The heatwave and humidity lingering over much of north China is likely to ease at the weekend with a cool front coming from the north, but the scorching temperatures are likely to continue in much of the south of the country, the Central Meteorological Observatory (CMO) said Thursday.

Visitors from Hebei Province walk at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, July 5, 2010. Chinese meteorological authority said Monday hot weather continues to scorch many parts of the country. The highest temperature of Beijing reached 40.3 degrees Celsius on Monday. [Xinhua]

More than half of China's provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions saw temperatures exceed 35 degrees Celsius Thursday, a CMO meteorologist said.

Most of central and western China and parts of the east would have maximum temperatures ranging from 35 to 37 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperatures in parts of Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Shanxi would exceed 40 degrees.

The CMO forecast said hot weather in most of north China would dissipate under a cool front around July 31, but the south region will continue to sweat it out.

According to CMO, temperatures in northwestern Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Chongqing and Hunan reached 37 degrees Celsius Wednesday, and some areas saw the mercury hit 44.5 degrees.

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