A cold front will sweep the northern parts of China from Sunday to Wednesday, bringing temperature drops and snow, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast on Sunday.

The center said some parts of north China and northeast China will see temperatures drop 4 to 10 degrees Celsius in the next three days.

From Sunday to Monday, sleet and snow will hit some parts of Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, the NMC said.

Meanwhile, rainfall will moderate and move eastward from southwest China to the regions south of the Yangtze River and some other parts of south China.

The center warned of cold, gales and slippery roads, and suggested keeping warm.