According to the website of the National Meteorological Center, affected by a cold wave, it is expected that from 8:00 on February 22 to 8:00 on February 23, most areas of central and eastern Jiangnan, southern Jiangnan, southeastern Southwest China, and most of South China will successively see temperatures drop by 6–8°C. Around February 23, the 0°C line of minimum temperature will press southward to the area from southern Jiangsu and Anhui to southern Hunan and southern Guizhou. It is expected that from 8:00 on February 22 to 8:00 on February 23, parts of southern Shaanxi, central Anhui, central and eastern Hubei, northeastern Sichuan Basin, as well as eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, and northwestern Yunnan will experience heavy snow, among which parts of southeastern Tibet and eastern Hubei will see blizzards (10–15 mm).

　　Cold wave continues to affect southern China

　　Affected by the cold wave, it is expected that from 8:00 on February 22 to 8:00 on February 23, most areas of central and eastern Jiangnan, southern Jiangnan, southeastern Southwest China, and most of South China will successively see temperatures drop by 6–8°C, among which parts of southern Jiangnan, southeastern Southwest China, northern and western South China will see temperature drops of up to 10–14°C. Around February 23, the 0°C line of minimum temperature will press southward to the area from southern Jiangsu and Anhui to southern Hunan and southern Guizhou. The National Meteorological Center continued to issue an orange cold wave warning at 6:00 on February 22.

National temperature drop forecast map (8:00 February 22 – 8:00 February 23)

National minimum temperature forecast map (8:00 February 22 – 8:00 February 23)

　　It is expected that from 8:00 on February 22 to 8:00 on February 23, parts of central and western Tibet, southwestern Qinghai, the Liaodong Peninsula, and eastern Yunnan will experience strong winds of force 5–6 with gusts of force 7–8; the Bohai Sea, Bohai Strait, western Yellow Sea waters, western East China Sea waters, Taiwan Strait, sea areas east of Taiwan, and northeastern South China Sea will see northerly to northeasterly winds of force 7–8 with gusts of force 9.

　　Widespread rain, snow, and freezing weather in central and eastern China

　　It is expected that from 8:00 on February 22 to 8:00 on February 23, parts of southern Shaanxi, central Anhui, central and eastern Hubei, northeastern Sichuan Basin, as well as eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, and northwestern Yunnan will experience heavy snow, among which parts of southeastern Tibet and eastern Hubei will see blizzards (10–15 mm). Some of the above areas will see new snow accumulation of 3–6 cm, with local amounts reaching 8–10 cm; parts of central and southern Anhui, southwestern Jiangsu, northwestern Zhejiang, central, eastern, and southern Hubei, most of Hunan, northwestern Jiangxi, eastern Guizhou, and southeastern Chongqing will experience freezing rain or ice pellets, with freezing rain amounts of 1–5 mm and local amounts exceeding 10 mm. The National Meteorological Center continued to issue a yellow blizzard warning and a yellow freezing warning at 6:00 on February 22. Parts of northeastern Guangxi, southern Hunan, central and northern Jiangxi, Zhejiang, northwestern Fujian, and central, western, and southwestern coastal Guangdong will experience moderate to heavy rain, with local thunderstorms.

National heavy snowfall area forecast map (8:00 February 22 – 8:00 February 23)

National freezing rain area warning map

　　Specific forecast for the next three days in China

　　From 8:00 on February 22 to 8:00 on February 23, parts of southwestern Xinjiang, most of Tibet, the western Sichuan Plateau, most of Northwest China, western Shanxi, the Jianghuai region, Jianghan, northern Jiangnan, western and southern Henan, most of Hunan, eastern Chongqing, northwestern Yunnan, and eastern Guizhou will experience light to moderate snow or sleet, among which parts of southern Shaanxi, central Anhui, central and eastern Hubei, northeastern Sichuan Basin, as well as eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, and northwestern Yunnan will experience heavy snow, with local blizzards (10–15 mm). Parts of southeastern Tibet, northern Jiangxi, northern Fujian, most of Zhejiang, and northern Guangxi will experience moderate to heavy rain (25–35 mm). Parts of the eastern coast of Jiangsu and the southwestern coast of Guangdong will experience winds of force 5–6; the Bohai Sea, Bohai Strait, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, sea areas east of Taiwan, Bashi Channel, and northeastern South China Sea will see winds of force 6–7 with gusts of force 8–9.

National precipitation forecast map (8:00 February 22 – 8:00 February 23)

　　From 8:00 on February 23 to 8:00 on February 24, parts of southern and eastern Tibet, the western Sichuan Plateau, northwestern Yunnan, central and eastern Guizhou, central and eastern Northwest China, western Shanxi, western Huanghuai, the Jianghuai region, Jianghan, and northern and western Jiangnan will experience light to moderate snow or sleet, among which parts of eastern Tibet, northern western Sichuan Plateau, southern Shaanxi, and central Anhui will experience heavy snow, with local blizzards. Parts of southeastern Tibet, central Jiangxi, northwestern Fujian, northwestern Yunnan, and northeastern Guangxi will experience moderate to heavy rain, among which southeastern Tibet will see local rainstorms (50–90 mm). Parts of central and western Tibet, the western Sichuan Plateau, and the Liaodong Peninsula will experience winds of force 5–6, among which parts of western Tibet and northern western Sichuan Plateau will see winds of force 7–8; the Bohai Sea, East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, sea areas east of Taiwan, Bashi Channel, and northeastern South China Sea will see winds of force 6–7 with gusts of force 8–9.

National precipitation forecast map (8:00 February 23 – 8:00 February 24)

　　From 8:00 on February 24 to 8:00 on February 25, parts of northern Xinjiang, western and eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, central and northern western Sichuan Plateau, northwestern Yunnan, eastern Guizhou, eastern Chongqing, central and northern Hunan, central and southern Hubei, southern Henan, most of Anhui, and most of Jiangsu will experience light snow or sleet, among which southeastern Tibet will see moderate to heavy snow. Parts of southeastern Tibet, central Chongqing, central Guizhou, eastern Jianghuai, most of Jiangnan, western and northern South China, Hainan Island, and Taiwan Island will experience light rain. Parts of central Tibet will experience winds of force 5–6 with gusts of force 7–8; western East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and northeastern South China Sea will see winds of force 6–7 with gusts of force 8.

National precipitation forecast map (8:00 February 24 – 8:00 February 25)