College, AK Pollen Count

What is the College pollen count today?

The College pollen count today is 12 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.

Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today College: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.

College allergies today

College allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 12 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about College allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for College.

Allergies in College follow the Alaska calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in College before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.

Read the five-day table on this page as the College allergy forecast: today reads 12 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether College allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.

In practice, the allergy count College today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.

The College allergy count today is 12 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.

Pollen count today College: the 5-day forecast

Pollen Atlas forecasts College’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 16 (Low) over the next 5 days.

Pollen by type in College

• College tree pollen count
• College grass pollen count
• College ragweed pollen count

What is driving College’s pollen today

The shape of today’s 12 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 15 (Low on its own scale) — about 93% of the four category readings added together, 14.4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 0.6. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Alaska grass chapter runs July to July — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.

Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for College, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Alaska guide’s account of Alaska names paper birch, dominating a compressed May peak, with alder and cottonwood opening for it — the pollens behind readings of this shape in this state — and the split shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying.

Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 12 to 16, never changing band. Today’s 12 sits 3 points below the window’s average of 15.2 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.

Plants affecting College now

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for College were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.

Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).

Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 15 (Low).

Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).

In the Alaska pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are paper birch above all, with alder and cottonwood opening for it, spruce following, and a brief July grass peak — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.

Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.

Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.

College pollen through the year

The College pollen year runs in chapters, set by its own pattern and the Alaska calendar. Trees come first: cottonwood, poplar and aspen stir in late April or early May, birch and alder peak in mid-May, and spruce carries late May into June. Grasses take the middle of the year: grass owns July alone, a brief peak after the tree burst. Weeds close it out: there is no ragweed chapter at these latitudes — ragweed is essentially absent, and the late window belongs to mold. Mold closes the show into September, rising from decaying boreal vegetation — and in the Southeast panhandle it is the persistent presence long after the pollen calendar closes.

The Alaska allergy season guide names paper birch, dominating a compressed May peak, with alder and cottonwood opening for it. University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have recorded birch counts above 4,500 grains per cubic meter on the Interior’s biggest days. Ragweed is essentially absent at these latitudes, so the season’s final act belongs to mold rising from decaying boreal vegetation through late summer.

November falls between the main chapters of the Alaska pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 6 months of the Alaska year, April to September — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the Alaska allergy season guide.

How to read this index

Pollen Atlas reports the College pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.

College in today’s national picture

At 12 (Low), College ranks joint 74231st of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.

Around College: South Van Horn, AK (4 miles away) reads 12 (Low); Farmers Loop, AK (5 miles away) reads 20 (Low); Fairbanks, AK (5 miles away) reads 14 (Low). College reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Alaska’s 355 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Utqiaġvik to 41 in Togiak.

Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one College resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in College, AK can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.

College in its local area

College is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Its population is 11,730 (ACS 2023).

Across Alaska’s 355 tracked cities, College ranks joint 294th today.

Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the College, AK pollen count is refreshed each morning.

Nearby cities

• South Van Horn pollen count (4 miles away)
• Farmers Loop pollen count (5 miles away)
• Fairbanks pollen count (5 miles away)
• Ester pollen count (7 miles away)
• Goldstream pollen count (8 miles away)
• Chena Ridge pollen count (8 miles away)

From Pollen Atlas News

• Alaska allergy season
• Grass pollen season