Allergies & Pollen Count for East Petersburg, Pennsylvania
1.2Low
Top Allergens:
Grass
Discussion
The pollen levels for Thursday will be falling and will remain in the extremely low range. The cause for the falling pollen levels is rising humidity, strong winds and heavy rains in the evening which tend to wash pollen out of the air.
Allergy Facts
In people with normal immune systems, no reaction occurs when pollen lands on the mucous membrane of the eyes, nose, throat or lungs. But in those people with a malfunctioning immune system, the protein in the pollen sets off an allergic response that causes the symptoms of hayfever.