FORECAST SUMMARY: Wednesday, June 5:
*** A cold front will be moving through the eastern U.S. during the next several days. Unsettled weather will move into the Northeast on Wednesday, then affect all areas on Thursday. *** With winds shifting more to the south and southwest as the front approaches, trajectories from the known source areas will be moving to the north and northeast Wednesday and Thursday. Transport events generally involved mixed sky conditions and varying chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. On Wednesday..... Low Risk near the NC and VA sources. Moderate Risk for southeast PA and southern New England. Moderate Risk for northern FL and southern GA. Low Risk elsewhere. On Thursday..... Strongly Moderate Risk for northern FL and southern GA. Moderate Risk for SC, north-central and northeast NC, southside VA, southern MD, and southeast PA. Weakly Moderate Risk for southern New England. Low Risk elsewhere. In the extended period.... dry weather in the Northeast. Chance of afternoon showers in the Southeast as the cold front pushes deeper into that region. Dry, cooler, and less humid from the Northeast southward through the Carolinas Saturday and Sunday. Warm with daily showers and thunderstorms in the deep South.
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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.