The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

Metropolitan Area

Exposure Risk

Dallas/Fort Worth

Low

Austin

Low

San Antonio

Low

 

Date Issued: 15 December 2014


Mountain Cedar Location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas


Regional Weather: Monday, December 15 – TX/OK: Across the region today the weather will be seasonal with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies.  Temperatures today are mild with highs ranging from the upper 40s to the 70s.  Temperatures across the Edwards Plateau will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. Temperatures in the remaining areas will reach into the low 60s in Texas and upper 40s and 50s in Oklahoma.  Wind direction today will be variable across the region with moderate to strong gusts in Oklahoma and low to moderate winds across Texas. Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain across the region.  Lows will be in the 30s in Oklahoma and the 40s in Texas. Tomorrow temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler across the region with clear skies and winds shifting. 

Trajectory weather: Air mass trajectories over Texas move southeast and then curve back around to the west and then north over the next 48 hours.  Temperatures will be warm today across the Plateau with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s with moderate winds and sunny skies.  Tonight skies will remain clear with lows in the 40s.
 
OUTLOOK: *** Moderate Threat Today and Tomorrow *** Excellent conditions for pollen release today in the Texas populations. 
However, it is early in the pollen season and most pollen cones on trees in the region are still closed. Tomorrow, conditions will remain good but temperatures will be about 10 degrees colder.


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


AUSTIN


JUNCTION


SONORA


EDWARDS PLATEAU COMPOSITE


Prepared by: Estelle Levetin (Faculty of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, 800 S. Tucker Dr., Tulsa, OK 74104) and ) and Peter K Van de Water (Department of Earth and Environmental Science, California State University Fresno, 2576 East San Ramon Avenue, M/S ST24, Fresno CA 93740-8039). 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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