Grass Pollen Count in Long Lake, SD — Today
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen by type in Long Lake
What is the grass pollen count in Long Lake today?
The Long Lake 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.
Grass pollen is the dominant allergen in Long Lake today. See the full Long Lake pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Long Lake Grass 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 | 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 Long Lake’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Long Lake’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 Long Lake 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 Long Lake now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Long Lake. 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.
Long Lake allergies today
Long Lake allergies today are set by the same reading as the Long Lake pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 5 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Long Lake allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Long Lake.
Allergies in Long Lake follow the South Dakota calendar set out on the full Long Lake 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 Long Lake 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 Long Lake allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Long Lake 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 Long Lake pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Long Lake ragweed pollen count
See how Long Lake ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Long Lake 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).