The cold air mass that affects the center-south of the country continues to influence the climate in much of Brazil today (20). As Subtropical Storm Yakecan moves out into the ocean, temperatures begin to rise.
The cold wave warning – issued by the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) – remains until 11 pm today (20), affecting the South, Southeast, Midwest and south center of Rondônia.
With less intensity, the cold wave reaches the center-south and extreme west of Bahia, eastern region of Tocantins, south of Pará and Amazonas, central-north of Rondônia and all of Acre.
record cold
According to Inmet, the work of Yakecan intensified the strong mass of cold air on the continent, with snow registered from the dawn of the 17th in areas of the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina and in the south of Paraná, in addition to frost in the Serra Mantiqueira. , with a minimum temperature of -0.1°C in Campos do Jordão (SP).
At dawn yesterday (19), the coldest temperature in the country was recorded in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with -2.4ºC in the Itatiaia National Park. Also yesterday, the Federal District recorded the lowest temperature in its history, with 1.4ºC in the satellite city of Gama. Earlier today, the same weather station recorded 3.2ºC. On the 18th, São Paulo had the lowest maximum temperature in the month of May since 1961, with 12.3°C.
Still under the influence of the Subtropical Yakecan Storm, the city of Rio de Janeiro registered moderate wind gusts between 6:00 and 7:00 am at Marambaia (40.7 km/h), Vidigal (28.8 km/h) and Guaratiba stations. (26.8 km/h). Between 7 am and 8 am, the winds reached 52.2 km/h at Forte de Copacabana and 34.5 km/h at Vidigal.
Rio remains in the mobilization stage with very strong winds forecast for the early afternoon, which can exceed 76km/h. According to Alerta Rio, the sky is cloudy to partially cloudy throughout the day, with isolated light rain forecast at any time and stable temperatures, with a maximum of 24°C.
The Hangover Warning, issued by the Brazilian Navy, warns of the occurrence of waves of 2.5 to 4 meters until 9 pm today. For Saturday (21), there is no forecast of rain, despite the cloudiness. Between Sunday (22) and Tuesday (24), cloudiness reduces and there is no forecast of rain for the city of Rio.
Rains in the North and Northeast
According to Inmet, the cold front that moves over the coast of Bahia, associated later with the high convergence of humidity coming from the Atlantic Ocean, causes heavy rains from Sergipe to Pernambuco until Sunday. The accumulated rainfall in the period may be close to 150 mm in Sergipe and Alagoas.
There is also a Meteorology alert for heavy rains in northeast Pará, north and west of Maranhão, lower Amazon and Amapá. The highest accumulated rainfall in 24 hours, until 7 am today, were recorded in Bragança (PA) (120.4 mm), Capitão Poço (PA) (75.8 mm) and Ribeira do Amparo (BA) (62.4 mm). mm).
