Grass Pollen Count in Lake Preston, SD — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in Lake Preston
What is the grass pollen count in Lake Preston today?
The Lake Preston grass 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 Preston’s overall pollen count today is 22 (Low) across all types. See the full Lake Preston pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Lake Preston Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 22 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 17 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 11 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 5 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 5 | 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 Preston’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Lake Preston’s grass pollen
The modelled data reports grass as one combined index — there is no species-by-species split for grass anywhere in the data, so this page does not invent one. Today’s modelled grass index for Lake Preston is 0.6 (Low), and the 5-day overall trend above shows the shape of the week.
As regional context only — not as today’s readings — in the Northern Plains pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are river-corridor cottonwood, elm and ash in spring, summer grasses, and a divided fall — ragweed in the east, sagebrush in the west.
The South Dakota allergy season guide singles out river-corridor cottonwood, elm and ash in spring, and a divided fall — ragweed in the east, sagebrush in the west.
Plants affecting Lake Preston now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Lake Preston. The type summary stands: grass pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.
In the Northern Plains pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are river-corridor cottonwood, elm and ash in spring, summer grasses, and a divided fall — ragweed in the east, sagebrush in the west — 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 grass pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Grasses run from May into July, peaking in June and July. This month sits outside the usual grass pollen window for the Northern Plains pattern, so today’s grass pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The South Dakota allergy season guide singles out river-corridor cottonwood, elm and ash in spring, and a divided fall — ragweed in the east, sagebrush in the west.
Lake Preston allergies today
Lake Preston allergies today are set by the same reading as the Lake Preston pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 22 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Lake Preston allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Lake Preston.
Allergies in Lake Preston follow the South Dakota calendar set out on the full Lake Preston 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 Preston before heading outdoors, the grass 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 Preston allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Lake Preston 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 Preston pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Lake Preston tree pollen count
Lake Preston ragweed pollen count
See how Lake Preston ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Lake Preston 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).