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Sonoma
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#1SonomaPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Historic wine-country plaza town, cooled by marine air pulled up the Sonoma Valley from the coast.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
63% 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
Stinson Beach
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#2Stinson BeachPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Marin County beach town below Mount Tamalpais, swept by onshore ocean wind, with cottages.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
63% 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
Point Reyes Station
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#3Point Reyes StationPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Gateway village to Point Reyes National Seashore, wrapped in Pacific fog and marine air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
63% 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
Bolinas
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#4BolinasPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Secluded lagoon-side village on the Marin coast, cooled by constant onshore Pacific air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
63% 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
Placerville
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#5PlacervillePM2.5 2Checking road route

California· PM2.5 2 µg/m³

Gold Country town on Highway 50 toward Tahoe, at higher elevation than the Sacramento Valley below.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
26% 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
Downieville
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#6DownievillePM2.5 2.4Checking road route

California· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

Remote Sierra canyon town near 3,000 feet on the Yuba River, a small mountain-town escape.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% 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
Truckee
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#7TruckeePM2.5 2.9~2 h drive

California· PM2.5 2.9 µg/m³

High Sierra railroad town near Donner Pass above 5,800 feet, a cool mountain base with historic-district inns and nearby cabins.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 2.9 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.9/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 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, 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
St. Helena
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#8St. HelenaPM2.5 3Checking road route

California· PM2.5 3 µg/m³

Central Napa Valley wine town beneath Mount St. Helena, with a walkable Main Street of inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 6:00 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
Calistoga
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#9CalistogaPM2.5 3Checking road route

California· PM2.5 3 µg/m³

Napa Valley spa town at the valley's north end, ringed by hills with a deep base of inns and resorts.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 6:00 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
Chico
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#10ChicoPM2.5 3~1 h 50 min drive

California· PM2.5 3 µg/m³

A major California 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 3 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% 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
Healdsburg
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#11HealdsburgPM2.5 3Checking road route

California· PM2.5 3 µg/m³

Russian River wine town north of Santa Rosa, with a walkable plaza and a deep base of inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 6:00 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
Occidental
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#12OccidentalPM2.5 3Checking road route

California· PM2.5 3 µg/m³

Small redwood-forest village in the Sonoma hills, cooler than the valley floor with inns and B&Bs.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
11% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 6:00 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
South Lake Tahoe
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#13South Lake TahoePM2.5 1~2 h 15 min drivesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Alpine resort town on the south shore of Lake Tahoe above 6,200 feet, where mountain air and open water pair for a clear reset, with extensive lodging.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
63% 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
Markleeville
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#14MarkleevillePM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Alpine County hamlet near 5,500 feet in the eastern Sierra, remote and thinly populated with cabins.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
63% 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
Reno
Cel-shaded illustration of Reno
#15RenoPM2.5 1~2 h 35 min drivesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

Nevada· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
63% 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
Quincy
Cel-shaded illustration of Quincy
#16QuincyPM2.5 1.8Checking road route

California· PM2.5 1.8 µg/m³

Northern Sierra county seat near 3,400 feet in Plumas National Forest, with cool mountain-valley air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.8 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.8/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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
Chester
Cel-shaded illustration of Chester
#17ChesterPM2.5 2Checking road route

California· PM2.5 2 µg/m³

Lake Almanor resort town near 4,500 feet in the northern Sierra, an open-water mountain escape.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
26% 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
Mammoth Lakes
Cel-shaded illustration of Mammoth Lakes
#18Mammoth LakesPM2.5 1.2~5 h 5 min drivesaves 0.5 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 1.2 µg/m³

Eastern Sierra ski town near 8,000 feet, where thin high-mountain air sits far above valley smoke, with a deep base of condos and lodges.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.2 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.2/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
56% 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
Susanville
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#19SusanvillePM2.5 1.7Checking road route

California· PM2.5 1.7 µg/m³

High-desert town near 4,200 feet at the edge of the Sierra and Great Basin, with a broad motel base.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1.7 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.7/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
37% 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
Weed
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#20WeedPM2.5 2Checking road route

California· PM2.5 2 µg/m³

Siskiyou County town near 3,500 feet in Mount Shasta's shadow, with cooler, higher air than the valley.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2 µg/m³ here vs 2.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
26% 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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What this means · Sacramento

Clear skies!

0.9cigarettes

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.

2.7 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 2.7 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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