Milder temperatures and rain are expected in Shanghai later this week, weathermen said, according to Shanghai Morning Post today.

Overcast skies are expected today, tomorrow and Wednesday. Rain will arrive on Thursday or Friday, the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday afternoon.

Partly sunny skies are forecast for the weekend.

Lows will range between two and six degrees Celsius with the high reaching 12 degrees this week, the report said.

Yesterday's high jumped to 11.1 degrees in Xujiahui area, the warmest day since January 12, the report said.

(Shanghai Daily February 18, 2008)