Snow, cold temperatures forecast

Snow, icy winds and freezing temperatures are forecast for Beijing until Thursday, as an unusual weather pattern brings an early winter to the capital.

He Lifu, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center (NMC), said the cold front arrived yesterday and would result in discontinuous snow and a minimum temperature of -5 C.

Snowfall is forecast to finish on Nov 12, but the temperature will not increase beyond 10 C, He said.