Late-Season Cold Grips Southeast as Heavy Rains Batter Bahia and North

Overview

• Rio logged 12.1°C and São Paulo 10.8°C on Tuesday, the lowest October readings in a decade, as a polar air mass held daytime highs near 20°C in the capital paulista.
• In São Paulo, the state kept cold-weather alerts in force, activated an emergency shelter at Pedro II metro station, and the city’s Operation Baixas Temperaturas expanded nightly support for people on the streets.
• Inmet maintained alerts for heavy rain and strong winds across the North and Northeast, with risk of 60–100 mm of rain and gusts up to 60–100 km/h, targeting areas including northern Minas, Espírito Santo and especially Bahia.
• Bahia reported service disruptions as ferry operations were reduced in Salvador, power outages hit Porto Seguro and Teixeira de Freitas, a university campus lost electricity after storm damage, and streets flooded in Vitória da Conquista.
• Local impacts in São Paulo’s interior included fallen trees and water service interruptions in Piracicaba, while forecasts point to cold mornings through the week with possible frost in higher elevations and additional fronts late in the period.