Grass Pollen Count in Falls Church, VA — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
This reading is the forecast point shared with Arlington, VA — 7 nearby places use the same point; Falls Church is 6.8 km from it.
Pollen by type in Falls Church
What is the grass pollen count in Falls Church today?
The Falls Church grass pollen index today is 1 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Falls Church’s overall pollen count today is 28 (Low) across all types. See the full Falls Church pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Falls Church is a city in Falls Church city, Virginia. Its population is 14,593 (ACS 2023).
Falls Church Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 28 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 28 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 28 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 28 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 25 | 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 Falls Church’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Falls Church’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 Falls Church is 1 (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 Falls Church now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Falls Church. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 1 (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.
Falls Church allergies today
Falls Church allergies today are set by the same reading as the Falls Church pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 28 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 1 (Low) of it. When people ask about Falls Church allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Falls Church.
Allergies in Falls Church follow the Virginia calendar set out on the full Falls Church 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 Falls Church 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 Falls Church allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Falls Church 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 Falls Church pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Falls Church tree pollen count
Falls Church ragweed pollen count
See how Falls Church ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Falls Church 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).