Dry air keeps low humidity alert in 14 Brazilian states.

The presence of a large mass of dry air over the interior of Brazil will favor an increase in areas with low relative humidity between Wednesday (July 8th) and Sunday (July 12th), according to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet). This condition extends from the interior of the Northeast Region to a large part of the Central-West, as well as areas in the interior of the Southeast and South regions. The lowest relative humidity values ​​are expected in the afternoons, between 20% and 30%. In these areas, there is a warning of potential risk for low relative humidity throughout the period.

On Wednesday (July 8th), the low humidity area will be concentrated in the Northeast Region, particularly in southern Ceará, western Paraíba, Pernambuco, much of Piauí, and southern Maranhão. In the North Region, this condition will occur in Tocantins. In the Central-West, it will cover northern and eastern Mato Grosso, north-central Goiás, and the Federal District. In the Southeast, it will affect north-central Minas Gerais, while in the South Region, it will be restricted to western Paraná.

On Thursday (July 9th), the area of ​​low humidity increases. In the Northeast Region, it extends from western Piauí, southern Maranhão, and western Bahia. In the Central-West, it covers practically all of Mato Grosso, except for the extreme northwest of the state, as well as Goiás, the Federal District, and Mato Grosso do Sul. In the Southeast, it extends through the north, west, and south of Minas Gerais and a large part of the state of São Paulo, except for the coastal strip. In the South Region, the condition is concentrated in north-central Paraná.

Between Friday (July 10th) and Sunday (July 12th), the pattern changes little. In the Northeast Region, low humidity persists over western and southern Piauí, southern Maranhão, and western Bahia. In the Central-West, it remains in Mato Grosso, except in the northwest of the state, in Goiás, in the Federal District, and in Mato Grosso do Sul, except in the extreme south. In the Southeast, the condition continues in northern, western, and southern Minas Gerais and in much of the state of São Paulo, except in the eastern and coastal areas.