Central Meteorological Observatory: There will be strong winds, cooler temperatures, and dust storms in the north, while the south will see increased rainfall.

The second half of the Spring Festival holiday is approaching, and the national weather is expected to undergo a significant change. Due to the influence of a strong cold air mass, from the night of February 19th to the 22nd, there will be strong winds and cooling temperatures moving from north to south in northern regions. Some areas such as Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Hebei will experience winds up to 8 on the Beaufort scale, with gusts reaching above 11; these regions will also see a temperature drop of 6 to 10 degrees Celsius. There will be widespread sandstorms in northwest, north China, Huang-Huai, and Jiang-Huai regions, with some areas experiencing dust storms or severe dust storms. From the night of the 19th to the 22nd, there will be heavy snowfall in northern Xinjiang, western Heilongjiang, and western Jilin, and from the 23rd to the 27th, the southern regions will experience two rounds of precipitation, with some areas seeing heavy rain and thunderstorms with strong winds and lightning. Meteorologists remind that there is a high risk of strong winds in Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, so it is important to strengthen wind-proof measures for agricultural and pastoral facilities, temporary structures, billboards, etc.; control the use of fireworks and fire sources in forest areas to prevent forest and grassland fires in urban and rural areas. As the Spring Festival travel peak approaches, the snowfall in Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Jilin and the rainfall in the southern regions will have a negative impact on transportation.