With the onset of autumn, the main concern in central Brazil is the end of the rainy season. This change in rainfall patterns directly impacts second-crop agricultural crops such as cotton, beans, and corn. This season, there were rainy periods during the sowing of these crops, making sowing impossible or delaying it within the ideal window, especially in areas of the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. In these states, crops are between the vegetative and reproductive phases, a period in which the demand for water increases due to the formation of new structures and increased transpiration, raising the plants' sensitivity to water stress. So far, crop development has been favored by frequent rainfall and near-normal temperatures. However, concern is growing due to the forecast of reduced rainfall starting in the second half of April. According to the GFS model for the next fifteen days, rainfall volumes are expected to be less than 30 mm in much of Minas Gerais and Goiás. The ...