Tree Pollen Count in Lake Zurich, IL — Today

Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pollen by type in Lake Zurich

What is the tree pollen count in Lake Zurich today?

The Lake Zurich 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.

Lake Zurich’s overall pollen count today is 28 (Low) across all types. See the full Lake Zurich pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Lake Zurich is a village in Lake County, Illinois. Its population is 19,727 (ACS 2023).

Lake Zurich Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Saturday, November 728Low
Sunday, November 828Low
Monday, November 928Low
Tuesday, November 1028Low
Wednesday, November 1128Low

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 Lake Zurich’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Lake Zurich’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 Lake Zurich now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Lake Zurich. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 0.6 (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 tree pollen level means

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

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Trees run from March into May, later near the big lakes. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern, so today’s tree 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.

Lake Zurich allergies today

Lake Zurich allergies today are set by the same reading as the Lake Zurich pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 28 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Lake Zurich allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Lake Zurich.

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

Lake Zurich grass pollen count

Lake Zurich ragweed pollen count

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

See Lake Zurich on the pollen map

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

Illinois allergy season guide

Tree pollen season

Find an allergist in Lake Zurich, 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).