Forecast

The ragweed pollen season is in full swing!

Following a mild start to the week, temperatures in Burgenland are once again expected to exceed 30 degrees Celsius. It will be cloudy to begin with, before the sun gradually breaks through as the week progresses. This will have little effect on pollen counts, and high to very high levels are expected. Ragweed is the main culprit in Burgenland, but mugwort may also contribute to significant pollen counts in some areas.

We have already passed the first peak of the mugwort pollen season; however, moderate to high pollen levels are still possible in areas with large stands of the plant.

Ragweed flowering, on the other hand, is now in full swing and is already causing high, and locally very high, pollen levels throughout Burgenland. As the wind is also set to blow from the south over the coming days, the long-distance transport of ragweed pollen from south-eastern Europe may also play a role. Consequently, high pollen levels are expected not only in the morning, but also in the afternoon and evening.

If you spot ragweed populations whilst out and about, you can report the plant via the Ragweed Finder app or at ragweedfinder.at, thereby informing the relevant authorities in the federal states about the presence of this invasive plant.

The grass pollen season is drawing to a close. Significant pollen levels are now only expected in isolated cases, for example near the reed beds around Lake Neusiedl. There, pollen levels may rise again towards the end of the month.

However, pollen from goosefoot plants and plantain can still be found in the air and may further exacerbate symptoms for allergy sufferers.

Fungal spores can still cause severe symptoms.

In addition to the pollen types already mentioned, pollen from stinging nettles, hemp, carnations and cypress trees is currently also present in the pollen spectrum. However, these pose only a very low allergenic risk.