Civil Defense has issued an alert for the state of São Paulo for the next few days. A cold front will slowly pass through the region, which should bring persistent rain with a risk of flooding, lightning, gusts of wind and even hail.
In an interview with Now CNNAlexandre Nascimento, director of Nottus Meteorologia, explained that a new low pressure system, different from the one that formed the cyclone that recently hit the state, is from the Amazon to the states of Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
“We continue to be under the influence of the weather, bringing adverse conditions. Obviously, compared to what happened in the middle of the week, it is a different situation, we shouldn’t have that persistent wind,” said the expert. According to him, the The wind that hit São Paulo was a recordhappening without clouds, something that had never happened on the recorded magnitude.
Forecast for the next few days
The current low pressure system will give rise to a cold front that will move slowly over the next few days and should only leave the state of São Paulo on Tuesday. “Until then we have conditions for moderate to heavy rain,” warned the meteorologist.
During the formation of heavy clouds, cumulonimbus clouds may appear, which eventually cause both hail and gusts of wind. Unlike the previous event, these gusts occur in isolation and are not constant, and can reach between 60 and 70 km/h.
Nascimento highlighted that during the morning there were already points with 30 to 50 millimeters of rain in a short period of time, which is considered a significant volume. The situation is likely to hamper work on restoring power in places that are still without supply after the recent windstorm.
Climate change and extreme events
Asked about the ability to , the expert stated that it cannot be said that we were surprised. “Since ECO 92, there has been a warning that everything we are experiencing today could happen and in fact has been happening”, he pointed out.
Nascimento mentioned that, in the specific case of the recent cyclone, there were already signs of its formation the week before the event. “On Saturday and Sunday we were already talking about the possibility of this very intense cyclone. Anticipating three, four days, I believe that will be enough”, he explained.
The meteorologist warned that, as measures to reduce gas emissions are still insufficient. “Even if it reaches zero today, which would be unlikely, we still have an inertia of what is already in the atmosphere”, he concluded.
