The heat wave that has hit Brazil since April 22nd is expected to intensify even further and last at least until May 10th, according to Climatempo. This is the fourth heat wave that the country has faced since the beginning of the year.
“The high pressure system at medium levels of the atmosphere continues to block the advance of rain over the affected areas, in addition to intensifying air circulation, which prevents the formation of intense rain clouds and raises temperatures even further”, informs the Climate weather.
In the entire area of the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso do Sul and in parts of Paraná, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso and Goiás, temperatures recorded until May 10 are expected to be up to 5ºC above average.
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued a heat wave-related danger alert, valid until Wednesday (1st), covering Mato Grosso do Sul and parts of Paraná, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso.
In parts of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso and Rondônia, temperatures are expected to be 3ºC to 5ºC above average.
“It is important to highlight that, at this time of year, the heat is usually less intense due to the lower incidence of solar radiation and shorter days. However, this heat wave is bringing typical summer temperatures to the Brazilian autumn, defying the usual climatological expectations for the month of May”, adds Climatempo.
For this Monday (29), the maximum temperatures should reach 30ºC in Curitiba (PR), 31ºC in São Paulo (SP), 34ºC in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 32ºC in Vitória (ES), 31ºC in Belo Horizonte ( MG), 33ºC in Campo Grande (MS), 34ºC in Goiânia (GO) and 37ºC in Cuiabá (MT). The forecasts are from Inmet.
Risk of storms
Inmet also issued a storm danger warning for almost all of Rio Grande do Sul and southern Santa Catarina. According to the agency, there is a risk of rain between 30 and 60 mm/h or 50 and 100 mm/day, intense winds (60 to 100 km/h), and hail. The alert is valid until Thursday (2).
There is a warning of potential danger of storms, valid until Tuesday (30), for part of Rio Grande do Sul (northwest and northeast of the state) and Santa Catarina (mountain region, Vale do Itajaí, south and west of the state and region metropolitan area of Florianópolis). There is a possibility of rain between 20 and 30 mm/h or up to 50 mm/day, intense winds (40 to 60 km/h), and hail.
Another warning of danger of intense rain is valid until Tuesday and covers the Northeast of the country, specifically Rio Grande do Norte (western, central, eastern and Agreste regions) and Paraíba (Mata Paraibana and Agreste Paraibano). There is a risk of rain between 30 and 60 mm/h or 50 and 100 mm/day and intense winds (60 to 100 km/h).
(Published by Fábio Munhoz)
Source: CNN Brasil
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