Denver weather: Hot, dry and smoky conditions lead to bad air quality

Another hot, adust and smoky time is forecast connected Wednesday for the Denver metro and surrounding areas, creating unhealthy upwind conditions for delicate groups.

The time calls for a precocious of 88 degrees and a debased of 57, with wide smoke, according to the National Weather Service. The bureau issued a hazardous upwind outlook alert for northeast and northbound cardinal Colorado, informing of much adust conditions with fume done Friday, with perchance record precocious temperatures Thursday and Friday. This weekend, the precocious state could spot immoderate evening showers and storms with immoderate cooler temperatures successful the plains.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an aerial prime alert astatine slightest done 4 p.m. Wednesday successful the 7 counties successful the Denver and Boulder metro area, recommending that radical bounds driving state oregon diesel vehicles.

“Hot, adust upwind combined with an influx of out-of-state wildfire fume volition let some ozone and good particulate concentrations to scope the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups class connected Tuesday and Wednesday. … Additional aerial contamination successful this portion whitethorn straight worsen aerial prime oregon lend to precursors which whitethorn besides adversely impact aerial quality,” the alert stated.

The National Weather Service successful Boulder expects the fume to beryllium the worst successful the northwest 3rd of the state.

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— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 12, 2021