Washburn, ME Pollen Count Today
Washburn, ME · Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
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 Washburn Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Washburn residents check each morning
The Washburn 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. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 4, weed pollen 0.6. Plant-by-plant detail for Washburn, ME follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Saturday, November 7, 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 grass pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Washburn 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 Washburn pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Tuesday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Washburn residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Washburn pollen count today?
The Washburn 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 Washburn: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Washburn allergies today
Washburn 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 Washburn allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Washburn.
Allergies in Washburn 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 Washburn 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 Washburn allergy forecast: today reads 5 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Washburn 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 Washburn today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Washburn allergy count today is 5 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Washburn: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 5 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 5 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 7 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 8 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 5 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Washburn’s pollen count to peak on Tuesday at 8 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Washburn
What is driving Washburn’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 5 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 4 (Low on its own scale) — about 77% of the four category readings added together, 3.4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 0.6. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Maine grass chapter runs June to July — 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 Washburn, 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 8, never changing band. Today’s 5 sits 1 point below the window’s average of 6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Washburn now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Washburn 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 4 (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.
Washburn pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the Washburn pollen year runs like this:
- 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.
- Hayfield and pasture grasses own June and July, cresting around the first hay cutting.
- 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.
The Maine allergy season guide names birch, a signature spring pollen, released with maple and oak in a rapid April and May burst. 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.
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 Washburn 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.
Washburn in today’s national picture
At 5 (Low), Washburn ranks joint 85734th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Washburn: Mapleton, ME (7 miles away) reads 5 (Low); Presque Isle, ME (10 miles away) reads 5 (Low); Caribou, ME (10 miles away) reads 5 (Low). Washburn reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Maine’s 155 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Lewiston to 8 in South Portland.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Washburn resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Washburn, 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.
Washburn in its local area
Across Maine’s 155 tracked cities, Washburn ranks joint 48th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Washburn, ME pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Mapleton pollen count (7 miles away)
- Presque Isle pollen count (10 miles away)
- Caribou pollen count (10 miles away)
- Fort Fairfield pollen count (15 miles away)
- Ashland pollen count (17 miles away)
- Limestone pollen count (17 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).