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Grand Rapids air right now

GoodAQI 21

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

21
AQI now
3.8
PM2.5 · µg/m³
1 cleaner spot within 3 hr drive

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The better move within a 3-hour drive

Dates

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Traverse City looks like the better move.82% cleaner air with a verified 2 h 40 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

Every town is also available in the ranked list.
Grand Rapids Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
Top pick
Ludington
Cel-shaded illustration of Ludington
AQI 4
#1LudingtonChecking road route

Michigan· Good

Lake Michigan port town with a long public beach, swept by onshore lake wind, with harborside inns.

82% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.7 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.7/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 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 Grand Rapids right now

82% 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
South Haven
Cel-shaded illustration of South Haven
AQI 6
#2South Haven~1 h 5 min drive

Michigan· Good

Harbour beach town on Lake Michigan's southwest shore, swept by onshore lake air, with waterfront hotels and rentals.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.1 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.1/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 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 Grand Rapids right now

71% 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
Holland
Cel-shaded illustration of Holland
AQI 23
#3HollandChecking road route

Michigan· Good

Dutch-heritage Lake Michigan town with a state-park beach, swept by onshore lake air, with hotels.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 4.2 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.2/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Jenison monitor.

Directions
Still smoky
Grand Haven
Cel-shaded illustration of Grand Haven
AQI 23
#4Grand HavenChecking road route

Michigan· Good

Lake Michigan pier town at the Grand River mouth, cooled by onshore lake wind, with a walkable boardwalk.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 4.2 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.2/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Jenison monitor.

Directions
Still smoky
Saugatuck
Cel-shaded illustration of Saugatuck
AQI 23
#5Saugatuck~50 min drive

Michigan· Good

Lake Michigan beach-and-dunes town on the state's west coast, cooled by onshore lake wind, with inns and B&Bs.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 4.2 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.2/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Jenison monitor.

Directions
Still smoky
Belmont
Cel-shaded illustration of Belmont
AQI unavailable
#6BelmontChecking road route

Michigan

Michigan community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Cutlerville
Cel-shaded illustration of Cutlerville
AQI unavailable
#7CutlervilleChecking road route

Michigan

Michigan community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Forest Hills
Cel-shaded illustration of Forest Hills
AQI unavailable
#8Forest HillsChecking road route

Michigan

Michigan community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Byron Center
Cel-shaded illustration of Byron Center
AQI unavailable
#9Byron CenterChecking road route

Michigan

Michigan community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Hudsonville
Cel-shaded illustration of Hudsonville
AQI unavailable
#10HudsonvilleChecking road route

Michigan

Michigan community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Rockford
Cel-shaded illustration of Rockford
AQI unavailable
#11RockfordChecking road route

Michigan

Michigan community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Sparta
Cel-shaded illustration of Sparta
AQI unavailable
#12SpartaChecking road route

Michigan

Michigan community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

Directions
Traverse City
Cel-shaded illustration of Traverse City
AQI 4
#13Traverse City~2 h 40 min drive

Michigan· Good

Resort city on Grand Traverse Bay in northern Michigan, where open bay water keeps air moving, with abundant waterfront lodging.

82% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.7 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.7/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 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 Grand Rapids right now

82% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Auburn
Cel-shaded illustration of Auburn
AQI 9
#14AuburnChecking road route

Indiana· Good

Indiana community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.7 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.7/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 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 Grand Rapids right now

55% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Frankfort
Cel-shaded illustration of Frankfort
AQI 12
#15FrankfortChecking road route

Michigan· Good

Small Lake Michigan harbor town near Sleeping Bear Dunes, with open-lake air and lakeside cottages.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.2 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
42% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Little River Band-Manistee monitor.

Directions
Still smoky
New Buffalo
Cel-shaded illustration of New Buffalo
AQI 14
#16New Buffalo~2 h drive

Michigan· Good

Harbor Country beach town on Lake Michigan's southeast corner, the closest lake escape to Chicago, with resorts and rentals.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.5 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.5/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
34% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

Directions
Still smoky
Warsaw
Cel-shaded illustration of Warsaw
AQI 15
#17WarsawChecking road route

Indiana· Good

Indiana community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.7 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
29% 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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Lion's Head
Cel-shaded illustration of Lion's Head
AQI 0
#18Lion's HeadChecking road route

Ontario· Good

Bruce Peninsula village on a limestone-cliff harbour, wrapped in open Georgian Bay air.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Grand Rapids right now

100% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 is estimated for this town. No AQHI station is close enough.

Directions
Little Current (Manitoulin Island)
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AQI 0
#19Little Current (Manitoulin Island)~9 h 40 min drive

Ontario· Good

Manitoulin’s main harbour town, on the world’s largest freshwater island and surrounded by Huron’s North Channel.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Grand Rapids right now

100% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

Directions
Killarney
Cel-shaded illustration of Killarney
AQI 0
#20Killarney~11 h 15 min drive

Ontario· Good

Remote village beside Killarney Park’s white quartzite ridges, on the north channel of Georgian Bay.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 3.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Grand Rapids right now

100% 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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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 · Grand Rapids

Good

AQI 21

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 3.8 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.

3.8 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.

1.2/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 3.8 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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