Formula 1 in Shanghai UBIMET weather forecast 12.04.2016: UBIMET: Some showers likely during Qualifying, mostly dry conditions for the Race

UBIMET: Some showers likely during Qualifying, mostly dry conditions for the Race


Shanghai will host the third Formula 1 race of the season this weekend. UBIMET will deliver high-precision weather information for the race as the meteorological service provider to the FIA.


 The latest weather outlook for Shanghai: quite changeable weather conditions.


On Friday there will be a mix of clouds and hazy sunshine with mostly dry conditions. Temperatures will reach a maximum of 21 degrees Celsius with easterly winds moving in from the coast.


Saturday will see a wet start to the day with periods of rain, then clouds will break for a period, allowing for some glimpses of sky.


However scattered showers and thunderstorms will return in the afternoon ahead of an incoming cold front, and it is possible that this will produce some slick conditions during Qualifying.


There will be moderate to strong southeasterly winds to start, shifting northwesterly later with the arrival of the front. Temperatures will reach a high of 24 degrees Celsius before the cooler air mass moves over the city.


The front will move away and leave behind more settled conditions on race day. There will be dry and mostly sunny weather, with increasing mid and high level clouds in the afternoon and slightly cooler temperatures of up to 20 degrees Celsius.
 


Josef Lukas, Stefanie Normann-Birkholz