Cold wave drops temperatures in Brazil next week

It’s time to separate the coats. Next week there will be a cold wave that will hit almost all of Brazil and drop the thermometers to 12 degrees. The country’s meteorological services promise this.

The most affected areas are expected to be the south, southeast and midwest. In São Paulo, the temperature can drop below 10 degrees. There is a possibility of snow in the south and frost can occur in Curitiba.

On social media, the phenomenon has been dubbed the “polar explosion,” but meteorologists say the term is unofficial. What is happening is the advance of a very dense polar mass that should rise from the south pole towards South America.

The event will also coincide with the passage of an extratropical cyclone that will bring in moisture. Therefore, there is snow forecast for next Tuesday and Wednesday for the Rio Grande do Sul mountains and some cities in Santa Catarina.

Also from 19 to 22 May there will be frost in many municipalities that should affect the south, south and west of São Paulo, south of Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais. It can even occur in urban areas like Curitiba, according to meteorologists.

Time is ticking and weather models are insisting on a historic arctic eruption for May next week. The Canadian model shows South America covered by the arctic air of Patagonia south of Maranhão. pic.twitter.com/xdJRuP73dk

— Daniel Lisboa (@dani_lisbo) 11 May 2022

The intense cold won’t even out the North. The temperature drop will reach states like Acre and Rondônia, causing the second consecutive cold event in the month.

On a note, the cold should stay for another week, according to MetSul Meteorologia. When the American CFS climate model was consulted, it was realized that the low temperature pattern in the southern region would continue until the end of the month.

Negative thermometers in May are atypical. Characteristic of this cold La NinaThe phenomenon of lowering the temperature of the Pacific Ocean. It started in the late winter of last year and continues to have consequences to this day.

This year was responsible for severe droughts that led to the loss of entire corn and soybean crops in the affected countries. Experts expected the atmosphere to stabilize with the arrival of autumn, but signs suggest La Niña remains stable and strong.