University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 10 December 2001

Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas

Regional weather: Monday, December 10 TX/OK/AR:High pressure in control of the weather today. Regional low temperatures on Sunday night are low throughout the area with the western Edwards Plateau of Texas in the 20 s and low 30 s.  The eastern edge of the plateau having low s in the lower 30 s.  Monday high temperatures will be in the mid 60 s with light winds from the south ranging from calm along the southern Edward s Plateau margin to 10 to 15 miles per hour on the Plateau itself.  Low temperatures Monday evening will be warmer, in the lower 40 s with winds increasing out of the southeast to 10 to 15 miles per hour.

Trajectory weather: Mostly clear today and tonight. High in the mid-60's over the central Texas region.  Low s tonight will be warmer than Sunday night reaching the lower 40 s.  Cloudy conditions will build late Monday night, early Tuesday morning with a chance of precipitation.

Trajectory confidence: High.

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** favorable conditions for pollen release today. In most areas of the Plateau temperatures should reach the tolerance range and humidities will remain low. However, informants on the plateau suggest that the cones have yet to ripen, therefore pollen release has not yet begun. Residents throughout south-central TX or the hill country should have another day without any ill effects.

Trajectory Start(s) (shown by *on map): Austin, TX; Junction, TX; San Angelo, TX

Austin, TX

Junction, TX

San Angelo, TX

Prepared by: Peter K. Van de Water (Dept of Geosciences, Oregon State University) and Estelle Levetin (Faculty of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, 600 S. College, Tulsa, OK 74104). 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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