Name: Pollen forecast for Des Moines (2026-10-22)
Creator: Pollen Count
Published: 2026-10-22T15:56:50Z
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The pollen count in Des Moines today is extremely high, driven mainly by Mugwort.

X.HI

14 active species

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4-Day Forecast:

Morning

Grass HIGH

Tree LOW

Weed HIGH

Afternoon

Grass HIGH

Tree LOW

Weed X.HI

Evening

Grass HIGH

Tree LOW

Weed X.HI

Species	Level	Count
🌿 Mugwort	X.HI	63 grains/m³
🌿 Pellitory-of-the-wall	V.HI	38 grains/m³
🌿 Upright Pellitory	V.HI	35 grains/m³
🌿 Stinging Nettle	V.HI	33 grains/m³
🌿 Russian Thistle	V.HI	30 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Fat Hen Perennial Ryegrass Grass (mixed) Pigweed Timothy Grass Cock's-foot Ribwort Plantain Bermuda Grass Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Western Ragweed Giant Ragweed 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
🌾 Grass (mixed)	HIGH	37 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	V.HI	36 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	HIGH	36 grains/m³
🌾 Timothy Grass	HIGH	35 grains/m³
🌾 Cock's-foot	HIGH	34 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Bermuda Grass Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Stinging Nettle Russian Thistle Pigweed Fat Hen Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Western Ragweed Giant Ragweed 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
🌿 Mugwort	X.HI	59 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	HIGH	43 grains/m³
🌾 Grass (mixed)	HIGH	43 grains/m³
🌾 Timothy Grass	HIGH	41 grains/m³
🌾 Cock's-foot	HIGH	39 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Bermuda Grass Stinging Nettle Russian Thistle Fat Hen Pigweed Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Western Ragweed Giant Ragweed 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
🌿 Mugwort	X.HI	70 grains/m³
🌿 Pellitory-of-the-wall	V.HI	43 grains/m³
🌿 Upright Pellitory	V.HI	39 grains/m³
🌿 Stinging Nettle	V.HI	37 grains/m³
🌿 Russian Thistle	V.HI	34 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Fat Hen Pigweed Grass (mixed) Perennial Ryegrass Ribwort Plantain Timothy Grass Cock's-foot Common Sorrel Bermuda Grass Sagebrush Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Western Ragweed Giant Ragweed 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: 15:56 UTC

4-Day Forecast	Tree	Grass	Weed
Thu 22 Oct	LOW	HIGH	X.HI
Fri 23 Oct	LOW	HIGH	V.HI
Sat 24 Oct	LOW	HIGH	X.HI
Sun 25 Oct	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