Daily brief · Brazil
Record from Aug 20, 2026. Back to current conditions

Rio de Janeiro Aug 20, 2026

Review recorded on Aug 29, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.

Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A heavy rain day could hit

low

A single day could bring around 5.7mm of rain on 2026-08-26 — close to the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 10.5mm in a day). Construction, drainage, and outdoor events should review schedules.

Reading evidence

Valid until Aug 25, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Samples: 150.

outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture

A dry stretch is forming

medium

6 dry days in a row could start 2026-08-27. A dry day here means 1mm of rain or less; the important number is the length of the run. Crops in flowering or fruit-set windows are most exposed.

Reading evidence

Valid until Aug 25, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture

Water conditions are improving

active

Around 31.2mm of rain has fallen over the past 14 days — above the 1.2mm typical for this period. A healthier water balance is restoring across this area.

Reading evidence

Valid until Aug 25, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Samples: 137.

hydro operators · agriculture · reservoir ops

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 0 mmMax 24.6 °CMin 19.8 °CGusts 26.6 km/h

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What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Aug 20, 2026.