Old Elm Spring Colony, SD Pollen Count Today
Old Elm Spring Colony, SD · 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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How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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5-Day Old Elm Spring Colony Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
This reading is the forecast point for Old Elm Spring Colony — 3 nearby places use the same point; Old Elm Spring Colony is 2 km from it.
Pollen count Old Elm Spring Colony residents check each morning
The Old Elm Spring Colony pollen count today is 22 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 29 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 29. 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 Old Elm Spring Colony 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.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Old Elm Spring Colony pollen forecast below — it is currently easing, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Old Elm Spring Colony residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Old Elm Spring Colony pollen count today?
The Old Elm Spring Colony pollen count today is 22 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Old Elm Spring Colony: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Old Elm Spring Colony allergies today
Old Elm Spring Colony allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 22 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Old Elm Spring Colony allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Old Elm Spring Colony.
Allergies in Old Elm Spring Colony follow the South Dakota 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 Old Elm Spring Colony 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 Old Elm Spring Colony allergy forecast: today reads 22 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Old Elm Spring Colony 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 Old Elm Spring Colony today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Old Elm Spring Colony allergy count today is 22 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Old Elm Spring Colony: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 forecasts Old Elm Spring Colony’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 22 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Old Elm Spring Colony
What is driving Old Elm Spring Colony’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 22 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 29 (Low on its own scale) — about 96% of the four category readings added together, 28.4 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 South Dakota 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 Old Elm Spring Colony, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The South Dakota guide’s account of South Dakota names river-corridor cottonwood, elm and ash in spring, and a divided fall — ragweed in the east, sagebrush in the west — 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 5 to 22, never changing band. Today’s 22 sits 10 points above the window’s average of 12 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Old Elm Spring Colony now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Old Elm Spring Colony 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 29 (Low).
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\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.
Old Elm Spring Colony pollen through the year
The Old Elm Spring Colony pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Northern Plains pattern and the South Dakota calendar. Trees come first: river-corridor elm, cottonwood and ash open from March in South Dakota, while North Dakota’s trees flower in late spring, in May. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses run from May into July, peaking in June and July. Weeds close it out: ragweed in the east and sagebrush in the west run from August until the first hard frost.
The South Dakota allergy season guide names river-corridor cottonwood, elm and ash in spring, and a divided fall — ragweed in the east, sagebrush in the west. The Missouri River splits the state into two regimes: a humid, farmed east where ragweed dominates the fall, and a dry, ranched west ruled by sagebrush, wormwood and Russian thistle. The Black Hills run their own cooler, higher calendar, while the southeastern corner around Sioux Falls starts earliest and finishes latest.
November falls between the main chapters of the South Dakota 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 South Dakota year, March to October — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the South Dakota allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Old Elm Spring Colony 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 Old Elm Spring Colony, SD 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.
Old Elm Spring Colony in today’s national picture
At 22 (Low), Old Elm Spring Colony ranks joint 43357th 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 Old Elm Spring Colony: New Elm Spring Colony, SD (1 miles away) reads 22 (Low); Oak Lane Colony, SD (3 miles away) reads 22 (Low); Milltown, SD (5 miles away) reads 22 (Low). Old Elm Spring Colony reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across South Dakota’s 484 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Rapid City to 28 in Gregory.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Old Elm Spring Colony resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Old Elm Spring Colony, SD 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.
Old Elm Spring Colony in its local area
Old Elm Spring Colony anchors the forecast-point group of 3 places that share this reading. Within the group, Old Elm Spring Colony ranks joint 1st; across South Dakota’s 484 tracked cities, it ranks joint 171st today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Old Elm Spring Colony, SD pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- New Elm Spring Colony pollen count (1 miles away)
- Oak Lane Colony pollen count (3 miles away)
- Milltown pollen count (5 miles away)
- Rockport Colony pollen count (7 miles away)
- Dimock pollen count (9 miles away)
- Ethan pollen count (10 miles away)
From Pollen Atlas News
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).