Beijing sees first snow this spring as temperatures drop across northern China
Heavy snow forecast in Hebei, Henan and Shandong provinces until Wednesday afternoon
Beijing had its first spring snow this season on Tuesday, as a cold front spread across northern China.
The National Meteorological Centre issued a yellow alert for snow at 10am, forecasting heavy snow in southern and eastern Hebei province, eastern Henan province and parts of Shandong province till early afternoon on Wednesday.
China has a four-colour warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
In Beijing, the northern and western parts of the city could see heavy snowfall of approximately 3mm to 5mm, with the remainder of the city likely to have receive between 1mm and 3mm, according to a report from Chinanews.com.
