Northwest China: April 4 to 6, northern and western Xinjiang will have light to moderate snow or rainfall with force 4 to 6 northerly winds expected in its northern portions, while some of eastern portions of the northwest will be overcast, with light rain or sleet. April 7 to 9, northern Xinjiang and some eastern portions of the northwest will meet light rainfall or snow. Most of the region will feel force 4 to 6 northerly winds, with winds kicking up to force 5 to 7 winds in northern Xinjiang, possibly accompanied by dust weather. Temperatures will drop. April 10, most of the region will be sunny while temperatures remain low.

North China: April 4 to 6, most of the region will be cloudy to overcast with possible showers or light rainfall or sleet in some areas, with force 4 northerly winds expected in eastern Inner Mongolia; temperatures in central and northern Inner Mongolia will drop. April 7 to 8, most of the region will be cloudy to overcast with light rain or sleet expected, accompanied by moderate rain in some areas. April 9 to 10, northeastern Inner Mongolia will get light snowfall while most of the north will be under sunny skies with force 4 to 6 northerly winds; some of the northernmost sections will see dust weather and temperatures in most of the region will fall.

Northeast China: April 4 to 6, northernmost and easternmost areas will have light to moderate snow or rainfall with heavy snow expected in some areas, accompanied by force 4 to 6 southerly winds over the plains. April 7, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy. April 8 to 10, most of the region will be cloudy with light to moderate snow or rainfall, accompanied by force 4 to 6 southerly, then northerly winds; some western parts of the plains will have dust weather with colder temperatures.

Central China: April 4, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy. April 5 to 6, northern parts of the region will be overcast with possible light rainfall, while central and southern parts will receive light rain, increasing to moderate rain in some places. April 7 to 9, most of the region will get light to moderate rain with heavy rainfall expected in some places; areas north of the Yangtze River will have force 4 to 6 northerly winds. April 10, central and northern portions will enjoy a sunny day but the southern area will see overcast skies and light rainfall, while most of the region will have force 4 northerly winds. April 9 to 10, most of the region will encounter lower temperatures.

East China: April 4, most of the region will be cloudy. April 5 to 6, most of the region will be cloudy to overcast with light rain expected in some areas. April 7 to 9, most of the east will be overcast with light to moderate rainfall, while central and northern segments of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, southwestern Zhejiang Province, northern Fujian Province and some of eastern Jiangxi Province will experience heavy rain with rainstorm expected in some areas, accompanied by lightning rain, strong winds or hail. April 9 to 10, most of east China will experience force 4 to 6 northerly winds and low temperatures.

South China: April 4 to 6, most of the region will be under cloudy skies while western sections will be overcast with light rainfall, increasing to moderate rainfall in some areas. April 7 to 9, most of the south will be overcast with light to moderate rain and possible heavy rainfall in some places. April 10, most of the region will continue to be overcast with rainfall and colder temperatures.

Southwest China: April 4 to 6, eastern portions of the region will be overcast with light to moderate rain or snowfall, while heavy rainfall or rainstorms will appear in some southern portions of Yunnan Province. April 7 to 10, most of the region will be overcast and rainy, while eastern Sichuan Province, Chongqing Municipality and northern Guizhou Province will meet moderate rain; temperatures in eastern parts of the region will drop. 

Source: National Meteorological Center

(China.org.cn April 1, 2005)