Ragweed Pollen Count in Sixpenny Handley, United Kingdom — Today
Updated Monday, November 9, 2026
Pollen by type in Sixpenny Handley
What is the ragweed pollen count in Sixpenny Handley today?
The Sixpenny Handley ragweed pollen index today is 9 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Ragweed pollen is the dominant allergen in Sixpenny Handley today. See the full Sixpenny Handley pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Sixpenny Handley is in Dorset, England, United Kingdom. Its population is 906 (GeoNames).
Sixpenny Handley Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 9 | 11 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 5 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 10 | Low |
| Thursday, November 12 | 10 | Low |
| Friday, November 13 | 10 | 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 Sixpenny Handley’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Sixpenny Handley’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 9 (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 Sixpenny Handley now — ragweed pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the ragweed pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Sixpenny Handley. The type summary stands: ragweed pollen reads 9 (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.
Sixpenny Handley allergies today
Sixpenny Handley allergies today are set by the same reading as the Sixpenny Handley pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 11 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 9 (Low) of it. When people ask about Sixpenny Handley allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Sixpenny Handley.
Allergies in Sixpenny Handley follow the United Kingdom calendar set out on the full Sixpenny Handley 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 Sixpenny Handley 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 Sixpenny Handley allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether Sixpenny Handley 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.
Sixpenny Handley tree pollen count
Sixpenny Handley grass pollen count
See Sixpenny Handley on the pollen map
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).