Early Start To Hay Fever Season This Year - How Weather Conditions Affect Pollen Levels

[Nick F]

A look at how weather conditions play a big role in pollen levels and can influence and early or late start to the hay fever season.

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[4wd]

It's just normal tree pollen at this time of year, mainly from trees which have catkins rather than obvious flowers such as birch and oak.
I was surprised to see a Leylandii style conifer releasing visible clouds of yellow pollen with every puff of wind the other day.
Pine trees are another huge producer of airborne pollen

[Paul]

I think it's pretty rare to be up to high levels of tree pollen at this point, usually it's a few weeks later at least. Still, it'll ease back to something a bit more like it this weekend and next week.