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Live readout · Observed —

Sensitive lungs: skip outdoor workouts

Spokane is breathing 10 cigarettes a week

2 cleaner spots within a 3-hour drive How we count it →

As everyday air for years, this means meaningfully more heart, lung and early-death risk.

32.1
PM2.5 µg/m³
94
US AQI
Moderate
Category
3
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Sandpoint looks like the better move.38% cleaner air with a verified 1 h 35 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Spokane Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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Sandpoint
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#1SandpointSome particle pollution · AQI 71~1 h 35 min drivesaves 3.9 cigs/wk

Idaho· PM2.5 20 µg/m³

Resort town on vast Lake Pend Oreille beneath the Selkirks, with deep-water air and mountain backdrops, and a range of lodging.

38% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

38% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Harrison
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#2HarrisonSome particle pollution · AQI 75Checking road routesaves 3.3 cigs/wk

Idaho· PM2.5 21.8 µg/m³

Small town on Lake Coeur d'Alene's south shore, an open-water mountain-lake escape with cabins.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 21.8 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 21.8/22 × 7 = 6.9 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

10.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

32% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Coeur d'Alene
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#3Coeur d'AleneSome particle pollution · AQI 81~45 min drivesaves 2.3 cigs/wk

Idaho· PM2.5 25 µg/m³

Resort city on a long forest-ringed lake in the Idaho Panhandle, where open water and mountain air pair well, with waterfront hotels.

22% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 25 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 25/22 × 7 = 8.0 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

22% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Mead
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#4MeadParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Spokane Valley
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#5Spokane ValleyParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Veradale
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#6VeradaleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Trentwood
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#7TrentwoodParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Fairchild Air Force Base
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#8Fairchild Air Force BaseParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Medical Lake
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#9Medical LakeParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Cheney
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#10CheneyParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Liberty Lake
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#11Liberty LakeParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Otis Orchards-East Farms
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#12Otis Orchards-East FarmsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Creston
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#13CrestonSome particle pollution · AQI 70Checking road routesaves 4.1 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 19.2 µg/m³

Kootenay Valley farm town near Kootenay Lake, ringed by mountains with cooler valley air.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 19.2 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 19.2/22 × 7 = 6.1 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

40% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Rossland
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#14RosslandSome particle pollution · AQI 86Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 28 µg/m³

Historic mining town in the Monashee foothills near 3,400 feet, a ski-and-bike base with mountain air.

13% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 28 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 28/22 × 7 = 8.9 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

13% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Castlegar station)

Observed Jul 22, 9:00 a.m. EDT

AQHI from the Castlegar station; PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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Still smoky
Bonners Ferry
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#15Bonners FerryParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Idaho

Idaho 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Lewiston
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#16LewistonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Idaho

Idaho 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Clarkston Heights-Vineland
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#17Clarkston Heights-VinelandParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Washington

Washington 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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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West Yellowstone
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#18West YellowstoneLow smoke · AQI 17Checking road routesaves 9.3 cigs/wk

Montana· PM2.5 3 µg/m³

Park-gateway town near 6,700 feet at Yellowstone's west entrance, high and dry on the Continental Divide, with plentiful motels.

91% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

29.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

91% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Lincoln City
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#19Lincoln CityLow smoke · AQI 19Checking road routesaves 9.1 cigs/wk

Oregon· PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³

Seven-mile stretch of Oregon-coast beach town, swept by onshore Pacific wind, with abundant oceanfront lodging.

89% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.4 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.4/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

28.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

89% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Depoe Bay
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#20Depoe BayLow smoke · AQI 19Checking road routesaves 9.1 cigs/wk

Oregon· PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³

World's-smallest-harbor town on the Oregon coast, swept by steady onshore Pacific wind.

89% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.4 µg/m³ here vs 32.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.4/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

28.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Spokane right now

89% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Last scan Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT · 34 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 · Spokane

Oof.

10cigarettes

per week, if this air holds

Act two · The scale

Where today lands

From a crisp horizon to smoke you can taste — here’s your reading on it.

32.1 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural air. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Exceptionally clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good, not pristine. 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 for sensitive. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Unhealthy. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · The fine print

The receipts

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 32.1 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 32.1/22 × 7 = 10 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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