West Kennebunk, ME Pollen Count Today
West Kennebunk, 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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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day West Kennebunk Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count West Kennebunk residents check each morning
The West Kennebunk pollen count today is 6 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 8 today. Weed pollen leads the split at 8 (Low on its own scale), followed by tree pollen at 0.6 and grass 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 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 weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every West Kennebunk 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.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day West Kennebunk pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Monday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count West Kennebunk residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the West Kennebunk pollen count today?
The West Kennebunk pollen count today is 6 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today West Kennebunk: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
West Kennebunk allergies today
West Kennebunk allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 6 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about West Kennebunk allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for West Kennebunk.
Allergies in West Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk allergy forecast: today reads 6 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether West Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The West Kennebunk allergy count today is 6 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today West Kennebunk: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 6 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 10 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 15 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 15 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 15 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts West Kennebunk’s pollen count to peak on Monday at 15 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in West Kennebunk
What is driving West Kennebunk’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 6 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 8 (Low on its own scale) — about 87% of the four category readings added together, 7.4 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 Maine weed chapter runs August to September — 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 West Kennebunk, 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 6 to 15, never changing band. Today’s 6 sits 6 points below the window’s average of 12.2 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting West Kennebunk now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for West Kennebunk 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 8 (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.
West Kennebunk pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Maine pollen year, and West Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk, ME 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.
West Kennebunk in today’s national picture
At 6 (Low), West Kennebunk ranks joint 85200th 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 West Kennebunk: Kennebunk, ME (3 miles away) reads 6 (Low); Kennebunkport, ME (7 miles away) reads 6 (Low); Alfred, ME (9 miles away) reads 5 (Low). West Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in West Kennebunk, 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.
West Kennebunk in its local area
Across Maine’s 155 tracked cities, West Kennebunk ranks joint 27th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the West Kennebunk, ME pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
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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).