Forecast

Mid-week relief for pollen and spore allergy sufferers!

At the beginning of this week, it will remain mostly dry but cloudy in Lower Austria. Localised thunderstorms are possible. On Mondays and Tuesdays, pollen counts will be moderate and spore concentrations may vary between moderate and high. On Wednesday and Thursday, the weather forecast promises extensive precipitation that will wash pollen and spores out of the air and provide relief for allergy sufferers. From Friday onwards, the weather will improve and this will raise the spore count to a particularly high level.

The abundant rainfall of the past week has washed the grass pollen out of the air and ensured that pollen that has already been deposited cannot be stirred up again. Grasses continue to bloom in open fields, forests and at higher altitudes. Moderate pollen concentrations can be reached during longer sunny periods. In the growing areas of Lower Austria, maize begins to flower. This sweet grass produces very large and relatively heavy pollen grains. Therefore, allergy sufferers may experience additional stress in the immediate vicinity of flowering maize fields.

Plantain and dock also produce dust and thus cause additional stress. Stinging nettles also bloom and their pollen can irritate sensitised people.

The first flowering specimens of mugwort have already been sighted in the Danube region and in the Weinviertel and Industrieviertel. At the moment, however, there are only a few specimens and it will be another one to two weeks before the flowers are in full bloom. Allergy sufferers who are sensitised to mugwort should already avoid typical locations with dense stands such as dry grassland, field edges or road verges.

Moderate to high levels of fungal spores are currently in the air. Rain will bring relief in the middle of the week, but as soon as the rain stops and the temperatures rise again, a rapid increase in the concentration of fungal spores to a high level must be expected.

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 levels. 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 in the ambient air: umbellifers, goosefoot and buttercups as well as cloves and cypresses. These are of minor allergological importance.