pollen count

Overnight Wednesday Night: Clouds return, fog south. Lows around 60.
Thursday: Rain returns from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. Late day highs in the 70s.

Achoo! Oh, those stubborn allergies! But have you noticed slight improvement today? Rain helped us bring our pollen count down as it washes it away and keeps it from flying around the air as it happens on a sunny and breezy day. The humidity that follows after a rainy day also keeps our pollen on the ground as moisture weighs…

Overnight Wednesday: Clouds return, fog south. Lows around 60. Thursday: Rain returns from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. Late day highs in the 70s.

Studies show pollen season has become worse the past few decades. Right now, we’re getting a double whammy of oak and late tree pollens and grass pollen.

If you’ve been suffering from pollen allergies and the symptoms feel never-ending, some of it certainly is thanks to the recent dry conditions we’ve experienced, but that’s not all. Our pollen season has extended because of climate change, studies suggest.

The pollen was so thick it almost looked like smoke. An allergist and immunologist at Tufts Medical Center explains why.

Wednesday brings the most widespread clouds of the week with a few sprinkles from time to time after early morning showers fell from parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts to Cape Cod.  The change in weather isn’t marked by a change in wind – the wind is still blowing from the northeast, off the ocean in southern New...

Wednesday evening: Clouds and sprinkles east, clear northwest. Around 60 west, around 50 east.
Overnight Wednesday night: Cloudy, late pockets of fog south. Lows around 50. Thursday: Clouds to fair sky. Late day highs 70s inland, 60s coast.

Today: Clouds & sprinkles east, sun far north and west. Highs in the 50s east, 60s west. Tonight: Cloudy, late pockets of fog south. Lows around 50. Thursday: Clouds to fair sky. Late day highs 70s inland, 60s coast.

Today (Thursday): Chilly breeze, sun & clouds. North Country snow showers. Highs in the 50s, 40s north. Overnight Thursday Night: Clear, cool. Lows in the 30s. Friday: Sun to building clouds. Highs in the 50s, 40s north.

New England has entered a stretch of dry weather for most – though not all.  The large storm our First Alert team has been tracking as it stalls over Atlantic Canada continues to pinwheel lobes of atmospheric energy into northeast New England, with northern New Hampshire and the high terrain of northwest Maine waking up to over 6” of fresh…

Today (Thursday): Chilly breeze, sun & clouds. North Country snow showers. Highs in the 50s, 40s north. Overnight Thursday Night: Clear, cool. Lows in the 30s. Friday: Sun to building clouds. Highs in the 50s, 40s north.

This year could be a particularly rough allergy season for people affected by pollen.

The combination of early spring cool, dry air and a busy breeze is making for a classic spring feeling in New England, with high temperatures near 50 degrees Tuesday afternoon but a wind chill value closer to 40 at the warmest time of afternoon.  The result of dry air, a busy breeze and strong sun also means a boost in…

Today: Sunny and breezy, elevated brush fire danger. Highs around 50. Tonight: Mostly clear and chilly. Lows in the 20s, wind chill teens. Wednesday: Clouding up, overnight rain, brief mix north. Highs in the 40s.

Many people are reporting the pollen is affecting their allergies more than usual this year.

The sun has returned!  It’s been a long stretch of clouds – specifically, nine days since the last time Boston saw less than 50% cloud cover averaged over the course of a day – and the emerging strong sun will undoubtedly deliver an emotional boost to New Englanders.  Also getting a boost Thursday and Friday will be the pollen count…

Today: Mostly sunny, fresh spring breeze. Highs 60-65. Tonight: Passing clouds. Lows in the 40s. Friday: Variable clouds. Highs in the 60s, 50s coast.

This Evening: Breaks of sun. Breezy, elevated brush fire danger. Temps in the mid 60s. Overnight Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, late showers. Lows in the 40s. Wednesday: Early showers, limited sun, evening showers/thunder. Highs in the 60s, 70 inland.

Tuesday is the second and final of the paired dry, breezy days favoring elevated brush fire danger and very high tree pollen count. For the second day in a row, a “Red Flag Warning” has been hoisted in part of New England by the U.S. government. Today it is focused on the entire Granite State of New Hampshire and most...