Wheeler, IN Pollen Count
Wheeler, IN · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Wheeler — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Wheeler Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Wheeler residents check each morning
The Wheeler pollen count today is 22 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 29 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 1, weed pollen 29. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Wheeler page.
Fall is ragweed season across most of the United States: ragweed plants release pollen from late summer into autumn, and weed pollen is typically the last major outdoor pollen category to fade as the weather cools. That pattern is why an autumn total is so often weed-led even when the headline number is low — tree and grass pollen have usually receded by then, leaving weed pollen, and on damp days mold, to make up most of what the index records. In the Plains and around the Great Lakes, ragweed is a familiar late-season plant of open ground, field edges and disturbed soil, which is why it so often leads inland autumn readings.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Wheeler pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Wheeler residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Wheeler pollen count today?
The Wheeler pollen count today is 22 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Wheeler: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Wheeler allergies today
Wheeler allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 22 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Wheeler allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Wheeler.
Allergies in Wheeler follow the Indiana calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Wheeler before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Wheeler allergy forecast: today reads 22 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Wheeler allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Wheeler today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Wheeler allergy count today is 22 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Wheeler: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 22 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 31 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 31 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 31 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 30 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Wheeler’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 31 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Wheeler
What is driving Wheeler’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 22 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 29 (Low on its own scale) — about 95% of the four category readings added together, 28 points clear of the next category, grass pollen at 1. A weed-led total is the classic late-year shape: tree and grass pollen have usually receded, leaving weed pollen — and on damp days mold — to make up most of what the index records. Weed pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Indiana weed chapter runs August to October — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Wheeler, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Indiana guide’s account of Indiana names ragweed above all — the state’s defining allergen — over a maple, elm and oak spring — the pollens behind readings of this shape in this state — and the split shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 22 to 31, never changing band. Today’s 22 sits 7 points below the window’s average of 29 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Wheeler now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Wheeler were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 1 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 29 (Low).
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\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Wheeler pollen through the year
The Wheeler pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern and the Indiana calendar. Trees come first: trees run from March into May, later near the big lakes. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses hold from May through July. Weeds close it out: ragweed builds from mid-August, peaks in September, and ends at the first frost. Mold builds through the humid summer and fills the gaps between chapters.
The Indiana allergy season guide names ragweed above all — the state’s defining allergen — over a maple, elm and oak spring. April, May and September are Indiana’s peak months: spring trees, then the tree–grass overlap, then the ragweed crest. The south starts two to three weeks ahead of the north: Evansville’s Ohio River valley warms earlier, keeps mold longer, and meets frost later than the Lake Michigan shore.
November falls between the main chapters of the Indiana pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 8 months of the Indiana year, March to October — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the Indiana allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Wheeler pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down even in a month when Wheeler, IN pollen is usually more active. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Wheeler in today’s national picture
At 22 (Low), Wheeler ranks joint 44134th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Wheeler: Salt Creek Commons, IN (2 miles away) reads 25 (Low); South Haven, IN (3 miles away) reads 25 (Low); Shorewood Forest, IN (4 miles away) reads 25 (Low). Wheeler reads 3 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Indiana’s 973 tracked cities, today runs from 9 in Beverly Shores to 35 in Zionsville.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Wheeler resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Wheeler, IN can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Wheeler in its local area
Across Indiana’s 973 tracked cities, Wheeler ranks joint 666th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Wheeler, IN pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Salt Creek Commons pollen count (2 miles away)
- South Haven pollen count (3 miles away)
- Shorewood Forest pollen count (4 miles away)
- Hobart pollen count (5 miles away)
- Aberdeen pollen count (6 miles away)
- Portage pollen count (6 miles away)
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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).