CINCINNATI — The forecast is picture perfect and many of you are opening your windows — but if you suffer from allergies, you often have to consider what is in our air.

In late August, it's ragweed pollen.

We checked in with the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency and they confirmed that ragweed numbers are starting to rise and will only get worse in the coming weeks.

"If you are an allergy sufferer and allergic to ragweed, get ready, here it comes," said spokesperson Joy Landry.

Landry said ragweed will be on the upswing over the next few weeks and reach its highest numbers in September. After that, we have to wait for frost to come and shut down the ragweed pollen production.

"Unfortunately, if you're very allergic, you're better off keeping those windows shut," said Landry. "It's unf

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