***** The Weather ***** Unsettled weather will continue for the next several days. Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms from the Appalachian Mountains eastward to the coast. Rainy conditions are spreading northward into the upper mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast. Partly cloudy skies and a chance of afternoon showers west of the mountains Wednesday and Thursday. Dry in southern Ontario both days. Highs in the 70's and 80's, lows mostly in the 60's.
***** The Forecast ***** Conditions will be favorable for disease development Wednesday and Thursday in the southern Appalachian Mountains and the mid-Atlantic states. HIGH RISK both days for all growing areas from southeast PA southward through NC and westward through the mountains. Conditions in southern New England will deteriorate with time. Moderate Risk for CT and MA growing areas today, HIGH RISK Thursday. In the Ohio Valley.... trajectories head to the southwest each day. Mixed conditions are expected. Moderate Risk for central KY and central TN, Weakly Moderate Risk for western KY and western TN, on both Wednesday and Thursday. Dry and mostly sunny weather is expected in southern Ontario, with Low Risk for that region the next two days.
TK
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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.