Ragweed Pollen Count in Channel Lake, IL — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in Channel Lake

What is the ragweed pollen count in Channel Lake today?

The Channel Lake ragweed pollen index today is 40 (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 Channel Lake today. See the full Channel Lake pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Channel Lake Ragweed Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 731Low
Sunday, November 831Low
Monday, November 931Low
Tuesday, November 1031Low
Wednesday, November 1130Low

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 Channel Lake’s overall trend across the week. Today’s ragweed pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Channel Lake’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 40 (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 Channel Lake now — ragweed pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the ragweed pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Channel Lake. The type summary stands: ragweed pollen reads 40 (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 Illinois allergy season guide singles out the classic tree, grass and ragweed sequence at full strength, with mold as a Chicago co-headliner.

Channel Lake allergies today

Channel Lake allergies today are set by the same reading as the Channel Lake pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 31 (Low), and the ragweed pollen index on this page is 40 (Low) of it. When people ask about Channel Lake allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Channel Lake.

Allergies in Channel Lake follow the Illinois calendar set out on the full Channel Lake 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 Channel Lake 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 Channel Lake allergy forecast for the ragweed pollen season: it shows whether Channel Lake 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 Channel Lake pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Channel Lake tree pollen count

Channel Lake grass pollen count

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

See Channel Lake on the pollen map

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

Illinois allergy season guide

Ragweed season

Find an allergist in Channel Lake, IL

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).