By: Harris Cooley
We travel to Shanghai for the second race of this 2025 F1 season and find some mostly pleasant weather while out there. A deep Low pressure system Northeast of the site toward Japan will induce a High pressure system that will be sitting just east of Shanghai over the East China Sea. This will keep a steady westerly flow over the region through the weekend with pockets of gusty winds in the afternoon.
Friday and Saturday will be clear and mostly calm with the only threat to teams being high track temps. Sunday presents a bit more of a challenge as a band of scattered light rain is forecasted to be moving through the region. Chances are low as of now for any major impacts to the track or that the precipitation materializes at all, though it is worth mentioning after the major impacts of the rain to last week's race. I will keep a close eye on these rain chances and any impacts to the race. For now, we can expect clouds to set in that afternoon with a small possibility of short-lived rain. See below for metric graphic...
Friday and Saturday will be clear and mostly calm with the only threat to teams being high track temps. Sunday presents a bit more of a challenge as a band of scattered light rain is forecasted to be moving through the region. Chances are low as of now for any major impacts to the track or that the precipitation materializes at all, though it is worth mentioning after the major impacts of the rain to last week's race. I will keep a close eye on these rain chances and any impacts to the race. For now, we can expect clouds to set in that afternoon with a small possibility of short-lived rain. See below for metric graphic...
