The China Meteorological Administration continued to issue a blue alert for sandstorms at 06:00 on May 5th.

Affected by the cold air and strong winds, some areas in the southern Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, central and western Inner Mongolia, northern Gansu, Ningxia, central and northern Shaanxi, central and southern Shanxi, central and northern Henan, southern Hebei, western Shandong, northern Anhui, and northwestern Jiangsu are expected to experience sandstorms or dusty weather from 08:00 on May 5th to 08:00 on May 6th. In particular, there will be local occurrences of dust storms in western Inner Mongolia, western Gansu Hexi Corridor, northern Ningxia, and northwestern Shaanxi.