Tree Pollen Count in Idylwood, VA — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
This reading is the forecast point shared with Arlington, VA — 7 nearby places use the same point; Idylwood is 9.3 km from it.
Pollen by type in Idylwood
What is the tree pollen count in Idylwood today?
The Idylwood tree pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Idylwood’s overall pollen count today is 28 (Low) across all types. See the full Idylwood pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Idylwood is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. Its population is 17,469 (ACS 2023).
Idylwood Tree 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 Idylwood’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Idylwood’s tree 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: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.
Plants affecting Idylwood now — tree pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Idylwood. The type summary stands: tree 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 tree pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Trees can start as early as February and peak in April. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Southeast pattern, so today’s tree 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.
Idylwood allergies today
Idylwood allergies today are set by the same reading as the Idylwood pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 28 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Idylwood allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Idylwood.
Allergies in Idylwood follow the Virginia calendar set out on the full Idylwood 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 Idylwood before heading outdoors, the tree 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 Idylwood allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether Idylwood 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 Idylwood pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
See how Idylwood ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Idylwood 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).