Grass Pollen Count in Hanscom AFB, MA

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

This page shows the most recent reading available for Hanscom AFB — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.

Pollen by type in Hanscom AFB

What is the grass pollen count in Hanscom AFB today?

The Hanscom AFB grass pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Hanscom AFB’s overall pollen count today is 10 (Low) across all types. See the full Hanscom AFB pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Hanscom AFB Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 610Low
Saturday, November 714Low
Sunday, November 811Low
Monday, November 924Low
Tuesday, November 1024Low

Pollen Atlas models the daily detail as an overall index: day-by-day splits by individual pollen type are not part of the modelled data, so this table shows Hanscom AFB’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Hanscom AFB’s grass pollen

The modelled data reports grass as one combined index — there is no species-by-species split for grass anywhere in the data, so this page does not invent one. Today’s modelled grass index for Hanscom AFB is 0.6 (Low), and the 5-day overall trend above shows the shape of the week.

As regional context only — not as today’s readings — in the Northeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring grasses and late-summer ragweed.

The Massachusetts allergy season guide singles out birch, opening the spring in April, and oak carrying the peak through May.

Plants affecting Hanscom AFB now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Hanscom AFB. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.

In the Northeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring grasses and late-summer ragweed — named here as regional context only, not as today’s readings.

Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.

What this grass pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Grasses hold from late May into July. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Northeast pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Massachusetts allergy season guide singles out birch, opening the spring in April, and oak carrying the peak through May.

Hanscom AFB allergies today

Hanscom AFB allergies today are set by the same reading as the Hanscom AFB pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 10 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Hanscom AFB allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Hanscom AFB.

Allergies in Hanscom AFB follow the Massachusetts calendar set out on the full Hanscom AFB page — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Hanscom AFB before heading outdoors, the grass pollen split on this page is the part to read: it shows whether this pollen type is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.

Read the five-day overall trend above as the Hanscom AFB allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Hanscom AFB allergies are set to ease or build across the week, day by day — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the overall index steps down, not just today.

See the full Hanscom AFB pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Hanscom AFB tree pollen count

Hanscom AFB ragweed pollen count

See how Hanscom AFB ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today

See Hanscom AFB on the pollen map

Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory

Massachusetts allergy season guide

Grass pollen season

Find an allergist in Hanscom AFB, MA

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).