Prior Lake, MN Pollen Count Today
Prior Lake, MN · Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
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 Prior Lake Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Prior Lake residents check each morning
The Prior Lake pollen count today is 34 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 44 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 44. 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 Saturday, November 7, 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 Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Prior Lake residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Prior Lake pollen count today?
The Prior Lake pollen count today is 34 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Prior Lake: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Prior Lake allergies today
Prior Lake allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 34 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Prior Lake allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Prior Lake.
Allergies in Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake allergy forecast: today reads 34 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Prior Lake allergy count today is 34 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Prior Lake: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 34 | Moderate |
| Sunday, November 8 | 34 | Moderate |
| Monday, November 9 | 33 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 33 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 33 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Prior Lake’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 34 (Moderate) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Prior Lake
What is driving Prior Lake’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 34 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 44 (Moderate on its own scale) — about 97% of the four category readings added together, 43.4 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 Prior Lake, 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 33 to 34, changing band 1 time. Today’s 34 sits 1 point above the window’s average of 33.4 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Prior Lake now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Prior Lake 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 44 (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.
Prior Lake pollen through the year
The Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake, 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.
Prior Lake in today’s national picture
At 34 (Low), Prior Lake ranks joint 7617th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Prior Lake: Shakopee, MN (4 miles away) reads 34 (Low); Savage, MN (4 miles away) reads 31 (Low); Credit River, MN (5 miles away) reads 34 (Low). Prior Lake reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Minnesota’s 908 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Hibbing to 35 in Apple Valley.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Prior Lake resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Prior Lake, 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.
Prior Lake in its local area
Prior Lake is a city in Scott County, Minnesota. Its population is 27,832 (ACS 2023).
Across Minnesota’s 908 tracked cities, Prior Lake ranks joint 5th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Prior Lake, MN pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Shakopee pollen count (4 miles away)
- Savage pollen count (4 miles away)
- Credit River pollen count (5 miles away)
- Burnsville pollen count (8 miles away)
- Eden Prairie pollen count (9 miles away)
- Bloomington 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).