High pollen count issued for first time this year in Leeds - but what does it mean?
READ: Tuesday's weather forecast for LeedsThe Met Office have issued the high pollen count for today (Tuesday, April 17), but what exactly does it mean?
How do they measure the pollen count?
The Met Office manage the only pollen count monitoring network in the UK using information from their network, weather data and expertise from other organisations to produce forecasts that help support allergy and hay fever sufferers.
The pollen season separates into three main sections:
Tree pollen - late March to mid-May.
Grass pollen - mid-May to July.
Weed pollen - end of June to September
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