FORECAST SUMMARY: Thursday,
November 13 :
Disease Update - 30 October: Many disease sources have either been disked up and/or succumbed to frost.... including the ones in DE, far eastern VA (Painter), southeastern NY (Riverhead), and Tarboro, NC. We are still awaiting word on the status of others. Any information on the current status of downy mildew outbreaks is greatly appreciated. Please contact Cucurbit Forecast Leader Dr. Gerald Holmes (gerald_holmes@ncsu.edu) or your Forecaster Thomas Keever (thomas_keever@ncsu.edu) if you have any news. Thanks!
***** The Weather......
southern / southeastern U.S.
***** Strong high pressure
is building in behind a cold front. The front will move through
southern FL and deep South TX today. Other than some scattered
showers and thunderstorms in deep South TX, no rain is expected. The
big news is the windy and sharply colder conditions moving into the
southern U.S. The first freeze of the season will occur tonight in
many areas. Recent daytime highs well into the 70's and 80's will be
replaced by 50's and 60's, though southern FL will remain in the 70's
and 80's. Dry weather is expected for the next several days in most
locations. An upper-level disturbance may bring some rain to the TN
Valley / lower MS Valley region by Saturday. Another frontal system
will be gearing up in the central and southern plains this weekend
and moving east, affecting the southern / southeastern U.S. next
week. A few scattered showers may occur in the Southeast ahead of
that system on Monday.
Southern / Southeastern United States.... Strongly Moderate to HIGH Risk for deep South TX today, Moderate Risk for that area on Friday. Low Risk for all other areas Thursday and Friday. Unfavorable conditions are expected for all areas Saturday and Sunday. Mixed conditions may appear on Monday in southern TX.... or parts of the Southeast.... on Monday. A hard freeze is expected for central NC tonight, ending the disease season in that region.
TK
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
Charleston, SC
Vincennes, IN
Southern Appalachian Mountains
Painter, VA
Pittstown, NJ
Central NC
This service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.