White Plains, NY Pollen Count Today

What is the White Plains pollen count today?

The White Plains pollen count today is 28 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.

Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today White Plains: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.

White Plains allergies today

White Plains allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 28 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about White Plains allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for White Plains.

Allergies in White Plains 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 White Plains 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 White Plains allergy forecast: today reads 28 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether White Plains 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 White Plains today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.

The White Plains allergy count today is 28 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.

Pollen count today White Plains: the 5-day forecast

Pollen Atlas forecasts White Plains’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 28 (Low) over the next 5 days.

Pollen by type in White Plains

• White Plains tree pollen count
• White Plains grass pollen count
• White Plains ragweed pollen count

What is driving White Plains’s pollen today

The shape of today’s 28 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 36 (Low on its own scale) — about 96% of the four category readings added together, 35 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 White Plains, 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 27 to 28, never changing band. Today’s 28 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 27.4 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.

Plants affecting White Plains now

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for White Plains 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 36 (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.

White Plains pollen through the year

Three chapters make the New York pollen year, and White Plains 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 White Plains 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 White Plains, 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.

White Plains in today’s national picture

At 28 (Low), White Plains ranks joint 21058th 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 White Plains: Harrison, NY (2 miles away) reads 17 (Low); Scarsdale, NY (2 miles away) reads 28 (Low); Hartsdale, NY (3 miles away) reads 28 (Low). White Plains reads 11 points higher than 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 White Plains resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in White Plains, 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.

White Plains in its local area

White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York. Its population is 59,818 (ACS 2023).

Across New York’s 1289 tracked cities, White Plains ranks joint 22nd today.

Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the White Plains, NY pollen count is refreshed each morning.

Nearby cities

• Harrison pollen count (2 miles away)
• Scarsdale pollen count (2 miles away)
• Hartsdale pollen count (3 miles away)
• Rye Brook pollen count (3 miles away)
• Elmsford pollen count (4 miles away)
• Greenville pollen count (4 miles away)

From Pollen Atlas News

• New York allergy season
• Ragweed season