Forecast

Rain washes pollen and spores out of the air!

It will remain rainy, thundery and wet in the Ländle until Thursday. This is a blessing for allergy sufferers, as the precipitation washes pollen and spores out of the air. From Friday, the sun will appear more often again, which will also intensify the pollen count. Fungal spore concentrations will also rise sharply again from Friday and may reach high levels in the valleys.

The rainfall of the past few weeks has ended the grasses ' peak season. This week too, the rain is keeping the grass pollen count low. However, as soon as the sun appears again for longer periods and the inflorescences of the grasses dry out, moderate levels of grass pollen can be reached again in valley locations, in forests and at altitudes above 1500 metres above sea level. Maize begins to flower in the Rhine Valley. 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.

Dock and plantain also bloom and can cause additional stress near meadows. Stinging nettles also bloom in areas heavily influenced by humans; their pollen can irritate sensitised people.

As soon as the rain subsides and the sun shines a little, a sharp rise in fungal spore concentrations to high levels can 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.