The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

Metropolitan Area

Exposure Risk

Oklahoma City

Low

Tulsa

Low

St. Louis MO

Low

 

Date Issued: 3 Jan 2005


Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK


Regional Weather: Monday and Tuesday, Jan 3 and 4. TX/OK: Mild temperatures continue in the region on Monday along with scattered showers and thuderstorms. Rain will be heavy in some areas with chance of flooding. Patchy fog will also occur. Daytimes highls on Monday will be in the upper 50s in Oklhoma and in the 70s in Texas. Tuesday's highs will be in the mid 40s to mid 50s in Oklahoma and 60s and 70s in Texas.

 

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories move from the Arbuckle Mountains to the north and northeast. Temperatures in the Arbuckles will be in the 50s but scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely in the region which will reduce pollen dispersal.


OUTLOOK: *** Low of Moderate Threat today *** Poor to mixed conditions for pollen release. Showers and thunderstorms will reduce the likelihood of pollen release in the Arbuckles Monday and Tuesday.


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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