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Live readout · Observed —

Good air — normal outdoor plans

Springfield is breathing 1.9 cigarettes a week

Nothing cleaner nearby How we count it →

A good everyday baseline, though zero particle risk does not exist.

5.9
PM2.5 µg/m³
33
US AQI
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Springfield Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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Branson
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#1BransonLow smoke · AQI 33~55 min drive

Missouri· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Entertainment town in the Missouri Ozarks' wooded hills, set above the lowlands, with a huge stock of hotels and cabins.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
2% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Kimberling City
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#2Kimberling CityLow smoke · AQI 33Checking road route

Missouri· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Table Rock Lake resort town in the Ozarks near Branson, an open-water escape with lakeside lodging.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
2% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Bull Shoals
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#3Bull ShoalsLow smoke · AQI 34Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Resort town on a deep Ozark reservoir, an open-water escape with lakeside cabins and resorts.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 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 Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Mountain Home
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#4Mountain HomeLow smoke · AQI 34Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Ozark town between Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes, with open-water air and a broad lodging base.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 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 Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Osage Beach
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#5Osage BeachLow smoke · AQI 49Checking road route

Missouri· PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³

Lake of the Ozarks resort strip, an open-water escape with a huge stock of waterfront hotels.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8.8 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.8/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

49% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Lake Ozark
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#6Lake OzarkLow smoke · AQI 49~2 h drive

Missouri· PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³

Resort hub on the Lake of the Ozarks with a large stock of waterfront hotels and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8.8 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.8/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

49% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Willard
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#7WillardParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Strafford
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#8StraffordParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Nixa
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#9NixaParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Republic
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#10RepublicParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Ozark
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#11OzarkParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Rogersville
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#12RogersvilleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Eureka Springs
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#13Eureka SpringsLow smoke · AQI 34~2 h 5 min drive

Arkansas· PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³

Victorian mountain town in the Arkansas Ozarks, set high among wooded ridges, with historic inns and B&Bs.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.1 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.1/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
3% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Jasper
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#14JasperLow smoke · AQI 36Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 6.4 µg/m³

Buffalo National River gateway deep in the Ozarks, a wooded canyon-country base with cabins and inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.4 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
8% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Hardy
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#15HardyLow smoke · AQI 38Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³

Ozark foothills village on the spring-fed Spring River, a low-key river base with cabins and inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.8/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
15% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Mountain View
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#16Mountain ViewLow smoke · AQI 41Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³

Folk-music town in the Ozark hills near the Blanchard Springs caverns, with cool ridge-country air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.3 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.3/22 × 7 = 2.3 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
24% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Licking
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#17LickingParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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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Utica
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#18UticaLow smoke · AQI 8Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Illinois· PM2.5 1.4 µg/m³

Gateway to Starved Rock's sandstone canyons on the Illinois River, a wooded river-valley base with lodges.

76% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.4 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.4/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

76% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Marshalltown
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#19MarshalltownLow smoke · AQI 14Checking road routesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

Iowa· PM2.5 2.6 µg/m³

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

56% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 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 Springfield right now

56% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

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

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Saint Charles
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#20Saint CharlesLow smoke · AQI 16Checking road routesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

Missouri· PM2.5 2.8 µg/m³

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

53% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.8 µg/m³ here vs 5.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.8/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 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 Springfield right now

53% 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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What this means · Springfield

Phew.

1.9cigarettes

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.

5.9 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 5.9 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 5.9/22 × 7 = 1.9 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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