FORECAST SUMMARY: Tuesday, July 29 :
***** Disease Update - 29 July .....
Downy Mildew has been discovered near the town
of Vincennes, IN. About 20% of a 10-acre field of watermelon
is infected. Recent weather has been favorable. This is a moderately
serious source.
***** In the Southeast....Tuesday and Wednesday..... a stationary front lies across NC and TN today. It will waver in the same general area during the next two days. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected near the front. Partly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will occur south of the front over most of the Southeast. Strongly Moderate Risk for southern FL each day. Moderate Risk Tuesday and Wednesday for central and northern FL, southern GA, eastern SC, and southeast NC. Low Risk otherwise.
***** Elsewhere..... the southern Ohio Valley will have scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday, while the northern half will be partly to mostly sunny and dry. Low Threat from the source in IN the next two days. Around Texas... a stationary front will linger near the north TX region Tueday and Wednesday. Partly cloudy skies for most areas of TX both days. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the north and parts of the west and south on Tuesday, generally state-wide on Wednesday. Moderate Risk for deep south TX and the lower Rio Grande Valley Tuesday and Wednesday. Low Risk otherwise.
TK
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This service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.