Rain To Induce More Flowers Parana To Southern Sul de Minas  

By Drew Lerner

Kansas City, September 9 (World Weather, Inc.) – Rain impacted areas from northern Parana to southernmost Sul de Minas Tuesday and additional rain will occur in the same areas through the weekend offering plenty of moisture to support flowering. Follow up rain will be needed later this month and into October to assure successful pollination and cherry setting. The longer range outlook is favorable for follow up rain. Northern coffee areas will stay dry and warm.

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Rain Tuesday occurred from northern Parana to southernmost portions of Sul de Minas. Amounts through 0100 CDT today (0600 GMT) ranged from 28 to 51 millimeters except in interior southern Sul de Minas where totals were rarely more than 6 millimeters. Dry weather dominated areas to the north from northern Sul de Minas to Bahia.

Temperatures were cooler in the rainy areas with highs limited to the lower 20s from northern Parana through eastern and southern Sao Paulo to portions of Zona de Mata. In contrast, highs of 35 to 37 occurred from northern Minas Gerais to central Bahia. Most other highs were in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

Today’s rain will be much lighter than that which fell Tuesday and it will shift north into a larger part of Sul de Minas and Rio de Janeiro. Totals in these areas and in parts of Sao Paulo will range from 1 to 8 millimeters with local totals to 13 millimeters.

A new wave of greater rain is expected in Parana and Sao Paulo Thursday and Friday that will generate another 15 to 40 millimeters of rain. However, like the previous rain event, the precipitation will diminish greatly once it reaches into Sul de Minas and Rio de Janeiro during the weekend. Totals in those areas will vary from 1 to 10 millimeters with an isolated amount that could get to 20 millimeters. Random showers of light intensity are expected Monday and Tuesday of next week from Zona de Mata to Parana with rainfall of 1 to 8 millimeters each day and local totals as great as 13.

Rain during the balance of next week and into the following weekend is expected to be more restricted with daily showers producing a trace to 6 millimeters of rain from coastal Bahia to Rio de Janeiro and a few Sul de Minas locations. Some greater rain will fall infrequently in Parana and southwestern Sao Paulo with totals possibly getting over 20 millimeters briefly late next week.

Overall, sufficient rainfall will occur from Parana to Sao Paulo to support flowering. There may also be some flowering in parts of Rio de Janeiro and southern Sul de Minas, but Zona de Mata may not get enough moisture to induce such conditions. Northern portions of Sul de Minas may also require greater rain for more flowering, although a part of the region received significant rain last week. Dry weather will prevail in Bahia, northern Minas Gerais and northern Espirito Santo. These areas are expected to be mostly dry and warm for an extended period of time. Cerrado Mineiro will also receive minimal rainfall for a while, although a few sporadic showers will be possible.

Temperatures will remain hot in the far north and mild to cool in the south. Highs through the weekend will vary in the upper teens through the middle 20s from Parana to Sao Paulo with the rainy days coolest. Some of the more sunny days in the south will generate highs well into the 20s. Daily highs a little further north from northern parts of Sul de Minas and Cerrado Mineiro northward to Bahia will mostly be in the upper 20s through the middle 30s. Extreme highs in the upper 30s will prevail in northern Minas Gerais and parts of central Bahia. Lowest morning temperatures will be mostly in the teens and lower 20s with a few extremes of 10 to 12 in the heavier rainfall areas.