Pollen today
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Ragweed is moderate in El Paso today.
Ragweed should stay moderate through Saturday.
Today in El Paso, TexasTuesday, November 3
Weed3ModerateRagweed
TreeNo index
GrassNo index
Next four days, highest level each day:
Wed3Moderate
Thu3Moderate
Fri3Moderate
Sat3Moderate
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 El Paso today. A plant out of season has no index.
Plants in El PasoTuesday, November 3
Ragweed3Moderate
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 El Paso
The forecast that moves pollen around, and the air beside it.
Why today
Wind should be light, up to 5 mph. Hay fever symptoms are often less noticeable on windless days, when pollen doesn’t move around as much. Source: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Weather forecast
- This Afternoon
- Sunny. High 67 °F. Wind NE 5 mph.
- Tonight
- Clear. Low 48 °F. Wind ENE 2 mph.
Forecast: National Weather Service, updated 11:26 am MT.
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El Paso’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 El Paso 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 | 3 Moderate |
| Oct 21 to Oct 27 | Not recorded | 1 Very low | 4 High |
| Oct 14 to Oct 20 | Not recorded | 1 Very low | 4 High |
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 El Paso 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 El Paso
An estimated 8.8% of adults in the city of El Paso have current asthma, according to the CDC’s PLACES estimate for 2023 (95% confidence interval: 7.7% to 9.9%). It is a statistical estimate from national survey data, not a count.
Allergists in the El Paso area
10 allergists enrolled in Medicare practice in the El Paso area: 1.13 for every 100,000 people, fewer 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 El Paso 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.
El Paso’s pollen seasons
The geography, climate and plants behind each season here, with a source for every fact.
Broad basins and valleys, punctuated by occasional mesas and mountain ranges, form the dry lowlands of the Chihuahuan Desert.2 In the United States, the desert takes in the Trans-Pecos of Texas, southern New Mexico and a small area of southeast Arizona.2 El Paso’s airport averages about 9 inches of precipitation a year, and a typical freeze-free season there lasts about 261 days.1
The Trans-Pecos occupies the extreme western part of Texas, east generally to the Pecos River.3 Over most of the area, average annual rainfall is less than 12 inches but varies greatly from year to year, and July and August are usually the wetter months.3 The region’s main plant communities are creosote-tarbush desert scrub, desert grassland, yucca and juniper savannahs, and mountain forests of pinon pine and oak.3
Sources
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020: El Paso International Airport (USW00023044). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Ecoregional Bird Checklists, Texas Partners in Flight. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Texas Ecoregions. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Read on October 15, 2026.
Questions about pollen in El Paso
Answered from the values on this page.
Is pollen high in El Paso today?
No. The highest level in El Paso today, Tuesday, November 3, is moderate (3 on the 0 to 5 index), led by ragweed. Weed pollen is moderate.
Which pollen is in the air in El Paso today?
According to Google’s model: Ragweed (moderate). Plants Google doesn’t model, and mold, aren’t included.
Will pollen be higher tomorrow in El Paso?
No. Google’s forecast for tomorrow, Wednesday, is moderate (3 on the 0 to 5 index), the same as today. Over the next four days, the highest forecast is moderate, on Wednesday.
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 El Paso. 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 El Paso, so each day starts with its own values, and again after Google’s daily model run, usually by about 8:30 am MT. Each section shows when its values were retrieved.
How long has AllergyNest recorded pollen in El Paso?
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