South River, NJ Pollen Count Today

What is the South River pollen count today?

The South River pollen count today is 16 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.

Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today South River: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.

South River allergies today

South River allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 16 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about South River allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for South River.

Allergies in South River follow the New Jersey 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 South River 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 South River allergy forecast: today reads 16 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether South River 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 South River today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.

The South River allergy count today is 16 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.

Pollen count today South River: the 5-day forecast

Pollen Atlas forecasts South River’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 16 (Low) over the next 5 days.

Pollen by type in South River

• South River tree pollen count
• South River grass pollen count
• South River ragweed pollen count

What is driving South River’s pollen today

The shape of today’s 16 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 21 (Low on its own scale) — about 93% of the four category readings added together, 20 points clear of the next category, grass pollen at 1. 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 runs against the usual calendar — the New Jersey weed chapter runs August to October — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.

Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for South River, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The New Jersey guide’s account of New Jersey names oak, the spring heavyweight statewide, with maple sharing the stage and birch earning a real billing in the northwestern hills — 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 15 to 16, never changing band. Today’s 16 sits 0 points above the window’s average of 15.8 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.

Plants affecting South River now

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for South River 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 0.6 (Low).

Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 1 (Low).

Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 21 (Low).

In the Northeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring 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.

South River pollen through the year

Three chapters make the New Jersey pollen year, and South River follows them in the Northeast order. The tree chapter: trees open in late March and build to an oak-led peak in May. The grass chapter: grasses hold from late May into July. The weed chapter: ragweed builds from mid-August, peaks in September, and is ended by the first hard frost. Mold tracks the region’s humidity rather than a flowering calendar, and it fills the gaps between chapters.

North Jersey runs on New York’s clock and South Jersey on Philadelphia’s slightly earlier one, so the state’s two ends can open their springs weeks apart. The Pine Barrens’ pine pollen coats ponds, cars and porches in yellow dust each spring, but pine grains are comparatively weak allergens; the oaks sharing the Barrens’ canopy are its real contribution. The New Jersey guide singles out oak, the spring heavyweight statewide, with maple sharing the stage and birch earning a real billing in the northwestern hills.

November falls between the main chapters of the New Jersey pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 8 months of the New Jersey year, March to October — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the New Jersey allergy season guide.

How to read this index

Pollen Atlas reports the South River 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 South River, NJ 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.

South River in today’s national picture

At 16 (Low), South River ranks joint 65321st 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 South River: East Brunswick, NJ (2 miles away) reads 16 (Low); Milltown, NJ (3 miles away) reads 19 (Low); Sayreville, NJ (3 miles away) reads 27 (Low). South River reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across New Jersey’s 707 tracked cities, today runs from 6 in Smithville to 29 in Hackensack.

Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one South River resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in South River, NJ 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.

South River in its local area

South River is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Its population is 16,007 (ACS 2023).

South River sits 8 miles southwest of Perth Amboy, NJ — the anchor of the forecast-point group this reading belongs to. Within the group of 4, South River ranks 4th; across New Jersey’s 707 tracked cities, it ranks joint 441st today.

Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the South River, NJ pollen count is refreshed each morning.

Nearby cities

• East Brunswick pollen count (2 miles away)
• Milltown pollen count (3 miles away)
• Sayreville pollen count (3 miles away)
• Spotswood pollen count (4 miles away)
• Madison Park pollen count (4 miles away)
• Edison pollen count (4 miles away)

From Pollen Atlas News

• New Jersey allergy season
• Ragweed season