Pollen today
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Ragweed is very low in Richmond today.
Ragweed should stay very low through Wednesday.
Today in Richmond, VirginiaTuesday, November 3
Weed1Very lowRagweed
TreeNo index
GrassNo index
Next four days, highest level each day:
Wed1Very low
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 Richmond today. A plant out of season has no index.
Plants in RichmondTuesday, 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 Richmond
The forecast that moves pollen around, and the air beside it.
Weather forecast
- This Afternoon
- Sunny. High 74 °F. Wind S 6 mph.
- Tonight
- Mostly Clear. Low 51 °F. Wind SE 3 mph. 1% chance of precipitation.
Forecast: National Weather Service, updated 2:57 pm ET.
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Richmond’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 Richmond 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 | 2 Low |
| Oct 21 to Oct 27 | Not recorded | Not recorded | 2 Low |
| Oct 14 to Oct 20 | Not recorded | Not recorded | 3 Moderate |
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 Richmond 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 Richmond
An estimated 11.5% of adults in the city of Richmond have current asthma, according to the CDC’s PLACES estimate for 2023 (95% confidence interval: 10.3% to 13.0%). It is a statistical estimate from national survey data, not a count.
Allergists in the Richmond area
17 allergists enrolled in Medicare practice in the Richmond area: 1.22 for every 100,000 people, the same as the 1.22 across the US. The count doesn’t show how soon you can get an appointment. See the doctors listed in the Richmond 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.
Richmond’s pollen seasons
The geography, climate and plants behind each season here, with a source for every fact.
Virginia’s Fall Line, the western boundary of the Coastal Plain where it borders the Piedmont, runs through Richmond.2 About 46 inches of rain and other precipitation falls at the city’s airport in a typical year, and about 215 days separate the last spring freeze from the first fall freeze.1
A Virginia Tech study of street trees in 22 Virginia localities, presented in 2012, found 46,792 of them in Richmond, more than in any other locality.3 Oaks reached a relative importance of 30.2 percent among Richmond’s street trees, their highest in the study.3 Maples ranked among the top five genera in 21 of the 22 localities.3 Red maple, whose range includes Virginia, is one of the first trees to flower in early spring.4
Virginia Cooperative Extension describes Virginia as a transition zone state with hot, humid summers and cold, wet winters.5 Tall fescue is one of the best-adapted lawn grasses across the state.5 Cool-season grasses perform best in Virginia in spring and fall, while warm-season grasses thrive from midspring through midfall.5 Ragweed begins releasing pollen in the middle of the growing season, peaks by late summer and stops with a killing frost.6
Sources
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020: Richmond International Airport (USW00013740). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Physiography Topics, Geology of Virginia. Radford University. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Virginia’s Street Trees: Findings from a 4-year i-Tree Study. Virginia Tech, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Acer rubrum, red maple. USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Selecting Turfgrass for Virginia. Virginia Cooperative Extension. Read on October 15, 2026.
- Common Ragweed Science Page. United States Botanic Garden. Read on October 15, 2026.
Questions about pollen in Richmond
Answered from the values on this page.
Is pollen high in Richmond today?
No. The highest level in Richmond 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 Richmond today?
According to Google’s model: Ragweed (very low). Plants Google doesn’t model, and mold, aren’t included.
Will pollen be higher tomorrow in Richmond?
No. Google’s forecast for tomorrow, Wednesday, is very low (1 on the 0 to 5 index), the same as today.
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 Richmond. 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 Richmond, 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 Richmond?
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