***** The Weather ***** A very warm and humid air mass will persist in the eastern U.S. through Sunday. A cold front will be moving into the northern tier of states. Expect daily rounds of scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms for most areas each day. Storms will be more numerous across the western and northern sections and the mountains. Highs in the 80's and 90's, lows in the 60's and 70's.
***** The Forecast ***** Trajectories from the known sources will be moving to the northeast Friday and Saturday, east to northeast on Sunday. Commercial tobacco crops in southern Ontario, the Ohio Valley (northern TN, KY, southern IN, southern OH, western WV) will be at Strongly Moderate to HIGH RISK from Friday through Sunday. In the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.... Moderate to Strongly Moderate Risk each day for southeast PA, southern New England, southside VA, and central and eastern NC.
TK
Serious Threats: southern Ontario, Ohio Valley, southern Appalachian Mountains
HIGH RISK areas: same
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.