Kirkwood, CA Pollen Count
Kirkwood, CA · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Kirkwood — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
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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Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Kirkwood Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Kirkwood residents check each morning
The Kirkwood pollen count today is 8 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 11, weed pollen 0.6. Below, the plant detail and the multi-day outlook show whether today is the pattern or the exception. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 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 grass pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Kirkwood page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Kirkwood pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Sunday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Kirkwood residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Kirkwood pollen count today?
The Kirkwood pollen count today is 8 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Kirkwood: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Kirkwood allergies today
Kirkwood allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 8 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Kirkwood allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Kirkwood.
Allergies in Kirkwood follow the California 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 Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood allergy forecast: today reads 8 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Kirkwood allergy count today is 8 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Kirkwood: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 8 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 8 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 9 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 9 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 8 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Kirkwood’s pollen count to peak on Sunday at 9 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Kirkwood
What is driving Kirkwood’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 8 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 11 (Low on its own scale) — about 90% of the four category readings added together, 10.4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 0.6. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the California grass chapter runs April to August — 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 Kirkwood, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The California guide’s account of California names planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen — 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 8 to 9, never changing band. Today’s 8 sits 0 points below the window’s average of 8.4 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Kirkwood now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Kirkwood 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 0.6 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 11 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
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\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.
Kirkwood pollen through the year
Three chapters make the California pollen year, and Kirkwood follows them in the state’s own order. The tree chapter: trees build through spring, with planted olive peaking from March into May. The grass chapter: grasses peak in spring in the Central Valley and run longer and milder on the coast. The weed chapter: weeds follow in late summer and fall, stronger after wet winters.
There is no single California season: the Central Valley records some of the state’s sharpest spring peaks, trapped and concentrated by valley geography, while the coast runs long and mild. The AAFA’s 2025 Allergy Capitals research noted upward movement for several California cities, attributed to grass and weed pollen after wet weather. The California guide singles out planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen.
November falls between the main chapters of the California pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 9 months of the California year, February to October — leaving a quiet gap of roughly 3 months in the depth of the off-season. The full calendar is set out in the California allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Kirkwood 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 whatever the month. 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.
Kirkwood in today’s national picture
At 8 (Low), Kirkwood ranks joint 81632nd of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Kirkwood: Meyers, CA (10 miles away) reads 8 (Low); Markleeville, CA (13 miles away) reads 5 (Low); Alpine Village, CA (15 miles away) reads 5 (Low). Kirkwood reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across California’s 1602 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Truckee to 42 in Mecca.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Kirkwood resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Kirkwood, CA 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.
Kirkwood in its local area
Across California’s 1602 tracked cities, Kirkwood ranks joint 1452nd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Kirkwood, CA pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Meyers pollen count (10 miles away)
- Markleeville pollen count (13 miles away)
- Alpine Village pollen count (15 miles away)
- Mesa Vista pollen count (16 miles away)
- South Lake Tahoe pollen count (17 miles away)
- Tahoma pollen count (26 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).