Northwest China: December 26 to 27, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy. December 28 to 29, affected by streams of cold air, some eastern sections of the region will be overcast with light snow or showers, accompanied by force 4 northerly winds. December 30 to January 1, western and northern sections will have light to moderate snowfall, while eastern sections of the region will be sunny to cloudy with higher temperatures.

North China: December 26 to 27, most of the region will be under sunny to cloudy skies. December 28 to 29, affected by streams of cold air, some of northernmost parts will be overcast with light snow or showers, accompanied by force 4 northerly winds after the precipitation. During the latter half of the week, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with higher temperatures.

Northeast China: December 26, most parts will experience force 4 to 5 northerly winds. December 27 to 28, most parts will be dominated by sunny skies. December 29 to 30, affected by streams of cold air, southern and easternmost parts will be overcast with light snowfall and force 4 to 5 northerly winds. During the latter half of the week, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy with warmer weather.

Central China: December 26 to 27, central and northern sections will be cloudy to sunny while southern sections will be overcast with light rainfall or showers. December 28, most of the region will turn to be cloudy with possible fog in some areas. December 29 to 31, affected by streams of both cold and warm airs, most of the region will receive light to moderate rainfall or snow from north to south. January 1, most of the region will enjoy sunshine skies.

East China: December 26 to 27, northern parts will have force 4 northerly winds with light to moderate snow expected in the Shandong Peninsula. The rest parts will see sunny to cloudy skies. December 28, most of the region will turn to be cloudy with fogs in some areas. December 29 to 31, most of the region will expect light to moderate rainfall or snow from north to south.

South China: December 26 to 28, some of the south will be overcast with light to moderate rainfall or showers. December 30 to January 1, most of the region will see light to moderate rainfall.

Southwest China: During the week, most of Tibet and eastern sections of the region will have overcast and snowy (rainy) skies. December 26 to 27, eastern Tibet will meet light to moderate snowfall with heavy snow possible in some places, while eastern sections of the region will get light to moderate rainfall with heavy rain in some areas. December 28, some eastern section will continue to experience light to moderate rainfall or showers. December 28 to 30, most of the region will have precipitation from west to east. December 31 to January 1, most of Tibet will see snowfall.

Source: National Meteorological Center

(China.org.cn December 23, 2005)