Howland, ME Pollen Count
Howland, ME · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Howland — 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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Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Howland Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Howland residents check each morning
The Howland pollen count today is 5 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. Tree pollen is the highest single category in the split at 0.6 (Low), ahead of grass pollen at 0.6 and weed 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 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 tree pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Howland page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Howland pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Howland residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Howland pollen count today?
The Howland pollen count today is 5 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Howland: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Howland allergies today
Howland allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 5 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Howland allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Howland.
Allergies in Howland follow the Maine 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 Howland 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 Howland allergy forecast: today reads 5 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Howland 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 Howland today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Howland allergy count today is 5 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Howland: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 5 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 5 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 5 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 5 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 5 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Howland’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 5 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Howland
What is driving Howland’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 5 (Low) is set by tree pollen at 0.6 (Low on its own scale) — about 33% of the four category readings added together, level with grass pollen at 0.6. Tree readings are the fastest-moving of the four in their season, because species pollinate in sequence — a tree-led total can change character within a week. Tree pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Maine tree chapter runs March to May — 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 Howland, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Maine guide’s account of Maine names birch, a signature spring pollen, released with maple and oak in a rapid April and May burst — 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 5 to 5, never changing band. Today’s 5 sits level with the window’s average of 5 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Howland now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Howland 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 0.6 (Low).
In the Northern New England pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring birch, maple and oak, summer hayfield grasses and a short late-summer ragweed run — 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.
Howland pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Maine pollen year, and Howland follows them in the Northern New England order. The tree chapter: alder and maple stir in late March in the south, and the burst crests through April and May — birch above all, with maple and oak — later with every mile north. The grass chapter: hayfield and pasture grasses own June and July, cresting around the first hay cutting. The weed chapter: ragweed runs August into September and is ended by an early first frost — earliest inland and in the north. Mold bookends the year — mud-season stirrings in March and leaf-litter mold returning in the fall — and the coast trades some pollen intensity for fog, damp and summer mold.
Maine’s season is lengthening: Portland’s freeze-free growing season has expanded by about 16 days since 1970, according to WGME meteorologists’ reporting of climate data. The coast trades some pollen intensity for fog, damp and summer mold, while inland valleys get warmer, stiller air and the forest’s full output. The Maine guide singles out birch, a signature spring pollen, released with maple and oak in a rapid April and May burst.
November falls between the main chapters of the Maine 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 7 months of the Maine year, March to September — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the Maine allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Howland 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 whatever the month. 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.
Howland in today’s national picture
At 5 (Low), Howland ranks joint 86157th 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 Howland: Lincoln, ME (10 miles away) reads 5 (Low); Milo, ME (14 miles away) reads 5 (Low); Brownville Junction, ME (20 miles away) reads 5 (Low). Howland reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Maine’s 155 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Lewiston to 11 in Fort Kent.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Howland resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Howland, ME 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.
Howland in its local area
Across Maine’s 155 tracked cities, Howland ranks joint 56th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Howland, ME pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Lincoln pollen count (10 miles away)
- Milo pollen count (14 miles away)
- Brownville Junction pollen count (20 miles away)
- Milford pollen count (22 miles away)
- Old Town pollen count (22 miles away)
- Mattawamkeag pollen count (23 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).