Van Lear, KY Pollen Count
Van Lear, KY · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Van Lear — 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 Van Lear Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Van Lear residents check each morning
The Van Lear pollen count today is 12 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 16 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 1, weed pollen 16. 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 Van Lear 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 Van Lear pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Van Lear residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Van Lear pollen count today?
The Van Lear pollen count today is 12 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Van Lear: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Van Lear allergies today
Van Lear allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 12 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Van Lear allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Van Lear.
Allergies in Van Lear 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 Van Lear 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 Van Lear allergy forecast: today reads 12 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Van Lear 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 Van Lear today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Van Lear allergy count today is 12 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Van Lear: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 12 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 12 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 11 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 11 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 12 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Van Lear’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 12 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Van Lear
What is driving Van Lear’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 12 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 16 (Low on its own scale) — about 91% of the four category readings added together, 15 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 Van Lear, 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 11 to 12, never changing band. Today’s 12 sits 0 points above the window’s average of 11.6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Van Lear now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Van Lear 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 16 (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.
Van Lear pollen through the year
The Van Lear pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Southeast pattern and the Kentucky calendar. Trees come first: trees can start as early as February and peak in April. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses follow in May and run through the summer. Weeds close it out: ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. Mold is the quiet fourth player, sustained by river-valley humidity between the pollen waves.
The Kentucky allergy season guide names Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue — grass is the state’s signature act. 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.
November in Van Lear 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 Van Lear 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 Van Lear, 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.
Van Lear in today’s national picture
At 12 (Low), Van Lear ranks joint 74231st 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 Van Lear: West Van Lear, KY (2 miles away) reads 13 (Low); Auxier, KY (3 miles away) reads 13 (Low); Paintsville, KY (4 miles away) reads 13 (Low). Van Lear reads 1 point lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Kentucky’s 552 tracked cities, today runs from 12 in Harlan to 29 in Pleasureville.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Van Lear resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in Van Lear, 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.
Van Lear in its local area
Across Kentucky’s 552 tracked cities, Van Lear ranks joint 499th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Van Lear, KY pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- West Van Lear pollen count (2 miles away)
- Auxier pollen count (3 miles away)
- Paintsville pollen count (4 miles away)
- Prestonsburg pollen count (7 miles away)
- Dwale pollen count (10 miles away)
- Allen pollen count (11 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).