Get Ready For a Whopper of An Allergy Season in Massachusetts in 2024
Massachusetts’ allergy season will be early and intense this year.
Hold onto your tissues, folks! If you’re one of those unlucky souls in Massachusetts dealing with hay fever and asthma, brace yourself for a triple whammy this allergy season.
AccuWeather’s 2024 allergy forecast predicts Massachusetts’ allergy season will be a rough ride ahead.
AccuWeather’s senior meteorologist Alan Reppert isn’t sugarcoating it: we’re jumping into the allergy game a whole month earlier than usual.
Tree pollen is gearing up to hit us with a vengeance, followed closely by grass and weed pollen, making life miserable for allergy sufferers.
So, what’s the plan?
AccuWeather dishes out some advice: stay ahead of the game by knowing when the pollen’s going to party, stock up on meds before the sniffles start, and dodge the outdoors when pollen levels are sky-high in the late mornings and afternoons.
Here’s the lowdown for Massachusetts’ allergy season:
- Brace yourself for above-normal tree pollen levels kicking off in early May.
- Grass pollen’s taking a breather with below-normal levels until July.
- But watch out come August when weed pollen spikes above normal levels, ready to ruin your day.
And it’s not just Massachusetts feeling the pollen punch. Cities from NYC to Denver are in for an early, pollen-packed season.
While the Southwest might dodge the worst of the tree pollen, they’ll be stuck with it for longer. Meanwhile, the northern Plains and Pacific Northwest won’t escape unscathed either.
Reppert’s got more bad news: the grass pollen season’s gonna be a marathon, not a sprint. Expect intense levels, especially around the 4th of July when we’re all out enjoying the summer vibes.
Even out west in Oregon and Washington, grass pollen’s hanging around like that one guest who just won’t leave.
But hey, it’s not all doom and gloom. Some places might catch a break, with pollen levels chilling at or below normal.
Unfortunately, over two dozen states that got hit hard with tree pollen early on are in for a “hyperactive” weed pollen season.
From the northern Plains to the Pacific Northwest, nobody’s safe from the sneeze fest.