Grass Pollen Count in Franklin Square, NY — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
This reading is the forecast point shared with Hempstead, NY — 10 nearby places use the same point; Franklin Square is 8.9 km from it.
Pollen by type in Franklin Square
What is the grass pollen count in Franklin Square today?
The Franklin Square grass pollen index today is 1 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Franklin Square’s overall pollen count today is 23 (Low) across all types. See the full Franklin Square pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Franklin Square is a census-designated place in Nassau County, New York. Its population is 30,559 (ACS 2023).
Franklin Square Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 23 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 32 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 32 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 32 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 32 | 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 Franklin Square’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Franklin Square’s grass pollen
The modelled data reports grass as one combined index — there is no species-by-species split for grass anywhere in the data, so this page does not invent one. Today’s modelled grass index for Franklin Square is 1 (Low), and the 5-day overall trend above shows the shape of the week.
As regional context only — not as today’s readings — in the Northeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring grasses and late-summer ragweed.
The New York allergy season guide singles out birch and oak, preceded by elm and maple.
Plants affecting Franklin Square now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Franklin Square. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 1 (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 grass pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Grasses hold from late May into July. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Northeast pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The New York allergy season guide singles out birch and oak, preceded by elm and maple.
Franklin Square allergies today
Franklin Square allergies today are set by the same reading as the Franklin Square pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 23 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 1 (Low) of it. When people ask about Franklin Square allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Franklin Square.
Allergies in Franklin Square follow the New York calendar set out on the full Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square before heading outdoors, the grass 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 Franklin Square allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Franklin Square tree pollen count
Franklin Square ragweed pollen count
See Franklin Square 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).