McKinney, KY Pollen Count Today
McKinney, KY · Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
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 McKinney Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count McKinney residents check each morning
The McKinney pollen count today is 19 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 25 today. Weed pollen leads the split at 25 (Low on its own scale), followed by grass pollen at 1 and tree pollen at 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 Saturday, November 7, 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 McKinney 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 McKinney pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count McKinney residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the McKinney pollen count today?
The McKinney pollen count today is 19 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today McKinney: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
McKinney allergies today
McKinney allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 19 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about McKinney allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for McKinney.
Allergies in McKinney follow the Kentucky 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 McKinney 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 McKinney allergy forecast: today reads 19 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether McKinney 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 McKinney today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The McKinney allergy count today is 19 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today McKinney: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 19 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 19 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 19 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 19 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 13 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts McKinney’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 19 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in McKinney
What is driving McKinney’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 19 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 25 (Low on its own scale) — about 94% of the four category readings added together, 24 points clear of the next category, grass pollen at 1. 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 is the Kentucky calendar working as expected — November falls in the closing weeks of the state’s weed chapter.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for McKinney, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Kentucky guide’s account of Kentucky names Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue — grass is the state’s signature act — 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 13 to 19, never changing band. Today’s 19 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 17.8 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting McKinney now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for McKinney 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 1 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 25 (Low).
In the Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses and late-summer ragweed — 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.
McKinney pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Kentucky pollen year, and McKinney follows them in the Southeast order. The tree chapter: trees can start as early as February and peak in April. The grass chapter: grasses follow in May and run through the summer. The weed chapter: ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. Mold is the quiet fourth player, sustained by river-valley humidity between the pollen waves.
Kentucky runs along a diagonal: the eastern mountains run the shortest season and close first, while the far west runs warmest and longest, and Ohio River bottoms hold the moisture that keeps mold in the count. Kentucky bluegrass anchors the grass act, and tall fescue covers even more acreage, stretching the grass calendar on both ends. The Kentucky guide singles out Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue — grass is the state’s signature act.
November in McKinney sits inside the weed chapter of the Kentucky year, in its closing weeks — the part of the calendar today’s readings should be judged against. Between them, the three chapters cover 10 months of the Kentucky year, February to November — a long season by national standards, with only a short quiet gap. The full calendar is set out in the Kentucky allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the McKinney 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 McKinney, KY 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.
McKinney in today’s national picture
At 19 (Low), McKinney ranks joint 54028th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around McKinney: Hustonville, KY (4 miles away) reads 19 (Low); Stanford, KY (8 miles away) reads 21 (Low); Junction City, KY (9 miles away) reads 21 (Low). McKinney reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Kentucky’s 552 tracked cities, today runs from 11 in Cumberland to 28 in Eminence.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one McKinney resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in McKinney, KY 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.
McKinney in its local area
Across Kentucky’s 552 tracked cities, McKinney ranks joint 293rd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the McKinney, KY pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Hustonville pollen count (4 miles away)
- Stanford pollen count (8 miles away)
- Junction City pollen count (9 miles away)
- Danville pollen count (13 miles away)
- Liberty pollen count (13 miles away)
- Eubank pollen count (13 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).