The University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast
Metropolitan Area |
Exposure Risk |
Dallas/Fort Worth |
Low |
Austin |
Low |
San Antonio |
Low |
Date Issued: 8 January 2010
Mountain Cedar Location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas
Regional Weather:
Friday, January 8– TX/OK:
Across the region the weather will continue cold with high temperatures in the 20s and 30s today and warming into
the lower 40s across Texas tomorrow. In Oklahoma skies will be sunny and mostly sunny in northern Texas. Further
south partly cloudy skies will prevail after mostly cloudy skies across the Edwards Plateau lighten this morning.
High temperatures in Oklahoma will be around 20 degrees, whereas southward across the Plateau they will be in
the low 30s. In the surrounding communities highs will be in the mid to upper 30s. Strong winds yesterday will
relax to moderate levels in most places from the north. Higher wind strengths are expected in the communities
surrounding the Edwards Plateau. Tonight temperatures will be in the single digits north and across the Edwards
Plateau warming to the teens in north Texas and the communities surrounding the Plateau. Winds will continue from
the north and will be light to moderate. Saturday will remain cold but will warm by 5 to 10 degrees. Oklahoma
is expected to be in the low 20s to low 30s. Most regions in Texas will be in the mid 40s with the southernmost
areas in the upper 40s. Skies will be sunny and clear, winds will be moderate turning from the northeast to the
southeast and south. Saturday night low temperatures return to single digits in central Oklahoma and into the
upper teens in the remaining areas.
Trajectory weather:
Conditions today will continue cold with moderate winds from the north. Skies will be mostly cloudy to partly
cloudy across the region. The mostly cloudy skies over the Edwards Plateau are expected to thin through the day
to partly cloudy conditions. Winds will be from the north at moderate levels today and tonight. Tomorrow winds
will begin in southern areas to turn coming from the south across the Edwards Plateau. Other regions will remain
with light winds tomorrow night from the northeast. Temperatures will be in the low 30s across most of the region
today. Tonight temperatures will be in the single digits across the Edwards Plateau and in the teens in areas
surrounding the Plateau. Tomorrow temperatures are expected to warm into the lower 40s, but tomorrow night temperatures
will dip back into the teens.
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat today; Low threat tomorrow ***
Poor conditions for pollen release today and Poor conditions tomorrow; Poor conditions for entrainment and transport
today, Poor conditions tomorrow. Cold temperatures today,
tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night will be frigid. No pollen release is expected because of the weather conditions
for the next two days. Winds will be moderate and the atmosphere will be heavy flowing near the ground. Saturday
night on the Edwards Plateau winds will begin to turn as warmer conditions begin to build towards next week.
With no pollen expected to be released to the atmosphere conditions for entrainment and travel are of minor importance.
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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