Tree Pollen Count in Lake Placid, NY — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in Lake Placid
What is the tree pollen count in Lake Placid today?
The Lake Placid 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.
Lake Placid’s overall pollen count today is 5 (Low) across all types. See the full Lake Placid pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Lake Placid Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 5 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 5 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 5 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 8 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 8 | Low |
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 Lake Placid’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Lake Placid’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 Lake Placid now — tree pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Lake Placid. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.
In the Northeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring grasses and late-summer 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 open in late March and build to an oak-led peak in May. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Northeast pattern, so today’s tree pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The New York allergy season guide singles out birch and oak, preceded by elm and maple.
Lake Placid allergies today
Lake Placid allergies today are set by the same reading as the Lake Placid pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 5 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Lake Placid allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Lake Placid.
Allergies in Lake Placid follow the New York calendar set out on the full Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Lake Placid grass pollen count
Lake Placid ragweed pollen count
See how Lake Placid ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Lake Placid on the pollen map
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory
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).