Forecast

Brief relief at the start of the week!

After a sunny weekend, the new week starts with rain and noticeably cooler temperatures. This brings relief for allergy sufferers, which will probably last until Wednesday. After that, the weather is expected to improve again, leading to a renewed increase in exposure.

Exceptions to this are the early bloomers hazel and alder. Most plants have already fully exhausted their flowering potential and will only rarely cause pollen concentrations in the ambient air that could cause more than minor pollution.

As soon as it gets warmer again, the flowering of the ash tree will pick up speed again and cause problems for people who are sensitised to olive tree pollen.

Allergy sufferers who react to the pollen of this plant family should also refrain from bringing flowering forsythia branches into the living room for decorative purposes in order to keep it as pollen-free as possible.

The same applies to the palm catkins that can currently be seen in many places. These are the flowers of the willow. Although their pollen is only classed as moderately allergenic, allergy sufferers are advised not to place these branches in living spaces in order to avoid additional exposure.

Due to the weather conditions, no relevant exposure to birch pollen is expected in the coming days. birch pollen to be expected. The change in the weather and the tendency towards lower temperatures in the coming days have caused our forecast model to postpone the expected readiness for flowering until the end of March. Should there be any changes, we will of course inform you in good time via all our channels.

In addition to the pollen types mentionedpoplar,elm, yew and cypress plantsare represented in the pollen spectrum. However, they only have a very low potential for allergic stress.

Forecast date: 2026-03-16

Note: The data shown here are model data for the expected start of flowering. For more detailed information on the expected pollen count, please refer to the text forecasts.