Ragweed Pollen Count in McNair, VA — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in McNair

What is the ragweed pollen count in McNair today?

The McNair ragweed pollen index today is 27 (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 McNair today. See the full McNair pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

McNair is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. Its population is 22,451 (ACS 2023).

McNair Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 721Low
Sunday, November 821Low
Monday, November 921Low
Tuesday, November 1021Low
Wednesday, November 1118Low

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 McNair’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving McNair’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 27 (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 McNair now — ragweed pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the ragweed pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for McNair. The type summary stands: ragweed pollen reads 27 (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 ragweed pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. This month sits inside the ragweed pollen window for the Southeast pattern, so today’s ragweed pollen reading should be judged against that chapter of the Virginia year. The Virginia allergy season guide singles out a spring tree crest and a fall ragweed season joined by a summer grass bridge.

McNair allergies today

McNair allergies today are set by the same reading as the McNair pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 21 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 27 (Low) of it. When people ask about McNair allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for McNair.

Allergies in McNair follow the Virginia calendar set out on the full McNair 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 McNair 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 McNair allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether McNair 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 McNair pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

McNair tree pollen count

McNair grass pollen count

See how McNair ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today

See McNair on the pollen map

Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory

Virginia allergy season guide

Ragweed season

Find an allergist in McNair, VA

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).