Chinese GP weather forecast
Smatterings of cloud hang above the Shanghai International Circuit on Thursday, but the temperature is in the lovely mid 20s.
The prospect of rain for Friday and Saturday is remote, although local forecasts are predicting a slight chance of a shower on Sunday, when the Chinese grand prix will be held over 56 laps.
Shanghai is, meanwhile, likely to be getting dark towards the end of the race. Sunday's grand prix is scheduled to begin at 3pm local, and sunset is expected to occur shortly after five.
10/14/08 Early indications are the weekend is going to be dry. Several weather forecasts predict dry weather on Friday and Saturday, with a small chance of light rain on Sunday.
Last year the imminent approach of Typhoon Krosa threatened an extremely wet race. But as the storm changed course the track was hit by a series of showers that were enough to make the track wet at first, but dried out as the race progressed.
In terms of temperature the weekend promises similar conditions to what the teams found in Fuji, but perhaps 4-5C warmer, putting temperatures in the low to mid-20s.