Hempstead, NY Pollen Count
Hempstead, NY · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Hempstead — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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5-Day Hempstead Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point for Hempstead — 10 nearby places use the same point; Hempstead is 0.6 km from it.
Pollen count Hempstead residents check each morning
The Hempstead pollen count today is 15 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 19 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 1, weed pollen 19. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Hempstead page.
Fall is ragweed season across most of the United States: ragweed plants release pollen from late summer into autumn, and weed pollen is typically the last major outdoor pollen category to fade as the weather cools. That pattern is why an autumn total is so often weed-led even when the headline number is low — tree and grass pollen have usually receded by then, leaving weed pollen, and on damp days mold, to make up most of what the index records. In the Northeast, autumn weed pollen typically winds down as colder nights arrive, so late-season totals can change quickly from week to week.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Hempstead pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Hempstead residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Hempstead pollen count today?
The Hempstead pollen count today is 15 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Hempstead: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Hempstead allergies today
Hempstead allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 15 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Hempstead allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Hempstead.
Allergies in Hempstead follow the New York 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead allergy forecast: today reads 15 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Hempstead 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 Hempstead today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Hempstead allergy count today is 15 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Hempstead: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 15 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 29 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 29 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 29 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 28 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Hempstead’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 29 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Hempstead
What is driving Hempstead’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 15 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 19 (Low on its own scale) — about 92% of the four category readings added together, 18 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 York 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 Hempstead, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The New York guide’s account of New York names birch and oak, preceded by elm and maple — 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 29, never changing band. Today’s 15 sits 11 points below the window’s average of 26 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Hempstead now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Hempstead 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 19 (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.
Hempstead pollen through the year
The Hempstead pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Northeast pattern and the New York calendar. Trees come first: trees open in late March and build to an oak-led peak in May. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses hold from late May into July. Weeds close it out: 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.
The New York allergy season guide names birch and oak, preceded by elm and maple. New York City’s tree season typically opens one to three weeks ahead of Rochester’s, where Lake Ontario’s cold air delays spring along the shore. The AAFA’s 2025 report ranked New York City in the less-challenging half of its 100 metros, reflecting moderate overall burden despite a real spring peak.
November falls between the main chapters of the New York 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 York 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 York allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Hempstead 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 Hempstead, NY 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.
Hempstead in today’s national picture
At 15 (Low), Hempstead ranks joint 66640th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Hempstead: Baldwin, NY (1 miles away) reads 14 (Low); Oceanside, NY (2 miles away) reads 15 (Low); Freeport, NY (2 miles away) reads 14 (Low). Hempstead reads 1 point higher than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across New York’s 1289 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Union to 29 in Scottsville.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Hempstead resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Hempstead, NY 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.
Hempstead in its local area
Hempstead is a village in Nassau County, New York. Its population is 58,569 (ACS 2023).
Hempstead anchors the forecast-point group of 10 places that share this reading. Within the group, Hempstead ranks 1st; across New York’s 1289 tracked cities, it ranks joint 262nd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Hempstead, NY pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Baldwin pollen count (1 miles away)
- Oceanside pollen count (2 miles away)
- Freeport pollen count (2 miles away)
- Rockville Centre pollen count (3 miles away)
- Barnum Island pollen count (3 miles away)
- Lido Beach pollen count (3 miles away)
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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).