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Henderson air right now

GoodAQI 27

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

27
AQI now
4.8
PM2.5 · µg/m³
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Henderson Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Pahrump
Cel-shaded illustration of Pahrump
AQI 15
#1PahrumpChecking road route

Nevada· Good

Nevada 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 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 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 Henderson right now

44% 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
Mesquite
Cel-shaded illustration of Mesquite
AQI 23
#2MesquiteChecking road route

Nevada· Good

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 4.1 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.1/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
15% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Virgin Valley monitor.

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Still smoky
Las Vegas
Cel-shaded illustration of Las Vegas
AQI 26
#3Las VegasChecking road route

Nevada· Good

A major Nevada 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 4.6 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.6/22 × 7 = 1.5 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
4% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Sunrise Acres monitor.

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Still smoky
Boulder City
Cel-shaded illustration of Boulder City
AQI 30
#4Boulder CityChecking road route

Nevada· Good

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

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 5.4 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.4/22 × 7 = 1.7 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
13% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Garrett Jr. High monitor.

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Still smoky
Winchester
Cel-shaded illustration of Winchester
AQI unavailable
#5WinchesterChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada 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.

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Still smoky
Paradise
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AQI unavailable
#6ParadiseChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada 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.

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Still smoky
Sunrise Manor
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AQI unavailable
#7Sunrise ManorChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada 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.

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Still smoky
North Las Vegas
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AQI unavailable
#8North Las VegasChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada 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.

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Still smoky
Enterprise
Cel-shaded illustration of Enterprise
AQI unavailable
#9EnterpriseChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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Still smoky
Nellis Air Force Base
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AQI unavailable
#10Nellis Air Force BaseChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada 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.

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Still smoky
Spring Valley
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AQI unavailable
#11Spring ValleyChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada 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.

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Still smoky
Summerlin South
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AQI unavailable
#12Summerlin SouthChecking road route

Nevada

Nevada community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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Still smoky
St. George
Cel-shaded illustration of St. George
AQI 19
#13St. GeorgeChecking road route

Utah· Good

Red-rock gateway with abundant lodging between Las Vegas and Utah’s higher plateaus.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 3.5 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.5/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
27% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Hurricane monitor.

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Still smoky
Lake Havasu City
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AQI 23
#14Lake Havasu CityChecking road route

Arizona· Good

Colorado River reservoir resort town on the Arizona-California border, an open-water desert escape with resorts.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 4.2 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.2/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
12% 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
Beaver Dam
Cel-shaded illustration of Beaver Dam
AQI unavailable
#15Beaver DamChecking road route

Arizona

Arizona 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.

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Still smoky
Needles
Cel-shaded illustration of Needles
AQI unavailable
#16NeedlesChecking road route

California

California 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.

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Still smoky
Golden Shores
Cel-shaded illustration of Golden Shores
AQI unavailable
#17Golden ShoresChecking road route

Arizona

Arizona 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.

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Sonora
Cel-shaded illustration of Sonora
AQI 6
#18SonoraChecking road route

California· Good

Gold Rush county seat in the Sierra foothills, set higher than the Central Valley with a historic Main Street.

79% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 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 Henderson right now

79% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the San Andreas monitor.

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Murphys
Cel-shaded illustration of Murphys
AQI 6
#19MurphysChecking road route

California· Good

Calaveras County Gold Rush village with a wine-tasting Main Street, above the Central Valley haze.

79% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 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 Henderson right now

79% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the San Andreas monitor.

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South Lake Tahoe
Cel-shaded illustration of South Lake Tahoe
AQI 6
#20South Lake TahoeChecking road route

California· Good

Alpine resort town on the south shore of Lake Tahoe above 6,200 feet, where mountain air and open water pair for a clear reset, with extensive lodging.

79% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 4.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 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 Henderson right now

79% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the CC_Armory 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 · Henderson

Good

AQI 27

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 4.8 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.

4.8 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.

1.5/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 4.8 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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