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Tree pollen peaks as allergy season intensifies across Mass., New England

Tree pollen peaks as allergy season intensifies across Mass., New England
VERSION OF THAT BILL. WELL, WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT IT FOR WEEKS. PROBABLY BEEN FEELING IT AS WELL. WE ARE IN THE THICK OF ALLERGY SEASON, AND FOR MANY OF US, TREE POLLEN HAS BEEN TAKING ITS TOLL. THAT COULD CHANGE IN THE COMING WEEKS. METEOROLOGIST KELLY ANN CICALESE JOINS US NOW WITH WHAT TO EXPECT KELLY ANN. WELL, WE’RE NOW IN THIS CROSSOVER PERIOD WHERE WE’RE NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE TREE POLLEN, BUT WE’RE STARTING TO GET INTO THE GRASS POLLEN SEASON. YOU’RE GOING TO START TO NOTICE THE COUNT FOR GRASS POLLEN INCREASING. NOW THIS IS SOMETHING YOU’RE GOING TO START TO NOTICE. IF YOU ESPECIALLY HAVE AN ALLERGY TO GRASS POLLEN. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF SEASONAL ALLERGIES, AFFECTING 10 TO 20% OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. WE’VE BEEN LUCKY, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE WET MAY THAT WE’VE HAD MORE WET DAYS THAN NOT. AND THAT MEANS, OF COURSE, THE POLLEN COUNT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY LOW ON THESE RAINY DAYS. BUT OF COURSE, THE DRY DAYS WE GET THESE SPIKES AND THAT IS CERTAINLY WHAT WE’RE FEELING TODAY. AND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH AN INCREASING LIKELIHOOD FOR SHOWERS LATER IN THE WEEK, WE SHOULD START TO SEE THAT POLLEN COUNT DECREASING WITH THE GRASS POLLEN. IT’S SOMETHING THAT COULD ALSO TRIGGER ASTHMA SYMPTOMS TO REACT AS WELL. SO IF YOU DO HAVE AN ALLERGY TO GRASS POLLEN, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY TO KEEP AN EY
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Updated: 10:07 PM EDT May 27, 2025
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Tree pollen peaks as allergy season intensifies across Mass., New England
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Updated: 10:07 PM EDT May 27, 2025
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Tree pollen is hitting hard this allergy season, but StormTeam 5 meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicalese shares what changes could bring relief in the coming weeks.

Tree pollen is hitting hard this allergy season, but StormTeam 5 meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicalese shares what changes could bring relief in the coming weeks.

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