Storm alert lifted while gale alarm remains

Trains linking Jinshan District to downtown were suspended, while the Jiading New Town Station of Metro Line 11 was inundated this morning.

The Jinjiang Amusement Park was also closed due to the rainfall over safety concern.

Shanghai removed its blue alert for Typhoon Fitow at noon yesterday, but a blue alert for rain was upgraded to yellow, the third highest level in a four level system, last night. Heavy rain is expected today, but it will die down later and dry days are forecast for the rest of the week.

Temperatures will be between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius today and range from 19 to 27 degrees after that.

Cloudy weather is forecast for tomorrow until the weekend when it should be sunny again.

Today is hanlu, or “cold dew,” in the Chinese lunar calendar, an indication of chilly weather ahead. After hanlu, a cold front will be active and temperatures are expected to drop quickly.

Shanghai Meteorological Bureau issued the year’s first typhoon blue alert, the lowest level, at 9am on Sunday, warning authorities to take precautions and halting group outdoor activities and work on high-rises.

From 8am on Sunday to yesterday afternoon, most of the city suffered heavy rainfall.