Weekly forecast: Sunny, cooler weather in Beijing; rain in Shanghai Sunday

Beijing: Mostly sunny with little rain; cool mornings and evenings

Beijing is forecast to be mostly sunny over the coming week, with a low chance of precipitation each day. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, high pressure will extend northeastward, and skies will be sunny. The low will be 6°C and the high 15°C. Wednesday, Oct. 28, will be sunny with some clouds, and the low will fall to 1°C, making mornings and evenings cool. Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30, will also be sunny, with highs of 19°C and 18°C, respectively, and relatively mild daytime conditions. Saturday, Oct. 31, will be sunny with some clouds. The high will reach only 12°C, making it the coolest day of the week during the daytime. Sunday, Nov. 1, will be sunny, as will Monday, Nov. 2, when the low will fall to 1°C again.

Shanghai: Mostly sunny, with rain on Sunday

Shanghai will be mostly sunny this week, with cloudy skies or rain on only a few days. Tuesday, Oct. 27, will be cloudy before skies clear, with a low of 16°C; Wednesday, Oct. 28, will be sunny, with a low of 14°C. On Thursday, Oct. 29, a low-pressure trough will move southeastward, and skies will be cloudy. Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, will turn sunny, with highs of 24°C on both days, making them among the warmest daytime periods of the week. Sunday, Nov. 1, is forecast to be sunny with occasional rain, with a high of 21°C. People heading out can bring rain gear. Skies will turn sunny again on Monday, Nov. 2, with a high of 19°C.

Guangzhou stays sunny and hot; Chengdu sees occasional clouds

Guangzhou will be sunny all week, while Chengdu will be mostly sunny with occasional cloudy periods. In Guangzhou, highs will reach 33°C on Tuesday, Oct. 27, Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Lows will range from 23°C to 24°C, and daytime conditions will be hot. Guangzhou will remain sunny on Sunday, Nov. 1, with a high of 32°C; the high will drop to 30°C on Monday, Nov. 2. In Chengdu, skies will turn from cloudy to sunny on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Wednesday, Oct. 28. Thursday, Oct. 29, will be sunny, with a high of 22°C, the warmest daytime conditions of the week. Saturday, Oct. 31, will be cloudy with occasional sunshine, and the low will be 16°C.