Pollen today
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Ragweed is very low in Gainesville today.
Today in Gainesville, GeorgiaTuesday, November 3
Weed1Very lowRagweed
TreeNo index
GrassNo index
Next four days, highest level each day:
WedNo index
ThuNo index
FriNo index
SatNo index
Source: Includes pollen data from GoogleGoogle Maps
Source: Includes pollen data from GoogleIncludes data from Google Maps
Plant by plant
Google’s index for each plant it models in Gainesville today. A plant out of season has no index.
Plants in GainesvilleTuesday, November 3
Ragweed1Very low
AlderNo index
AshNo index
BirchNo index
CottonwoodNo index
ElmNo index
GrassesNo index
JuniperNo index
MapleNo index
OakNo index
PineNo index
Source: Includes pollen data from GoogleGoogle Maps
Weather and air in Gainesville
The forecast that moves pollen around, and the air beside it.
Weather forecast
- This Afternoon
- Partly Sunny. High 72 °F. Wind E 10 mph. 2% chance of precipitation.
- Tonight
- Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Low 63 °F. Wind E 10 mph. 25% chance of precipitation.
Forecast: National Weather Service, updated 1:26 pm ET.
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Gainesville’s year in pollen
Each thread is one kind of pollen, and each square is one week, colored by that week’s highest level.
Records for Gainesville began on October 14, 2026. Each week adds a square.
Highest level each week, November 2025 to November 2026, from each day’s forecast.
Tree
Grass
Weed
0 None1 Very low2 Low3 Moderate4 High5 Very highThis weekNot recorded
See it as a table
| Week | Tree | Grass | Weed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 to Nov 3 | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 Very low |
| Oct 21 to Oct 27 | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 Low |
| Oct 14 to Oct 20 | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 Low |
Source: Includes pollen data from GoogleIncludes data from Google Maps
Beyond today’s pollen
What this forecast doesn’t measure, and when to get help.
No mold level
Google’s index covers tree, grass and weed pollen only, so there is no mold level for Gainesville on this page. The National Allergy Bureau publishes pollen and mold counts measured at its stations. Our guides cover common molds such as Alternaria, Cladosporium and Aspergillus.
No indoor allergens
The forecast doesn’t cover allergens indoors either: dust mites, cockroaches, mice, cats and dogs. Our guides explain each one, starting with dust mites and cats.
Asthma in Gainesville
An estimated 10.0% of adults in the city of Gainesville have current asthma, according to the CDC’s PLACES estimate for 2023 (95% confidence interval: 8.8% to 11.2%). It is a statistical estimate from national survey data, not a count.
Allergists in the Gainesville area
3 allergists enrolled in Medicare practice in the Gainesville area: 1.32 for every 100,000 people, more than the 1.22 across the US. The count doesn’t show how soon you can get an appointment. See the doctors listed in the Gainesville area, or how every state and metro compares.
AllergyNest count from CMS’s Doctors and Clinicians file (October 2026) and Census population estimates for 2025.
Gainesville’s pollen seasons
The geography, climate and plants behind each season here, with a source for every fact.
Lake Lanier’s shoreline borders Gainesville, a city at the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.2 Damming the Chattahoochee River created the 38,000-acre lake.2 About 52 inches of rain and other precipitation falls at the city’s airport in a typical year, and the freeze-free season runs about 239 days.1
Pines produce the most visible pollen in a Georgia spring, University of Georgia Extension forester Kim Coder has said, but oak, walnut and hickory are the trees that cause the most allergy problems.3 In fall, UGA horticulturist Wayne McLaurin has noted, goldenrod takes the blame because people see it blooming, while the ragweed blooms they don’t see cause the problem.4
Chinese privet, brought to the United States as an ornamental in 1852, forms dense thickets in fields, along fencerows and roadsides, and in forest understories and streamside sites.5 The Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council lists it in Category 1, and the species flowers from April to June.5
Sources
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020: Gainesville Gilmer Airport (USW00053838). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Gainesville. New Georgia Encyclopedia (Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press). Read on October 15, 2026.
- Atchew! Pollen Season Has Arrived in Georgia. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Hold Your Nose – Pollen Season’s Back. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.). EDDMapS, University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Read on October 15, 2026.
Questions about pollen in Gainesville
Answered from the values on this page.
Is pollen high in Gainesville today?
No. The highest level in Gainesville today, Tuesday, November 3, is very low (1 on the 0 to 5 index), led by ragweed. Weed pollen is very low.
Which pollen is in the air in Gainesville today?
According to Google’s model: Ragweed (very low). Plants Google doesn’t model, and mold, aren’t included.
Is this a pollen count?
No. It’s Google’s modeled pollen index, from 0 (none) to 5 (very high), calculated for the location of central Gainesville. A pollen count is the number of pollen grains measured in a cubic meter of air at a counting station. How our pollen index works.
When does this page update?
Twice a day. We fetch new values soon after midnight in Gainesville, so each day starts with its own values, and again after Google’s daily model run, usually by about 10:30 am ET. Each section shows when its values were retrieved.
How long has AllergyNest recorded pollen in Gainesville?
Since October 14, 2026. The year in pollen above fills in as each day is recorded, and weeks before then show no data. Google doesn’t provide past values, so nothing earlier can be added.
Source: Includes pollen data from GoogleIncludes data from Google Maps