World Coffee Weather

Brazil Mostly Dry, Warm Through Sep. 13

By Andy Karst

           Kansas City, September 5 (World Weather, Inc.) – Mostly dry and warm weather will occur in Brazil coffee production regions during the coming eight days. The earliest that showers and thunderstorms can develop over any part of the region would be September 14 and most of those are expected to be light while concentrated in the south.  Coffee areas in west-central Africa will see regular rounds of showers and thunderstorms through the next week that should promote favorable conditions for coffee. 

BRAZIL

        

    An erratic distribution of light showers occurred in coffee areas Thursday. Most of the resulting rainfall was insignificant in relation to evaporation. A few areas received between 1 and 8 millimeters, but coverage was well below 15% leaving most areas dry. High temperatures cooled in southern coffee areas with middle and upper 20s Celsius common except in coastal Sao Paulo where a few upper teens were noted. Highs further north were in the upper 20s and lower 30s except from northern Minas Gerais to central Bahia where readings were 35 to 38.  Lows this morning were 10 to 16 in most areas with readings of 19 to 25 in some northern and eastern areas. 

            Mostly dry weather is expected through Saturday, September 13. Any showers that evolve will be extremely brief and generally insignificant while temperatures are mild to warm. Daily highs will range in the middle 20s and lower 30s most often with a few lower 20s south and a few middle 30s north. Most northernmost crop areas will report extreme high temperatures no warmer than 36. Lowest morning temperatures over the coming week will be 11 to 16 in the south and 14 to 21 in the north. 

            Rain chances will increase after September 13, but most of the precipitation is expected to be light and erratically distributed across parts of coffee country. Southern areas will be influenced initially. Temperatures will not change much from September 13-18.