Tree Pollen Count in Knightdale, NC — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in Knightdale

What is the tree pollen count in Knightdale today?

The Knightdale tree pollen index today is 8 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Knightdale’s overall pollen count today is 16 (Low) across all types. See the full Knightdale pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Knightdale is a town in Wake County, North Carolina. Its population is 19,532 (ACS 2023).

Knightdale Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 716Low
Sunday, November 816Low
Monday, November 916Low
Tuesday, November 1016Low
Wednesday, November 1116Low

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 Knightdale’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Knightdale’s tree 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: tree pollen reads 8 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.

Plants affecting Knightdale now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Knightdale. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 8 (Low) today.

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’s readings.

Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.

What this tree pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Trees can start as early as February and peak in April. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Southeast pattern, so today’s tree pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. 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.

Knightdale allergies today

Knightdale allergies today are set by the same reading as the Knightdale pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 16 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 8 (Low) of it. When people ask about Knightdale allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Knightdale.

Allergies in Knightdale follow the North Carolina calendar set out on the full Knightdale 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 Knightdale before heading outdoors, the tree 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 Knightdale allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether Knightdale 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 Knightdale pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Knightdale grass pollen count

Knightdale ragweed pollen count

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

See Knightdale on the pollen map

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

North Carolina allergy season guide

Tree pollen season

Find an allergist in Knightdale, NC

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).