Beijing keeps a weather eye out
BEIJING – The weather will be mainly overcast but favorable for the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony tomorrow, according to the China Meteorological Administration
There was a possibility of a brief shower tomorrow afternoon, while the temperature would be between 25 degrees and 30 degrees Celsius.
More than 100,000 athletes, performers and spectators are expected to attend the opening ceremony in the National Stadium, the “Bird’s Nestâ€.
Qiao Lin, National Meteorological Center of CMA chief forecaster, said the capital would not have extreme weather in the next week.
Yu said the Beijing Olympic Meteorological Service Center would provide three-hour weather forecasts for all Olympic venues 72 hours in advance.
“We will also provide weather forecasts for every hour, 24 hours in advance, for special sports events,” he said.
Four satellites will take cloud images every 15 minutes, while 186 automated weather stations around the city will gather data every five minutes.
Meanwhile, the four US cyclists, who walked out of Beijing airport wearing masks on Tuesday, have apologised for their behavior.
Michael Friedman, Sarah Hammer, Bobby Lea and Jennie Reed issued a statement saying: “We offer our sincere apologies to BOCOG, the city of Beijing, and the people of China if our actions were in any way offensive. That was not our intent,” the message read.
SONG BIRDS: West End star Sarah Brightman and Liu Huan, China’s most versatile singer, will perform towards the end of the opening ceremony tomorrow.
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