Grass Pollen Count in Cave Spring, VA
Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Cave Spring — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen by type in Cave Spring
What is the grass pollen count in Cave Spring today?
The Cave Spring grass pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Cave Spring’s overall pollen count today is 15 (Low) across all types. See the full Cave Spring pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Cave Spring is a census-designated place in Roanoke County, Virginia. Its population is 26,014 (ACS 2023).
Cave Spring Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 15 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 15 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 15 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 14 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 14 | 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 Cave Spring’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Cave Spring’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 Cave Spring is 0.6 (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 Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses and late-summer ragweed.
The Virginia allergy season guide singles out a spring tree crest and a fall ragweed season joined by a summer grass bridge.
Plants affecting Cave Spring now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Cave Spring. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.
In the Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses and late-summer ragweed — 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 follow in May and run through the summer. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Southeast pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Virginia allergy season guide singles out a spring tree crest and a fall ragweed season joined by a summer grass bridge.
Cave Spring allergies today
Cave Spring allergies today are set by the same reading as the Cave Spring pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 15 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Cave Spring allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Cave Spring.
Allergies in Cave Spring follow the Virginia calendar set out on the full Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Cave Spring ragweed pollen count
See how Cave Spring ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Cave Spring 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).