Although many of us welcome the warmer months of the year, some who struggle with hay fever allergies might also dread it from time to time.

When pollen levels peak in County Durham and across the North East, it can stop us from enjoying the sunshine because from headaches to endless runny noses, it’s just too much.

However, there are many things we can do when trying to cope with a high pollen count throughout spring and summer, as well as taking the likes of antihistamines.

This includes checking out the pollen forecast near you, so you can prepare if you need to head out and about.

With this in mind, let’s take a look at what the pollen count is looking like in the area over the weekend (June 7-10) as grass pollen levels are set to rise.

What is the pollen count in County Durham over the weekend?

It’s looking as though the pollen count in County Durham and across the North East is going to be medium over the weekend, which is a little higher than usual.

This includes pollen levels from today (June 7) until Monday (June 10) at least, according to the Met Office.

The pollen count monitoring network combines Met Office weather data with expertise from organisations such as the National Pollen and Aerobiological Unit to produce pollen forecasts for five days ahead across the whole of the UK.

How to Cope with Hot Weather?

The pollen levels and forecast at the time of writing are as follows:

  • Friday, June 7: medium
  • Saturday, June 8: medium
  • Sunday, June 9: medium
  • Monday, June 10: medium

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The Met Office has issued a pollen forecast overview for the weekend ahead, commenting: “Grass pollen will rise in warm, dry weather. Nettle, dock & plantain too.

"Spores: A little Alternaria & medium Cladosporium when warm; Leptosphaeria after rain.”

Keep up to date with the pollen count and forecast where you are on the Met Office website.