Grass Pollen Count in Tuscaloosa, AL — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in Tuscaloosa

What is the grass pollen count in Tuscaloosa today?

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

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Tuscaloosa’s overall pollen count today is 16 (Low) across all types. See the full Tuscaloosa pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Tuscaloosa is a city in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Its population is 107,699 (ACS 2023).

Tuscaloosa Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 716Low
Sunday, November 814Low
Monday, November 914Low
Tuesday, November 1014Low
Wednesday, November 1114Low

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

Species driving Tuscaloosa’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 Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Tuscaloosa. 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.

Tuscaloosa allergies today

Tuscaloosa allergies today are set by the same reading as the Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Tuscaloosa.

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

Tuscaloosa tree pollen count

Tuscaloosa ragweed pollen count

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

See Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa, 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).