Pay attention to preventing strong winds, lightning, and short-term heavy rainfall. Shanghai is experiencing a "minor heat" and "violent plum blossoms" returning: heavy rainfall from tonight to the day after tomorrow | lightning | the day after tomorrow
Today, the whole country has entered the "Xiaoshu" solar term and started the "steaming on top and boiling on bottom" mode. During the hottest period of the year nationwide, Shanghai is not to be outdone. Today, Shanghai issued a yellow high-temperature warning early on, with the highest temperature reaching 36.6 ℃ as of 14:00.
The high temperature does not mean that there will be plum blossoms in Shencheng. "Violent plum blossoms" will be visiting tonight. Affected by the southward pressure of the Meiyu belt, it is expected that from tonight to the day after tomorrow, there will be local strong convective processes in Shencheng, accompanied by lightning, short-term heavy rainfall, and thunderstorms and strong winds.
Specifically, the main concentrated precipitation periods in Shanghai occur from tonight to tomorrow noon, as well as throughout the day after tomorrow, accompanied by lightning and short-term heavy rainfall. The distribution of rainfall during the process is uneven, with some areas ranging from 50 to 80 millimeters, and some areas ranging from 90 to 120 millimeters. The maximum hourly rainfall intensity is 30 to 50 millimeters.
In terms of strong winds, due to the influence of convective cloud clusters, Shanghai will experience thunderstorms of 7 to 9 levels in some areas from tonight to the day after tomorrow.
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The Municipal Meteorological Bureau reminds that severe weather is more likely to occur in the western and northern regions of Shanghai, such as most of Baoshan, most of Qingpu, northern Jiading, central and eastern Chongming, and some areas in the northern central urban area. Please strengthen prevention measures.
The good news is that in the next two days, the highest temperature will slightly drop to 31 ℃ to 32 ℃, and the high temperature will ease. It is expected that starting from next Monday, with the adjustment of the circulation situation, the subtropical high pressure will strengthen its westward and northward ascent, and Shanghai will experience continuous hot wave weather. Please strengthen the work of heatstroke prevention and cooling.