Han Ximin

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A COLD snap will drastically bring down the city’s temperatures to 7-8 degrees Celsius starting Saturday.

The cold weather, along with light scattered rain and strong winds, will last for five days, and the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory will consider issuing a yellow alert Friday, according to a news conference yesterday.

“The cold snap will bring down temperatures by 10 degrees and last for about five days. The temperature in the city’s northern and mountainous area is expected to reach 5 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the second half of the year,” chief forecaster Sun Xiaoling said at the news conference.

The temperature will drop slightly by 1-2 degrees tomorrow and Friday when the cold snap starts to affect the city. Between Saturday and Wednesday, the temperature will drop drastically as the cold air is reinforced.

The observatory reminded residents to ensure proper ventilation while taking showers to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, keep warm and drive with care as the roads could be icy and slippery in the cold and wet weather in northern Guangdong.

Meteorological records show the average temperature in the last week of December in past decades stood at 16 degrees Celsius. In the past 10 years, there were seven years with recorded temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius.