Rain, wind forecast as cold front cuts wide swath across country

Many regions across the country will be hit by high winds and precipitation, with temperatures dropping by as much as 15 C, as a new bout of cold air penetrates the country, according to the national observatory.

With the arrival of cold air on Saturday, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region experienced a general temperature decrease of 6 to 8 C. A similar decrease is expected in northwestern China, northern China and many areas in the central and eastern parts of the country in the coming three days, the National Meteorological Center said in a media release on Monday.

Some areas in the Yellow Sea, South China Sea and East China Sea may experience gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour from Monday night to Wednesday, it said.