The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 28 Jan 2005

Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional Weather: Fri, Sat, and Sun, Jan 28, 29, and 30. TX/OK: Unstable weather will occur accros the region for the next few days. On Friday in Oklahoma, temperatures will be in the 30s and 40s with east, southeast winds. Rain is likely in the southern part of the state and rain changing to snow in the northern part. In Texas, temperatures will range from the upper 40s in the north to low 60s in the south. Light rain is likely in the north and cloudy skies elesewhere. Nighttime lows will be in the 30s and 40s across the region. Saturday and Sunday will bring cloudy skies throughout the region wotj ;ight variable winds. Daytime highs will be in the 40s in Oklahoma and the 50s and 60s in Texas. Rain is likely throughout the region on Sunday.

 

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories on Friday initially move from the Arbuckle Mountains to the northwest and then shift around to the west and southeast. Rain or rain mixed with snow is likely across the region on Friday. Trajectories on Saturday and Sunday show air moss movement to the southwest. Temperatures will be in the 40s with rain likely on Sunday.

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** unfavorable conditions for pollen release. Low temperatures and rain result in unfavorable conditions for pollen release Friday with unfavorable conditions continuing this weekend.

Trajectory Start (s) (shown by black star on map): Sulfur, OK.

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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