After rain and gales, look forward to calmer weather
Shanghai's meteorological authority issued a yellow alert on Saturday for strong gales, leading to the suspension of ferry operations and cancellation of some events.
The city experienced showers and thunderstorms on Friday night and Saturday morning, with a yellow alert for thunderstorms and a blue for gales issued by the meteorological center.
The thunderstorm alert was lifted at 8am today as the rain began to abate, while the meteorological center upgraded the gale alert from blue to yellow at 1:30pm, warning of winds of up to force 10 (24.5-28.3m/s).
According to the center, about half of the city has experienced winds of force 8 in the past 24 hours, with some areas hit by gusts of force 10.
A tree was downed on Saturday in suburban Minhang District
The upgraded alert forced operators of ferries across the Huangpu River to suspend services, and cruise services on Suzhou Creek were also paused.
Traffic police imposed a speed limit of 60 kilometers per hour on all highways in the city.
American rock band Image Dragons' concerts in Shanghai have been cancelled.
The gales also resulted in the cancellation of the 2025 Image Dragons Loom World Tour on Saturday and Sunday at the Shanghai International Circuit, according to China's leading ticketing platform Damai. It also said that those who have bought tickets for the concerts will be automatically refunded.
Some music lovers who had arrived at the Circuit before the announcement posted photos and videos on social media, stating that the wind was so strong the cancellation was reasonable.
A Weibo user posted a video showing the strong wind outside the Shanghai International Circuit.
A PE test for graduating middle school students in the Pudong New Area scheduled on Saturday was also postponed.
The rain and wind brought down the temperature in the city. The highest temperature recorded at the downtown Xujiahui weather station was 20.3 degrees Celsius, which decreased to 13 degrees at dusk.
There will be some occasional light rain tonight, but it will stop after midnight, and tomorrow will be clear to cloudy, with temperature between 10 and 18 degrees, said forecasters.
The wind force will decrease on Sunday.
Next week will be mainly sunny with showers predicted around Saturday, and the temperature will rise up to 31 degrees.
