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If you’ve been bracing for a pollen onslaught this week, you can relax—at least for today. The pollen count in metro Atlanta is pretty tame.

🌼 What’s Happening: Today’s total pollen count is 42. In pollen-speak, that lands us in the “low” category with tree pollen sneaking into the medium range. So, if your car isn’t coated in yellow dust and you’re breathing easy, now you know why.

🤧 Why It Matters: For allergy sufferers, today’s count is a welcome welcome, but it rained yesterday, so pollen is expected to climb this week.

👀 Why This Should Catch Your Attention: Georgia pollen season is notorious. If you’ve lived here for more than five minutes, you know it’s just a matter of time before the counts climb into the quadruple digits. So, take advantage of the calm before the sneeze storm.

✔️ Take Action:

  • Enjoy the outdoors while you can without feeling like you need to pack tissues and eye drops.
  • This is a great day to open windows and air out the house—something you’ll regret doing once pollen counts spike.
  • Use this time to prep: refill prescriptions, stock up on allergy meds, and get your air filters changed.

📅 What’s Next: Pollen season will ramp up soon as temperatures rise. Expect the counts to start climbing in the next few weeks. Today’s low reading won’t last long.

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B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.