Grass Pollen Count in Jefferson City, MO — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in Jefferson City

What is the grass pollen count in Jefferson City today?

The Jefferson City grass pollen index today is 2 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Jefferson City’s overall pollen count today is 20 (Low) across all types. See the full Jefferson City pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Jefferson City is a city spanning Cole County and Callaway County in Missouri. Its population is 42,565 (ACS 2023).

Jefferson City Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 720Low
Sunday, November 820Low
Monday, November 919Low
Tuesday, November 1019Low
Wednesday, November 1119Low

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 Jefferson City’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Jefferson City’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 Jefferson City is 2 (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 South-Central Plains pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, prairie grasses and late-summer ragweed.

The Missouri allergy season guide singles out oak and hickory over an elm and maple opening, in a season written by the state’s rivers.

Plants affecting Jefferson City now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Jefferson City. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 2 (Low) today.

In the South-Central Plains pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, prairie 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.

Prairie grasses take over in late May and hold the summer. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the South-Central Plains pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Missouri allergy season guide singles out oak and hickory over an elm and maple opening, in a season written by the state’s rivers.

Jefferson City allergies today

Jefferson City allergies today are set by the same reading as the Jefferson City pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 20 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 2 (Low) of it. When people ask about Jefferson City allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Jefferson City.

Allergies in Jefferson City follow the Missouri calendar set out on the full Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Jefferson City tree pollen count

Jefferson City ragweed pollen count

See how Jefferson City ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today

See Jefferson City on the pollen map

Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory

Missouri allergy season guide

Grass pollen season

Find an allergist in Jefferson City, MO

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).