Forecasters have warned of ‘elevated’ pollen levels over the coming days
The Met Office has warned of ‘elevated’ pollen levels for many across England and Wales over the next five days, with it issuing ‘very high’ alerts across three regions of the UK. A further eight regions of the country have also been hit with a ‘high’ pollen alert.
During the spring and summer months, the Met Office publishes a five-day pollen forecast which ranks pollen levels from low to very high.
With more than 10 million Brits suffering from hay fever, these alerts indicate when allergies to pollen may be more pronounced. There are different types of pollen, such as grass, weed and tree, and people can be allergic to specific types.
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According to the Met Office, pollen levels will ‘remain elevated’ across much of England and Wales for the next five days. The weather agency warns that grass pollen will continue to be the dominant allergen, but adds that some weed pollen will still be around.
For Thursday (July 2), the Met Office issued a ‘very high’ alert for grass and weed pollen across London and South East England. It also issued ‘high’ pollen alerts across eight regions of the UK, including North West England.
Experts have warned that Friday (July 3) will bring the highest pollen levels of the period, with forecasters having issued ‘very high’ pollen alerts across the East of England, East Midlands, London and South East England.
Across the East of England and East Midlands, the Met Office warns of high grass pollen and moderate weed pollen levels, while across London and South East England it warns of very high grass pollen and high weed pollen levels.
Pollen levels are forecast to ‘ease slightly’ across some areas of the UK on Saturday, with the Met Office reducing its ‘very high’ pollen alerts to a ‘high’ warning level throughout the country
However the Met Office does warn that pollen levels will remain consistent throughout the weekend across a number of western and southern regions, including Wales, the Midlands, the southwest and the southeast as well as Yorkshire and the Humber, where a ‘high’ pollen level alert will remain in place on Sunday (July 5).
Northern areas of the country will generally experience lower pollen levels, particularly towards the start of next week.
Full list of Met Office red and amber alerts
Friday, July 3
‘Very high’ red alerts
- East Midlands
- East of England
- London and South East England
‘High’ amber alerts
- Grampian
- North East England
- Yorkshire and Humber
- North West England
- West Midlands
- Wales
- South West England
Saturday, July 4
‘High’ amber alerts
- Yorkshire and Humber
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- East of England
- South West England
- London and South East England
Sunday, July 5
‘High’ amber alerts
- Yorkshire and Humber
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- Wales
- East of England
- South West England
- London and South East England
‘High’ amber alerts
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- East of England
- South West England
- London and South East England
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