Pollen Coverage

UNC allergy expert gives tips to help you deal with the pollen season

We're seeing the effects of a longer pollen season in central North Carolina. But, warmer temperatures during winter can mean an early start to allergy season.

Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer

UNC allergy expert talks about dealing with North Carolina's pollen season

Dr. Edwin Kim with UNC Health talks about treatment methods, different kinds of pollen and how to identify allergies in patients.

Finding the right relief for spring allergies

Spring is officially here, and it can cause those with seasonal allergies to reach for the tissue box.

Pollen arrives earlier than normal and there's more of it this year

According to one professor at N.C. State, the earlier start just means a longer, and more intenste, pollen season.

'It is earlier than we've been experiencing in the past': Yellow pine pollen like this is unprecedented for February

The bottom line: We have never seen the pine pollen this early in the Triangle.

Kat Campbell, WRAL meteorologist, and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Warm winter weather jumpstarts allergy season

The unusually warm winter weather is causing pollen season to start early, and many people are already experiencing allergies.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter

Pollen levels remain high in central NC

A yellow cloud of pollen is hovering over central North Carolina. Monday, tree pollen levels in Raleigh reached some of the highest levels of the season.

Pollen in central NC at highest levels of the season

A yellow cloud of pollen is hovering over central North Carolina. Monday, tree pollen levels in Raleigh reached some of the highest levels of the season.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

A look at how pollen impacts allergy season

Dr. Carmelita Swiner gives insight for people struggling with allergies as we enter the spring season.

Experts say pollen season will be longer, worse this year

Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain't sneezed nothing yet. Climate scientists at the University of Michigan looked at 15 different plant pollens in the United States and used computer simulations to calculate how much worse allergy season will likely get by the year 2100. It's enough to make allergy sufferers even more red-eyed.

Spring-like temperatures are back. Here's the typical pollen timeline in the Triangle.

Spring is only 25 days away, but the yellow "cloud" of pollen will descend over the Triangle before the vernal equinox on March 20.

Kat Campbell, WRAL meteorologist

Relief in sight: Pollen season is almost over!

Many people will be thrilled to hear that the worst of pollen season will soon be behind us.

Climate change and its impact on pollen

WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch explains how climate change impacts pollen season.

The Pollening: It's that time again; pollen takes over the Triangle

That yellow haze is in the air, coating the ground, our cars and our sinuses. The Pollening is here.

The Pollening: Triangle turns yellow seemingly overnight

If there is one thing certain in spring, it is pollen.

Zach Maloch, WRAL meteorologist

Extreme pollen: Yellow dust covers Lake Johnson bridge

Monday, April 7, 2021, marked the 11th highest pollen count on record, according to WRAL meteorologists.

Are your symptoms COVID-19 or allergies?

5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte says there are distinctions between allergies and something more.

Differences between COVID-19 and allergy symptoms to be aware of as spring approaches

The haze that fills the air and yellow dust that cover everything return each spring, but with COVID-19 still around, any sign of illness, like a lingering cough, is reason to take notice.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 On Your Side reporter

Showers, some of them heavy, will be with us through early Wednesday

WRAL's Kat Campbell says everyone can expect to see rain Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Some of it will be heavy at times before moving out of the area.

Showers could knock down pollen count, as cooler temperatures return

After a week of progressively warmer and warmer temperatures that reached as high as the mid-80s, a cold front is forecast to sweep through and knock down our temperatures -- and our pollen count.

Peta Sheerwood, WRAL meteorologist

Showers could decrease pollen count

After a week of progressively warmer and warmer temperatures that reached as high as the mid-80s, a cold front is forecast to sweep through and knock down our temperatures -- and our pollen count.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: News item -- 'Extreme pollen' blankets N.C. in yellow haze

Monday, April 15, 2019 -- Capitol Broadcasting's editorial cartoonist.

Pollen is troublesome for cars during spring maintenance

April is National Car Care Month, and Jeff Hogan speaks with Steve Sargent of Mr. Transmission about how to keep your car in good condition during the spring and summer.

Maze: Higher pollen counts to plague allergy sufferers for years to come

WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze explains why some of the highest pollen counts ever were reported in the past decade, and why the problem likely won't get better.

Wednesday had the second-highest pollen count; tree pollen stays high Thursday

Thursday will be a pleasant spring day, meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said, with clear skies and warm temperatures.