No extreme weather expected during holiday

China is expected to experience fluctuations in temperatures but no large-scale disastrous weather during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, meteorological experts said at a news conference on Wednesday.

Zhang Hengde, deputy director of the National Meteorological Center, said that temperatures in most areas of the country will rise first and then drop, and average temperatures will be higher than normal. Experts don't expect any widespread rain, snow or freezing weather, nor any persistent fog and haze during the holiday.

"From Chinese New Year's Eve to the fourth day of the lunar year, China will experience sunny and cloudy weather with a significant rise in temperatures in most areas," said Zhang, adding that temperatures in central and eastern China will increase by 4 to 10 C.