Grass Pollen Count in Mountain Brook, AL — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in Mountain Brook
What is the grass pollen count in Mountain Brook today?
The Mountain Brook grass pollen index today is 3 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Mountain Brook’s overall pollen count today is 16 (Low) across all types. See the full Mountain Brook pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Mountain Brook is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama. Its population is 22,160 (ACS 2023).
Mountain Brook Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 16 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 16 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 14 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 14 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 15 | Low |
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 Mountain Brook’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Mountain Brook’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 Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Mountain Brook. 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.
Mountain Brook allergies today
Mountain Brook allergies today are set by the same reading as the Mountain Brook pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 16 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 3 (Low) of it. When people ask about Mountain Brook allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Mountain Brook.
Allergies in Mountain Brook follow the Alabama calendar set out on the full Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Mountain Brook tree pollen count
Mountain Brook ragweed pollen count
See how Mountain Brook ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Mountain Brook on the pollen map
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory
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).