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Albany’s five-day smoke forecast shows the current index and the clearest time ahead.

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4.4
PM2.5 · µg/m³
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Springfield
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AQI 9
#1Springfield~1 h 45 min drive

Massachusetts· Good

A major Massachusetts city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.7 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.7/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

61% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Springfield monitor.

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Still smoky
Tannersville
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AQI 13
#2Tannersville~1 h 10 min drive

New York· Good

Painted-Victorian village high in the Catskills below Hunter Mountain, with ski-country lodging and cool ridge air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.3 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.3/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

48% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Lake George
Cel-shaded illustration of Lake George
AQI 13
#3Lake George~1 h 15 min drive

New York· Good

Resort village at the foot of Lake George, ringed by Adirondack peaks with open-lake breezes and a deep bench of hotels.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
45% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Bolton Landing
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AQI 13
#4Bolton LandingChecking road route

New York· Good

Village on Lake George's quieter north shore, with open-lake air and resort lodging away from the busier village center.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
45% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Phoenicia
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AQI 14
#5Phoenicia~1 h 35 min drive

New York· Good

Catskills hamlet tucked in the Esopus valley beneath high peaks, a small mountain base with cabins and lodges.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.5 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.5/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
43% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Saugerties
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AQI 14
#6SaugertiesChecking road route

New York· Good

Catskills-edge village on the Esopus Creek near the Hudson, a quieter alternative base to Woodstock with inns and a walkable historic district.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
41% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Woodstock
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AQI 14
#7Woodstock~1 h 10 min drive

New York· Good

Catskills arts colony in the mountains' eastern foothills, with a walkable village of inns and lodges and higher-elevation air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
41% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Kingston
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AQI 14
#8Kingston~1 h 10 min drive

New York· Good

Historic Hudson River port and Catskills gateway, a small city with a restored waterfront and a broad lodging base.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
41% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Rhinebeck
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AQI 14
#9Rhinebeck~1 h 20 min drive

New York· Good

Hudson Valley village of historic inns and antique-lined streets, a quiet country base among the orchards and low hills.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
41% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Cooperstown
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AQI 14
#10CooperstownChecking road route

New York· Good

Village on Otsego Lake in the Leatherstocking region, an open-water base with historic inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
41% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:27 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
New Paltz
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AQI 15
#11New Paltz~1 h 30 min drive

New York· Good

College town at the foot of the Shawangunk cliffs, a climbing-and-hiking base with mountain-ridge air and plentiful lodging.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.7 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
39% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Newburgh monitor.

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Still smoky
Hyde Park
Cel-shaded illustration of Hyde Park
AQI 15
#12Hyde ParkChecking road route

New York· Good

Hudson Valley river town of historic estates, with open Hudson River air and a small inn scene.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.7 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
39% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Newburgh monitor.

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Middlebury
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AQI 6
#13MiddleburyChecking road route

Vermont· Good

College town in the Champlain Valley below the Green Mountains, with falls-side inns and open valley air.

75% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.1 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.1/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

75% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Waitsfield
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AQI 7
#14WaitsfieldChecking road route

Vermont· Good

Mad River Valley village between two ski areas, a working-farm-country base with cool valley air and inns.

70% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.3/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

70% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Underhill monitor.

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Still smoky
Old Forge
Cel-shaded illustration of Old Forge
AQI 9
#15Old ForgeChecking road route

New York· Good

Western Adirondacks gateway on the Fulton Chain of Lakes, deep in the park's forested interior with cabins and motels.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.6 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.6/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

64% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Nyack
Cel-shaded illustration of Nyack
AQI 11
#16NyackChecking road route

New York· Good

Riverside village on the Hudson's Tappan Zee reach, with open-water air and a gallery-lined Main Street.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.9 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.9/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

57% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the White Plains monitor.

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Still smoky
Tarrytown
Cel-shaded illustration of Tarrytown
AQI 11
#17TarrytownChecking road route

New York· Good

Lower Hudson Valley river town of Sleepy Hollow lore, with wide-river air and a walkable Main Street.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.9 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.9/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

57% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the White Plains monitor.

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Southwest Harbor
Cel-shaded illustration of Southwest Harbor
AQI 1
#18Southwest HarborChecking road route

Maine· Good

Quiet side of Mount Desert Island away from Bar Harbor's crowds, wrapped in the same cold Gulf of Maine air.

95% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.2 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.2/22 × 7 = 0.1 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

95% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Acadia NP - McFarland monitor.

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Midland
Cel-shaded illustration of Midland
AQI 1
#19MidlandChecking road route

Ontario· Good

Harbour town on Georgian Bay’s 30,000 Islands shore, with bay cruises and shoreline trails.

95% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.2 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.2/22 × 7 = 0.1 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

95% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Bar Harbor
Cel-shaded illustration of Bar Harbor
AQI 1
#20Bar Harbor~8 h 40 min drive

Maine· Good

Island town at the gateway to Acadia, wrapped by the cold Gulf of Maine with steady sea air and abundant lodging.

95% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.2 µg/m³ here vs 4.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.2/22 × 7 = 0.1 here; 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

95% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Acadia NP - McFarland monitor.

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Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDTLast scan Aug 23, 6:27 p.m. EDT · 49 min ago

Why live rankings? Smoke plumes are patchy and shift with the wind, so no direction is reliably cleaner. This list is recalculated from live PM2.5 every hour — and if everything nearby is smoky, it says so.

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What this means · Albany

Good

AQI 24

AQI = Air Quality Index

Typical person. Air quality is satisfactory for most outdoor plans.

Kids, seniors, heart or lung conditions. Unusually sensitive people can still enjoy the outdoors.

The AQI on this page follows fine particles (PM2.5). Particles here are 4.4 µg/m³ (Clean), so the headline and the particle scale below tell the same story.

Act two · Fine particles only

Where PM2.5 lands

This bar is smoke and fine particles (PM2.5) only. Left is cleaner air; right is heavier particle pollution. Today's particles sit in Clean.

4.4 µg/m³
Clean · 0Smoky · 40Severe · 80+

Act three · Particle ladder

What each PM2.5 rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good. Clean city air; most people will not notice anything today.
  • 9–15µg/m³Elevated. Usually no big deal today; sensitive lungs may notice hard exercise.
  • 15–35µg/m³Polluted. Smoke or traffic pollution is now worth acting on.
  • 35–55µg/m³Unhealthy. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Severe. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · Felt number

Cigarettes a week

A secondary feel for the particle load only — not a medical claim, and not a substitute for AQI.

1.4/wk

What is PM2.5?

Fine particles about 30× thinner than a human hair — small enough to slip through your lungs and into your bloodstream. We measure them inµg/m³: micrograms of particle mass in a cubic metre of air.

The math

PM2.5 here is 4.4 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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