Milton, MA Pollen Count
Milton, MA · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Milton — 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 Milton Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Milton residents check each morning
The Milton pollen count today is 9 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 12 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 12. 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 Milton 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. In the Northeast, autumn weed pollen typically winds down as colder nights arrive, so late-season totals can change quickly from week to week.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Milton pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Monday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Milton residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Milton pollen count today?
The Milton pollen count today is 9 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Milton: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Milton allergies today
Milton allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 9 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Milton allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Milton.
Allergies in Milton follow the Massachusetts 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 Milton 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 Milton allergy forecast: today reads 9 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Milton 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 Milton today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Milton allergy count today is 9 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Milton: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 9 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 9 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 10 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 21 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 21 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Milton’s pollen count to peak on Monday at 21 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Milton
What is driving Milton’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 9 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 12 (Low on its own scale) — about 91% of the four category readings added together, 11.4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 0.6. 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 Massachusetts weed chapter runs August to October — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Milton, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Massachusetts guide’s account of Massachusetts names birch, opening the spring in April, and oak carrying the peak through May — 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 9 to 21, never changing band. Today’s 9 sits 5 points below the window’s average of 14 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Milton now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Milton 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 0.6 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 12 (Low).
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\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.
Milton pollen through the year
The Milton pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Northeast pattern and the Massachusetts calendar. Trees come first: trees open in late March and build to an oak-led peak in May. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses hold from late May into July. Weeds close it out: ragweed builds from mid-August, peaks in September, and is ended by the first hard frost. Mold tracks the region’s humidity rather than a flowering calendar, and it fills the gaps between chapters.
The Massachusetts allergy season guide names birch, opening the spring in April, and oak carrying the peak through May. Massachusetts runs three overlapping springs — coast, Connecticut River valley and Berkshire high ground — which can trail one another by weeks. Grass holds the middle of the year, from late May into July, with the western counties’ hay country adding an agricultural source the suburbs never see.
November falls between the main chapters of the Massachusetts 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 8 months of the Massachusetts year, March to October — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the Massachusetts allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Milton 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 Milton, MA 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.
Milton in today’s national picture
At 9 (Low), Milton ranks joint 80103rd 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 Milton: Quincy, MA (4 miles away) reads 12 (Low); Randolph Town, MA (5 miles away) reads 9 (Low); Braintree Town, MA (5 miles away) reads 10 (Low). Milton reads 3 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Massachusetts’s 244 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Pittsfield to 15 in Nantucket.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Milton resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Milton, MA 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.
Milton in its local area
Milton is a census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Its population is 28,481 (ACS 2023).
Across Massachusetts’s 244 tracked cities, Milton ranks joint 32nd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Milton, MA pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Quincy pollen count (4 miles away)
- Randolph Town pollen count (5 miles away)
- Braintree Town pollen count (5 miles away)
- Dedham pollen count (5 miles away)
- Brookline pollen count (6 miles away)
- Norwood 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).