Allergist Erika Gonzalez says officers have been busy with allergy patients since early December, but it's about to get worse.

Cedar season lasts through mid-February

Cedar season lasts through mid-February, peaking in mid-January

San Antonio is in prime location for pollen allergies from mountain cedar, Texas’ most misunderstood tree

Mountain cedar season in San Antonio lasts from December through mid-February

KSAT reports the pollen count for mountain cedar remains “high” at 7,830, an encouraging trend after it had been “very high” since the weekend. It's hard to celebrate a 'high' Mountain Cedar number, but at least it's not 'very high'! Mountain Cedar got me like pic.twitter.com/MeoGQZ8Yr5 — Joeyguti (@thebrainiyak) January 7, 2020Mountain Cedar got me dyin!!! Mountain Cedar: pic.twitter.com/m3Z0KUlg1I — Darlene, certified Himbologist™️ (@_mintxtea) January 6, 2020This mountain cedar has me like pic.twitter.com/gj9fXPz08B — Mayra Peña (@Mrs_MayraP) January 5, 2020Beautiful day in South Texas but Mountain Cedar count is 26,000! I hate mountain cedar.

KSAT Weather: Mountain Cedar ExplainedPublished: January 3, 2020, 9:43 pmKaiti Blake explains where mountain cedar comes from and why it can be so bad this time of year.