Map shows medium to high loads
Running nose, tearful eyes, lack of energy – Allergy sufferers from Pollen are badly affected in spring. With the mild weather, concentration is currently increasing again, because drought keeps the pollen in the air. At the moment the Load from individual species higher again And rises at the beginning of the week. Two types in particular are currently in the air.
Map of the DWD shows medium to high loads by pollen in Bavaria
The German Weather Service (DWD) shows the current pollen pollution for the different types in its Pollen flight risk index (external link) for all of Germany. While the situation in Bavaria on the weekend (May 10th and 11th) is still at an average intensity and the map shows yellow and orange surfaces, the load due to pollen increases at the start of the week: for Monday, May 12th, the Free State is largely marked in red and thus indicates a medium to high load intensity.
Pollen flight in Bavaria: Grasses very active, birch decreases
The burden is currently through in Bavaria Grass the highest. For the weekend, the map of the DWD for the Free State shows the fifth of seven intensities across the board. From Monday, Lower Franconia, Swabia, Upper Bavaria and Lower Bavaria are colored red. This means level six and thus a medium to high stress intensity.
In addition, the burden is through birch still slightly increased. The map of the DWD in large parts of Bavaria currently shows a low intensity (third stage). Only in Lower Franconia do the pollen decrease more and show no to low loads with the second stage of the color scale. From Sunday, the birch polle will also subside in Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia and the Upper Palatinate.
There is also a slight load ryebut only in areas along the Danube. The strip across Bavaria is currently displayed with the second of seven intensity levels. From Monday, the intensity increases to the third stage.
