Grass Pollen Count in Rural Retreat, VA — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in Rural Retreat
What is the grass pollen count in Rural Retreat today?
The Rural Retreat 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.
Rural Retreat’s overall pollen count today is 17 (Low) across all types. See the full Rural Retreat pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Rural Retreat Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 17 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 17 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 17 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 17 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 17 | 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 Rural Retreat’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Rural Retreat’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 Rural Retreat 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 Rural Retreat now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Rural Retreat. 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.
Rural Retreat allergies today
Rural Retreat allergies today are set by the same reading as the Rural Retreat pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 17 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Rural Retreat allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Rural Retreat.
Allergies in Rural Retreat follow the Virginia calendar set out on the full Rural Retreat 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 Rural Retreat 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 Rural Retreat allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Rural Retreat 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 Rural Retreat pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Rural Retreat tree pollen count
Rural Retreat ragweed pollen count
See how Rural Retreat ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Rural Retreat 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).