Taft, CA Pollen Count
Taft, CA · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Taft — 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 Taft Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point for Taft — 2 nearby places use the same point; Taft is 2.9 km from it.
Pollen count Taft residents check each morning
The Taft pollen count today is 22 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 26 today. The full split is tree pollen 18, grass pollen 1, weed pollen 26. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. 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 Taft 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 Taft pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Taft residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Taft pollen count today?
The Taft pollen count today is 22 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Taft: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Taft allergies today
Taft allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 22 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Taft allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Taft.
Allergies in Taft 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 Taft 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 Taft allergy forecast: today reads 22 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Taft 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 Taft today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Taft allergy count today is 22 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Taft: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 22 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 22 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 22 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 22 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 22 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Taft’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 22 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Taft
What is driving Taft’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 22 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 26 (Low on its own scale) — about 58% of the four category readings added together, 8 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 18. 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, Ragweed (weed) carries the strongest single plant reading, at a Universal Pollen Index of 1 (Very Low). 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 22 to 22, never changing band. Today’s 22 sits level with the window’s average of 22 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Taft now
One plant is listed in today’s detail for Taft.
- Ragweed (weed): Universal Pollen Index 1 (Very Low) — present in today’s readings
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Taft pollen through the year
The Taft pollen year runs in chapters, set by its own pattern and the California calendar. Trees come first: trees build through spring, with planted olive peaking from March into May. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses peak in spring in the Central Valley and run longer and milder on the coast. Weeds close it out: 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 Taft 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 Taft, 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.
Taft in today’s national picture
At 22 (Low), Taft ranks joint 44134th 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 Taft: South Taft, CA (2 miles away) reads 22 (Low); Taft Heights, CA (3 miles away) reads 22 (Low); Ford City, CA (3 miles away) reads 22 (Low). Taft 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 Taft resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Taft, 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.
Taft in its local area
Taft anchors the forecast-point group of 2 places that share this reading. Within the group, Taft ranks joint 1st; across California’s 1602 tracked cities, it ranks joint 698th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Taft, CA pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- South Taft pollen count (2 miles away)
- Taft Heights pollen count (3 miles away)
- Ford City pollen count (3 miles away)
- Maricopa pollen count (5 miles away)
- Valley Acres pollen count (6 miles away)
- Dustin Acres pollen count (7 miles away)
From Pollen Atlas News
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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).