Grass Pollen Count in South Padre Island, TX — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in South Padre Island

What is the grass pollen count in South Padre Island today?

The South Padre Island grass pollen index today is 4 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

South Padre Island’s overall pollen count today is 11 (Low) across all types. See the full South Padre Island pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

South Padre Island Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 711Low
Sunday, November 811Low
Monday, November 911Low
Tuesday, November 1010Low
Wednesday, November 1110Low

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 South Padre Island’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving South Padre Island’s grass pollen

The modelled data reports grass as one combined index — there is no species-by-species split for grass anywhere in the data, so this page does not invent one. Today’s modelled grass index for South Padre Island is 4 (Low), and the 5-day overall trend above shows the shape of the week.

As regional context only — not as today’s readings — 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.

The Texas allergy season guide singles out mountain cedar — Ashe juniper — in winter, oak in spring and ragweed from August.

Plants affecting South Padre Island now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for South Padre Island. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 4 (Low) 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 grass pollen level means

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

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Grasses carry the hot months, with mold close behind in the Gulf humidity. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Gulf & South Texas pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Texas allergy season guide singles out mountain cedar — Ashe juniper — in winter, oak in spring and ragweed from August.

South Padre Island allergies today

South Padre Island allergies today are set by the same reading as the South Padre Island pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 11 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 4 (Low) of it. When people ask about South Padre Island allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for South Padre Island.

Allergies in South Padre Island follow the Texas calendar set out on the full South Padre Island 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 South Padre Island before heading outdoors, the grass 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 South Padre Island allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether South Padre Island 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 South Padre Island pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

South Padre Island tree pollen count

South Padre Island ragweed pollen count

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

See South Padre Island on the pollen map

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

Texas allergy season guide

Grass pollen season

Find an allergist in South Padre Island, TX

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).