Ragweed Pollen Count in Richardson, TX — Today

Pollen by type in Richardson

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What is the ragweed pollen count in Richardson today?

The Richardson ragweed pollen index today is 41 (Moderate) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Moderate

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Ragweed pollen is the dominant allergen in Richardson today. See the full Richardson pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Richardson is a city spanning Dallas County and Collin County in Texas. Its population is 118,269 (ACS 2023).

Richardson Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

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 Richardson’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Richardson’s ragweed 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: ragweed pollen reads 41 (Moderate) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.

How to read this: the “ragweed” figure on this site is the modelled weed pollen index — the weed group (ragweed + mugwort) — printed under the ragweed name the rankings use.

Plants affecting Richardson now — ragweed pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the ragweed pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Richardson. The type summary stands: ragweed pollen reads 41 (Moderate) today.

In the Gulf & South Texas pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses, late-summer ragweed and winter mountain cedar in the west of the region — 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 ragweed pollen level means

Moderate risk. If you have allergies, consider meds and limit exposure during peak hours.

Keep windows closed at midday; shower after being outside.

Ragweed runs from August toward a mild, late finish. This month sits inside the ragweed pollen window for the Gulf & South Texas pattern, so today’s ragweed pollen reading should be judged against that chapter of the Texas year. The Texas allergy season guide singles out mountain cedar — Ashe juniper — in winter, oak in spring and ragweed from August.

Richardson allergies today

Richardson allergies today are set by the same reading as the Richardson pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 35 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 41 (Moderate) of it. When people ask about Richardson allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Richardson.

Allergies in Richardson follow the Texas calendar set out on the full Richardson 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 Richardson before heading outdoors, the ragweed 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 Richardson allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether Richardson 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.