Grass Pollen Count in Federal Way, WA — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in Federal Way

What is the grass pollen count in Federal Way today?

The Federal Way 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.

Federal Way’s overall pollen count today is 12 (Low) across all types. See the full Federal Way pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington. Its population is 99,232 (ACS 2023).

Federal Way Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 712Low
Sunday, November 88Low
Monday, November 918Low
Tuesday, November 107Low
Wednesday, November 1111Low

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 Federal Way’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Federal Way’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 Federal Way 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 Pacific Northwest pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees and late-spring grasses in the Pacific Northwest pattern.

The Washington allergy season guide singles out alder and hazelnut from January on the west side, and timothy and sagebrush on Spokane’s continental clock.

Plants affecting Federal Way now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Federal Way. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.

In the Pacific Northwest pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees and late-spring grasses in the Pacific Northwest pattern — 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 run from May, peaking in late spring and early summer. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Pacific Northwest pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Washington allergy season guide singles out alder and hazelnut from January on the west side, and timothy and sagebrush on Spokane’s continental clock.

Federal Way allergies today

Federal Way allergies today are set by the same reading as the Federal Way pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 12 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Federal Way allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Federal Way.

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

Federal Way tree pollen count

Federal Way ragweed pollen count

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

See Federal Way on the pollen map

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

Washington allergy season guide

Grass pollen season

Find an allergist in Federal Way, WA

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).