Tega Cay, SC Pollen Count
Tega Cay, SC · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Tega Cay — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
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 Tega Cay Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point for Tega Cay — 2 nearby places use the same point; Tega Cay is 1.8 km from it.
Pollen count Tega Cay residents check each morning
The Tega Cay pollen count today is 7 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 8 today. That total sits on a narrow base: weed pollen is 8 while tree pollen is just 4 and grass pollen 1. Plant-by-plant detail for Tega Cay, SC follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 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 Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Tega Cay residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Tega Cay pollen count today?
The Tega Cay pollen count today is 7 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Tega Cay: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Tega Cay allergies today
Tega Cay allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 7 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Tega Cay allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Tega Cay.
Allergies in Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay allergy forecast: today reads 7 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Tega Cay allergy count today is 7 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Tega Cay: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 7 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 16 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 16 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 14 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 16 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Tega Cay’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 16 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Tega Cay
What is driving Tega Cay’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 7 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 8 (Low on its own scale) — about 62% of the four category readings added together, 4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 4. 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 is the South Carolina calendar working as expected — November falls in the closing weeks of the state’s weed chapter.
In the plant detail, Ragweed (weed) carries the strongest single plant reading, at a Universal Pollen Index of 1 (Very Low). None of the plants in today’s detail is one of the state guide’s signature names for South Carolina — a single day’s detail and a season’s pattern are different lenses, and both are printed on this page for that reason.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 7 to 16, never changing band. Today’s 7 sits 7 points below the window’s average of 13.8 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Tega Cay now
One plant is listed in today’s detail for Tega Cay.
- Ragweed (weed): Universal Pollen Index 1 (Very Low) — present in today’s readings
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Tega Cay pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the Tega Cay pollen year runs like this:
- Trees can start as early as February and peak in April.
- Grasses follow in May and run through the summer.
- 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 Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay, 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.
Tega Cay in today’s national picture
At 7 (Low), Tega Cay ranks joint 83515th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Tega Cay: India Hook, SC (2 miles away) reads 7 (Low); Baxter Village, SC (2 miles away) reads 7 (Low); Riverview, SC (2 miles away) reads 7 (Low). Tega Cay reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across South Carolina’s 472 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Great Falls to 19 in Pelion.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Tega Cay resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in Tega Cay, 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.
Tega Cay in its local area
Tega Cay is a city in York County, South Carolina. Its population is 13,267 (ACS 2023).
Tega Cay anchors the forecast-point group of 2 places that share this reading. Within the group, Tega Cay ranks joint 1st; across South Carolina’s 472 tracked cities, it ranks joint 373rd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Tega Cay, SC pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- India Hook pollen count (2 miles away)
- Baxter Village pollen count (2 miles away)
- Riverview pollen count (2 miles away)
- Fort Mill pollen count (5 miles away)
- Newport pollen count (5 miles away)
- Lake Wylie pollen count (5 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).