Allergies & Pollen for Columbia/Owens Field, South Carolina
Discussion
Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Monday will be falling in the low range. The cause for the falling pollen levels is falling temperatures, rising humidity, and heavy rains in the evening which tend to wash pollen out of the air. That's good news for allergy sufferers.
Allergy Facts
Orchard grass (also known as cocksfoot) is a commonly cultivated variety of grass which originated in either Asia or Europe. This plant flowers (i.e., sheds pollen) vigorously in May and June and can cause hay fever symptoms in people with grass pollen allergies.