***** The Weather ***** Hot, humid, and mostly dry weather is expected Monday and Tuesday. With high pressure centered off the East Coast, winds will be out of the south and southwest. Sunny to partly cloudy skies for most areas each day. Hit or miss afternoon showers are possible in the western Ohio Valley, southern Ontario, southern Appalachian Mountains, and parts of the Northeast. Highs will be in the 80's and 90's, lows in the 60's and 70's. Extended period...... more organized areas of showers and thunderstorms will affect the eastern U.S. Wednesday and Thursday, as a cold front moves eastward from the Plains.
***** The Forecast ***** Trajectories are moving to the north and northeast the next two days. Conditions for survivable transport and deposition will be unfavorable in most instances but mixed for a few others. Long-range transport poses little threat. In the Northeast.... Moderate Risk for southeast PA on Monday, Moderate Risk for southern New England on Tuesday. Low Risk otherwise. Southern Ontario growing areas will be at Moderate Risk both days. Western sections of the Ohio Valley (western TN, western KY, southern IN) are at Weakly Moderate Risk Monday, Moderate Risk Tuesday. Low Risk each day for other sections of the Ohio Valley. In the mountains.... Low to Weakly Moderate Risk in this region Monday and Tuesday. Low Risk for southside VA and central and eastern NC Monday and Tuesday.
TK
Serious Threats: None
HIGH RISK areas: None
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Local Weather in North Carolina is available from the WRAL-TV5 Weather Center, which also has links to other weather sites.
***** NOTE: These forecasts/outlooks only apply to disease development from airborne transport of spores!!! We do not have the capability to ascertain blue mold development by other means, such as transplanting of infected seedlings, nor will we attempt to do so. Please consult the Extension Service personnel in your area if you have concerns about these matters! *****
This service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.