Tree Pollen Count in 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 by type in Elk River

What is the tree pollen count in Elk River today?

The Elk River 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.

Elk River’s overall pollen count today is 26 (Low) across all types. See the full Elk River pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Elk River is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota. Its population is 26,367 (ACS 2023).

Elk River Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 626Low
Saturday, November 721Low
Sunday, November 815Low
Monday, November 910Low
Tuesday, November 105Low

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 Elk River’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Elk River’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 Elk River now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Elk River. 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 Minnesota allergy season guide singles out birch, a signature northern spring pollen, and southern-Minnesota ragweed.

Elk River allergies today

Elk River allergies today are set by the same reading as the Elk River pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 26 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Elk River allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Elk River.

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

Elk River grass pollen count

Elk River ragweed pollen count

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

See Elk River on the pollen map

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

Minnesota allergy season guide

Tree pollen season

Find an allergist in Elk River, 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).