University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 18 December 2000

Mountain Cedar location(s): Ozark Mountains, AR/MO

Regional weather: Monday, December 18 - TX/OK/AR: Cold front will push through the region during the day today. Windy conditions all areas with wind advisories in many locations. Other than some clouds and a chance of rain (or flurries) in parts of the north and east, frontal passage should be dry. Sunny to fair skies. Highs ranging from the upper 20's parts of OK to the 70's in deep south TX. Lows from the 10's north to 40's south. Cooler on Tuesday region-wide.

Trajectory weather: Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow today, high in the low 30's. Good chance of light to moderate snow tonight, low in the 20's. Good chance of snow showers Tuesday, high in the 30's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Most cones are likely immature this early in the season. Conditions are very unfavorable for pollen release today. Temperatures won't get out of the 20's near the source region and humidities will remain at 70% or better. Little to no release expected. TK

Trajectory Start(s) (shown by * on map): Oak Grove, AR

Prepared by: Thomas Keever (Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU), Estelle Levetin (Faculty of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, 600 S. College, Tulsa, OK 74104), and C.E. Main (Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7618). This forecast gives the anticipated future track of released Mountain Cedar pollen, weather conditions over the region and along the forecast pathway, and an estimated time of arrival for various metropolitan areas.

Questions: Aerobiology Lab e-mail: pollen@utulsa.edu

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