Pollen.com
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Pollen.com is a popular resource for checking local pollen levels, and for good reason. Along with regional forecasts, the site features a national allergy map with color-coded segments to indicate where the pollen count is highest and lowest across the country, allowing you to see larger patterns in the way pollen spreads. Clicking on a city brings you to the most current report, including the top allergens in that area.
Reports are updated daily, and you can view a five-day forecast as well as a 30-day pollen level history to better understand conditions where you are. You can also sign up to receive allergy alerts via email, which will notify you whenever the pollen count in your area reaches the moderate level, which is when most people with allergies begin to experience symptoms. Similarly, Pollen.com’s Allergy Alert lets you view the local pollen count wherever you go. It’s available for both iPhone and Android and comes with the ability to view pollen count forecasts and maintain an allergy diary.
WeatherBug
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While WeatherBug as a whole is geared more toward general weather forecasts, the website partners with Pollen.com to provide you with the latest information about allergies in your area, including the current pollen count and most prominent allergens. To check the allergy levels in your area using WeatherBug, click on the "Life" tab at the top of the page. You'll see a segment for allergies and pollen
WeatherBug incorporates weather forecasts to give you a more comprehensive idea of current levels in your area and what you can expect over the next few days. For example, you might find that current weather conditions are suppressing pollen enough to keep the count down through humidity or lack of wind. As with Pollen.com, WeatherBug also maintains an app that’s available for Android and Apple devices as well as Windows Desktop and Mac computers.
Zyrtec
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Zyrtec manufactures over-the-counter medications to help relieve symptoms from indoor and outdoor allergies. The brand’s medicines can be used to alleviate the symptoms of outdoor allergies, including tree, weed and grass pollen, as well as indoor allergies, such as animal dander, dust mites and mold. When it comes to the former, Zyrtec offers its own allergy map so that you can check the local pollen count and determine which allergens are currently the most prominent.
One notable advantage of Zyrtec’s map is that you can input your ZIP code to see pollen counts specific to your area rather than being limited to checking conditions in the closest cities. You can also submit feedback about whether you're feeling a high, low or normal response to local allergens and see how others are feeling as well.
National Allergy Bureau
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The National Allergy Bureau is part of The American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology’s (AAAAI) Aeroallergen Network, a group of volunteers that continuously monitor pollen and mold spore levels throughout the United States and parts of Canada and Argentina. As with many of the sites on this list, it maintains a map of pollen levels broken down into specific regions.
You can click on the area most relevant to you for a further breakdown by major cities. Selecting on one will bring you to the most recent data for pollen and spore levels in your area. However, because pollen and spore data are only collected every 24 hours, the information you're viewing reflects that of the previous day's count. If a current count isn't available, there's an option to check out nearby stations with more current counts.
