Carolina Forest, SC Pollen Count Today
Carolina Forest, SC · 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 Carolina Forest Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Carolina Forest residents check each morning
The Carolina Forest pollen count today is 17 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 19 today. Tree pollen is the highest single category in the split at 19 (Low), ahead of weed pollen at 19 and grass pollen at 4. 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 tree pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Carolina Forest 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.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Carolina Forest pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Carolina Forest residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Carolina Forest pollen count today?
The Carolina Forest pollen count today is 17 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Carolina Forest: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Carolina Forest allergies today
Carolina Forest allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 17 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Carolina Forest allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Carolina Forest.
Allergies in Carolina Forest follow the South Carolina 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 Carolina Forest 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 Carolina Forest allergy forecast: today reads 17 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Carolina Forest 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 Carolina Forest today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Carolina Forest allergy count today is 17 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Carolina Forest: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 17 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 17 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 15 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 17 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 17 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Carolina Forest’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 17 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Carolina Forest
What is driving Carolina Forest’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 17 (Low) is set by tree pollen at 19 (Low on its own scale) — about 45% of the four category readings added together, level with weed pollen at 19. Tree readings are the fastest-moving of the four in their season, because species pollinate in sequence — a tree-led total can change character within a week. Tree pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the South Carolina tree chapter runs February to May — 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 Carolina Forest, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The South Carolina guide’s account of South Carolina names oak — the pine dust filming cars in the same weeks is a comparatively weak allergen — 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 17, never changing band. Today’s 17 sits 0 points above the window’s average of 16.6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Carolina Forest now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Carolina Forest 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 19 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 4 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 19 (Low).
In the Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season 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.
Carolina Forest pollen through the year
The Carolina Forest pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Southeast pattern and the South Carolina calendar. Trees come first: trees can start as early as February and peak in April. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses follow in May and run through the summer. Weeds close it out: ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. Mold is the quiet fourth player, sustained by river-valley humidity between the pollen waves.
The South Carolina allergy season guide names oak — the pine dust filming cars in the same weeks is a comparatively weak allergen. South Carolina’s season opens in February in warm years and can still be going in November in the southern half of the state; Greenville ranked ninth in the AAFA’s 2025 Allergy Capitals report. Warm-season grasses such as Bermuda grass pollinate from late spring deep into summer, with mold layered over the humid middle of the year.
November in Carolina Forest sits inside the weed chapter of the South Carolina year, in its closing weeks — the part of the calendar today’s readings should be judged against. Between them, the three chapters cover 10 months of the South Carolina year, February to November — a long season by national standards, with only a short quiet gap. The full calendar is set out in the South Carolina allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Carolina Forest 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 Carolina Forest, SC 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.
Carolina Forest in today’s national picture
At 17 (Low), Carolina Forest ranks joint 61701st 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 Carolina Forest: Myrtle Beach, SC (4 miles away) reads 20 (Low); Forestbrook, SC (4 miles away) reads 17 (Low); Red Hill, SC (6 miles away) reads 17 (Low). Carolina Forest reads 3 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across South Carolina’s 472 tracked cities, today runs from 13 in Keowee Key to 28 in Hamer.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Carolina Forest resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in Carolina Forest, SC 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.
Carolina Forest in its local area
Carolina Forest is a census-designated place in Horry County, South Carolina. Its population is 26,373 (ACS 2023).
Across South Carolina’s 472 tracked cities, Carolina Forest ranks joint 161st today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Carolina Forest, SC pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Myrtle Beach pollen count (4 miles away)
- Forestbrook pollen count (4 miles away)
- Red Hill pollen count (6 miles away)
- Socastee pollen count (8 miles away)
- Conway pollen count (9 miles away)
- Briarcliffe Acres pollen count (10 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).