Scattered Thunderstorms To Spread Northward Next Week

 

Kansas City, January 30 (World Weather, Inc.) – Rain was erratic and light in coffee production areas Thursday. The precipitation may be similar today through Sunday before a gradual increase in rainfall from south to north takes place across key coffee areas. Bahia, northern Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo will receive rain by the end of next week. Minas Gerais will be wettest Monday into Wednesday and Zona de Mata should also receive rain by mid- to late-week next week.

 

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Many coffee production areas were unaffected by significant rain Thursday. Showers occurred randomly across central Minas Gerais and from northern Sao Paulo into northern Parana. Rain totals reached 16 millimeters in northern Sao Paulo – mostly outside of coffee areas – and reached 3 millimeters in a part of Cerrado Mineiro, central Minas Gerais and northern Parana.

 

Highest temperatures Thursday were in the upper 20s and lower 30s Celsius most often. However, a few middle and upper 30s were noted in the driest areas of central Bahia, northern and eastern Minas Gerais and from Zona de Mata into Rio de Janeiro. Extreme highs reached 39 in both Zona de Mata and northeastern Minas Gerais.
Very little rain will fall in coffee production areas through Sunday. Totally dry weather is not expected, but the showers that evolve from Parana to southern Sul de Minas will be very brief and light giving way to net drying conditions in most areas. Rainfall will vary from 1 to 15 millimeters with a couple of greater amounts. Coffee areas further north will be left dry.

 

A notable increase in showers and thunderstorms will evolve across the heart of coffee country next week. The precipitation will increase in Sul de Minas and Sao Paulo Sunday into Monday and gradually expand northward to Bahia by late week while continuing daily further to the south. Daily rainfall will be erratic with the majority of production areas impacted at one time or another by this time next week. Rainfall will vary from 8 to 20 millimeters with local totals to 40 each day. Totals by the end of the week next week will vary from 10 to 25 millimeters in Bahia and northern Minas Gerais and 30 to 70 millimeters in most other areas from Sul de Minas southward into Parana. Local totals to near 85 millimeters will be possible, but only in a few locations. Zona de Mata, northeastern Minas Gerais and Bahia will all get relief from recent weeks of very dry conditions, but the rainfall may be erratic and light suggesting a need for additional generalized rain.

 

Additional showers and thunderstorms will occur in the February 7-10 period with Minas Gerais, Zona de Mata and some southern Espirito Santo locations wettest. The moisture will further improve soil and crop conditions. Bahia and northern Espirito Santo will continue receiving the lightest rainfall and some areas from southwestern Sao Paulo into Parana may experience a little net drying, as well. Most of the coffee crop will benefit from next week’s rain and that which prevails into the following weekend.

 

Very little change in daily temperatures will occur through the next ten days. Highs in the upper 20s and lower to middle 30s will occur most often with some upper 30s possible in rain-free areas periodically. Lowest temperatures at night will be mostly in the middle teens to lower 20s.