IT'S bad news for millions of hay fever sufferers, as the UK experiences the "worst pollen bomb of the year" so far. It comes as forecasts suggest there could be a heatwave this week -reaching highs of 30C in some parts. 2 Millions of hay fever sufferers are experiencing the 'worst pollen bomb of the year' so far 2 Pollen spread will remain at similar levels across the week - only dropping in places on Thursday The Met Office has warned the pollen count will be 'very high' across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the next five days, peaking on Monday (today).
Today, the Highlands and Orkney and Shetland in northern Scotland are the only areas spared of the 'very' high levels - but they will still experience a miserable 'high' count. Pollen spread will remain at similar levels until Thursday when most of the UK will see (and potentially feel) a drop from 'very high' pollen levels to 'high'. Meanwhile, the South West, London and the South East and the East of England will see no such rest bite from the eyewatering 'very high' count.
From Friday, most of the country will be back in the red zone experiencing 'very high' levels of pollen. The only places predicted to see marginally lower levels will be Strathclyde, Central, Tayside, Fyfe, Grampian and the Highlands and Orkney and Shetland. 'Hay Day' was a term dubbed by the charity Asthma + Lung UK for the worst day of the year for people with hay fever, typically on June 21.
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