Tree Pollen Count in Oak Ridge, NC

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

This page shows the most recent reading available for Oak Ridge — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.

Pollen by type in Oak Ridge

What is the tree pollen count in Oak Ridge today?

The Oak Ridge tree pollen index today is 1 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Oak Ridge’s overall pollen count today is 9 (Low) across all types. See the full Oak Ridge pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Oak Ridge Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 69Low
Saturday, November 715Low
Sunday, November 815Low
Monday, November 915Low
Tuesday, November 1015Low

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

Species driving Oak Ridge’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 1 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.

Plants affecting Oak Ridge now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Oak Ridge. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 1 (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.

Oak Ridge allergies today

Oak Ridge allergies today are set by the same reading as the Oak Ridge pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 9 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 1 (Low) of it. When people ask about Oak Ridge allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Oak Ridge.

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

Oak Ridge grass pollen count

Oak Ridge ragweed pollen count

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

See Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge, 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).