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Pollen forecast for Melbourne today
Pollen levels in Melbourne today by trees, grasses and weeds, the forecast for the coming days, and when each plant’s pollen season usually starts and peaks.
Melbourne’s hay fever season is driven by grass pollen. Melbourne Pollen counts grass pollen from 1 October to 31 December: on average, the highest levels start in mid-October and fluctuate daily until the end of December; in heavy years high days can continue into early January. Unlike Sydney or Brisbane, Melbourne usually has a single major spring peak. Late spring here also brings the risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma, when a storm breaks grass pollen grains into fine particles. The event of 21 November 2016 was the largest recorded anywhere in the world, and Victoria now forecasts this risk every year from October to December. Exact dates shift with rainfall and temperature.
Pollen today
- Trees1 · very low
- Grasses2 · low
- Cypress pine1 · very low
Data updated Mon, 12 Oct, 16:03, local time.
Pollen forecast for the next days
| Day | Overall | Trees | Grasses | Cypress pine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow, Tue, 13 Oct | Overall2 · low | Trees1 · very low | Grasses2 · low | Cypress pine1 · very low |
| Wed, 14 Oct | Overall2 · low | Trees1 · very low | Grasses2 · low | Cypress pine1 · very low |
| Thu, 15 Oct | Overall2 · low | Trees1 · very low | Grasses2 · low | Cypress pine1 · very low |
| Fri, 16 Oct | Overall2 · low | Trees1 · very low | Grasses2 · low | Cypress pine1 · very low |
In bloom now
- Cypress pinevery low
- Grasseslow
Pollen season calendar for Melbourne
When pollen of each plant is usually in the air in Melbourne, month by month. The calendar is an estimate for a typical year; the actual start shifts with the weather by a week or two.
| Plant | July | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress pineseason Jul – Oct, peak Jul – Aug | ||||||||||||
| Grassesseason Sep – Jan, peak Oct – Dec |
On high-pollen days
- Pollen levels are usually highest on warm, dry and windy days; rain washes pollen out of the air for a while.
- Keep windows closed when the level is high and air rooms after rain.
- After a long time outdoors, change clothes and wash your hair; dry laundry indoors.
- Sunglasses help keep pollen out of your eyes.
- If you have allergy symptoms, talk to a doctor — this page does not replace medical advice.
About the data
Current levels and the forecast come from the Google Pollen API. It is a model forecast on the Universal Pollen Index (0–5), not a measurement from a local pollen trap. The season calendar is AllergoRadar’s estimate based on model data and published pollen calendars. Reference information only, not medical advice.
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