Forecast

Grass pollen and fungal spores are causing problems!

The week is set to start off rainy, but from Tuesday onwards the sun will break through again in Vienna too. More hot days are expected. Allergy sufferers should therefore prepare for another period of high levels of grass pollen and fungal spores this week.

The main flowering period for grasses has now shifted from open green spaces to forests and areas near river courses. Although the peak of the grass pollen season has already passed, moderate to high levels of pollen are still possible in these areas.

Along paths and roadsides, additional pollen levels from sorrel, goosefoot plants and plantain are to be expected.

In locations with particularly favourable climatic conditions, the first flowering mugwort plants have already been spotted. This marks the start of the herb pollen season in some areas. It will probably take until the end of July for the plants to flower across the board. Locally, however, low levels of allergenic exposure may already be occurring.

As mentioned earlier, in addition to grasses, fungal spores are also causing moderate to high levels of exposure in the ambient air. Particularly after rainfall, people who are sensitised to fungal spores should expect high levels of exposure. 

In addition to the pollen types already mentioned, pollen from bee balm, nettle family plants, rhododendron, acid grasses, grapevines and cypress family plants is currently also present in the pollen spectrum. However, these pose only a very low allergenic risk.