Tuscaloosa, AL Pollen Count Today
Tuscaloosa, AL · Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Tuscaloosa Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Tuscaloosa residents check each morning
The Tuscaloosa pollen count today is 16 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 18 today. Tree pollen is the highest single category in the split at 18 (Low), ahead of weed pollen at 18 and grass pollen at 3. Below, the plant detail and the multi-day outlook show whether today is the pattern or the exception. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as tree pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Tuscaloosa page.
Fall is ragweed season across most of the United States: ragweed plants release pollen from late summer into autumn, and weed pollen is typically the last major outdoor pollen category to fade as the weather cools. That pattern is why an autumn total is so often weed-led even when the headline number is low — tree and grass pollen have usually receded by then, leaving weed pollen, and on damp days mold, to make up most of what the index records.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Tuscaloosa pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Tuscaloosa residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Tuscaloosa pollen count today?
The Tuscaloosa pollen count today is 16 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Tuscaloosa: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Tuscaloosa allergies today
Tuscaloosa allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 16 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Tuscaloosa allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Tuscaloosa.
Allergies in Tuscaloosa follow the Alabama 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 Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa allergy forecast: today reads 16 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Tuscaloosa allergy count today is 16 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Tuscaloosa: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 16 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 14 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 14 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 14 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 14 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Tuscaloosa’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 16 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Tuscaloosa
What is driving Tuscaloosa’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 16 (Low) is set by tree pollen at 18 (Low on its own scale) — about 46% of the four category readings added together, level with weed pollen at 18. Tree readings are the fastest-moving of the four in their season, because species pollinate in sequence — a tree-led total can change character within a week. Tree pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Alabama tree chapter runs February to May — 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 Tuscaloosa, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Alabama guide’s account of Alabama names oak and hickory, peaking through spring, over a late-winter cedar and juniper opening — 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 14 to 16, never changing band. Today’s 16 sits 2 points above the window’s average of 14.4 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Tuscaloosa now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Tuscaloosa 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 18 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 3 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 18 (Low).
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\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.
Tuscaloosa pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Alabama pollen year, and Tuscaloosa follows them in the Southeast order. The tree chapter: trees can start as early as February and peak in April. The grass chapter: grasses follow in May and run through the summer. The weed chapter: ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. Mold is the quiet fourth player, sustained by river-valley humidity between the pollen waves.
Alabama’s season is among the longest in the country: tree pollen can start in January on the Gulf Coast, and ragweed can run into October or November before frost ends it. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has placed Birmingham in its national Allergy Capitals rankings, a measure of pollen, medicine use and specialist access combined. The Alabama guide singles out oak and hickory, peaking through spring, over a late-winter cedar and juniper opening.
November in Tuscaloosa sits inside the weed chapter of the Alabama year, in its closing weeks — the part of the calendar today’s readings should be judged against. Between them, the three chapters cover 10 months of the Alabama year, February to November — a long season by national standards, with only a short quiet gap. The full calendar is set out in the Alabama allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Tuscaloosa 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 even in a month when Tuscaloosa, AL pollen is usually more active. 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.
Tuscaloosa in today’s national picture
At 16 (Low), Tuscaloosa ranks joint 65321st of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Tuscaloosa: Holt, AL (3 miles away) reads 16 (Low); Northport, AL (4 miles away) reads 16 (Low); Cottondale, AL (5 miles away) reads 16 (Low). Tuscaloosa reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Alabama’s 592 tracked cities, today runs from 13 in Waterloo to 29 in Moores Mill.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Tuscaloosa resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in Tuscaloosa, AL 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.
Tuscaloosa in its local area
Tuscaloosa is a city in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Its population is 107,699 (ACS 2023).
Across Alabama’s 592 tracked cities, Tuscaloosa ranks joint 357th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Tuscaloosa, AL pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Holt pollen count (3 miles away)
- Northport pollen count (4 miles away)
- Cottondale pollen count (5 miles away)
- Coker pollen count (9 miles away)
- Coaling pollen count (11 miles away)
- Brookwood pollen count (11 miles away)
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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).