THE recent cold weather is set to continue for a few more days yet, but the sun will shine considerably brighter during the Spring Festival holiday, forecasters said yesterday.

From today through Sunday, the low temperatures will fluctuate between minus 1 and 1 degree Celsius, while the highs will peak at 6 to 8 degrees.

On Monday, however — the first day of the Year of the Monkey — the high will leap to 11 degrees (with a low of 3), before continuing north to 15 degrees on Tuesday, and 17 on both Wednesday and Thursday, the forecasters said.