or storms are expected in some areas of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan, while some areas in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia may see heavy snowfall or snowstorms.
The Hong Kong Observatory (China) HKO forecasts a strong cold front will sweep across southern China this weekend, causing temperatures to drop sharply from a day high of about 25 degrees Celsius on December 12 to a morning low of 11 degrees Celsius in some areas of Xinjiang on December 14.
The cold air is expected to reach Hong Kong (China) on December 13, bringing strong north winds and scattered light rain.
Temperature across the city will drop sharply during the day, with temperatures dropping from an expected high of 22 degrees Celsius to a low of just 16 degrees Celsius at night - dropping 8 degrees Celsius in less than 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the tropical depression east of the Philippines is expected to pass through the central and southern regions of the Philippines on December 8, entering the East Sea on December 9, weakening into a low pressure area, posing no direct threat to Hong Kong (China).
However, a large cloud band is expected to spread across the coast of Guangdong in the mid- to late weekend, leaving the sky gloomy as cold air flows in.
According to the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7:00 a.m. on December 8, the center of the tropical depression was at 11.7 degrees north latitude, 120.5 degrees east longitude, east coast of Palawan Island (Philippines). Intensity level 6, gust level 8, moving west at 15-20 km/h.
It is forecasted that by 7:00 a.m. on December 9, the location will be at 11.2 degrees north latitude, 116.9 degrees east longitude, in the southeast of the central East Sea, weakening into a low pressure area, strong below level 6, moving west-southwest at 15-20 km/h.
The southeast sea area in the middle of the East Sea (including the northeast of Truong Sa) has winds of level 6, gusting to 8. Waves 2-4m, rough seas.
Also according to the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from around December 12-13, due to the impact of a strong cold air mass, the North is likely to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain. From around December 13, the weather will turn cold, especially from the night of December 13-14, there is a possibility of severe cold, with some mountainous areas experiencing severe cold.
