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Daily Pollen Count Information

If you have severe allergies to pollen, it is important for you to have information related to the pollen count in your area at any given time. Knowing the conditions can help you to plan your activities accordingly and decide whether to take your allergy medication.

  1. Forecasts

    • Allergy forecasts alert you to upcoming conditions with regard to airborne allergens. Pollen.com offers national information, your current local pollen levels, and the forecast.

    Pollen Scales

    • Reporting agencies provide the pollen levels based on a scale, and each may use its own. For example, the National Allergy Bureau uses a scale that indicates 200 is a very high level for grass, 1,500 is very high for trees and 500 is very high for weeds. Pollen.com uses a scale that goes from 0 to 12.

    Allergy Index History

    • Using the search tool on Pollen.com you can provide your Zip Code or select your state to find the allergen levels over the last month. This information can be useful for establishing a trend in your area.

    Traveling

    • If you are planning to travel, you can locate the allergy index for your destination so you know what to expect. The National Allergy Bureau includes a tool to select a city or a location on the map to find the levels for any area in the United States, Canada and Argentina.

    Pollen Counting

    • According to Pollen.com, equipment that takes air samples collects the particles and they are attached to a sticky, transparent surface. By examining this sample with a microscope, the grains of pollen are identified and counted to provide the level.

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