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Salem Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Eugene
Cel-shaded illustration of Eugene
#1EugenePM2.5 2~1 h 25 min drive

Oregon· PM2.5 2 µg/m³

A major Oregon 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 2 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 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, 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
Tillamook
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#2TillamookPM2.5 2.1Checking road route

Oregon· PM2.5 2.1 µg/m³

Dairy-country coastal valley town, cooled by marine air pulled in from Tillamook Bay.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.1 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.1/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
5% 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
Government Camp
Cel-shaded illustration of Government Camp
#3Government CampPM2.5 2.3Checking road route

Oregon· PM2.5 2.3 µg/m³

Mount Hood base village near 4,000 feet, a ski-and-hike base with thinner, cooler mountain air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 2.3 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.3/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 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
Depoe Bay
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#4Depoe BayPM2.5 2.4Checking road route

Oregon· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

World's-smallest-harbor town on the Oregon coast, swept by steady onshore Pacific wind.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% 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
Lincoln City
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#5Lincoln CityPM2.5 2.4~1 h 25 min drive

Oregon· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

Seven-mile stretch of Oregon-coast beach town, swept by onshore Pacific wind, with abundant oceanfront lodging.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% 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
Waldport
Cel-shaded illustration of Waldport
#6WaldportPM2.5 2.4Checking road route

Oregon· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

Central Oregon coast town at the Alsea Bay mouth, cooled by steady onshore Pacific breeze.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% 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
Newport
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#7NewportPM2.5 2.4~2 h drive

Oregon· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

Working fishing town on Oregon's central coast at Yaquina Bay, cooled by steady ocean air, with waterfront motels and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% 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
Portland
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#8PortlandPM2.5 2.7~1 h 5 min drive

Oregon· PM2.5 2.7 µg/m³

A major Oregon 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 2.7 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.7/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
23% 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
Yachats
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#9YachatsPM2.5 3.9Checking road route

Oregon· PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³

Small rugged-coast village on Oregon's central shore, exposed to constant open-ocean air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3.9 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.9/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
77% 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
Independence
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#10IndependenceParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Oregon

Oregon 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
Aumsville
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#11AumsvilleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Oregon

Oregon 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
Monmouth
Cel-shaded illustration of Monmouth
#12MonmouthParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Oregon

Oregon 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
Manzanita
Cel-shaded illustration of Manzanita
#13ManzanitaPM2.5 2.1~2 h 40 min drive

Oregon· PM2.5 2.1 µg/m³

Quiet Oregon-coast village below Neahkahnie Mountain, wrapped in open-ocean air, with cottages and small inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.1 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.1/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
5% 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
Hood River
Cel-shaded illustration of Hood River
#14Hood RiverPM2.5 2.8~2 h 20 min drive

Oregon· PM2.5 2.8 µg/m³

Windsurfing town in the Columbia River Gorge where the gorge's steady winds keep air moving, with hotels and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 2.8 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.8/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
27% 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
Sisters
Cel-shaded illustration of Sisters
#15SistersPM2.5 3.3~2 h 30 min drive

Oregon· PM2.5 3.3 µg/m³

High-desert town at the eastern foot of the Cascades near 3,200 feet, with dry pine-country air and a walkable Old-West core of inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3.3 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
50% 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
Florence
Cel-shaded illustration of Florence
#16FlorencePM2.5 3.9Checking road route

Oregon· PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³

Central Oregon coast dune town at the Siuslaw River mouth, cooled by onshore Pacific wind.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3.9 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.9/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
77% 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
Sunriver
Cel-shaded illustration of Sunriver
#17SunriverPM2.5 4Checking road route

Oregon· PM2.5 4 µg/m³

Purpose-built resort near 4,160 feet in the high desert south of Bend, with dry pine-country air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
82% 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
Bainbridge Island
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#18Bainbridge IslandPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Ferry-commute island across Puget Sound from Seattle, wrapped in steady marine air, with inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
55% 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
Poulsbo
Cel-shaded illustration of Poulsbo
#19PoulsboPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Scandinavian-heritage harbor town on Liberty Bay, wrapped in Puget Sound marine air, with inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
55% 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
Lopez Island
Cel-shaded illustration of Lopez Island
#20Lopez IslandPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Flattest and quietest of the San Juan Islands, wrapped in the rain shadow's cool marine air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 2.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
55% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Victoria / Saanich station)

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

AQHI from the Victoria / Saanich station; PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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What this means · Salem

Clear skies!

0.7cigarettes

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.

2.2 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 2.2 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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