MOST areas in Shanghai should see heavy downpour today under the influence of the outer bands of Typhoon Goni, forecasters warned this morning.

The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau issued a yellow alert for rainstorm (the third highest of four levels) at 9:57am, warning that most areas in the city would be hit and the rainfall could reach over 50 millimeters in six hours.

The temperature ranges between 23 degrees Celsius as a low and 26 degrees as a high.