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Springfield is breathing 2.7 cigarettes a week

8.5
PM2.5 µg/m³
47
AQI
4
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Osage Beach
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#1Osage BeachPM2.5 12.4Checking road route

Missouri· PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³

Lake of the Ozarks resort strip, an open-water escape with a huge stock of waterfront hotels.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.4 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.4/22 × 7 = 3.9 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

46% 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
Lake Ozark
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#2Lake OzarkPM2.5 12.4~2 h drive

Missouri· PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³

Resort hub on the Lake of the Ozarks with a large stock of waterfront hotels and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.4 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.4/22 × 7 = 3.9 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

46% 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
Kimberling City
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#3Kimberling CityPM2.5 12.5Checking road route

Missouri· PM2.5 12.5 µg/m³

Table Rock Lake resort town in the Ozarks near Branson, an open-water escape with lakeside lodging.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.5 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.5/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

47% 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
Branson
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#4BransonPM2.5 13~55 min drive

Missouri· PM2.5 13 µg/m³

Entertainment town in the Missouri Ozarks' wooded hills, set above the lowlands, with a huge stock of hotels and cabins.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 13 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13/22 × 7 = 4.1 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

53% 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
Bull Shoals
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#5Bull ShoalsPM2.5 14.6Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 14.6 µg/m³

Resort town on a deep Ozark reservoir, an open-water escape with lakeside cabins and resorts.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 14.6 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.6/22 × 7 = 4.6 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

72% 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
Mountain Home
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#6Mountain HomePM2.5 14.6Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 14.6 µg/m³

Ozark town between Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes, with open-water air and a broad lodging base.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 14.6 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.6/22 × 7 = 4.6 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

72% 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
Willard
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#7WillardParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Strafford
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#8StraffordParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Nixa
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#9NixaParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Republic
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#10RepublicParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Ozark
Cel-shaded illustration of Ozark
#11OzarkParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Rogersville
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#12RogersvilleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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
Eureka Springs
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#13Eureka SpringsPM2.5 12.8~2 h 5 min drive

Arkansas· PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³

Victorian mountain town in the Arkansas Ozarks, set high among wooded ridges, with historic inns and B&Bs.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.8 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.8/22 × 7 = 4.1 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

51% 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
Jasper
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#14JasperPM2.5 13.6Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 13.6 µg/m³

Buffalo National River gateway deep in the Ozarks, a wooded canyon-country base with cabins and inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 13.6 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

60% 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
Mountain View
Cel-shaded illustration of Mountain View
#15Mountain ViewPM2.5 14.7Checking road route

Arkansas· PM2.5 14.7 µg/m³

Folk-music town in the Ozark hills near the Blanchard Springs caverns, with cool ridge-country air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 14.7 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

73% 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
Hardy
Cel-shaded illustration of Hardy
#16HardyPM2.5 15.1Checking road route

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.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 15.1 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15.1/22 × 7 = 4.8 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Springfield

78% 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
Licking
Cel-shaded illustration of Licking
#17LickingParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Missouri

Missouri 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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Marshalltown
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#18MarshalltownPM2.5 4Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Iowa· PM2.5 4 µg/m³

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

53% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

53% 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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Ames
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#19AmesPM2.5 4.4Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Iowa· PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³

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

48% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.4 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.4/22 × 7 = 1.4 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

48% 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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Norman
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#20NormanPM2.5 4.8Checking road routesaves 1.2 cigs/wk

Oklahoma· PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³

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

44% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.8 µg/m³ here vs 8.5 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.8/22 × 7 = 1.5 here; 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Springfield right now

44% 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

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What this means · Springfield

Phew.

2.7cigarettes

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.

8.5 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 8.5 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 8.5/22 × 7 = 2.7 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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