What is flying where and in what quantity?

Pollen explodes, allergy sufferers suffer. It’s good to know what is in the air and where. With pollen count forecasts and apps, you keep an overview.

Mild weather got allergy sufferers’ noses running and eyes watering as early as February this year. Warm, dry and windy – ideal pollination weather for hazel, alder, birch and the like. The blossoming of the plants actually varies with the respective weather conditions.

Support from the Web

Anybody wanting to know where the count is most severe over the coming days can keep abreast online using pollen forecasts or pollen apps. A standard feature of most apps is a forecast of the day’s pollen counts. To do this, the daily concentration of pollen grain is measured in various locations. The prognoses mostly apply to the current day and the following two days. Also helpful are push notifications, which provide warning of severe pollen counts. Many apps also contain a diary-like function, which is intended to help you document your personal allergic experiences.

Unfortunately, the smartphone applications do not alleviate the burdensome symptoms of hay fever. They do, however, provide support for living with the allergy.

Reliable information on pollen counts can be found here(https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/pollen-forecast/#?tab=map&map=Pollen&fcTime=1553598000&zoom=5&lon=-4.00&lat=55.71). You can also find a large selection of apps in the Google Playstore for Android and in the Apple Store for iOS.