Tree Pollen Count in North Lakes, AK — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in North Lakes

What is the tree pollen count in North Lakes today?

The North Lakes tree pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

North Lakes’s overall pollen count today is 16 (Low) across all types. See the full North Lakes pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

North Lakes is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. Its population is 10,583 (ACS 2023).

North Lakes Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 716Low
Sunday, November 824Low
Monday, November 926Low
Tuesday, November 1012Low
Wednesday, November 1126Low

Pollen Atlas models the daily detail as an overall index: day-by-day splits by individual pollen type are not part of the modelled data, so this table shows North Lakes’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving North Lakes’s tree pollen

Species-level counts are not part of the modelled data Pollen Atlas publishes — the modelled index is reported per pollen type, not per species — so this section gives the type summary: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.

Plants affecting North Lakes now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for North Lakes. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.

In the Alaska pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are paper birch above all, with alder and cottonwood opening for it, spruce following, and a brief July grass peak — named here as regional context only, not as today’s readings.

Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.

What this tree pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Cottonwood, poplar and aspen stir in late April or early May, birch and alder peak in mid-May, and spruce carries late May into June. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Alaska pattern, so today’s tree pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Alaska allergy season guide singles out paper birch, dominating a compressed May peak, with alder and cottonwood opening for it.

North Lakes allergies today

North Lakes allergies today are set by the same reading as the North Lakes pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 16 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about North Lakes allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for North Lakes.

Allergies in North Lakes follow the Alaska calendar set out on the full North Lakes page — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in North Lakes before heading outdoors, the tree pollen split on this page is the part to read: it shows whether this pollen type is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.

Read the five-day overall trend above as the North Lakes allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether North Lakes allergies are set to ease or build across the week, day by day — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the overall index steps down, not just today.

See the full North Lakes pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

North Lakes grass pollen count

North Lakes ragweed pollen count

See how North Lakes ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today

See North Lakes on the pollen map

Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory

Alaska allergy season guide

Tree pollen season

Find an allergist in North Lakes, AK

Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).