Grass Pollen Count in Elmhurst, IL

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

This page shows the most recent reading available for Elmhurst — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.

Pollen by type in Elmhurst

What is the grass pollen count in Elmhurst today?

The Elmhurst grass pollen index today is 1 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Elmhurst’s overall pollen count today is 32 (Low) across all types. See the full Elmhurst pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Elmhurst is a city in DuPage County, Illinois. Its population is 45,538 (ACS 2023).

Elmhurst Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 632Low
Saturday, November 732Low
Sunday, November 832Low
Monday, November 932Low
Tuesday, November 1032Low

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 Elmhurst’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Elmhurst’s grass pollen

The modelled data reports grass as one combined index — there is no species-by-species split for grass anywhere in the data, so this page does not invent one. Today’s modelled grass index for Elmhurst is 1 (Low), and the 5-day overall trend above shows the shape of the week.

As regional context only — not as today’s readings — 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.

The Illinois allergy season guide singles out the classic tree, grass and ragweed sequence at full strength, with mold as a Chicago co-headliner.

Plants affecting Elmhurst now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Elmhurst. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 1 (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 grass pollen level means

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

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Grasses hold from May through July. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern, so today’s grass 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.

Elmhurst allergies today

Elmhurst allergies today are set by the same reading as the Elmhurst pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 32 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 1 (Low) of it. When people ask about Elmhurst allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Elmhurst.

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

Elmhurst tree pollen count

Elmhurst ragweed pollen count

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

See Elmhurst on the pollen map

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

Illinois allergy season guide

Grass pollen season

Find an allergist in Elmhurst, 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).