Warm start to the year causes allergy season to start sooner NBC Connecticut [Video]

Tis the sneezin’!

Weather plays a big role in allergy season, but it’s not the only player that makes this time of year tough for those with allergies.

Allergy season is picking up and we are feeling it here across Connecticut.

Natalie Marquez Rivera and her daughter’s allergies have been getting more active lately.

“My daughter also, too, her allergies have been acting up she has red eyes, runny eyes, runny nose,” Rivera said.

Roberta Pupecki has noticed a change in allergy symptoms, but not for the better.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Anthony Carpino talks about how winter temperatures and freezes affect pollen levels and the start of allergy season.

“Yes, I have I noticed that they have increased a great deal. And I’m seeing a pulmonologist who helps me with medications that have really helped a lot,” Pupecki said.

Weather has a big impact and our winters play a big role in spring …