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GoodAQI 44

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

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AQI now
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PM2.5 · µg/m³
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Fremont
Cel-shaded illustration of Fremont
AQI 33
#1FremontChecking road route

Nebraska· Good

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
25% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the Blair monitor.

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Still smoky
Lincoln
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AQI 44
#2Lincoln~1 h 5 min drive

Nebraska· Good

Nebraska capital with broad lodging options a short drive southwest of Omaha.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 8 µg/m³ here vs 8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the LLCHD BAM monitor.

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Still smoky
Beatrice
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AQI 47
#3BeatriceChecking road route

Nebraska· Good

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

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8.4 µg/m³ here vs 8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.4/22 × 7 = 2.7 here; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
5% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 4:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Homestead NHP monitor.

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Still smoky
Bellevue
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AQI unavailable
#4BellevueChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Papillion
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AQI unavailable
#5PapillionChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Offutt Air Force Base
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AQI unavailable
#6Offutt Air Force BaseChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Hillsborough
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AQI unavailable
#7HillsboroughChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Chalco
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AQI unavailable
#8ChalcoChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Plattsmouth
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AQI unavailable
#9PlattsmouthChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Glenwood
Cel-shaded illustration of Glenwood
AQI unavailable
#10GlenwoodChecking road route

Iowa

Iowa 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
Gretna
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AQI unavailable
#11GretnaChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Elkhorn
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AQI unavailable
#12ElkhornChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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
Saint Joseph
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AQI 39
#13Saint JosephChecking road route

Missouri· Good

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 7 µg/m³ here vs 8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
13% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the St. Joseph monitor.

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Still smoky
Des Moines
Cel-shaded illustration of Des Moines
AQI 55
#14Des Moines~2 h 30 min drive

Iowa· Moderate

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

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 11 µg/m³ here vs 8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11/22 × 7 = 3.5 here; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Omaha

37% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

PM2.5 from the CARPENTER monitor.

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Still smoky
Sergeant Bluff
Cel-shaded illustration of Sergeant Bluff
AQI unavailable
#15Sergeant BluffChecking road route

Iowa

Iowa 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
Creston
Cel-shaded illustration of Creston
AQI unavailable
#16CrestonChecking road route

Iowa

Iowa 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
Dakota City
Cel-shaded illustration of Dakota City
AQI unavailable
#17Dakota CityChecking road route

Nebraska

Nebraska 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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St. Louis
Cel-shaded illustration of St. Louis
AQI 9
#18St. LouisChecking road route

Missouri· Good

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

79% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.7 µg/m³ here vs 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; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Omaha right now

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

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

PM2.5 from the Blair Street monitor.

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Spring Green
Cel-shaded illustration of Spring Green
AQI 17
#19Spring GreenChecking road route

Wisconsin· Good

Driftless-region village on the Wisconsin River near House on the Rock, with hilly river-valley air.

63% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Omaha right now

63% 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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Hermann
Cel-shaded illustration of Hermann
AQI 21
#20Hermann~6 h 55 min drive

Missouri· Good

German wine-country town in the wooded Missouri River hills west of St. Louis, a countryside reset with inns and B&Bs.

53% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 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 Omaha right now

53% 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 · Omaha

Good

AQI 44

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 8 µg/m³ (Good), 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 Good.

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.

2.5/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 8 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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