Tree Pollen Count in East Palo Alto, CA — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in East Palo Alto
What is the tree pollen count in East Palo Alto today?
The East Palo Alto tree pollen index today is 29 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
East Palo Alto’s overall pollen count today is 26 (Low) across all types. See the full East Palo Alto pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
East Palo Alto is a city in San Mateo County, California. Its population is 29,143 (ACS 2023).
East Palo Alto Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 26 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 25 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 25 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 25 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 22 | 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 East Palo Alto’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving East Palo Alto’s tree pollen
Species-level counts are not part of the modelled data Pollen Atlas publishes — the modelled index is reported per pollen type, not per species — so this section gives the type summary: tree pollen reads 29 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.
Plants affecting East Palo Alto now — tree pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for East Palo Alto. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 29 (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 tree pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Trees build through spring, with planted olive peaking from March into May. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the California pattern, so today’s tree 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.
East Palo Alto allergies today
East Palo Alto allergies today are set by the same reading as the East Palo Alto pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 26 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 29 (Low) of it. When people ask about East Palo Alto allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for East Palo Alto.
Allergies in East Palo Alto follow the California calendar set out on the full East Palo Alto 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 East Palo Alto before heading outdoors, the tree 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 East Palo Alto allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether East Palo Alto 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 East Palo Alto pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
East Palo Alto grass pollen count
East Palo Alto ragweed pollen count
See how East Palo Alto ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See East Palo Alto 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).