South St. Paul, MN Pollen Count Today
South St. Paul, 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 South St. Paul Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point shared with Inver Grove Heights, MN — 2 nearby places use the same point; South St. Paul is 4.5 km from it.
Pollen count South St. Paul residents check each morning
The South St. Paul pollen count today is 32 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 42 today. That total sits on a narrow base: weed pollen is 42 while tree pollen is just 0.6 and grass pollen 0.6. Plant-by-plant detail for South St. Paul, MN follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. 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 South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count South St. Paul residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the South St. Paul pollen count today?
The South St. Paul pollen count today is 32 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today South St. Paul: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
South St. Paul allergies today
South St. Paul allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 32 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about South St. Paul allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for South St. Paul.
Allergies in South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul allergy forecast: today reads 32 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The South St. Paul allergy count today is 32 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today South St. Paul: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 32 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 32 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 32 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 31 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 31 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts South St. Paul’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 32 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in South St. Paul
What is driving South St. Paul’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 32 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 42 (Moderate on its own scale) — about 97% of the four category readings added together, 41.4 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 South St. Paul, 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 31 to 32, never changing band. Today’s 32 sits 0 points above the window’s average of 31.6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting South St. Paul now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for South St. Paul 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 42 (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.
South St. Paul pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the South St. Paul pollen year runs like this:
- Trees run from March into May, later near the big lakes.
- Grasses hold from May through July.
- 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 South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul, 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.
South St. Paul in today’s national picture
At 32 (Low), South St. Paul ranks joint 10912th 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 South St. Paul: Newport, MN (2 miles away) reads 32 (Low); West St. Paul, MN (2 miles away) reads 30 (Low); Sunfish Lake, MN (3 miles away) reads 30 (Low). South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in South St. Paul, 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.
South St. Paul in its local area
South St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota. Its population is 20,633 (ACS 2023).
South St. Paul sits 4 miles north-northeast of Inver Grove Heights, MN — the anchor of the forecast-point group this reading belongs to. Within the group of 2, South St. Paul ranks 1st; across Minnesota’s 908 tracked cities, it ranks joint 13th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the South St. Paul, MN pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Newport pollen count (2 miles away)
- West St. Paul pollen count (2 miles away)
- Sunfish Lake pollen count (3 miles away)
- Inver Grove Heights pollen count (4 miles away)
- St. Paul Park pollen count (4 miles away)
- Mendota Heights pollen count (5 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).