Carolina Beach, NC Pollen Count Today
Carolina Beach, NC · 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 Carolina Beach Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Carolina Beach residents check each morning
The Carolina Beach pollen count today is 13 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 15 today. The full split is tree pollen 14, grass pollen 3, weed pollen 15. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. 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 Carolina Beach 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 Carolina Beach pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Sunday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Carolina Beach residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Carolina Beach pollen count today?
The Carolina Beach pollen count today is 13 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Carolina Beach: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Carolina Beach allergies today
Carolina Beach allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 13 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Carolina Beach allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Carolina Beach.
Allergies in Carolina Beach follow the North Carolina 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 Carolina Beach 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 Carolina Beach allergy forecast: today reads 13 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Carolina Beach 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 Carolina Beach today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Carolina Beach allergy count today is 13 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Carolina Beach: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 13 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 20 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 18 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 19 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 19 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Carolina Beach’s pollen count to peak on Sunday at 20 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Carolina Beach
What is driving Carolina Beach’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 13 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 15 (Low on its own scale) — about 47% of the four category readings added together, 1 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 14. 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 is the North Carolina calendar working as expected — November falls in the closing weeks of the state’s weed chapter.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Carolina Beach, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The North Carolina guide’s account of North Carolina names oak-family pollens — not the visible pine dust, which is a weak allergen flowering in the same weeks — 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 13 to 20, never changing band. Today’s 13 sits 5 points below the window’s average of 17.8 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Carolina Beach now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Carolina Beach 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 14 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 3 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 15 (Low).
In the Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses and late-summer ragweed — 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.
Carolina Beach pollen through the year
The Carolina Beach pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Southeast pattern and the North Carolina calendar. Trees come first: trees can start as early as February and peak in April. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses follow in May and run through the summer. Weeds close it out: ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. Mold is the quiet fourth player, sustained by river-valley humidity between the pollen waves.
The North Carolina allergy season guide names oak-family pollens — not the visible pine dust, which is a weak allergen flowering in the same weeks. Charlotte and Raleigh often peak on the same warm, dry spring days, because the same Piedmont tree mix dominates both metros — and Raleigh placed in the national top ten of the AAFA’s 2025 Allergy Capitals report. The Piedmont’s spring Tree Index peaks weeks before the mountain season at higher elevations, and weeks after the coastal plain begins.
November in Carolina Beach sits inside the weed chapter of the North Carolina year, in its closing weeks — the part of the calendar today’s readings should be judged against. Between them, the three chapters cover 10 months of the North Carolina year, February to November — a long season by national standards, with only a short quiet gap. The full calendar is set out in the North Carolina allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Carolina Beach 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 Carolina Beach, NC 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.
Carolina Beach in today’s national picture
At 13 (Low), Carolina Beach ranks joint 74300th 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 Carolina Beach: Sea Breeze, NC (2 miles away) reads 13 (Low); Kure Beach, NC (3 miles away) reads 13 (Low); Myrtle Grove, NC (6 miles away) reads 13 (Low). Carolina Beach reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across North Carolina’s 774 tracked cities, today runs from 7 in Kitty Hawk to 28 in Rowland.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Carolina Beach resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in Carolina Beach, NC 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.
Carolina Beach in its local area
Across North Carolina’s 774 tracked cities, Carolina Beach ranks joint 666th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Carolina Beach, NC pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Sea Breeze pollen count (2 miles away)
- Kure Beach pollen count (3 miles away)
- Myrtle Grove pollen count (6 miles away)
- Silver Lake pollen count (7 miles away)
- Southport pollen count (10 miles away)
- Boiling Spring Lakes pollen count (10 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).