Northwest China: July 16 to 17, western and northern Xinjiang will see light to moderate rain, turning heavy in some areas. July 16 to 18, eastern parts of the region can expect light to moderate rain or thundershowers, except southeastern Gansu and southern Shaanxi, which will see heavy rain with strong wind in some areas. July 19, southeastern Qinghai, southeastern Gansu and southern Shaanxi will be overcast with light rain. July 20 to 22, most parts will be sunny to cloudy.
North China: July 16 to 18, most parts will see light to moderate rain or thundershowers, changing from heavy rain to downpour with strong wind in some areas. July 19, the region will be sunny to cloudy except eastern Inner Mongolia, which will see showers or thundershowers. July 20 to 22, most parts will be fair to cloudy. July 21 to 22, eastern Inner Mongolia can expect showers or thundershowers.
Northeast China: In the coming week, most parts will see rain or thundershowers. July 16 to 17, most parts will see light to moderate rain or thundershowers, turning heavy in some areas. July 18 to 20, most parts can expect light to moderate rain or thundershowers, changing to heavy rain with strong wind in some areas. July 21 to 22, eastern parts of the region will see showers or thundershowers, becoming heavy rain with strong wind in some areas.
Central China: July 16, western parts of the region will see light rain or showers. July 17 to 19, most parts can expect light to moderate rain or thundershowers. Some parts will see heavy rain, even turning much heavier with strong wind. July 20 to 21, southeastern Henan, eastern Hubei and most parts of Hunan can expect light to moderate rain or thundershowers but some parts of southern Hunan will see heavy rain. July 22, southern Hunan will still see showers or thundershowers.
East China: July 16, the mid-northern section of the region will see showers. July 17 to 19, most parts can expect light to moderate rain or thundershowers but the mid-northern parts will see heavy rain, even turning much heavier with strong wind in some areas. July 20 to 22, the mid-southern parts of the region can expect light to moderate rain or thundershowers, changing to heavy rain with strong wind in some areas.
South China: July 16 to 19, western parts of the region will see showers or thundershowers, becoming heavy with strong wind in some areas. July 20 to 22, most parts can expect light to moderate rain or thundershowers, changing to heavy rain with strong wind in some areas.
Southwest China: July 16 to 18, most parts will see light to moderate rain or thundershowers but eastern and southern Sichuan Basin, Chongqing, Guizhou and northern Yunnan can expect heavy rain, even turning much heavier in some areas. July 19 to 20, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau will see light to moderate rain or thundershowers, changing to heavy rain in some areas. July 21 to 22, eastern Tibet, northwestern Yunnan and southwestern Sichuan will see showers or thundershowers.
China National Meteorological Center
(China.org. cn, July 13, 2007)