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Fargo is breathing 6.4 cigarettes a week

20
PM2.5 µg/m³
71
AQI
4.1
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Grand Forks
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#1Grand ForksPM2.5 9.9Checking road routesaves 3.2 cigs/wk

North Dakota· PM2.5 9.9 µg/m³

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

51% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9.9 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.9/22 × 7 = 3.1 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

10.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fargo right now

51% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Wahpeton
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#2WahpetonPM2.5 13.4Checking road routesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

North Dakota· PM2.5 13.4 µg/m³

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

33% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 13.4 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.4/22 × 7 = 4.3 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fargo right now

33% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.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
Detroit Lakes
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#3Detroit LakesPM2.5 20.9~1 h drive

Minnesota· PM2.5 20.9 µg/m³

Resort town on a chain of west-Minnesota lakes an easy drive east of Fargo, with a mile-long city beach and lakeside lodging.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 20.9 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 20.9/22 × 7 = 6.6 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
4% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.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
Horace
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#4HoraceParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

North Dakota

North Dakota 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
Casselton
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#5CasseltonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

North Dakota

North Dakota 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
Hawley
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#6HawleyParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota 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
Barnesville
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#7BarnesvilleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota 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
Pelican Rapids
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#8Pelican RapidsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota 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
Mayville
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#9MayvilleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

North Dakota

North Dakota 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
Lisbon
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#10LisbonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

North Dakota

North Dakota 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
Fergus Falls
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#11Fergus FallsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota 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
Valley City
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#12Valley CityParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 6.4 cigs/wk

North Dakota

North Dakota 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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Alexandria
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#13AlexandriaPM2.5 9.7Checking road routesaves 3.3 cigs/wk

Minnesota· PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³

Hub of Minnesota's lake country amid hundreds of glacial lakes, with resorts and open-water air.

52% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9.7 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.7/22 × 7 = 3.1 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 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 Fargo right now

52% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Park Rapids
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#14Park RapidsPM2.5 10.9Checking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Minnesota· PM2.5 10.9 µg/m³

Gateway to the Mississippi headwaters and Itasca State Park, deep in Minnesota lake country with cabins.

45% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10.9 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10.9/22 × 7 = 3.5 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fargo right now

45% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.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
Brainerd
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#15BrainerdPM2.5 17.3~2 h 50 min drivesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Minnesota· PM2.5 17.3 µg/m³

Lakes-country hub in central Minnesota surrounded by hundreds of lakes, a classic open-water escape, with resorts and cabins.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 17.3 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 17.3/22 × 7 = 5.5 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 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 Fargo right now

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

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.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
Bemidji
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#16BemidjiPM2.5 22.3Checking road route

Minnesota· PM2.5 22.3 µg/m³

Headwaters-of-the-Mississippi city on Lake Bemidji, with open-water air and a broad hotel base.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 22.3 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 22.3/22 × 7 = 7.1 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Fargo

12% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.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
Walker
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#17WalkerPM2.5 22.3Checking road route

Minnesota· PM2.5 22.3 µg/m³

Town on Leech Lake, one of Minnesota's largest lakes, far from urban sources with resorts and cabins.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 22.3 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 22.3/22 × 7 = 7.1 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Fargo

12% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

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

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Arnolds Park (Okoboji)
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#18Arnolds Park (Okoboji)PM2.5 4.1~5 h 45 min drivesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Iowa· PM2.5 4.1 µg/m³

Resort town on West Lake Okoboji in the Iowa Great Lakes, an open-water escape northeast of Sioux Falls with lakefront resorts and rentals.

80% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.1 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.1/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

15.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fargo right now

80% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:12 p.m. EDT

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

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Ames
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#19AmesPM2.5 4.4Checking road routesaves 5.0 cigs/wk

Iowa· PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³

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

78% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.4 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

15.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fargo right now

78% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Eagle River
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#20Eagle RiverPM2.5 6.7Checking road routesaves 4.2 cigs/wk

Wisconsin· PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³

Chain-of-lakes Northwoods town far from urban sources, with lake air and a deep stock of resorts.

67% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.7 µg/m³ here vs 20 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.7/22 × 7 = 2.1 here; 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

13.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fargo right now

67% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDTLast scan Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT · 53 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 · Fargo

Oof.

6.4cigarettes

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.

20 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each 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 · 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 20 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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