Forecast

High exposure to grass pollen!

The weather forecast promises largely dry and warm weather conditions for the public holiday and the rest of the week. Localised precipitation and thunderstorms may only occur on Sunday. As a result, the pollen count may be high in the coming days.

Grass pollen in particular will cause allergic stress in the near future. The expected pollen concentrations will mostly reach high levels. Only intensive rain can provide long-term relief. The current grass pollen count is mainly caused by foxtail grass, smooth oatgrass, tussock grass, couch grass, bluegrass and grasshoppers.
The rye fields are also in bloom and cause relevant pollen loads in the neighbourhood. However, as the pollen of this cereal species is very large due to its cultivation, it cannot be transported by the wind as easily as the naturally occurring grass species.
In the meadow aspect, plantain and dock can represent an additional burden.

The lime and vine buds are already well developed, but still need a few hours of sunshine before they blossom. Only a few lime trees may already be in bloom. However, as the pollen from these plants only poses a minor risk from an allergological point of view, allergy sufferers do not have to reckon with intensive exposure. Only the scent of lime trees can cause irritation in sensitive people.

The pollen of the first flowering nettles can also be detected at our measuring points, but it too has only a low potential to cause allergic reactions.

The first relevant concentrations of fungal spores are registered at our measuring points. However, they still only reach low concentrations in the ambient air.

Other types of pollen in the ambient air: umbellifers, yew, spruce, pine, goosefoot and buttercup plants as well as dogwood, elder, mulberry, clove plants, robinia, rhododendron, sour grasses, fir and cypress plants. These are of minor allergological importance.