Xinjiang upgrades and issues a yellow warning for strong winds, with short-term dusty weather in some areas

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Meteorological Observatory upgraded the blue gale warning signal to a yellow gale warning signal at 10:41 on November 8, 2026: At present, easterly winds of force 6-7 have occurred in some areas of the Ili River Valley, northern Tacheng Prefecture, Altay Prefecture, Urumqi City, eastern Changji Prefecture, and northern Hami City. Among them, gusts at wind gaps such as the Laofengkou and Mayitas wind areas in Tacheng Prefecture, the Naohai wind area in Altay Prefecture, and the Wulabo and Hongyanchi areas in Urumqi City have reached force 10-11. It is expected that from daytime today to the night of the 9th, the above areas will still have easterly winds of force 7-8, with gusts at wind gaps of around force 12, and some local areas will be accompanied by short-term dusty weather. Please strengthen precautions.