With spring well and truly underway, many North Carolina residents are eagerly awaiting the end of the dreaded annual "pollen season." In the mountainous Western NC region, the dominant pollens during ...

Sometimes your kid spills cereal in their car seat and, for a brief period of time, you accept the grounded powder as a permanent feature. That’s North Carolina in late March, in the peak of tree ...

Alpha-gal syndrome causes allergic reaction to red meats. It is caused by the most common tick in North Carolina.

If you’ve spent a spring in North Carolina, you know allergy season can be brutal. Now, a new report suggests two cities in the state are among the most tough places in the country for people who ...

Pollen levels will continue to creep up in North Carolina as spring nears, but allergy sufferers may be able to reduce symptoms by preparing before they spike. The Charlotte Observer asked Dr. Neeta ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Spring pollen season is underway in North Carolina, and the overlap between allergy and cold symptoms is making it hard for many to ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The spring season brings in warmer weather and also pollen. The months of March and April are peak season for tree pollens. The North Carolina Department of Environmental ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Trees are waking up due to the recent warm spell we've experienced across central NC and that means pollen counts are increasing. In just a few short weeks, pine pollen will ...

Is the 2026 NC pollen season sneezier than normal? Wild temperature swings and an ongoing drought this winter and spring have helped make this a rough pollen season in North Carolina.

A pair of yellow-bellied slider turtles swim beneath a film of pollen on the water’s surface along a boardwalk on the Crabtree Creek Trail in Raleigh on Monday, March 23, 2026. Pollen from trees ...