Shanghai residents can look forward to sunshine with slightly higher temperature over the next several days, meteorologists predicted yesterday. But they also warned that a cold air mass may blow chilly winds to the city at the weekend.
"Under the control of a stable high pressure system, clear sky is likely to prevail through next four or five days in the city," said Dai Xinfu, the city's chief meteorologist.
However, a cold front from northern China and a low pressure trough may bring rain and temperature will fall at the weekends, he added.
Today's high is expected to be 6 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees lower than yesterday's, according to the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau. The low could be 3 degrees, unchanged from yesterday's.
Residents may have a sunny holiday on New Year's Day on Wednesday, with a high of 7 to 8 degrees Celsius and a low of 3 degrees Celsius, meteorologists forecasted.
This week's average temperature may hover around 6 degrees, while the extreme low could reach 1 degree below zero, probably at the weekend, the bureau reported.
Dai cautioned that people should still be careful and wear warm clothes since it's still the winter season.
(eastday.com December 30, 2002)
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