Ragweed Pollen Count in Upper Pohatcong, NJ — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
This reading is the forecast point shared with Alpha, NJ — 2 nearby places use the same point; Upper Pohatcong is 1.2 km from it.
Pollen by type in Upper Pohatcong
What is the ragweed pollen count in Upper Pohatcong today?
The Upper Pohatcong ragweed pollen index today is 24 (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 Upper Pohatcong today. See the full Upper Pohatcong pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Upper Pohatcong Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 18 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 18 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 18 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 18 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 16 | 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 Upper Pohatcong’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Upper Pohatcong’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 24 (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 Upper Pohatcong now — ragweed pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the ragweed pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Upper Pohatcong. The type summary stands: ragweed pollen reads 24 (Low) today.
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’s readings.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
What this ragweed pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Ragweed builds from mid-August, peaks in September, and is ended by the first hard frost. This month sits outside the usual ragweed pollen window for the Northeast pattern, so today’s ragweed pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The New Jersey allergy season guide singles out oak, the spring heavyweight statewide, with maple sharing the stage and birch earning a real billing in the northwestern hills.
Upper Pohatcong allergies today
Upper Pohatcong allergies today are set by the same reading as the Upper Pohatcong pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 18 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 24 (Low) of it. When people ask about Upper Pohatcong allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Upper Pohatcong.
Allergies in Upper Pohatcong follow the New Jersey calendar set out on the full Upper Pohatcong 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 Upper Pohatcong 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 Upper Pohatcong allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether Upper Pohatcong 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 Upper Pohatcong pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Upper Pohatcong tree pollen count
Upper Pohatcong grass pollen count
See Upper Pohatcong on the pollen map
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).