Apple Valley, MN Pollen Count
Apple Valley, MN · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Apple Valley — 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 Apple Valley Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point shared with Bloomington, MN — 4 nearby places use the same point; Apple Valley is 13 km from it.
Pollen count Apple Valley residents check each morning
The Apple Valley pollen count today is 36 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 47 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 47. 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 Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Apple Valley residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Apple Valley pollen count today?
The Apple Valley pollen count today is 36 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Apple Valley: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Apple Valley allergies today
Apple Valley allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 36 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Apple Valley allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Apple Valley.
Allergies in Apple Valley follow the Minnesota 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 Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley allergy forecast: today reads 36 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Apple Valley allergy count today is 36 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Apple Valley: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 36 | Moderate |
| Saturday, November 7 | 35 | Moderate |
| Sunday, November 8 | 35 | Moderate |
| Monday, November 9 | 35 | Moderate |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 34 | Moderate |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Apple Valley’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 36 (Moderate) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Apple Valley
What is driving Apple Valley’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 36 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 47 (Moderate on its own scale) — about 98% of the four category readings added together, 46.4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 0.6. 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 Minnesota 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 Apple Valley, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Minnesota guide’s account of Minnesota names birch, a signature northern spring pollen, and southern-Minnesota ragweed — 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 34 to 36, never changing band. Today’s 36 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 35 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Apple Valley now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Apple Valley 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 0.6 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 47 (Moderate).
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.
Apple Valley pollen through the year
The Apple Valley pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern and the Minnesota 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 Minnesota allergy season guide names birch, a signature northern spring pollen, and southern-Minnesota ragweed. Minnesota’s season is one of the shortest in the continental US: trees typically crest in May, and the Twin Cities start weeks after Chicago in most springs. Frost can end ragweed as early as late September in the north, while southern Minnesota sits in strong ragweed country.
November falls between the main chapters of the Minnesota 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 Minnesota year, March to October — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the Minnesota allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley, MN 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.
Apple Valley in today’s national picture
At 36 (Low), Apple Valley ranks joint 6835th 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 Apple Valley: Burnsville, MN (4 miles away) reads 33 (Low); Eagan, MN (5 miles away) reads 31 (Low); Lakeville, MN (5 miles away) reads 34 (Low). Apple Valley reads 3 points higher than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Minnesota’s 908 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Hibbing to 42 in Hampton.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Apple Valley resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Apple Valley, MN 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.
Apple Valley in its local area
Apple Valley is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota. Its population is 55,696 (ACS 2023).
Apple Valley sits 8 miles southeast of Bloomington, MN — the anchor of the forecast-point group this reading belongs to. Within the group of 4, Apple Valley ranks 1st; across Minnesota’s 908 tracked cities, it ranks joint 5th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Apple Valley, MN pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Burnsville pollen count (4 miles away)
- Eagan pollen count (5 miles away)
- Lakeville pollen count (5 miles away)
- Farmington pollen count (6 miles away)
- Rosemount pollen count (6 miles away)
- Bloomington pollen count (8 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).