NWU pollen, LLCHD air, Lincoln Airport normals
Allergy season in Lincoln: Nebraska Wesleyan's count, LLCHD's advice and the bed
- 0 Tree pollen, NWU, October 2, 2026 (absent)
- 1.6 Weed pollen at NWU, grains per cubic meter (low)
- 1.0 Grass pollen at NWU, grains per cubic meter (low)
From Nebraska Wesleyan University's count for October 2, 2026, made by Dr. Kate Weskamp. AAIA, which provides NWU's sampler, asks that counts not be copied without written permission, so we quote these three and link to the rest.
Lincoln's pollen is counted at Nebraska Wesleyan, not by the city: the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department says it doesn't run seasonal pollen counts and links to NWU instead. LLCHD and Nebraska Extension both publish indoor advice, and their humidity ranges differ by five points. These five guides put those Lincoln sources next to NOAA's Lincoln Airport normals and say where a mattress cleaning fits, and where it doesn't.
Who measures what in Lincoln?
| Source | What it measures or says | How often | What it doesn't cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Tree, weed and grass pollen caught on the NWU campus, in grains per cubic meter | February to mid-October | Indoor air or bedding |
| LLCHD Air Quality Program | Lincoln's local AQI, from ozone, carbon monoxide and fine particle monitors LLCHD operates | Daily | Pollen or mold, which LLCHD doesn't regulate |
| Nebraska Extension, G2069 | Indoor trigger guidance on UNL's extension site, including 30 to 45 percent humidity for dust mites | Published 2011 | Live counts |
| NOAA normals, Lincoln Airport | Average dew point (17°F in January, 65°F in July), wind and freeze dates | 1991 to 2020 normals | Pollen |
LLCHD
30 to 50%
The relative humidity LLCHD generally recommends for Lincoln homes; it says house dust mites grow in damp, warm environments.
Nebraska Extension G2069
30 to 45%
Extension's range for dust mite control. By our calculation, Lincoln Airport's average July air brought to 70°F indoors would sit near 84 percent before any air conditioning.
Which guide answers your question?
- 1Reading NWU's count Lincoln's pollen count: how to read Nebraska Wesleyan's numbers Who counts Lincoln's pollen, how NWU's categories differ for trees, weeds and grass, and what the October 2, 2026 count showed, plant by plant.
- 2Wind and pollen North wind, south wind: Lincoln's wind normals and the pollen in your bedroom Lincoln Airport's prevailing wind turns from north to south in May, and April is the windiest month. What LLCHD says about airborne and sticky pollen.
- 3Humidity and bed mites Bed mites and Lincoln humidity: what Lincoln Airport's air does indoors LLCHD's 30 to 50 percent and Extension's 30 to 45, set against Lincoln Airport's dew point by month and what that air would read at 70°F indoors.
- 4Fall weeds and frost Ragweed to frost in Lincoln: NWU's mid-October finish and an October 13 median freeze How Lincoln's weed pollen season ends: NWU's mid-October last count, Lincoln Airport's October 13 and 22 freeze medians, and the October 2, 2026 weeds.
- 5LLCHD's home advice LLCHD's indoor air advice, applied to a Lincoln bedroom LLCHD's home air steps that reach the bedroom, what the department doesn't test for, and why pollen isn't part of Lincoln's daily air quality index.
When should you book a visit in allergy season?
Pollen season doesn't change the bill: the first mattress is $249, each additional full, queen or king is $199 and each additional kids bed $149, with normal stains, pet odor and ordinary urine accidents included and a surcharge only for a severe or biohazard case, which you'll hear before any work starts.
Appointments are weekdays from 9am to 6pm. Gloves, shoe booties and equipment disinfected between jobs are standard, and so is a written inspection form for every mattress covering its material, special care notes and any urine or odor observations. Every visit includes two checks, and only two: a moisture check after the job and the built-in bed mite sensor on our UV-C vacuum. 72-hour bedroom CO₂ testing is a separate optional service, booked on its own or added to a visit and priced by quote; it isn't a medical test. Read the care label and warranty terms first, or call (402) 512-5658.
A mattress cleaning isn't an allergy or asthma treatment, and we don't claim it is; these pages are general information, not medical advice.
The research behind heat, bed mites (house dust mites) and allergens is gathered once for every city in Sleep Sanitation's dust mites and allergens hub.
What we don't know
- The date NWU will post its first 2027 count, since its page says only that counting runs from February.
- The humidity in any one Lincoln bedroom, since NOAA's dew points describe Lincoln Airport's outdoor air.
- Whether a north or south wind brings more pollen, since NOAA tracks Lincoln Airport's wind, NWU tracks the pollen, and neither links the two.
Sources
- Nebraska Wesleyan University: Pollen Count, checked October 3, 2026
- Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department: Air Quality, checked October 3, 2026
- Nebraska DWEE: Ambient Air Monitoring Program, checked October 3, 2026
- Nebraska Extension G2069: Indoor Air Quality, Know the Asthma Triggers in the Home, checked October 3, 2026
- NOAA NCEI: Hourly Climate Normals 1991 to 2020, Lincoln Airport, checked October 3, 2026
- Bolick (2001), Something to Sneeze At: Nebraska's Airborne Pollen, checked October 3, 2026
Changelog
- October 3, 2026: hub and five allergy season guides published.
Written by Lincoln Mattress Cleaning, operated by Sleep Sanitation.