40.1 Degree Celsius! Shanghai Issues The Fifth Red Alert for High Temperatures

Shanghai updated an orange alert for high temperatures to a red alert, and the highest temperature once again surpassed 40 degrees Celsius.

Affected by the wind and rain brought by the typhoon, the heat in southern China has dropped significantly, and the high temperature in the northeast and north China has also dropped due to frequent rainfall. The area between the north and south rain belts continued to remain high temperatures. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in Shanghai will reach 40 degrees Celsius and there is still no sign of cooling in the next ten days, while short afternoon showers or thunderstorms will frequently occur in the second half of the week.