Shanghai won't be too hot or rainy during the Olympics period, according to the city's weather bureau yesterday.

On Thursday, the city will be cloudy with mild winds for the first football match at Shanghai Stadium.

Temperatures will be about 30 to 32 degrees Celsius during the match, from 5pm to 8pm. Temperatures for the second match from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. are expected to further drop.

The bureau has been monitoring the weather every three hours around Shanghai Stadium since July 25. It will step up observations every hour during the Games to enable precise forecasts, officials said.