Frost covers cars and paints the landscape white in Campos do Jordão, SP

Frost covers cars and paints the landscape white in Campos do Jordão, SP Frost once again covered Campos do Jordão, in Serra da Mantiqueira, this Thursday morning (16). With a minimum temperature of 2.1°C, the city dawned with cars, lawns, pastures and trees covered in a thin layer of ice, forming a white landscape in different parts of the municipality. The images were recorded in the early hours of the morning by resident Marcelo Bueno, in Parque Maria de Lourdes. Records show vehicles covered in ice, lawns completely white and frozen branches. The lowest temperature of the day was recorded at 6 am, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet). Throughout the morning, thermometers remained close to 4°C. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba and region channel on WhatsApp Despite the intense cold, the temperature was above the record of 1.3°C, recorded on Wednesday (15), when Campos do Jordão had the lowest temperature of the year. On that occasion, the city also dawned covered in frost. Frost covers cars and paints the landscape white in Campos do Jordão, SP Marcelo Bueno Frost formation occurs when the temperature close to the ground becomes low enough to freeze the dew accumulated on plants, vehicles and other surfaces. The phenomenon is common during winter in Serra da Mantiqueira and usually occurs mainly in the early mornings with clear skies and little wind. The images recorded this morning show the intensity of the frost in different areas of Maria de Lourdes Park. The ice covered the vegetation, left the lawn completely white and also accumulated on parked cars. In addition to the visual effect, frost also requires attention from drivers in the early hours of the day, as it can make some roads more slippery in mountainous areas. Frost covers cars and paints the landscape white in Campos do Jordão, SP Marcelo Bueno Cold also affects other cities in the region In addition to Campos do Jordão, other cities in the Paraíba Valley also recorded low temperatures in the early hours of this Thursday (16), according to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet). In Taubaté, the minimum was 5.5°C, equaling the year's cold record, recorded on Wednesday (15). In São Luiz do Paraitinga, thermometers registered 3.4°C, the new lowest temperature of 2026 and below the previous record, of 4.2°C, also recorded on Wednesday. The Cachoeira Paulista and Bragança Paulista meteorological stations did not release measurements from the early hours of this Thursday. See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region