Pollen Forecast, 4 February 2001

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 4 February 2001

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

Regional weather: Friday-Sunday, February 2-4 - TX/OK/AR: High pressure governing the weather during the next few days. Mostly cloudy today with a chance of rain in far south and southeast TX; clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. Dry weather region-wide Saturday and Sunday with a warming trend. Highs in the 40's and 50's today, 50's and 60's Saturday, 50's to 70's Sunday. Lows tonight from the 20's to 40's, mostly 30's and 40's Saturday night. Saturday update: current forecast on track. Dry cold front moving through the region tonight and Sunday, resulting in a few clouds and shifting winds.

Trajectory weather: Partly cloudy today and tonight, high in the upper 40's, low in the upper 20's. Partly cloudy Monday, high in the 50's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Mixed, mostly unfavorable conditions for pollen release today. Temperatures will top out in the mid-40's today... unfavorable for pollen release. Humidities will be somewhat favorable during the afternoon but not dramatically so. Winds are moderate to strong. Some pollen release is possible, but amounts should be light. Low Risk of exposure to residents along and near the forecast pathway. TK

 Trajectory Start(s) (shown by black star 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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