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Comments twitter facebook Sina Microblog reddit BEIJING, Feb. 15 -- China's top observatory forecast Saturday that rain and snow willsweep a vast part of the country over the next three days to challenge a new period ofheavy holiday traffic.
From Saturday to Monday, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southwestern China, and mostregions to the east of the plateau will be pelted by a new round of precipitation, theNational Meteorological Center (NMC) said in a statement.
On Saturday, snow will fall in the south of Tibet Autonomous Region and the southeast ofQinghai Province, with some parts dumped with heavy snow or snowstorms, the centersaid.
Rain and snow will then move eastward from Sunday to Monday.
The weather will likely disrupt the upcoming return-trip travel peak in China's chunyun, aperiod of travel rush around the country's Lunar New Year. A large number of migrantworkers and students will be on their return journeys in the next few days.
This year's chunyun runs from Jan. 16 to Feb. 24. Chinese passengers are expected tomake 3.62 billion trips during the period, with road trips hitting 3.2 billion, according to thetransport authority.
The NMC warned the affected regions to take precautions against negative impacts of therain and snow on transportation.
The center also issued a yellow alert for smog in Beijing, Tianjin and some areas in theprovinces of Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi, partly triggered by firecrackersand fireworks set off Friday to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
China's meteorological alerts are labeled blue, yellow, orange and red as the severityascends.
（Editor：HuangJin、Yao Chun）
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