West Hempstead, NY Pollen Count Today
West Hempstead, NY · Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
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 West Hempstead Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point shared with Hicksville, NY — 34 nearby places use the same point; West Hempstead is 13 km from it.
Pollen count West Hempstead residents check each morning
The West Hempstead pollen count today is 23 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 30 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 1, weed pollen 30. 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 Saturday, November 7, 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 West 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 West Hempstead pollen forecast below — it is currently rising, with Sunday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count West Hempstead residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the West Hempstead pollen count today?
The West Hempstead pollen count today is 23 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today West Hempstead: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
West Hempstead allergies today
West Hempstead allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 23 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about West Hempstead allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for West Hempstead.
Allergies in West 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 West 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 West Hempstead allergy forecast: today reads 23 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether West 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 West Hempstead today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The West Hempstead allergy count today is 23 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today West Hempstead: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 forecasts West Hempstead’s pollen count to peak on Sunday at 32 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in West Hempstead
What is driving West Hempstead’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 23 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 30 (Low on its own scale) — about 95% of the four category readings added together, 29 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 West 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 23 to 32, never changing band. Today’s 23 sits 7 points below the window’s average of 30.2 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting West Hempstead now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for West 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 30 (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.
West Hempstead pollen through the year
The West 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 West 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 West 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.
West Hempstead in today’s national picture
At 23 (Low), West Hempstead ranks joint 40203rd 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 West Hempstead: Malverne Park Oaks, NY (1 miles away) reads 23 (Low); Garden City South, NY (1 miles away) reads 23 (Low); Lakeview, NY (1 miles away) reads 15 (Low). West Hempstead reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across New York’s 1289 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Union to 31 in Walden.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one West Hempstead resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in West 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.
West Hempstead in its local area
West Hempstead is a census-designated place in Nassau County, New York. Its population is 20,762 (ACS 2023).
West Hempstead sits 8 miles southwest of Hicksville, NY — the anchor of the forecast-point group this reading belongs to. Within the group of 34, West Hempstead ranks joint 1st; across New York’s 1289 tracked cities, it ranks joint 82nd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the West Hempstead, NY pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Malverne Park Oaks pollen count (1 miles away)
- Garden City South pollen count (1 miles away)
- Lakeview pollen count (1 miles away)
- Franklin Square pollen count (1 miles away)
- South Hempstead pollen count (2 miles away)
- Malverne pollen count (2 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).