North Carolina State University Downy Mildew Forecast

Date Issued: 28 September 2000
Disease location(s): Southwest NC, northeast GA
Trajectory Starts (shown by black star (*) on map):

Hendersonville, North Carolina

Blairsville, Georgia:
Regional weather: Thursday, September 28 - Southeast / Mid-Atlantic: Tail end of the early-week cold front lags across southern FL. Another weak cold front will work southward through the mid-Atlantic into the Southeast today and Friday, but only some clouds will indicate its passing. Strong high pressure to the north will set up a vigorous northeast and east flow through the weekend. The combination of the old front and the onshore flow will cause a chance of showers in FL for a few days. Some extra cloudiness and perhaps some light rain may also affect coastal sections of the Southeast. Otherwise, sunny to partly cloudy weather region-wide through the weekend with no rain expected. Highs in the 60's to 80's, lows in the 40's to 60's.

Trajectory weather: Mostly sunny today, high in the 70's. Mostly clear tonight and Friday, low in the upper 40's, high in the 70's.

Trajectory confidence: High.

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Clear, dry weather expected near the sources through Sunday. Low Risk to growers. TK

Local Weather in North Carolina is available from the WRAL-TV5 Weather Center, which also has links to other weather sites.

Prepared by: Thomas Keever, Gerald Holmes, C.E. Main, J.M. Davis, Departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7616. This forecast gives the anticipated future track of released Downy Mildew spores, weather conditions over the region and along the forecast pathway, and an estimate of potential disease spread over the next two days.

This service is provided by the North Carolina State University Departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.