Heavy snow and rain ahead, temperatures to drop

Heavy snow will hit northern China while the south will face heavy rainfall until Saturday, the National Meteorological Center said on Thursday.

From Thursday to Saturday, most parts of northern China－including Jilin, Liaoning and Shandong provinces and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster－as well as other provinces including Anhui, Hubei and Guizhou will receive 1 to 6 centimeters of snow.

In some northern areas, snow may reach 12 cm, the center said.