Ragweed Pollen Count in Elon, NC — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in Elon
What is the ragweed pollen count in Elon today?
The Elon ragweed pollen index today is 19 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Ragweed pollen is the dominant allergen in Elon today. See the full Elon pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Elon is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina. Its population is 11,325 (ACS 2023).
Elon Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 15 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 15 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 15 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 15 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 15 | Low |
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 Elon’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Elon’s ragweed pollen
Species-level counts are not part of the modelled data Pollen Atlas publishes — the modelled index is reported per pollen type, not per species — so this section gives the type summary: ragweed pollen reads 19 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.
How to read this: the “ragweed” figure on this site is the modelled weed pollen index — the weed group (ragweed + mugwort) — printed under the ragweed name the rankings use.
Plants affecting Elon now — ragweed pollen
- Ragweed (weed): Universal Pollen Index 1 (Very Low) — out of season
Plant detail: Google Pollen API. These readings are on Google’s Universal Pollen Index scale, a separate scale from the ragweed pollen counts above.
What this ragweed pollen level means
Google’s Pollen API rates ragweed pollen very low today.
Pollen levels are very low right now. It's a great day to enjoy the outdoors!
Ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. This month sits inside the ragweed pollen window for the Southeast pattern, so today’s ragweed pollen reading should be judged against that chapter of the North Carolina year. The North Carolina allergy season guide singles out oak-family pollens — not the visible pine dust, which is a weak allergen flowering in the same weeks.
Elon allergies today
Elon allergies today are set by the same reading as the Elon pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 15 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 19 (Low) of it. When people ask about Elon allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Elon.
Allergies in Elon follow the North Carolina calendar set out on the full Elon 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 Elon before heading outdoors, the ragweed 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 Elon allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether Elon 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 Elon pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
See how Elon ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory
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).