Forecast for the Easter holiday in the Southeast Region

All states in the Southeast will have rain showers during the long Easter holiday, but the most persistent cloudiness and rain should be observed in São Paulo.

The presence of hot and humid air forms rain clouds in the Southeast, but in general during the afternoon. But the state of São Paulo will be closer to a great low atmospheric pressure that will cause a lot of rain in the south of Brazil during the weekend.

Rainbow in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), by Carolina Monteiro

On Friday, April 7th, the population of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo will be able to count on several hours of sun and heat, but there is a chance of rain showers with lightning in the afternoon and evening, but which should not last for many hours.

In São Paulo, Friday will be cloudy and rain at any time, with a risk of moderate to heavy rain even in Greater São Paulo, Baixada Santista and the South Coast. The longest sunny periods will occur in the north of São Paulo, in the Mantiqueira and Vale do Paraíba regions.

On Saturday, low atmospheric pressure advances over São Paulo, thickening the rain across the state and increasing the conditions for rain also in part of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. In the South of Minas, in the Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba, in Grande Rio and in the Sul Fluminense (Resende, Angra dos Reis, Paraty region) cloudiness will be great all day and rain showers should occur several times, and may be moderate to strong, in a few hours.

In the center-north of Rio de Janeiro, in Espírito Santo, in the center, east and north of Minas Gerais, the sun will still appear strong for several hours, but the chance of showers starting in the afternoon will already be greater than on Friday. The capitals Vitória and Belo Horizonte may also experience rain from the afternoon onwards, with a risk of heavy rain in the capital of Minas Gerais. Only the region of Vale do Jequitinhonha is out of the rain on Saturday.

On Easter Sunday, most areas of Minas Gerais (including BH), Espírito Santo (including Vitória) and Rio de Janeiro will have a muggy day, with sun, increased cloud cover and showers with lightning in the afternoon and afternoon. night.

The region of Grande do Rio, Sul Fluminense, Sul de Minas and the entire state of São Paulo (including Greater São Paulo) spend Easter Sunday with the risk of rain at any time and the sky full of clouds. There is a risk of heavy rain especially in the state of São Paulo.

There is no prediction of cold air entry over the Southeast. The feeling of heat and stuffy air will predominate on the extended holiday. In the state of São Paulo, the temperature is mild due to the excess of clouds and rain. Sul de Minas also has a mild long holiday.