High temperatures continue in north China华北地区持续高温A heat wave over northern China will continue until Sunday, the country's national observatory forecast Friday.

中国国家天文台5-24预测，中国北方的热浪将持续到周日。

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) continued to issue a high-temperature alert Friday, with temperatures in parts of Liaoning, Shandong and Yunnan provinces as well as Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region likely to reach 37-39 degrees Celsius.

国家气象中心周五继续发布高温预警，辽宁、山东、云南部分地区以及内蒙古自治区的气温可能达到37-39摄氏度。

On Thursday, 19 cities and counties in Shandong, Hebei and other provinces saw record high temperatures for May in recent years.

周四，山东、河北和其他省份的19个市县出现了近年来最高气温。

From Friday to next Monday, cold air is expected to move into most areas of north China and bring readings down by 6 to 10 degrees Celcius, ending the recent hot spell, the NMC said.

国家气象中心表示，从周五到下周一，冷空气将进入华北大部分地区，气温将下降6至10摄氏度，结束近期的高温天气。

South China will see heavy rain from Friday evening to next Tuesday, with the possibilities of showers and thunderstorms in some areas.

从周五晚上到下周二，华南地区将有大雨，部分地区可能会有阵雨和雷雨。

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