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Shock weather forecasts due to technical glitch

By Zheng Jinran | China Daily | Updated: 2018-02-13 12:55

Residents around the country preparing to celebrate the coming Spring Festival have been surprised by some unexpected weather forecasts, according to a report from China Youth Daily on Monday. 

Forecasts from various weather services websites and applications on Monday said temperatures in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, would soar to 22 C on Friday, jumping from 4 C on Sunday, Jinan, Shandong province, would see temperatures hit 28 C on Friday and Linyi, another city in Shandong, would see temperatures drop from -3 C on Tuesday to -20 C on Friday. 

The National Meteorological Center said through its official micro blog on Monday that it was a bug in the forecasting services caused by a technical failure. 

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