Tree Pollen Count in Westerly, RI

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

This page shows the most recent reading available for Westerly — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.

Pollen by type in Westerly

What is the tree pollen count in Westerly today?

The Westerly tree pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Westerly’s overall pollen count today is 6 (Low) across all types. See the full Westerly pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Westerly is a census-designated place in Washington County, Rhode Island. Its population is 18,528 (ACS 2023).

Westerly Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 66Low
Saturday, November 79Low
Sunday, November 814Low
Monday, November 914Low
Tuesday, November 1014Low

Pollen Atlas models the daily detail as an overall index: day-by-day splits by individual pollen type are not part of the modelled data, so this table shows Westerly’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Westerly’s tree pollen

Species-level counts are not part of the modelled data Pollen Atlas publishes — the modelled index is reported per pollen type, not per species — so this section gives the type summary: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.

Plants affecting Westerly now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Westerly. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.

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’s readings.

Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.

What this tree pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Trees open in late March and build to an oak-led peak in May. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Northeast pattern, so today’s tree pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Rhode Island allergy season guide singles out oak, the state’s dominant tree allergen, over maple and birch.

Westerly allergies today

Westerly allergies today are set by the same reading as the Westerly pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 6 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Westerly allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Westerly.

Allergies in Westerly follow the Rhode Island calendar set out on the full Westerly page — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Westerly before heading outdoors, the tree pollen split on this page is the part to read: it shows whether this pollen type is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.

Read the five-day overall trend above as the Westerly allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether Westerly allergies are set to ease or build across the week, day by day — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the overall index steps down, not just today.

See the full Westerly pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Westerly grass pollen count

Westerly ragweed pollen count

See how Westerly ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today

See Westerly on the pollen map

Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory

Rhode Island allergy season guide

Tree pollen season

Find an allergist in Westerly, RI

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).