Cloud cover continues

The weather will be cloudy from Thursday to Saturday with rain forecast to return on Sunday, the local weather bureau said Wednesday.

After the high temperature hit 29 C Wednesday, the city will cool down for the rest of the week, with temperatures ranging from 17 C to 25 C, the weather bureau said.

Wednesday was xiaoman, the Chinese solar term that marks an increase in temperatures and the beginning of summer in many places in China. Although Shanghai typically enters summer after xiaoman, the city has yet to experience an average temperature of 22 C for five consecutive days this year.