Weather heats up

Summer is set to officially arrive with the daily average temperature for the next two days expected to exceed 22 degrees Celsius, according to the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau.

May 21 was Xiaoman, or small grains, the eighth solar term in the Chinese calendar which indicates that grain seeds are in full growth. 

Under brilliant sunshine, the high was 28.5 degrees Celsius at the benchmark Xujiahui weather station, with a low of 17.6 degrees.

Shanghai's official summer will be announced after five days in a row with a more than 22-degree daily average temperature. 

As of May 21, the city had experienced three days with a daily average temperature of over 22 degrees. 

The mercury is set to range from 19 to 31 degrees on Wednesday, 20 to 33 on Thursday and 21 to 33 on Friday.

The bureau said summer generally began in late May or early June. 

The city also had an early summer in 2017 and 2018, when it arrived on May 18 and May 12, respectively.

However, clouds will increase on Saturday and  there will be rain overnight with temperatures in the 20s.