Forecast

The alternating sun and rain makes for a fluctuating pollen load!

The weather forecast for the coming days promises plenty of sunshine. Precipitation is only to be expected in the middle of the week. While this will only provide a brief period of relief for pollen allergy sufferers in southern Burgenland on Wednesday, those affected in northern Burgenland can still look forward to a weather-related breather on Thursday. Once this disturbance zone has passed through, we can expect plenty of sunshine and high temperatures again, which will lead to more intensive exposure to pollen and spores.

On days without rain, moderate exposure to grass pollen must still be expected. The period of peak pollution is already over, as many of the widespread grass species have already exhausted a large part of their flowering potential. Depending on the intensity, rain can provide more or less relief.
In climatically favoured locations in southern Burgenland, maize fields may already be in bloom. The pollen of these intensively farmed plants is significantly larger than that of other sweet grasses and therefore usually only causes relevant concentrations in the ambient air in the immediate vicinity of the fields.

Particularly on dry and hot days, plantain and dock pollen can be very intense, which can also be a nuisance. Stinging nettles also bloom and their pollen can irritate sensitised people.

We are fast approaching the last major pollen season of the year, namely that of the field weeds. Mugwort is once again leading the way this year. Isolated flowering plants have already been sighted, especially in southern Burgenland. However, the pollen of this plant is not yet present in relevant concentrations in the pollen spectrum. Nevertheless, people who are sensitised to mugwort should avoid proximity to flowering specimens in order to prevent the occurrence of symptoms. Typical locations where this herbaceous plant can be found in dense stands are dry grassland, field margins, road verges and other areas heavily influenced by humans. However, it will be some time before it becomes widespread. As a rule, the mugwort pollen season only reaches its peak between the beginning and middle of August.

The concentration of fungal spores in the ambient air is expected to reach moderate to high levels in the coming days and can lead to intense symptoms for allergy sufferers.

The pollen spectrum is currently relatively stable. For this reason, the frequency of text forecasts will be reduced to once a week for the coming weeks. However, our team at polleninformation.at will continue to monitor the situation on an ongoing basis and will of course send out appropriate information should there be any changes to the expected pollen count. The monitoring centres operated by us and our colleagues will remain active in order to keep all the services provided, such as the hourly allergy risk, up to date.

Other types of pollen detected in the ambient air are umbellifers, goosefoot and buttercup plants, clove plants and cypress plants. These are of minor allergological importance.