Ragweed Pollen Count in Ellston, IA — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
This reading is the forecast point shared with Sun Valley Lake, IA — 2 nearby places use the same point; Ellston is 0 km from it.
Pollen by type in Ellston
What is the ragweed pollen count in Ellston today?
The Ellston ragweed pollen index today is 35 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
Ragweed pollen is the dominant allergen in Ellston today. See the full Ellston pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Ellston Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 27 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 27 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 27 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 26 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 26 | Low |
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 Ellston’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Ellston’s ragweed 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: ragweed pollen reads 35 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.
How to read this: the “ragweed” figure on this site is the modelled weed pollen index — the weed group (ragweed + mugwort) — printed under the ragweed name the rankings use.
Plants affecting Ellston now — ragweed pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the ragweed pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Ellston. The type summary stands: ragweed pollen reads 35 (Low) today.
In the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring and summer grasses, and late-summer and autumn ragweed — 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 ragweed pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Ragweed builds from mid-August, peaks in September, and ends at the first frost. This month sits outside the usual ragweed pollen window for the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern, so today’s ragweed pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Iowa allergy season guide singles out ragweed, the state’s dominant allergen, over a maple, oak and hickory spring.
Ellston allergies today
Ellston allergies today are set by the same reading as the Ellston pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 27 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 35 (Low) of it. When people ask about Ellston allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Ellston.
Allergies in Ellston follow the Iowa calendar set out on the full Ellston 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 Ellston before heading outdoors, the ragweed 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 Ellston allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether Ellston 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 Ellston pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
See how Ellston ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory
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).