Elk River, MN Pollen Count
Elk River, MN · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Elk River — 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 Elk River Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Elk River residents check each morning
The Elk River pollen count today is 26 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 34 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 34. 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 Elk River 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 Elk River pollen forecast below — it is currently easing, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Elk River residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Elk River pollen count today?
The Elk River pollen count today is 26 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Elk River: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Elk River allergies today
Elk River allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 26 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Elk River allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Elk River.
Allergies in Elk River 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 Elk River 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 Elk River allergy forecast: today reads 26 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Elk River 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 Elk River today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Elk River allergy count today is 26 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Elk River: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 26 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 21 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 15 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 10 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 5 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Elk River’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 26 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Elk River
What is driving Elk River’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 26 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 34 (Low on its own scale) — about 97% of the four category readings added together, 33.4 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 Elk River, 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 5 to 26, never changing band. Today’s 26 sits 11 points above the window’s average of 15.4 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Elk River now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Elk River 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 34 (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.
Elk River pollen through the year
The Elk River 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 Elk River 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 Elk River, 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.
Elk River in today’s national picture
At 26 (Low), Elk River ranks joint 32701st 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 Elk River: Otsego, MN (5 miles away) reads 26 (Low); Nowthen, MN (6 miles away) reads 33 (Low); Ramsey, MN (7 miles away) reads 27 (Low). Elk River reads exactly level with 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 Elk River resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Elk River, 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.
Elk River in its local area
Elk River is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota. Its population is 26,367 (ACS 2023).
Across Minnesota’s 908 tracked cities, Elk River ranks joint 488th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Elk River, MN pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Otsego pollen count (5 miles away)
- Nowthen pollen count (6 miles away)
- Ramsey pollen count (7 miles away)
- Zimmerman pollen count (8 miles away)
- Albertville pollen count (8 miles away)
- Big Lake pollen count (9 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).