Headingley, United Kingdom Pollen Count
Headingley, United Kingdom · Last updated Sunday, November 8, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Headingley — from Sunday, November 8, 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 Headingley Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Headingley residents check each morning
The Headingley pollen count today is 23 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 23 today. That total sits on a narrow base: weed pollen is 23 while tree pollen is just 6 and grass pollen 0.6. Plant-by-plant detail for Headingley, United Kingdom follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Sunday, November 8, 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 Headingley 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 Headingley pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Wednesday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Headingley residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Headingley pollen count today?
The Headingley pollen count today is 23 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Headingley: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Headingley allergies today
Headingley allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 23 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Headingley allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Headingley.
Allergies in Headingley follow the United Kingdom 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 Headingley 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 Headingley allergy forecast: today reads 23 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Headingley 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 Headingley today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Headingley allergy count today is 23 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Headingley: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 8 | 23 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 33 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 32 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 35 | Moderate |
| Thursday, November 12 | 35 | Moderate |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Headingley’s pollen count to peak on Wednesday at 35 (Moderate) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Headingley
What is driving Headingley’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 23 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 23 (Low on its own scale) — about 78% of the four category readings added together, 17 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 6. 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 runs against the usual calendar — the United Kingdom weed chapter runs August to October — 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 Headingley, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 23 to 35, changing band 1 time. Today’s 23 sits 9 points below the window’s average of 31.6 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Headingley now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Headingley 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 6 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 23 (Low).
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\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.
Headingley pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the Headingley pollen year runs like this:
- Hazel and alder can open as early as February in mild winters, and the main tree wave — birch, then oak — builds through spring to a May peak.
- Grasses hold from late May into July, peaking in late spring and early summer.
- Weeds are the minor closing act — mugwort through late summer, with ragweed localised and generally light this far west.
- Mold tracks the region’s Atlantic humidity rather than a flowering calendar, and it fills the gaps between chapters.
No United Kingdom allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Headingley — the calendar above is the Atlantic West regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November falls between the main chapters of the United Kingdom pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 9 months of the United Kingdom year, February to October — leaving a quiet gap of roughly 3 months in the depth of the off-season. No United Kingdom allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Atlantic West regional pattern. See Headingley pollen count rankings and Headingley on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Headingley 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 Headingley, United Kingdom 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.
Headingley in today’s national picture
At 23 (Low), Headingley ranks joint 132877th of the 217874 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Tignes, France at 66, and the lowest is Aroniáda, Greece at 5. The whole table spans 61 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Headingley: Chapel Allerton, United Kingdom (3 km away) reads 26 (Low); Leeds, United Kingdom (3 km away) reads 26 (Low); Holbeck, United Kingdom (4 km away) reads 23 (Low). Headingley reads 3 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across United Kingdom’s 5973 tracked cities, today runs from 15 in Dhekelia to 57 in High Ercall.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Headingley resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Headingley, United Kingdom 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.
Headingley in its local area
Headingley is in City and Borough of Leeds, England, United Kingdom. Its population is 300 (GeoNames).
Across United Kingdom’s 5973 tracked cities, Headingley ranks joint 5773rd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Headingley, United Kingdom pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Chapel Allerton pollen count (3 km away)
- Leeds pollen count (3 km away)
- Holbeck pollen count (4 km away)
- Horsforth pollen count (5 km away)
- Pudsey pollen count (6 km away)
- Bramhope pollen count (7 km 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).