University Heights, OH Pollen Count Today
University Heights, OH · 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 University Heights Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point shared with Cleveland Heights, OH — 7 nearby places use the same point; University Heights is 3.3 km from it.
Pollen count University Heights residents check each morning
The University Heights 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 0.6, 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 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 University Heights 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 Plains and around the Great Lakes, ragweed is a familiar late-season plant of open ground, field edges and disturbed soil, which is why it so often leads inland autumn readings.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day University Heights pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Sunday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count University Heights residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the University Heights pollen count today?
The University Heights 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 University Heights: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
University Heights allergies today
University Heights 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 University Heights allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for University Heights.
Allergies in University Heights follow the Ohio 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 University Heights 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 University Heights allergy forecast: today reads 15 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether University Heights 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 University Heights today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The University Heights allergy count today is 15 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today University Heights: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 15 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 21 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 21 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 21 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 20 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts University Heights’s pollen count to peak on Sunday at 21 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in University Heights
What is driving University Heights’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 15 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 19 (Low on its own scale) — about 94% of the four category readings added together, 18.4 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 Ohio 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 University Heights, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Ohio guide’s account of Ohio names ragweed, the state’s fall heavyweight, over a three-act year — 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 21, never changing band. Today’s 15 sits 5 points below the window’s average of 19.6 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting University Heights now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for University Heights 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 19 (Low).
In the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring and summer grasses, and late-summer and autumn 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.
University Heights pollen through the year
The University Heights pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern and the Ohio calendar. Trees come first: trees run from March into May, later near the big lakes. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses hold from May through July. Weeds close it out: ragweed builds from mid-August, peaks in September, and ends at the first frost. Mold builds through the humid summer and fills the gaps between chapters.
The Ohio allergy season guide names ragweed, the state’s fall heavyweight, over a three-act year. Cleveland’s spring crest typically trails Cincinnati’s, a delay tied to cold Lake Erie water slowing the warm-up along the northern shore. The AAFA cites a striking figure for the fall act: a single ragweed plant can produce up to a billion grains of pollen in one season.
November falls between the main chapters of the Ohio 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 Ohio year, March to October — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the Ohio allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the University Heights 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 University Heights, OH 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.
University Heights in today’s national picture
At 15 (Low), University Heights ranks joint 68240th 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 University Heights: Shaker Heights, OH (1 miles away) reads 15 (Low); Cleveland Heights, OH (2 miles away) reads 12 (Low); Beachwood, OH (2 miles away) reads 15 (Low). University Heights reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Ohio’s 1252 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Edgewood to 32 in New Lebanon.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one University Heights resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in University Heights, OH 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.
University Heights in its local area
University Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Its population is 13,508 (ACS 2023).
University Heights sits 2 miles southeast of Cleveland Heights, OH — the anchor of the forecast-point group this reading belongs to. Within the group of 7, University Heights ranks joint 3rd; across Ohio’s 1252 tracked cities, it ranks joint 936th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the University Heights, OH pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Shaker Heights pollen count (1 miles away)
- Cleveland Heights pollen count (2 miles away)
- Beachwood pollen count (2 miles away)
- South Euclid pollen count (2 miles away)
- Lyndhurst pollen count (3 miles away)
- Highland Hills pollen count (3 miles away)
From Pollen Atlas News
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).