Grass Pollen Count in Hoover, AL — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in Hoover

What is the grass pollen count in Hoover today?

The Hoover grass pollen index today is 3 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Hoover’s overall pollen count today is 18 (Low) across all types. See the full Hoover pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Hoover is a city spanning Jefferson County and Shelby County in Alabama. Its population is 92,401 (ACS 2023).

Hoover Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 718Low
Sunday, November 818Low
Monday, November 916Low
Tuesday, November 1016Low
Wednesday, November 1117Low

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 Hoover’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Hoover’s grass pollen

The modelled data reports grass as one combined index — there is no species-by-species split for grass anywhere in the data, so this page does not invent one. Today’s modelled grass index for Hoover is 3 (Low), and the 5-day overall trend above shows the shape of the week.

As regional context only — not as today’s readings — in the Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses and late-summer ragweed.

The Alabama allergy season guide singles out oak and hickory, peaking through spring, over a late-winter cedar and juniper opening.

Plants affecting Hoover now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Hoover. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 3 (Low) today.

In the Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses and late-summer ragweed — 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 grass pollen level means

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

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Grasses follow in May and run through the summer. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Southeast pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Alabama allergy season guide singles out oak and hickory, peaking through spring, over a late-winter cedar and juniper opening.

Hoover allergies today

Hoover allergies today are set by the same reading as the Hoover pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 18 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 3 (Low) of it. When people ask about Hoover allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Hoover.

Allergies in Hoover follow the Alabama calendar set out on the full Hoover 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 Hoover before heading outdoors, the grass 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 Hoover allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Hoover 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 Hoover pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Hoover tree pollen count

Hoover ragweed pollen count

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

See Hoover on the pollen map

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

Alabama allergy season guide

Grass pollen season

Find an allergist in Hoover, AL

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).