Weekly weather forecast: Rain in Shanghai, heat in Guangzhou, cooler conditions in Beijing

Rainy week in Shanghai, with a cloudy-to-sunny turn over the weekend

Shanghai will be mostly rainy this week, turning cloudy and then sunny after Sunday. On October 21 (Wednesday), rain will give way to sunshine, with a 60% chance of rain, a high of 22°C and a low of 16°C. Skies will turn sunny on October 22 (Thursday), and the chance of rain will drop to 10%. Rain will return on October 23 (Friday), with the chance rising to 60%. Rain is expected to be heaviest on October 24 (Saturday), with a 90% chance of rain, a high of 25°C, a low of 21°C and 90% humidity. It will be the rainiest day of the week. On October 25 (Sunday), rain will give way to sunshine, with a high of 28°C and a low of 22°C—the week's highest temperature. Skies will turn overcast on October 26 (Monday), with a high of 26°C and a low of 19°C. On October 27 (Tuesday), skies will be partly cloudy and the chance of rain will fall to 20%, with a high of 21°C and a low of 16°C.

Sunny and hot in Guangzhou, with brief rain on Sunday

Guangzhou will be mostly sunny and hot this week, with brief rain and cooler temperatures only on Sunday. On October 21 (Wednesday), scorching conditions are forecast, with a 10% chance of rain, a high of 35°C and a low of 27°C—the week's highest temperature. Skies will turn sunny on October 22 (Thursday), with a high of 32°C and a low of 23°C. Sunshine will continue on October 23 (Friday), with a high of 33°C and a low of 24°C. Skies will remain sunny on October 24 (Saturday). Rain is forecast on October 25 (Sunday), with the chance rising to 50%; the high will drop to 29°C and the low will be 24°C, making it the day with the week's lowest high temperature. Skies will quickly turn sunny on October 26 (Monday), the chance of rain will fall back to 10%, and the high will rebound to 33°C. On October 27 (Tuesday), temperatures will remain at a high of 33°C and a low of 24°C, with the chance of rain still at 10%.

Beijing turns cooler after sunny skies; Chengdu stays mild and cloudy

Beijing will be mostly sunny this week before turning cooler and cloudier over the weekend. Chengdu will be mostly cloudy, with moderate temperatures. From October 21 (Wednesday) through October 23 (Friday), Beijing will remain sunny, with highs of 17°C and lows of 2–6°C. Skies will be partly cloudy on October 24 (Saturday), with a high of 19°C and a low of 7°C. On October 25 (Sunday), skies will turn overcast, with the high falling to 14°C and the low at 10°C. Skies will turn sunny on October 26 (Monday), with a high of 18°C. Sunny conditions will continue on October 27 (Tuesday), with a high of 15°C and a low of 3°C. Over the same period in Chengdu, skies will remain overcast from October 21 (Wednesday) through October 24 (Saturday), with highs of 18–22°C, lows of 15–16°C and a 40% chance of rain. On October 25 (Sunday), skies will be cloudy with occasional sunny spells, and the high of 23°C will be the week's highest. Overcast skies will continue on October 26 (Monday) and October 27 (Tuesday), with highs of 19–21°C and lows of 16–17°C.