Rapids, NY Pollen Count
Rapids, NY · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Rapids — 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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Pollen Types
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5-Day Rapids Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Rapids residents check each morning
The Rapids pollen count today is 12 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 15 today. Weed pollen leads the split at 15 (Low on its own scale), followed by tree pollen at 0.6 and grass pollen at 0.6. Below, the plant detail and the multi-day outlook show whether today is the pattern or the exception. 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 Rapids 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 Rapids pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Sunday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Rapids residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Rapids pollen count today?
The Rapids pollen count today is 12 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Rapids: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Rapids allergies today
Rapids allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 12 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Rapids allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Rapids.
Allergies in Rapids 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 Rapids 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 Rapids allergy forecast: today reads 12 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Rapids 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 Rapids today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Rapids allergy count today is 12 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Rapids: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 12 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 12 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 17 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 16 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 16 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Rapids’s pollen count to peak on Sunday at 17 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Rapids
What is driving Rapids’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 12 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 15 (Low on its own scale) — about 93% of the four category readings added together, 14.4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 0.6. 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 Rapids, 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 12 to 17, never changing band. Today’s 12 sits 3 points below the window’s average of 14.6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Rapids now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Rapids 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 0.6 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 15 (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.
Rapids pollen through the year
Three chapters make the New York pollen year, and Rapids 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.
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. The New York guide singles out birch and oak, preceded by elm and maple.
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 Rapids 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 Rapids, 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.
Rapids in today’s national picture
At 12 (Low), Rapids ranks joint 74231st 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 Rapids: South Lockport, NY (3 miles away) reads 15 (Low); Lockport, NY (6 miles away) reads 13 (Low); Clarence Center, NY (6 miles away) reads 14 (Low). Rapids reads 3 points lower 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 Rapids resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Rapids, 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.
Rapids in its local area
Across New York’s 1289 tracked cities, Rapids ranks joint 396th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Rapids, NY pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- South Lockport pollen count (3 miles away)
- Lockport pollen count (6 miles away)
- Clarence Center pollen count (6 miles away)
- Gasport pollen count (7 miles away)
- Amherst pollen count (8 miles away)
- Clarence pollen count (9 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).