South Hill, WA Pollen Count Today
South Hill, WA · Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day South Hill Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count South Hill residents check each morning
The South Hill pollen count today is 12 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 15 today. The full split is tree pollen 8, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 15. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every South Hill page.
In the Pacific Northwest, the main outdoor pollen activity is concentrated in spring and early summer — trees first, then grasses — and readings outside that window are commonly low across every category. Cool-season pages in this region are therefore often defined by what is absent: zero or near-zero tree and grass values, with any remaining total carried by small weed or mold readings. That quiet pattern is itself useful information, and it is reported here exactly as modelled.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day South Hill pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Monday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count South Hill residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the South Hill pollen count today?
The South Hill pollen count today is 12 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today South Hill: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
South Hill allergies today
South Hill allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 12 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about South Hill allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for South Hill.
Allergies in South Hill follow the Washington calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in South Hill before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the South Hill allergy forecast: today reads 12 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether South Hill allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count South Hill today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The South Hill allergy count today is 12 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today South Hill: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 12 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 8 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 17 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 7 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 11 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts South Hill’s pollen count to peak on Monday at 17 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in South Hill
What is driving South Hill’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 12 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 15 (Low on its own scale) — about 64% of the four category readings added together, 7 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 8. A weed-led total is the classic late-year shape: tree and grass pollen have usually receded, leaving weed pollen — and on damp days mold — to make up most of what the index records. Weed pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Washington weed chapter runs August to September — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for South Hill, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Washington guide’s account of Washington names alder and hazelnut from January on the west side, and timothy and sagebrush on Spokane’s continental clock — the pollens behind readings of this shape in this state — and the split shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 7 to 17, never changing band. Today’s 12 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 11 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting South Hill now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for South Hill were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 8 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 15 (Low).
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\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
South Hill pollen through the year
The South Hill pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Pacific Northwest pattern and the Washington calendar. Trees come first: alder and hazelnut can start in January west of the Cascades, with maple and oak following through April and May. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses run from May, peaking in late spring and early summer. Weeds close it out: weeds are the minor act — sagebrush and tumbleweed east of the Cascades carry into September. Mold is the wet-season constant west of the Cascades, where rain crashes counts and the season restarts on the first dry, mild day.
The Washington allergy season guide names alder and hazelnut from January on the west side, and timothy and sagebrush on Spokane’s continental clock. Washington’s pollen season now starts about 20 days earlier and lasts almost a month longer than 30 years ago, according to the state Department of Health. UW Medicine specialists put the start of Seattle’s tree pollen season at around mid-February in a typical year.
November falls between the main chapters of the Washington pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 9 months of the Washington year, January to September — leaving a quiet gap of roughly 3 months in the depth of the off-season. The full calendar is set out in the Washington allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the South Hill pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
South Hill in today’s national picture
At 12 (Low), South Hill ranks joint 76525th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around South Hill: McMillin, WA (2 miles away) reads 12 (Low); Summit View, WA (3 miles away) reads 13 (Low); Orting, WA (4 miles away) reads 12 (Low). South Hill reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Washington’s 638 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Wenatchee to 30 in Basin City.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one South Hill resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in South Hill, WA can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
South Hill in its local area
South Hill is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington. Its population is 68,161 (ACS 2023).
Across Washington’s 638 tracked cities, South Hill ranks joint 308th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the South Hill, WA pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- McMillin pollen count (2 miles away)
- Summit View pollen count (3 miles away)
- Orting pollen count (4 miles away)
- Puyallup pollen count (4 miles away)
- Frederickson pollen count (4 miles away)
- Clover Creek pollen count (5 miles away)
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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).