Palm Desert, CA Pollen Count
Palm Desert, CA · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Palm Desert — 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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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Palm Desert Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Palm Desert residents check each morning
The Palm Desert pollen count today is 35 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 42 today. That total sits on a narrow base: weed pollen is 42 while tree pollen is just 21 and grass pollen 5. Plant-by-plant detail for Palm Desert, CA follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. 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 weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Palm Desert residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Palm Desert pollen count today?
The Palm Desert pollen count today is 35 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Palm Desert: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Palm Desert allergies today
Palm Desert allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 35 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Palm Desert allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Palm Desert.
Allergies in Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert allergy forecast: today reads 35 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Palm Desert allergy count today is 35 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Palm Desert: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 35 | Moderate |
| Saturday, November 7 | 35 | Moderate |
| Sunday, November 8 | 32 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 32 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 34 | Moderate |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Palm Desert’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 35 (Moderate) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Palm Desert
What is driving Palm Desert’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 35 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 42 (Moderate on its own scale) — about 62% of the four category readings added together, 21 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 21. A weed-led total is the classic late-year shape: tree and grass pollen have usually receded, leaving weed pollen — and on damp days mold — to make up most of what the index records. Weed pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the California weed chapter runs August to October — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
In the plant detail, Grasses (grass) carries the strongest single plant reading, at a Universal Pollen Index of 1 (Very Low), followed by Ragweed at 1. None of the plants in today’s detail is one of the state guide’s signature names for California — a single day’s detail and a season’s pattern are different lenses, and both are printed on this page for that reason.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 32 to 35, changing band 2 times. Today’s 35 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 33.6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Palm Desert now
Two plants are listed in today’s detail for Palm Desert, shown highest plant index first.
- Grasses (grass): Universal Pollen Index 1 (Very Low) — out of season
- Ragweed (weed): Universal Pollen Index 1 (Very Low) — present in today’s readings
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Palm Desert pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the Palm Desert pollen year runs like this:
- Trees build through spring, with planted olive peaking from March into May.
- Grasses peak in spring in the Central Valley and run longer and milder on the coast.
- Weeds follow in late summer and fall, stronger after wet winters.
The California allergy season guide names planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen. 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.
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 Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert, CA 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.
Palm Desert in today’s national picture
At 35 (Low), Palm Desert ranks joint 8281st 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 Palm Desert: Indian Wells, CA (3 miles away) reads 37 (Low); Rancho Mirage, CA (4 miles away) reads 37 (Low); Bermuda Dunes, CA (4 miles away) reads 37 (Low). Palm Desert reads 2 points lower than 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 Palm Desert resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Palm Desert, 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.
Palm Desert in its local area
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California. Its population is 51,551 (ACS 2023).
Across California’s 1602 tracked cities, Palm Desert ranks joint 29th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Palm Desert, CA pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Indian Wells pollen count (3 miles away)
- Rancho Mirage pollen count (4 miles away)
- Bermuda Dunes pollen count (4 miles away)
- Desert Palms pollen count (5 miles away)
- Thousand Palms pollen count (5 miles away)
- Indio pollen count (7 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).