It’s allergy season – and experts say it’s expected to be a bad one.

News 12 Meteorologist Alex Calamia says people might start to feel the effects this week due to dry weather leading to a spike in pollen.

"A lot of times people will blame flowers for their allergies, but a lot of times it’s the stuff you don’t see that creates pollen – like maple. That’s going to be big this week. Juniper…these plants don’t rely on pollinators to spread their pollen,” he said. “It’s all airborne. They produce a lot of it."

Dr. Dipak Chandy, with Westchester Medical Center, tells patients to start taking a non-sedating antihistamine before symptoms start. But if symptoms have already begun, a non-sedating antihistamine can help lessen them.

"If you've got a well-established post-nasal drip, nasal congestion, things like that – you may also need some nasal steroid spray," said Chandy.

News 12’s Nadia Galindo has more on how to beat the allergy season.