Starting from the early morning yesterday (February 13th), heavy rain has hit most cities across Guangdong, with hail hitting some of them including Guangzhou and Zhuhai.

Over the next few days, heavy rain is forecasted to sweep the province, and a sudden drop of temperatures will occur province-wide.

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Temperature drop

Heavy rain and cold weather will hit Guangdong starting from the afternoon of February 15th. The cold wave will arrive in Guangzhou in the evening and move to coastal areas after midnight. Temperatures will drop by 7-9℃ on both February 16th and 17th with frost to be expected in the mountainous areas of mid-northern Guangdong.

There are lows of between 0-5℃ expected in both the northern Guangdong and the northern part of the Pearl River Delta region, and minus 3℃ in some mountainous areas, with temperatures of about 7-9℃ in central and southern parts of the province.

Gale-force winds

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Starting from the afternoon of February 15th, there are gale-force winds expected, which will get stronger as they move from north to south. The wind force will be between Levels 5-7 on land and Levels 7-9 on coastal seas.

In addition, as the cold air is expected to clash with warmer air on the 15th, the province is expected to see severe thunderstorms and gusts of wind.

Rainfall

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On the 14th and 15th, heavy rain is forecast to sweep most regions, with thunderstorms, gale and hail to be expected in some areas. February 16th will see an end to the rain with cloudy weather.

Five-day forecast for Guangdong

February 14th, heavy rain in the Pearl River Delta region, Heyuan, Meizhou, Yangjiang and eastern Guangdong with storms to be expected in some of these regions, light rain across other cities and counties.

February 15th, heavy rain forecasted in both northern Guangdong and the northern part of the Pearl River Delta region, with thunderstorms, gale and hail in some regions and light rain over the Leizhou Peninsula, and steady rain across other regions of the province.

February 16th, cloudy weather with a chance of rain in both central and northern Guangdong with frost to be expected in mountainous regions, light rain across other regions of the province, and a temperature to drop of 7℃-9℃ province-wide.

February 17th, cloudy and chilly across the province, with frost to be expected in mountainous areas in both central and northern Guangdong.

February 18th, cloudy with sunny spells, with chilly temperatures to continue province-wide.

Five-day forecast for Guangzhou

February 14th, Friday, heavy rain, 16℃-20℃

February 15th, Saturday, heavy rain with a chance of rainstorm, 8℃-22℃

February 16th, Sunday, cloudy, 8℃-13℃

February 17th, Monday, cloudy, 7℃-15℃

February 18th, Tuesday, cloudy with a chance of sunny, 9℃-16℃

Authors: Monica Liu, Zoey Huang (intern)

Editor: Simon Haywood