Elon, NC Pollen Count
Elon, NC · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Elon — 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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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Elon Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Elon residents check each morning
The Elon pollen count today is 6 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 8 today. The full split is tree pollen 2, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 8. 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 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 weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Elon 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 Elon pollen forecast below — it is currently rising, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Elon residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Elon pollen count today?
The Elon 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 Elon: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Elon allergies today
Elon 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 Elon allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Elon.
Allergies in Elon 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 Elon 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 Elon allergy forecast: today reads 6 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Elon 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 Elon today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Elon allergy count today is 6 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Elon: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 6 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 15 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 15 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 15 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 15 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Elon’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 15 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Elon
What is driving Elon’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 6 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 8 (Low on its own scale) — about 75% of the four category readings added together, 6 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 2. 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.
In the plant detail, Ragweed (weed) carries the strongest single plant reading, at a Universal Pollen Index of 1 (Very Low). None of the plants in today’s detail is one of the state guide’s signature names for North Carolina — a single day’s detail and a season’s pattern are different lenses, and both are printed on this page for that reason.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 6 to 15, never changing band. Today’s 6 sits 7 points below the window’s average of 13.2 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Elon now
One plant is listed in today’s detail for Elon.
- Ragweed (weed): Universal Pollen Index 1 (Very Low) — present in today’s readings
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Elon pollen through the year
The Elon 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 Elon 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 Elon 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 Elon, 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.
Elon in today’s national picture
At 6 (Low), Elon ranks joint 84922nd 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 Elon: Gibsonville, NC (2 miles away) reads 6 (Low); Glen Raven, NC (3 miles away) reads 6 (Low); Burlington, NC (3 miles away) reads 6 (Low). Elon reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across North Carolina’s 774 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Troy to 26 in Ocracoke.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Elon resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in Elon, 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.
Elon in its local area
Elon is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina. Its population is 11,325 (ACS 2023).
Across North Carolina’s 774 tracked cities, Elon ranks joint 677th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Elon, NC pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Gibsonville pollen count (2 miles away)
- Glen Raven pollen count (3 miles away)
- Burlington pollen count (3 miles away)
- Whitsett pollen count (4 miles away)
- Ossipee pollen count (4 miles away)
- Alamance pollen count (5 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).