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It's winter! It's been here since Friday

Metro | Weather
2009-11-18

THE city has been in winter since Friday, weathermen announced yesterday. It's the earliest start of the cold season in 28 years. The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said the early winter was caused by the...

City's fog, rain ground 20,000

Metro | Weather
2009-11-10

FOG and rain left at least 20,000 passengers stranded at Hongqiao and Pudong airports yesterday, as nearly 200 flights were delayed and canceled. Among them were about 70 overseas flights, mostly to Hong Kong,...

Cooler days, rain coming

Metro | Weather
2009-11-9

RAIN and cooler weather are expected this week as another cold front hits the city, weathermen said yesterday. The temperature will drop under 20 degrees Celsius toward the end of the week, but the chill won't...

Weather forecast to take chilly turn

Metro | Weather
2009-10-31

A STRONG cold front is on the way and temperatures could drop by 13 degrees Celsius over the next two days, according to weather experts. The lowest temperature was expected to average 6 degrees in the early hours...

City to get eight-day weather forecasts

Metro | Weather
2009-9-8

FROM this month weather forecasters will be able to give predictions eight days in advance in preparation for Shanghai World Expo. Weathermen will be sent to the Expo zone from the beginning of next year to offer...

Hot and wet: 2009 summer of extremes

Metro | Weather
2009-9-3

IT will probably come as no surprise to long-time Shanghai residents that the summer of 2009 has been an unusual one. Now it's official: The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday that there were twice as...

Storms ahead for school semester

Metro | Weather
2009-8-31

YESTERDAY'S cooler temperatures marked a temporary farewell to the scorching summer, with forecasters predicting a cooler week ahead. Temperatures will fluctuate between 22 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees in the...

Hot, stormy weather in the forecast

Metro | Weather
2009-8-24

THE temperature is expected to rise again this week even though the Chinese lunar calendar shows the summer heat should have passed. Yesterday was Chu Shu, a date on the lunar calender that indicates the heat has...

Heat, rain - expect more of the same

Metro | Weather
2009-8-19

CONDITIONS varying between heat, thunder and rain are expected to last for another five days, according to city weather authorities. Shanghai Meteorological Bureau officials said temperatures were rising again...

Heat wave forecast to scorch the city this week

Metro | Weather
2009-8-17

SUMMER is coming back with a vengeance this week as daily highs are forecast to range between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius. According to the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, it will turn sunny starting today - ending...