Cold wave forecast to hit northern areas

Another wave of cold air is expected to rage through northern China from Friday to Monday, dropping temperatures in most parts in the region to new lows, according to the National Meteorological Center.

The temperature will fall up to 8 C in North China, Northeast China and the area between the Yellow and the Huaihe rivers. With temperatures dropping up to 12 C, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region will be the worst hit, it said in a media release on Friday.

"Due to frequent cold air, the temperature in most parts in northern China will reach a new low in the second half of the year in the coming week," it said, adding that the highest daily temperature will fall below 20 C in most areas and will be even lower than 10 C in some areas in Northeast China and Northwest China.