Grass Pollen Count in Alum Rock, CA — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in Alum Rock
What is the grass pollen count in Alum Rock today?
The Alum Rock grass pollen index today is 1 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Alum Rock’s overall pollen count today is 23 (Low) across all types. See the full Alum Rock pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Alum Rock is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California. Its population is 11,619 (ACS 2023).
Alum Rock Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 23 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 22 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 23 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 20 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 20 | 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 Alum Rock’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Alum Rock’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 Alum Rock is 1 (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 California pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are winter and spring trees, late-spring grasses and late-summer weeds.
The California allergy season guide singles out planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen.
Plants affecting Alum Rock now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Alum Rock. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 1 (Low) today.
In the California pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are winter and spring trees, late-spring grasses and late-summer weeds — 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 peak in spring in the Central Valley and run longer and milder on the coast. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the California pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The California allergy season guide singles out planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen.
Alum Rock allergies today
Alum Rock allergies today are set by the same reading as the Alum Rock pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 23 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 1 (Low) of it. When people ask about Alum Rock allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Alum Rock.
Allergies in Alum Rock follow the California calendar set out on the full Alum Rock 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 Alum Rock 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 Alum Rock allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Alum Rock 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 Alum Rock pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Alum Rock ragweed pollen count
See how Alum Rock ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Alum Rock 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).