Northwest China: April 11, eastern sections of the region will be overcast with light rain or snowfall. April 12 to 13, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy. April 14 to 16, western and northern Xinjiang and eastern section of the northwest will experience light rainfall or snow with force 4 to 6 westerly or northerly winds, while some areas will see dust weather.

North China: April 11 to 12, northernmost parts of the region will be overcast with light rain or snow followed by force 4 to 6 northerly winds, accompanied by dust in some places. April 13 to 14, most of the region will be under sunny to cloudy skies. April 15 to 16, most of the region will receive light to moderate rainfall or snow, while the central and northernmost parts will have force 4 to 6 southerly, then northerly winds with dust in some areas. April 17, eastern parts of Inner Mongolia will see light snowfall with force 4 to 6 northerly winds.

Northeast China: April 11 to 13, most of the region will get light to moderate rainfall or snow with force 4 to 6 southerly or northerly winds, accompanied by dust winds in the plains. April 14, the eastern portion of Heilongjiang Province will be covered by overcast skies with possible light snowfall. April 16 to 17, most of the region will receive light to moderate rain or snow with force 4 to 6 southerly or northerly winds, accompanied by dust winds or dust storms in the plains.

Central China: April 11 to 12, central and southern segments of the region will have light to moderate rainfall with heavy rain to storms expected in some areas, accompanied by strong, gusty winds and thunderstorms. April 13, central and southern segments of Hunan Province will be overcast with light rain. April 14 to 15, most of the central will enjoy sunshine. April 16 to 17, central and northern segments of the region will become overcast with light rainfall or rain showers expected in some places. 

East China: April 11 to 13, central and southern portions will see light to moderate rain with heavy rain or rainstorms expected in some areas, accompanied by occasional thunderstorms and strong, gusty winds. From April 14 to 16, most of the region will be dominated by sunny to cloudy skies. From the night of April 16 to April 17, northern portions of the region will be overcast with light rainfall or rain showers expected in some areas.

South China: April 11 to 13, most of the region will experience light to moderate rain with heavy rainfall or rainstorms expected in some areas, accompanied by occasional thunderstorms and strong, gusty winds. April 14, southernmost areas will be overcast with light rain, while the remainder will be cloudy. April 15 to 16, most of the south will be sunny to cloudy. April 17, western parts will be overcast with light rain.

Southwest China: April 11 to 12, eastern Tibet and eastern sections of the southwest will see light to moderate rainfall with heavy rain expected in portions of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. April 13 to 14, southern Sichuan and most of Yunnan will be under overcast skies with light rainfall, while some places will receive moderate rain. April 16 to 17, eastern sections of the region will see light to moderate rainfall. 

Source: National Meteorological Center

(China.org.cn April 8, 2005)