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Memphis is breathing 5.2 cigarettes a week

16.3
PM2.5 µg/m³
64
AQI
4.9
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Little Rock looks like the better move.23% cleaner air with a verified 2 h 25 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Memphis Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Jonesboro
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#1JonesboroPM2.5 14.3Checking road routesaves 0.6 cigs/wk

Arkansas· PM2.5 14.3 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 14.3 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 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 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
Olive Branch
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#2Olive BranchPM2.5 15Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Mississippi· PM2.5 15 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 15 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15/22 × 7 = 4.8 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
8% 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
Oxford
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#3OxfordPM2.5 17.5~1 h 40 min drive

Mississippi· PM2.5 17.5 µg/m³

College town southeast of Memphis with hotels, rentals and a compact walkable centre.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 17.5 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 17.5/22 × 7 = 5.6 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
7% worse 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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Still smoky
Jackson
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#4JacksonPM2.5 19.8Checking road route

Tennessee· PM2.5 19.8 µg/m³

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

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 19.8 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 19.8/22 × 7 = 6.3 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Memphis

21% 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
Marion
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#5MarionParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Arkansas

Arkansas 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
Bartlett
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#6BartlettParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Tennessee

Tennessee 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
Southaven
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#7SouthavenParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Mississippi

Mississippi 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
Lynchburg
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#8LynchburgParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Mississippi

Mississippi 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
Horn Lake
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#9Horn LakeParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Mississippi

Mississippi 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
Ellendale
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#10EllendaleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Tennessee

Tennessee 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
Germantown
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#11GermantownParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Tennessee

Tennessee 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
Cordova
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#12CordovaParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Tennessee

Tennessee 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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Little Rock
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#13Little RockPM2.5 12.5~2 h 25 min drivesaves 1.2 cigs/wk

Arkansas· PM2.5 12.5 µg/m³

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

23% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 12.5 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.5/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 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 Memphis right now

23% 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
Heber Springs
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#14Heber SpringsPM2.5 14.8Checking road routesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

Arkansas· PM2.5 14.8 µg/m³

Ozark foothills town on Greers Ferry Lake, an open-water escape with resorts and cabins.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 14.8 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.8/22 × 7 = 4.7 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% 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
Hardy
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#15HardyPM2.5 15.1Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Arkansas· PM2.5 15.1 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 15.1 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15.1/22 × 7 = 4.8 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
7% 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
Tutwiler
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#16TutwilerParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Mississippi

Mississippi 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
Walnut Ridge
Cel-shaded illustration of Walnut Ridge
#17Walnut RidgeParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.2 cigs/wk

Arkansas

Arkansas 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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New Orleans
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#18New OrleansPM2.5 4.9Checking road routesaves 3.6 cigs/wk

Louisiana· PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³

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

70% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.9 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.9/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

11.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Memphis right now

70% 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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Longview
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#19LongviewPM2.5 5.2Checking road routesaves 3.5 cigs/wk

Texas· PM2.5 5.2 µg/m³

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

68% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5.2 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.2/22 × 7 = 1.7 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

11.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Memphis right now

68% 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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Lafayette
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#20LafayettePM2.5 5.4Checking road routesaves 3.5 cigs/wk

Louisiana· PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³

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

67% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.4/22 × 7 = 1.7 here; 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

10.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Memphis right now

67% 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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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 · Memphis

Oof.

5.2cigarettes

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.

16.3 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 16.3 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 16.3/22 × 7 = 5.2 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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