Grass Pollen Count in Parkston, SD
Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Parkston — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen by type in Parkston
What is the grass pollen count in Parkston today?
The Parkston 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.
Parkston’s overall pollen count today is 28 (Low) across all types. See the full Parkston pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Parkston Grass Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 28 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 22 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 17 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 11 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 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 Parkston’s overall trend across the week. Today’s grass pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Parkston’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 Parkston 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 Parkston now — grass pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the grass pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Parkston. 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.
Parkston allergies today
Parkston allergies today are set by the same reading as the Parkston pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 28 (Low), and the grass pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Parkston allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Parkston.
Allergies in Parkston follow the South Dakota calendar set out on the full Parkston 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 Parkston 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 Parkston allergy forecast for the grass pollen season: it shows whether Parkston 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 Parkston pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
See how Parkston ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Parkston 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).