Grass Pollen Count in Albert Lea, MN

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

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

Pollen by type in Albert Lea

What is the grass pollen count in Albert Lea today?

The Albert Lea grass pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Albert Lea’s overall pollen count today is 19 (Low) across all types. See the full Albert Lea pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Albert Lea is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Its population is 18,379 (ACS 2023).

Albert Lea Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 619Low
Saturday, November 719Low
Sunday, November 819Low
Monday, November 919Low
Tuesday, November 1019Low

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

Species driving Albert Lea’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 Albert Lea is 0.6 (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 Minnesota allergy season guide singles out birch, a signature northern spring pollen, and southern-Minnesota ragweed.

Plants affecting Albert Lea now — grass pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Albert Lea. The type summary stands: grass 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 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 Minnesota allergy season guide singles out birch, a signature northern spring pollen, and southern-Minnesota ragweed.

Albert Lea allergies today

Albert Lea allergies today are set by the same reading as the Albert Lea pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 19 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Albert Lea allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Albert Lea.

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

Albert Lea tree pollen count

Albert Lea ragweed pollen count

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

See Albert Lea on the pollen map

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

Minnesota allergy season guide

Grass pollen season

Find an allergist in Albert Lea, MN

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).