Ragweed Pollen Count in Downe, United Kingdom
Last updated Sunday, November 8, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Downe — from Sunday, November 8, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
This reading is the forecast point shared with Brasted, United Kingdom — 5 nearby places use the same point; Downe is 7.8 km from it.
Pollen by type in Downe
What is the ragweed pollen count in Downe today?
The Downe ragweed pollen index today is 7 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Downe’s overall pollen count today is 19 (Low) across all types. See the full Downe pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Downe is in Greater London, England, United Kingdom. Its population is 327 (GeoNames).
Downe Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 8 | 19 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 22 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 15 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 8 | Low |
| Thursday, November 12 | 20 | Low |
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 Downe’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Downe’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 7 (Low) 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 Downe now — ragweed pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the ragweed pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Downe. The type summary stands: ragweed pollen reads 7 (Low) today.
In the Atlantic West pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are early hazel and alder, a spring birch and oak wave, late-spring and summer grasses, and a modest late-summer weed finish — 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
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Weeds are the minor closing act — mugwort through late summer, with ragweed localised and generally light this far west. This month sits outside the usual ragweed pollen window for the Atlantic West pattern, so today’s ragweed pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. No United Kingdom allergy season guide is published yet, so the seasonal context here follows the Atlantic West regional pattern.
Downe allergies today
Downe allergies today are set by the same reading as the Downe pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 19 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 7 (Low) of it. When people ask about Downe allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Downe.
Allergies in Downe follow the United Kingdom calendar set out on the full Downe 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 Downe 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 Downe allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether Downe 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 Downe pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
See how Downe ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory
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).