Overview
- Atlanta Allergy & Asthma logged a tree pollen count of 6,563 this week, the area’s 16th highest on record, which experts say marks the local arrival of peak allergy season.
- Counts stayed elevated the next day near 6,000, with a later 3,279 reading still rated “extreme” and driven by trees, according to updated reports.
- FOX 5 Atlanta reports that mornings about 15 to 20 degrees cooler have not brought relief, and forecasts keep pollen levels high.
- Pine, oak, mulberry, birch, sweetgum, and sycamore are leading the surge, and doctors warn that people with asthma, COPD, or reduced lung function face higher risks.
- Tree pollen usually crests from late March into mid-April before grass pollen builds through June, creating overlap that can make May especially hard for allergy sufferers.