Tree Pollen Count in Running Water, SD
Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Running Water — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
This reading is the forecast point shared with Niobrara, NE — 2 nearby places use the same point; Running Water is 4.8 km from it.
Pollen by type in Running Water
What is the tree pollen count in Running Water today?
The Running Water 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.
Running Water’s overall pollen count today is 25 (Low) across all types. See the full Running Water pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
Running Water Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 25 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 20 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 14 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 10 | 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 Running Water’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving Running Water’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 Running Water now — tree pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Running Water. The type summary stands: tree 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 tree pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
River-corridor elm, cottonwood and ash open from March in South Dakota, while North Dakota’s trees flower in late spring, in May. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Northern Plains pattern, so today’s tree 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.
Running Water allergies today
Running Water allergies today are set by the same reading as the Running Water pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 25 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Running Water allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Running Water.
Allergies in Running Water follow the South Dakota calendar set out on the full Running Water 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 Running Water 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 Running Water allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether Running Water 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 Running Water pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
Running Water grass pollen count
Running Water ragweed pollen count
See how Running Water ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See Running Water 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).