Grass Pollen Count in Wheaton, MD
Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Wheaton — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen by type in Wheaton
What is the grass pollen count in Wheaton today?
The Wheaton 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.
Wheaton’s overall pollen count today is 12 (Low) across all types. See the full Wheaton pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Wheaton is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland. Its population is 52,172 (ACS 2023).
Wheaton Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 12 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 27 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 27 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 27 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 27 | Low |
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 Wheaton’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Wheaton’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 Wheaton 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 Maryland allergy season guide singles out oak, the mid-Atlantic heavyweight, peaking hard in late April and May.
Plants affecting Wheaton now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Wheaton. 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 Maryland allergy season guide singles out oak, the mid-Atlantic heavyweight, peaking hard in late April and May.
Wheaton allergies today
Wheaton allergies today are set by the same reading as the Wheaton pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 12 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Wheaton allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Wheaton.
Allergies in Wheaton follow the Maryland calendar set out on the full Wheaton 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 Wheaton 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 Wheaton allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Wheaton 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 Wheaton pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
See how Wheaton ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory
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).