Weekly forecast: Beijing turns cooler under sunny skies; rain reaches Shanghai Sunday

Beijing mostly sunny, overnight lows fall to 1°C over the weekend

Beijing is forecast to be mostly sunny or partly cloudy over the coming week, with no rain in the forecast. On Monday, Oct. 26, skies will be partly cloudy, with a high of 18°C and a low of 9°C. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, high pressure will be nearby and skies will be sunny, with a high of 15°C. The low on Wednesday, Oct. 28, will be 2°C, and the high on Thursday, Oct. 29, will be 19°C. On Friday, Oct. 30, skies will be sunny, with a high of 17°C and a low of 6°C. Saturday, Oct. 31, will have a high of just 12°C and a low of 1°C. Skies will remain sunny on Sunday, Nov. 1, and the low will also be 1°C.

Shanghai turns rainy Sunday; Chengdu mostly cloudy

Shanghai is forecast to be mostly sunny to cloudy through the week, turning rainy on the final day. Chengdu will be mostly cloudy, with sunny skies only in the middle of the week. On Monday, Oct. 26, a low-pressure trough will be nearly stationary, bringing cloudy skies to Chengdu. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Shanghai will turn from cloudy to sunny, while Chengdu will remain cloudy. Chengdu will continue to be cloudy on Wednesday, Oct. 28. On Thursday, Oct. 29, Shanghai will be cloudy as a low-pressure trough moves southeast, while Chengdu will turn sunny. On Friday, Oct. 30, Shanghai will turn sunny, with a high of 24°C and a low of 15°C. Chengdu will be partly cloudy, with a high of 21°C. Chengdu will turn cloudy again on Saturday, Oct. 31. On Sunday, Nov. 1, Shanghai will turn from cloudy to rainy; those heading out are advised to bring rain gear. Chengdu will remain cloudy.

Guangzhou sunny every day, highs of 31–34°C

Guangzhou is forecast to be sunny every day over the coming week, with no rain in the forecast. Highs will range from 31°C to 34°C, and lows from 23°C to 24°C. On Monday, Oct. 26, a high-pressure ridge will move north and away, bringing sunny skies, with a high of 33°C and a low of 23°C. The high on Wednesday, Oct. 28, will be 31°C, the lowest of the week. On Friday, Oct. 30, it will rise to 34°C, with a low of 24°C, the highest of the week. Skies will remain sunny on Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1, with highs of 33°C and 32°C, respectively, and lows of 24°C both days.