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Pittsburgh is breathing 4.5 cigarettes a week

14.3
PM2.5 µg/m³
61
AQI
3.3
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Ohiopyle
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#1OhiopylePM2.5 13.8~1 h 40 min drive

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 13.8 µg/m³

Tiny Laurel Highlands town wrapped by state forest and the Youghiogheny gorge, a whitewater and hiking base with cabins and lodges.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 13.8 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.8/22 × 7 = 4.4 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
3% 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
Ligonier
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#2LigonierPM2.5 14.8~1 h 15 min drive

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 14.8 µg/m³

Storybook Laurel Highlands town around a village diamond, a mountain base with inns and cool Allegheny-plateau air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 14.8 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.8/22 × 7 = 4.7 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 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 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
Youngstown
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#3YoungstownPM2.5 15Checking road route

Ohio· PM2.5 15 µg/m³

A major Ohio 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 15 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15/22 × 7 = 4.8 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 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 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
Canton
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#4CantonPM2.5 16.1Checking road route

Ohio· PM2.5 16.1 µg/m³

A major Ohio 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 16.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.1/22 × 7 = 5.1 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
13% 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
Bethel Park
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#5Bethel ParkParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
Bridgeville
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#6BridgevilleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
Allison Park
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#7Allison ParkParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
Upper Saint Clair
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#8Upper Saint ClairParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
West Mifflin
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#9West MifflinParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
Penn Hills
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#10Penn HillsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
South Park Township
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#11South Park TownshipParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
Port Vue
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#12Port VueParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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
Berlin
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#13BerlinPM2.5 15Checking road route

Ohio· PM2.5 15 µg/m³

Heart of Ohio's Amish Country in Holmes County, a rolling-farmland base with inns and B&Bs.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 15 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15/22 × 7 = 4.8 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 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 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
Geneva-on-the-Lake
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#14Geneva-on-the-LakePM2.5 15.7~2 h 45 min drive

Ohio· PM2.5 15.7 µg/m³

Ohio's oldest lakefront resort strip on Lake Erie's northeast shore, cooled by open-lake air, with cottages and motels.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 15.7 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15.7/22 × 7 = 5.0 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
10% 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
Deep Creek Lake
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#15Deep Creek LakePM2.5 16~2 h 10 min drive

Maryland· PM2.5 16 µg/m³

Mountain-lake resort at Maryland's highest elevations, ringed by state parks with cool upland air and wall-to-wall lakefront rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 16 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16/22 × 7 = 5.1 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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
Erie
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#16EriePM2.5 16.1Checking road route

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 16.1 µg/m³

A major Pennsylvania 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 16.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.1/22 × 7 = 5.1 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
13% 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
Chautauqua
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#17ChautauquaPM2.5 16.8Checking road route

New York· PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³

Historic lakeside institution town in far-western New York, with open-water air off Chautauqua Lake.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 16.8 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.8/22 × 7 = 5.3 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Pittsburgh

17% 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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Tobermory
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#18TobermoryPM2.5 3.3Checking road routesaves 3.5 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 3.3 µg/m³

Harbour village at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, wrapped in open Lake Huron and Georgian Bay water with steady onshore breezes.

77% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.3 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

11 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Pittsburgh right now

77% 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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Indianapolis
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#19IndianapolisPM2.5 3.8Checking road routesaves 3.3 cigs/wk

Indiana· PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³

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

73% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

10.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Pittsburgh right now

73% 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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Lafayette
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#20LafayettePM2.5 3.8Checking road routesaves 3.3 cigs/wk

Indiana· PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³

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

73% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

10.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Pittsburgh right now

73% 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

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What this means · Pittsburgh

Phew.

4.5cigarettes

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.

14.3 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 14.3 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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