Name: Pollen forecast for Des Moines (2026-09-07)
Creator: Pollen Count
Published: 2026-09-07T16:34:32Z
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The pollen count in Des Moines today is X.HI, driven mainly by Giant Ragweed.

X.HI

17 active species

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4-Day Forecast:

Morning

Grass LOW

Tree LOW

Weed MED

Afternoon

Grass HIGH

Tree LOW

Weed X.HI

Evening

Grass MED

Tree LOW

Weed X.HI

Species	Level	Count
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	101 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	X.HI	74 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	V.HI	42 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	HIGH	26 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	HIGH	26 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Grass (mixed) Timothy Grass Cock's-foot Bermuda Grass Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Stinging Nettle Fat Hen Russian Thistle Pigweed Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Sagebrush Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	111 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	X.HI	82 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	V.HI	46 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	HIGH	29 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	HIGH	22 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Grass (mixed) Timothy Grass Cock's-foot Pellitory-of-the-wall Bermuda Grass Upright Pellitory Stinging Nettle Russian Thistle Fat Hen Pigweed Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Sagebrush Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	86 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	X.HI	63 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	V.HI	35 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	HIGH	22 grains/m³
🌾 Grass (mixed)	MED	16 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Perennial Ryegrass Timothy Grass Cock's-foot Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Stinging Nettle Bermuda Grass Russian Thistle Fat Hen Pigweed Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Sagebrush Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Giant Ragweed	X.HI	84 grains/m³
🌿 Common Ragweed	X.HI	62 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	V.HI	35 grains/m³
🌾 Grass (mixed)	HIGH	33 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	HIGH	32 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Timothy Grass Cock's-foot Bermuda Grass Mugwort Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Stinging Nettle Fat Hen Russian Thistle Pigweed Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Sagebrush Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS

Last updated: 16:34 UTC

4-Day Forecast	Tree	Grass	Weed
Mon 7 Sep	LOW	HIGH	X.HI
Tue 8 Sep	LOW	HIGH	X.HI
Wed 9 Sep	LOW	MED	X.HI
Thu 10 Sep	LOW	HIGH	X.HI

Map of Des Moines (41.5868°, -93.625°)

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What Pollen Levels Mean

LOW Symptoms are unlikely

MED Moderate risk of symptoms

HIGH Widespread symptoms likely

V.HI Expect significant symptoms

X.HI Extremely high symptom likelihood & severity