Inmet issues frost alerts for cities in Vale do Paraíba and the Bragança Paulista region

In Campos do Jordão, the highest city in the country and which is under frost warning, the minimum temperature forecast for this Tuesday is 4°C. On Wednesday, the minimum rises to 6°C. During the long holiday, the city recorded frost for two consecutive days, with a minimum temperature of 4.5°C and the formation of a thin layer of ice on cars and vegetation. The first frost of 2026 in Campos do Jordão was recorded on May 12, when the city also had the coldest day of the year. According to Inmet, thermometers registered 2.1°C at the time. In Piquete and Cruzeiro, which are also under frost warning this week, minimum temperatures are expected to be 5°C on Tuesday and 6°C on Wednesday. With a minimum of 3.9°C, Campos do Jordão dawns covered in frost on the 9th of July holiday Marcelo Bueno What is frost? Frost occurs when a layer of ice forms on the surface due to the intense reduction in temperature, when air humidity is high. In addition to Vale do Paraíba, the alert also covers areas of Southern Fluminense, South and Southwest of Minas Gerais, Metropolitan Region of Campinas and Macro Metropolitana Paulista. Inmet advises that, if necessary, the population contact Civil Defense by calling 199. Frost covers cars and thermometer shows -2°C in Campos do Jordão Marcelo Bueno See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region