The National Meteorological Center of China has issued a warning on Saturday of a heavy snowstorm in the northeast regions and dense fog in some northern province.

The national observatory said snowstorms will probably hit Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northeastern provinces on Saturday and Sunday, with some areas expected to see snowfall of 13 millimeters in Heilongjiang Province.

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The center also said dense fog will reduce visibility in certain areas of Beijing and Tianjin as well as Hebei and Henan provinces to less than 200 meters on Saturday.

Temperatures were forecast to plunge in Inner Mongolia as well as other areas of north and northeast China, by up to 14 degrees Celsius in some regions as a strong cold front sweep across these areas over the next three days.

China has been hit by snowstorm and dense fog since early this week, affecting the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in some areas.

Early this week, the Changchun Longjia International Airport was shut down for a few hours due to heavy snow, the Jilin Airports Group said.

The airport was closed at 3 pm and reopened at 7:30 pm, delaying more than 50 flights and stranding thousands of passengers.

In Liaoning, more than 90 flights were delayed and over 2,000 passengers were stranded at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport.

Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, had its heaviest snowfall in two decades Friday, seen as a good omen for the upcoming Tibetan year of the "wooden sheep".

Lhasa residents woke up to a fairytale world Friday morning, as roofs, vehicles and mountaintops were all covered with a thick white blanket.

Friday's snowfall refreshed Lhasa's previous record of 17 mm, reported on March 29, 1998, according to the bureau.

Traffic authorities said the snow did not disrupt traffic in downtown Lhasa nor on the highway linking Tibet with neighboring Sichuan Province.

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