Spring brings sunshine and mild temperatures, but the dry weather also releases a lot of birch pollen into the air. That is less good news for hay fever sufferers, because birch pollen is one of the major culprits during the hay fever season. This is reported by the online weather platform Meteovista.
The warm, sunny weather in the second half of March stimulated the flowering of the first birches and we are now in the peak period. Due to the rain, the amount of pollen in the air has been limited in the past week, but now that the weather gods are more favorable to us, the nuisance is increasing. This week temperatures will rise above 20 degrees in some places and the sun will also show itself regularly. This stimulates the flowering of the birches.
The northeast and easterly winds that will blow over our country during the Easter weekend will also bring in tree pollen from Germany and the Netherlands. In addition to the birches, the elms, poplars, ash, willows and the first hornbeams also bloom, although those tree pollen cause much less trouble than the damn birch pollen.
Anyone with a grass pollen allergy should not expect many complaints during Easter. The nice weather will stimulate grass growth this week, but the massive flowering will probably take a few more weeks. Only the large foxtail is known to show itself early in the season.
Hay fever or omikron? Even experts don’t always know: “Symptoms are very similar” (+)
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