Forecast

Changeable weather means fluctuating conditions!

The weather will remain unsettled over the coming days. Precipitation is expected, particularly in the west of the country, and may spread further south and east as the week progresses. Depending on the intensity of the rain, allergy sufferers may experience varying degrees of relief. People who are sensitive to grass pollen, in particular, may benefit from these conditions.

Grasses have now begun to flower across the country and may cause significant pollen concentrations in the air over the coming days. The main culprits for these levels are currently smooth brome, mouse-ear grass, reed grass, rough brome, tufted brome and foxtail. In meadow areas, additional pollen levels from sorrel and plantain are also possible.

Birch flowering is largely over and, even at higher altitudes, rarely causes pollen concentrations high enough to trigger allergic reactions.

The situation is similar with beech and oak trees, which are also only releasing pollen sporadically.

At higher altitudes, the flowering of the green alder is causing problems for people who are sensitive to birch pollen. 

The flowering of the manna ash has passed its peak. In the east of the country, however, people who are sensitive to olive tree pollen must still expect low concentrations of olive pollen in the air. These plants are not as widespread in this region as the manna ash.

Due to the weather conditions of the past few days, the lime trees, which are often planted in gardens and parks, have not yet begun to flower across the board. In locations where it remains dry over the coming days, some plants may already begin to flower. As the flowers of this plant are adapted to insect pollination, they are generally rarely found in the air. However, the scent of the flowers can irritate the airways of sensitive individuals.

Conifer pollen is still present in the ambient air, but from an allergy perspective, it is not significant. 

Our air samples also contain increasing amounts of fungal spores, which can cause symptoms in people with allergies.

In addition to the pollen types mentioned, the pollen spectrum currently also includes nettles, umbellifers, elder, black locust, horse chestnut, poaceae, papilionaceous plants, walnut and cypresses. However, these pose only a very low allergenic risk.