
Dr. Anne Yates
Children's of Mississippi - Pediatric Allergy
Check today's pollen count by city in Mississippi. Explore local allergy forecasts, monitor common seasonal allergens, and use city-level trends to plan around high pollen days.
Allergy Ava organizes statewide and local pollen information so you can compare conditions, anticipate seasonal flare-ups, and find relevant allergy forecast pages faster.
Pollen levels in Mississippi can vary by city, weather, vegetation, and season. Choose a local forecast below to see the current allergy index, main allergen, and 5-day outlook for cities including Jackson, Gulfport, Southaven, Hattiesburg, Olive Branch, Biloxi.
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Mississippi allergy sufferers can use this page to monitor pollen trends and find relevant city forecasts when available. Pollen levels vary by season, with tree pollen often peaking in spring, grass pollen becoming more active in late spring and summer, and weed pollen, especially ragweed, remaining a concern in late summer and fall.
Use Allergy Ava's city-level forecasts to plan outdoor activities, manage medication timing, and stay informed about the allergens most prevalent in your area. Our data is updated regularly to give you the most accurate picture of current conditions.
Coastal cities have sea breezes, Gulf humidity, live oaks, marsh-edge vegetation, and more moisture-driven mold exposure. Jackson is more central Mississippi and urban-canopy influenced, with a different mix of trees, lawns, roadsides, and heat.
Not always. Pine pollen is easy to see because it coats cars, porches, and windows, but oak, cedar, hickory, pecan, maple, and other less visible wind-pollinated trees can be stronger respiratory triggers for many people.
Goldenrod usually gets blamed because it blooms when symptoms flare, but ragweed is usually the bigger fall problem. Ragweed produces small, lightweight pollen that spreads easily by wind.
Rain can briefly wash pollen out of the air, but humid weather afterward can raise mold exposure. Once surfaces dry, wind can lift fresh pollen, grass particles, leaf debris, and roadside dust again.
Today's statewide signal
Mississippi allergy conditions can start early and stay active because warm springs, pine-hardwood forests, turfgrass, roadside weeds, Gulf humidity, and mold vary sharply between north Mississippi, central Mississippi, the Pine Belt, and the coast. Compare Jackson, Gulfport, Southaven, Hattiesburg, Olive Branch, Biloxi, Tupelo, and Meridian for local pollen levels, dominant allergens, weather context, and short-term trend signals.
Data updates regularly to reflect current conditions across Mississippi cities.
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Meridian
Mugwort · Very High
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Sort Mississippi cities by pollen index, temperature, or trend. Select a city for its full local forecast.
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| Meridian | 5Very High | Mugwort | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near very high conditions. | 80°F | Chance of showers Humid air may keep mugwort and outdoor mold irritation active. |
| Jackson | 4High | Ragweed | Rising Forecast moves toward very high conditions tomorrow. | 80°F | Breezy 18 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today. |
| Gulfport | 4High | Ragweed | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near high conditions. | 80°F | Breezy 17 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today. |
| Southaven | 0None | None | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near none conditions. | 80°F | Breezy Breezy conditions may lift pollen from trees, grasses, weeds, and surfaces. |
| Hattiesburg | 0None | None | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near none conditions. | 80°F | Partly sunny Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today. |
| Olive Branch | 0None | None | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near none conditions. | 80°F | Partly sunny Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today. |
| Biloxi | 0None | None | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near none conditions. | 80°F | Chance of showers Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today. |
| Tupelo | 0None | None | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near none conditions. | 80°F | Partly sunny Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today. |
Mugwort is the main allergen
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Humid air may keep mugwort and outdoor mold irritation active.
Ragweed is the main allergen
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18 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today.
Ragweed is the main allergen
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17 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today.
None is the main allergen
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Breezy conditions may lift pollen from trees, grasses, weeds, and surfaces.
None is the main allergen
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Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today.
None is the main allergen
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Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today.
None is the main allergen
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Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today.
None is the main allergen
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Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today.
Regional allergy forecast
Central and south-central Mississippi combine pine-hardwood cover, warm spring tree pollen, lawns, road corridors, humid air, and mold-friendly moisture. Hattiesburg and Meridian can feel more Pine Belt-influenced than the Jackson metro core.
The Gulf Coast allergy pattern is shaped by sea-breeze shifts, live oaks, pines, turfgrass, marsh-edge vegetation, salt air, tropical moisture, and mold after rain or humid stretches.
North Mississippi sits closer to the Memphis metro, Delta-edge wind, open fields, hardwoods, lawns, and roadside weeds. Spring tree pollen often gives way to grass and strong late-summer ragweed exposure.
State-specific pollen calendar
February to April
Oak, cedar or juniper, maple, hickory, pecan, sweetgum, pine, and other trees can drive early-season symptoms. Pine dust is highly visible, but less visible hardwood pollen can be more important for many allergy sufferers.
April to July
Bermuda grass, Bahia grass, fescue, ryegrass, lawns, roadsides, golf courses, athletic fields, parks, and pasture edges can raise grass pollen as Mississippi turns warm and humid.
August to November
Ragweed is the major fall trigger, with pigweed, cocklebur, lamb’s quarters, and other disturbed-ground weeds adding pressure around fields, ditches, roadsides, and vacant lots.
December to January
Outdoor pollen is often lower in midwinter, but Mississippi humidity, damp leaves, indoor dust, pet dander, and mold can keep symptoms active, especially near the coast and after wet weather.
Weather-pollen correlation
Wind can disperse pollen, rain can temporarily wash particles down, and humidity can increase mold irritation. The city table combines pollen and weather signals so users can compare outdoor risk without opening every city page.