The cold wave continues to affect my country. On January 24, snowfall and even blizzards occurred in some areas. Among them, there will be blizzards (10-15mm) in the Qinba Mountains in Shaanxi Province and heavy local snowstorms (20-22mm); some counties (cities and districts) in northern Sanmenxia, ​​northwest and southeast Luoyang, southwestern Zhengzhou, and southwestern Pingdingshan will experience snowfall of more than 20 mm.

Picture source: Central Meteorological Observatory

The daily weather prompt of the Central Meteorological Observatory shows that it is expected that from day to night on the 24th, there will be light to moderate snow or sleet in some areas such as northern Xinjiang, southeastern Tibet, northern and eastern Qinghai, southern Gansu, Ningxia, central and southern Shaanxi, southern Shanxi, and mountainous areas in western Henan. Among them, there will be blizzards in some areas such as southern Gansu, southern Ningxia, central and southern Shaanxi, and western Henan. Moderate to heavy rain will occur in some areas such as southern Shaanxi, eastern Sichuan, northern Chongqing, northern Hunan, central and western Hubei, and western Henan. From the 25th to the 26th, the snowfall area will move eastward, continuing to affect North China, Northeast China and other places in my country.

The Shaanxi Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow blizzard warning at 09:00 on January 24, 2025: It is expected that from 09:00 on January 24 to 09:00 on January 25, sleet will turn heavy to blizzard (5-15mm), sleet will turn moderate to heavy snow in eastern Shaanxi (2.5-7mm), light to moderate to sleet (5-8mm), and moderate to moderate to sleet (5-8mm), and moderate rain will turn moderate to sleet (10-20mm) in the southern Shaanxi River Valley. There are blizzards (10-15mm) in the Qinba Mountains, local heavy snowstorms (20-22mm), and freezing rain in the Bashan area. New snow depth: 5-12 cm in southwestern northern Shaanxi, northern Guanzhong and western Guanluo; 3-5 cm in northeastern northern Shaanxi; 10-15 cm in Qinba Mountains, more than 15 cm in local areas; 1-3 cm in eastern Guanzhong Plain. Affected by rain and snow, roads will freeze in the mountains of northern Shaanxi, Guanzhong, Shangluo and Qinba, and transportation, railways, aviation, electricity, communications, and facility agriculture will be affected.

Gansu Province issued a blue blizzard warning at 17:02 on January 23, 2025: It is expected that heavy snow will occur in Longnan, Tianshui, Pingliang, Qingyang, Dingxi, Linxia, ​​Baiyin, Lanzhou and other cities and prefectures, eastern Gannan and Qilian Mountains, and blizzards will occur in Pingliang and Qingyang, northern and western Tianshui, eastern and southern Dingxi, southern Baiyin, and southern Linxia.

Most of Henan Province had already experienced rain and snow on the evening of January 23. Monitoring from the Henan Provincial Meteorological Observatory showed that from 17:00 on January 23 to 7:00 on January 24, there would be light rain or sleet in most parts of Henan, including some counties (cities and districts) (cities and districts) in Jiyuan, Jiaozuo, western Xinxiang, northern Sanmenxia, ​​Luoyang, western Zhengzhou, northern Nanyang, and western Pingdingshan, and heavy snow in northern Luoyang. The average precipitation in the province is 3.4 mm, the average precipitation in prefectures is 7.6 mm in Kaifeng, 7.5 mm in Zhengzhou, and 5.6 mm in Luoyang. There are 97 counties (cities, districts) with a total of 99 rainfall stations with a total of more than 1 mm. Among them, 1 county (cities, districts) with a total of 1 station, with a total of 1 station, and the top three are: Tongxu 11.3 mm, Gongyi 9.0 mm, and Xinmi 8.6 mm. The maximum hourly precipitation is 4.2 mm (5:00 to 6:00 on January 24).

The Henan Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued a blue blizzard warning at 11:00 on January 24, 2025: It is expected that from 14:00 on the 24th to 14:00 on the 26th, some counties (cities and districts) north of the Yellow River and Sanmenxia, ​​Luoyang, central and western Zhengzhou, northern Kaifeng, western Xuchang, central and western Pingdingshan, northern and southeastern Nanyang, southwest Zhumadian, and western Xinyang will experience snowfall of more than 5 mm. Some counties (cities and districts) in western Central Anyang, western Jiyuan, southern Jiaozuo, Sanmenxia, ​​Luoyang, western Zhengzhou, western Pingdingshan, western Xuchang, northern and southeastern Nanyang, southwest Zhumadian, western Xinyang, and western Xinyang will experience snowfall of more than 10 mm, and some counties (cities and districts) in northern Sanmenxia, ​​northwest and southeastern Luoyang, southwest Zhengzhou, and southwest Pingdingshan will experience snowfall of more than 20 mm. Please pay attention to prevention.

In addition, the Guyuan Meteorological Observatory of Ningxia issued a yellow blizzard warning signal at 10:20 on January 24, 2025: It is expected that the cumulative snowfall in Yuanzhou District, Xiji County, Longde County, Jingyuan County and Pengyang County will reach more than 6 mm in the next 12 hours.