
Dr. David Kluge
Great Falls Clinic
Check today's pollen count by city in Montana. Explore local allergy forecasts, monitor common seasonal allergens, and use city-level trends to plan around high pollen days.
Allergy Ava organizes statewide and local pollen information so you can compare conditions, anticipate seasonal flare-ups, and find relevant allergy forecast pages faster.
Pollen levels in Montana can vary by city, weather, vegetation, and season. Choose a local forecast below to see the current allergy index, main allergen, and 5-day outlook for cities including Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Butte-Silver Bow.
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Montana allergy sufferers can use this page to monitor pollen trends and find relevant city forecasts when available. Pollen levels vary by season, with tree pollen often peaking in spring, grass pollen becoming more active in late spring and summer, and weed pollen, especially ragweed, remaining a concern in late summer and fall.
Use Allergy Ava's city-level forecasts to plan outdoor activities, manage medication timing, and stay informed about the allergens most prevalent in your area. Our data is updated regularly to give you the most accurate picture of current conditions.
Elevation, valley shape, wind exposure, snowmelt timing, river corridors, and local vegetation all matter. Missoula, Billings, Bozeman, and Great Falls can be in different allergy phases even during the same week.
Yes. Sagebrush is different from ragweed, but both can contribute to late-season weed pollen symptoms. Sagebrush, wormwood, kochia, chenopods, and ragweed are most noticeable around dry open land, rangeland, roadsides, and disturbed soil.
Dry wind can lift pollen, grass fragments, weed pollen, dust, and plant debris across long distances. That can make a day feel harsh even when the measured pollen count is not the highest of the season.
Billings has more eastern plains, dry wind, grassland, and sagebrush influence. Missoula and Kalispell are more mountain-valley and forest influenced, with different tree timing, moisture, mold potential, and valley-trapping patterns.
Today's statewide signal
Montana allergy conditions vary by elevation, valley trapping, prairie wind, river corridors, forest cover, grassland, and late-season dryland weeds. Compare Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Butte-Silver Bow, Kalispell, and Belgrade for local pollen levels, dominant allergens, weather context, and short-term trend signals.
Data updates regularly to reflect current conditions across Montana cities.
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Live city comparison
Sort Montana cities by pollen index, temperature, or trend. Select a city for its full local forecast.
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| Missoula | 4High | Ragweed | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near high conditions. | 81°F | Partly sunny 14 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today. |
| Bozeman | 4High | Ragweed | Rising Forecast moves toward very high conditions tomorrow. | 81°F | Breezy 17 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today. |
| Great Falls | 4High | Ragweed | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near high conditions. | 81°F | Breezy 16 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today. |
| Helena | 4High | Ragweed | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near high conditions. | 81°F | Breezy 15 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today. |
| Butte-Silver Bow | 4High | Ragweed | Rising Forecast moves toward very high conditions tomorrow. | 81°F | Partly sunny Watch ragweed levels and limit long outdoor exposure during peak hours. |
| Belgrade | 4High | Ragweed | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near high conditions. | 81°F | Partly sunny 12 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today. |
| Kalispell | 3Moderate | Ragweed | Rising Forecast moves toward high conditions tomorrow. | 81°F | Humid Humid air may keep ragweed and outdoor mold irritation active. |
| Billings | 1Very Low | Elm | Stable Tomorrow looks similar, near very low conditions. | 81°F | Partly sunny Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today. |
Ragweed is the main allergen
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14 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today.
Ragweed is the main allergen
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Rising
17 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today.
Ragweed is the main allergen
Pollen index
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Stable
16 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today.
Ragweed is the main allergen
Pollen index
4
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Stable
15 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today.
Ragweed is the main allergen
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Rising
Watch ragweed levels and limit long outdoor exposure during peak hours.
Ragweed is the main allergen
Pollen index
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Trend
Stable
12 mph wind can disperse ragweed pollen quickly today.
Ragweed is the main allergen
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Rising
Humid air may keep ragweed and outdoor mold irritation active.
Elm is the main allergen
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Stable
Outdoor pollen exposure looks limited for most people today.
Regional allergy forecast
Billings allergy conditions are shaped by Yellowstone River cottonwoods, dry plains wind, prairie grasses, sagebrush country, roadside weeds, and dust. Pollen exposure can feel more irritating when wind lifts soil and plant debris.
Western Montana valleys combine conifer and hardwood forests, river corridors, cooler nights, valley inversions, grass pollen, and damp pockets where mold can matter after rain or snowmelt.
Southwest Montana cities sit in high-elevation valleys where spring can arrive unevenly. Foothill wind, cottonwood and willow corridors, irrigated lawns, grasses, and sagebrush-steppe weeds can all shift quickly with weather.
Great Falls has a plains-and-river-corridor pattern with strong wind, grassland, shelterbelt trees, dryland weeds, and quick frontal changes. Moderate pollen counts can feel more intense during gusty conditions.
State-specific pollen calendar
April to June
Birch, cottonwood, willow, alder, ash, cedar or juniper, and pine can drive spring symptoms. Timing can vary sharply by elevation, valley warmth, snowmelt, and late cold snaps.
June to August
Bluegrass, timothy, orchard grass, fescue, brome, prairie grasses, hay fields, rangeland, lawns, and irrigated parks can raise summer pollen across both mountain valleys and plains cities.
August to October
Sagebrush, ragweed, wormwood, kochia, chenopods, pigweed, and other dryland or disturbed-ground weeds can drive late-season symptoms until colder weather and hard freezes arrive.
November to March
Snow cover and hard freezes usually suppress outdoor pollen, but indoor dust, pet dander, wood smoke, mold in damp spaces, and inversion-related air irritation can still bother sensitive residents.
Weather-pollen correlation
Wind can disperse pollen, rain can temporarily wash particles down, and humidity can increase mold irritation. The city table combines pollen and weather signals so users can compare outdoor risk without opening every city page.