Forecast

Mugwort already causes moderately strong exposure!

Grass pollen causes only minor exposure. Fungal spores cause exposure,
Mugwort blossom becomes more important for affected allergy sufferers, moderate local exposure possible.

Plenty of sunshine and midsummer temperatures will continue, interrupted only briefly by precipitation on Sunday.
However, as the grasses have already largely exhausted their flowering potential, only low levels of contamination are to be expected.
Only in the immediate vicinity of maize fields can the contamination levels increase in the short term. This is because this plant, which also belongs to the sweet grass family, produces very large pollen grains that can usually only be carried a few meters.
The mugwort pollen season is picking up speed and can already lead to low to moderate levels of exposure if the weather conditions are right. On a long-term average, the mugwort bloom is expected to peak in mid-August.
The first pollen grains of ragweed have already been found in our pollen traps. 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 be aware when ventilating!

There is still plenty of pollen from nettle plants in the ambient air, but from an allergological point of view it only poses a low risk.
Fungal spores are registered in moderate to high concentrations and can lead to high levels of exposure, especially after rainfall.

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

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