Forecast

Birch continues to bloom and cause allergenic burden in Upper Austria!

Birch pollen allergy sufferers are facing stressful times with this year's heavy flowering. The pollen count is generally high at the moment. In between, cooler and rainier days only bring short-term relief. As peaks in the birch also occur in the evening on warmer days, outdoor sports activities are restricted for allergy sufferers. Allergy hotspots are birch avenues in residential areas, the birch-rich Mühlviertel and the flysch zone on the edge of the Alps, as well as moors. In the mountains, birch exposure decreases with altitude. In addition to birch, locally ash and in the warmer areas hornbeam are more strongly represented. In the tree pollen spectrum, the following are subordinate elm, willow, poplar, maple, beech and oak with low allergological relevance.