Forecast

Precipitation on Sunday reduces pollen count!

Grass pollen continues to reach only low concentrations and therefore hardly causes any relevant complaints. Fungal spores benefit from the expected precipitation at the weekend. Mugwort is already causing problems in some places.

Rain and thunderstorms are to be expected locally at the weekend. Grass pollen allergy sufferers can therefore usually expect only minor symptoms. In the event of prolonged sunshine, higher levels may occur in the vicinity of maize fields. Due to the size of the pollen grains and the associated higher sedimentation speed, relevant exposure is generally only to be expected in the vicinity of maize fields.

In urban areas, mugwort plants are increasingly blooming, which can already lead to moderate pollution locally. On a long-term average, it can be assumed that the peak of mugwort flowering is reached in mid-August.

In the east and south-east of Austria, the first pollen grains of ragweed have already been found in our pollen trap. The pollen count indicates the start of ragweed flowering in Italy, Hungary and Serbia. Exposure due to long-distance transport is to be expected at night - please note the hourly exposure forecast when ventilating!

Pollen from nettle plants is still in the air, but poses only a low risk from an allergological point of view.
Fungal spores benefit from the expected weather conditions and will probably lead to high levels of exposure over the next few days.

Other less allergologically relevant types of pollen in the air: dock, rushes, goosefoot, sour grasses, plantain and cypress.

The ragweed pollen season is just around the corner! If you would like to help us and other allergy sufferers reduce exposure during this year's season, you can report ragweed populations in your area via the Ragweed Finder app or online at www.ragweedfinder.at!