The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 27 January 2007

Mountain Cedar Location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas

Regional Weather: Saturday, Jan 27. TX/OK: A cold front moves into Oklahoma today bringing a sharp drop in temperatures after yesterday's mild conditions. Highs today in Oklahoma will be in the 40s with cloudy skies, strong northerly winds, and a small chance of precipitation. Conditions in Texas will remain mild with highs in the 60s. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy and winds will be shifting to northerly and increasing. Lows overnight will be in the 20s in Oklahoma and the 30s in Texas.

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories the Edwards Plateau Texas move to the south and show moderate characteristics for entrainment and travel on the eastern side of the Plateau and poor characteristics on the western side. Conditions at the source areas on the Plateau are mild this morning and favorable for pollen release

OUTLOOK: *** Moderate to High threat *** Conditions are favorable for pollen release but the peak pollen season should be over.

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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