More rain predicted for week, may linger longer

Wet and overcast weather is set to dominate the winter sky of Shanghai and surrounding cities in the Yangtze River Delta region for at least another week, following Sunday's brief return of sunshine, weather authorities said.

It may dampen the mood of the area's residents, who have experienced an unusually sunless and wet winter since December.

"I only saw sunshine twice so far in 2019," a Shanghai netizen said on social media. "We should watch the wandering sun instead of The Wandering Earth," a reference to the recent Chinese movie.