We supply and produce the pollen forecast for the UK in conjunction with the Met Office.
Weekly pollen forecast and summary
Forecast to 2nd August: Pollen: Grass pollen mainly low; weed pollen moderate; tree pollen low; Spores: High.
Grass Pollen Count - Moderate
Grass pollen is now in decline in most areas, with a moderate risk during any lengthy spells of warm, dry weather in the far North of England and southern Scotland. The risk will be low in all other regions.
Tree Pollen Count - Low
Sweet Chestnut now in decline.
Fungal Spore Levels - High
Cladosporium, Epicoccum & Alternaria will be at a high risk during warm, sunny weather. Didymella, Leptosphaeria and allies will be high during warm and very humid conditions.
Weed Pollen Count - Moderate
Nettle pollen at a moderate risk during dry weather, along with a few other weed pollen types such as mugwort and parietaria (pellitory-of-the-wall).
Further Information
For more information about this service please contact Dr Beverley Adams-Groom on 01905 855411 or via email.
Pollen forecasts are available on a regional basis to cover the whole of the UK including Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They can also be provided in detail for individual regions.
Daily pollen and spore forecasts are issued from mid-March to early October.
Daily pollen forecasts are featured in newspapers, on radio, on television and various web pages.
All the forecasts are based on information from the quality controlled data produced by the National Pollen Monitoring Network, combined with the information from weather forecasts, local vegetation and typography types and information about biological factors and the weather in the preseason period that influences the pollen count.
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