The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued, this Thursday morning (2 May), a heat wave warning covering 493 cities in Minas Gerais, including Belo Horizonte. The announcement is valid until Saturday (April 4) and can be extended. A large mass of hot and dry continental air acts in the State and keeps the weather stable with heat and low humidity.
The predicted temperature in Belo Horizonte could reach 32ºC in the next few days. Although the temperature was similar to those recorded in recent days, the change of month was crucial for the heat wave warning. This is because, according to meteorologist Claudemir Azevedo, from Inmet, the average temperature in Belo Horizonte for April is 27.6ºC. The average in May is 25.7ºC.
As the predicted temperatures (31ºC and 32ºC) are 5ºC above the May average, there was a heat wave warning. The temperatures recorded (30ºC) were 3ºC above the April average and, therefore, there was no heat wave, but rather heat episodes.
In parallel to Inmet’s warning, Belo Horizonte’s Civil Defense also warned of the risks of heat. In addition to the high temperatures, the municipal body warned about low humidity in the capital of Minas Gerais.
Recommendations include hydration, avoiding direct exposure to the sun, especially between 10am and 4pm, wearing a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, in addition to reducing physical effort. Civil Defense advises that people prefer light meals and avoid alcoholic drinks. “Avoid children, sick people or elderly people staying in vehicles exposed to the sun”, he suggests.
See the cities on heat wave alert by Inmet:
- Dourados Abbey
- Abaeté
- Open Field
- Acaiaca
- Azucena
- Aguanil
- Aimores
- Beyond Paraíba
- Alfredo Vasconcelos
- Espadrilles
- Alpinópolis
- Alto Caparaó
- Alto Jequitibá
- Alto Rio Doce
- Alvarenga
- Alvinópolis
- Alvorada de Minas
- Serra Protection
- Andrelândia
- Antonio Carlos
- Antonio Dias
- Antônio Prado de Minas
- Araçaí
- Aracitaba
- Araguari
- Araponga
- Arapua
- Araújos
- Araxa
- Bows
- Argyrite
- Astolfo Dutra
- Baldim
- bamboo
- Baron of Cocais
- Baron of Monte Alto
- Barbacena
- Long Bar
- Barroso
- Bela Vista de Minas
- Belmiro Braga
- Belo Horizonte
- Beautiful East
- beautiful valley
- Betim
- Strong Bias
- Spouts
- Biquinhas
- Good Hope
- Good Dispatch
- Bom Jardim de Minas
- Bom Jesus do Amparo
- Bom Jesus do Galho
- Good success
- Bonfim
- Brás Pires
- Braúnas
- Brumadinho
- Buggy
- Prata Waterfall
- Golden Waterfall
- Caetanópolis
- Caeté
- Caiana
- Cajuri
- Camacho
- Beautiful field
- Middle Field
- Campos Altos
- General Fields
- Canaan
- Canapolis
- Green Cane
- Candeias
- Caparaó
- New Chapel
- Capetinga
- White Capim
- Capinópolis
- Captain Andrade
- Capitol
- Caputira
- Caranaíba
- Carandaí
- Carangola
- Caratinga
- Carmesia
- Carmo da Mata
- Carmo do Cajuru
- Carmo do Paranaíba
- Carmo do Rio Claro
- Carmópolis de Minas
- Frowns
- Big house
- Rich Gravel
- Cassia
- Cataguases
- Catas Altas
- High Falls of Norway
- Abaeté cedar
- Centralina
- Farm
- Chalet
- Wheezing
- Cipotânea
- Claraval
- Claudius
- Coimbra
- Conceição da Barra de Minas
- Conception of Ipanema
- Conceição do Mato Dentro
- Conceição do Pará
- Confins
- Congonhas
- Congonhas do Norte
- Conquest
- Counselor Lafaiete
- Counselor Pena
- Score
- coconut Grove
- Cordisburg
- Coroaci
- Coromandel
- Colonel Fabriciano
- Colonel Pacheco
- Colonel Xavier Chaves
- Danta Stream
- Deep Stream
- New Stream
- Crystals
- Cristiano Otoni
- Cruciland
- Fortaleza Cruise
- Curvelo
- Delfinópolis
- Delta
- Uncovered
- Exile of Entre Rios
- Exile of Melo
- Diogo de Vasconcelos
- Dionysus
- Divinesia
- Divine
- Divinolândia de Minas
- Divinópolis
- Dom Cavati
- Dom Joaquim
- Dom Silverio
- Dona Eusebia
- Pains of Campos
- Guanhães pains
- Pains of Indaiá
- Turvo’s Pain
- Doresópolis
- Durandé
- Engineer Caldas
- Between Leaves
- Entre Rios de Minas
- Ervália
- Emeralds
- Happy Waiting
- Dalva star
- Star of Indaiá
- Southern Star
- Eugenópolis
- Ewbank of the Chamber
- Faria Lemos
- Felixlândia
- Fernandes Tourinho
- Irons
- Fervedouro
- Forestry
- Ant
- Minas Fortress
- Minas Fortune
- Funilândia
- Galilee
- guava tree
- Goianá
- Gonzaga
- Valadares Governor
- Grupiara
- Guanhães
- Guapé
- Guaraciaba
- Guarani
- Guarará
- Guidoval
- Guimarânia
- Guiricema
- Iapu
- Ibertioga
- Ibiá
- Ibiraci
- Ibirité
- Ibituruna
- Igarapé
- Igaratinga
- Iguatama
- Ijaci
- Ilicínea
- Imbé de Minas
- Indianapolis
- Ingaí
- Inhapim
- Inhaúma
- Inimutaba
- Ipaba
- Ipanema
- Ipatinga
- Iraí de Minas
- Itabira
- Itabirito
- Itaguara
- Itamarati de Minas
- Itambé do Mato Dentro
- Itanhomi
- Itapecerica
- Itatiaiuçu
- Itaú de Minas
- Itaúna
- Itaverava
- Itueta
- Ituiutaba
- Itumirim
- Itutinga
- Jaboticatubas
- Jaguaraçu
- Japaraíba
- Jeceaba
- Jequeri
- Jequitibá
- Joanesia
- João Monlevade
- Juatuba
- Juiz de Fora
- Prata Lagoon
- Golden Lagoon
- Formosa Lagoon
- Lagoa Santa
- Lajinha
- Lamim
- orange grove
- Lavras
- Leandro Ferreira
- Leopoldina
- Lima Duarte
- Luisburg
- Lamps
- Light
- Mother of God of Minas
- Manhuaçu
- Manhumirim
- Wonders
- Sea of Spain
- Mariana
- Mario Campos
- Maripá de Minas
- Marlieria
- Martinho Campos
- Martins Soares
- Matthew Leme
- Matias Barbosa
- Matipó
- Matozinhos
- Morning
- Medeiros
- Mercês
- mosque
- Minduri
- viewpoint
- Miraí
- Coin
- Moema
- Monte Alegre de Minas
- Mount Carmel
- New address in Minas
- Morro da Garça
- Pilar Hill
- Muriaé
- Mutum
- Naque
- Nazarene
- Nepomuceno
- New Age
- New lime
- New Bridge
- Nova Serrana
- New Union
- Pottery
- Oliveira
- Oliveira Fortes
- Pitangui Jaguar
- Oratories
- Orizânia
- White Cholocate bonbon
- Black gold
- Paineiras
- pains
- Paiva
- Palm
- Parrots
- Pará de Minas
- Paraopeba
- Take care
- Hobby
- Steps
- Patos de Minas
- Sponsorship
- Sponsorship of Muriaé
- Paula Cândido
- Pecanha
- Beautiful stone
- Anta Stone
- Indaiá Stone
- Golden Stone
- Pedrinópolis
- Pedro Leopoldo
- Pedro Teixeira
- Pequeri
- Pequi
- Perdigão
- Partridges
- Pardons
- Parakeet
- Piau
- Piedade of Caratinga
- Piedade of Ponte Nova
- Piedade do Rio Grande
- Piedade of the Generals
- Pepper
- Water drop
- Piracema
- Piranga
- Pirapetinga
- Pirauba
- Pitangui
- Piumhi
- Pocrane
- Pompey
- new bridge
- Porto Firme
- Meadows
- Silver
- Pratápolis
- Pratinha
- President Bernardes
- President Juscelino
- President Kubitschek
- President Olegário
- Prudente de Morais
- General Headquarters
- Queluzito
- Foxes
- Raul Soares
- playground
- Stronghold
- Resende Costa
- Radiance
- Hangover
- stream of snow
- Ribeirão Vermelho
- Upstream
- Casca River
- sweet River
- Rio Espera
- Rio Manso
- Rio Novo
- Paranaíba River
- Piracicaba River
- Pomba River
- Rio Preto
- Ritapolis
- Rock of Mines
- Rodeiro
- Pilgrimage
- Rosário da Limeira
- Sabará
- Sabinopolis
- sacrament
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Bárbara do Leste
- Santa Barbara do Monte Verde
- Santa Bárbara do Tugurio
- Santa Cruz de Minas
- Santa Cruz do Escalvado
- Santa Efigênia de Minas
- Santa Juliana
- Santa Luzia
- Saint Margaret
- Santa Maria de Itabira
- Santana da Vargem
- Santana de Cataguases
- Santana de Pirapama
- Santana do Deserto
- Santana do Garambéu
- Santana do Jacare
- Santana do Manhuaçu
- Santana do Paraíso
- Santana do Riacho
- Santana dos Montes
- Santa Rita de Ibitipoca
- Santa Rita de Jacutinga
- Santa Rita de Minas
- Santa Rita do Itueto
- Santa Rosa da Serra
- Santo Antônio do Amparo
- Santo Antônio do Aventureiro
- Santo Antônio do Grama
- Santo Antônio do Monte
- Santo Antônio do Rio Below
- Santos Dumont
- São Brás do Suaçuí
- Saint Dominic of Sorrows
- São Domingos do Prata
- San Francisco de Paula
- San Francisco do Glória
- Saint Gerard
- São Geraldo da Piedade
- São Geraldo do Baixio
- São Gonçalo do Pará
- São Gonçalo do Rio Below
- Saint Gotthard
- Saint John the Baptist of Glory
- São João del Rei
- São João do Manhuaçu
- Saint John of the East
- Saint John the Evangelist
- Saint John Nepomuceno
- São Joaquim de Bicas
- São José da Barra
- São José da Lapa
- São José da Varginha
- São José do Goiabal
- São José do Mantimento
- São Miguel do Anta
- São Pedro dos Ferros
- São Roque de Minas
- São Sebastião da Vargem Alegre
- São Sebastião do Anta
- São Sebastião do Oeste
- Saint Sebastian of Paradise
- São Sebastião do Rio Preto
- Saint James
- Saint Thomas Aquinas
- São Vicente de Minas
- Sardoá
- Sarzedo
- Fishless
- Senator Cortes
- Senator Firmino
- Lady of Oliveira
- Lady of Porto
- Lady of Remedies
- Sericite
- Serra da Saudade
- Serra do Salitre
- Serro
- Seven lagoons
- Silveirânia
- Simon Pereira
- Simonesia
- Sobrália
- Board
- Taparuba
- Tapira
- Tapiraí
- Taquaraçu de Minas
- Tarumirim
- Teixeiras
- Timothy
- Tiradentes
- Shots
- Tocantins
- Falls
- Three Marys
- Tumiritinga
- Tupaciguara
- Ubá
- Ubaporanga
- Uberaba
- Uberlândia
- Urucania
- Vargem Alegre
- Vargem Bonita
- Verissimo
- New Red
- Vespasian
- Viçosa
- Scallops
- Virginópolis
- Viscount of Rio Branco
- Big Tour
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