Tree Pollen Count in Shishmaref, AK

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

This page shows the most recent reading available for Shishmaref — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.

Pollen by type in Shishmaref

What is the tree pollen count in Shishmaref today?

The Shishmaref tree pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Shishmaref’s overall pollen count today is 12 (Low) across all types. See the full Shishmaref pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Shishmaref Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 612Low
Saturday, November 712Low
Sunday, November 88Low
Monday, November 911Low
Tuesday, November 1012Low

Pollen Atlas models the daily detail as an overall index: day-by-day splits by individual pollen type are not part of the modelled data, so this table shows Shishmaref’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Shishmaref’s tree pollen

Species-level counts are not part of the modelled data Pollen Atlas publishes — the modelled index is reported per pollen type, not per species — so this section gives the type summary: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.

Plants affecting Shishmaref now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Shishmaref. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.

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’s readings.

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

What this tree pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

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. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Alaska pattern, so today’s tree pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Alaska allergy season guide singles out paper birch, dominating a compressed May peak, with alder and cottonwood opening for it.

Shishmaref allergies today

Shishmaref allergies today are set by the same reading as the Shishmaref pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 12 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Shishmaref allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Shishmaref.

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

Read the five-day overall trend above as the Shishmaref allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether Shishmaref allergies are set to ease or build across the week, day by day — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the overall index steps down, not just today.

See the full Shishmaref pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Shishmaref grass pollen count

Shishmaref ragweed pollen count

See how Shishmaref ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today

See Shishmaref on the pollen map

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

Alaska allergy season guide

Tree pollen season

Find an allergist in Shishmaref, AK

Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).