The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 22 December 2005

Mountain Cedar Location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas

Regional Weather: Thurs and Fri, Dec 22 and 23. TX/OK: Warmer temperatures return to the area for the next couple of days. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy and winds from the south throughout the region. On Thursday daytime highs will be in the upper 50s to low 60s in Oklahoma and mid to upper 60s in Texas. Nighttime lows will be in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Temperatures on Friday will be 5 to 10 degrees warmer. A weak cold front will move into the area on Saturday dropping temperatures about 10 degrees.

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories from the Edwards Plateau Texas move to the northeast today. The trajectories from the western side of the plateau begin to shift back to the south on Friday night ahead of Saturday’s cold front. Friday’s trajectories all show initial movement to the north but again shift back to the south on Saturday.


OUTLOOK: *** Low threat *** Although conditions are good for pollen release, the severe drought throughout the region has delayed the pollen season. At this time we do not have confirmation that the trees have started to pollinate.


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

AUSTIN

JUNCTION

SAN ANGELO

Prepared by: 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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