Denver weather: Possible record-high for the Front Range, but wildfire smoke remains

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Denver volition beryllium blistery and adust again connected Wednesday. Smoke is polluting the air, portion immoderate moisture moving successful aboriginal this week could propulsion successful amended aerial quality. The lukewarm temperatures persist done the full extended forecast.

According to the National Weather Service successful Boulder, Denver volition adjacent a grounds precocious connected Wednesday. Temperatures are forecasted to scope 95 degrees, conscionable shy of the regular grounds of 97 degrees which was acceptable successful 2020. Winds could scope 15 mph portion the aerial volition enactment smoky.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment warns of aggregate pollutants successful the aerial on the Front Range. Concentrations of ozone and good particulates from wildfire fume are astatine unhealthy levels for delicate groups. CDPHE recommends reducing prolonged oregon dense exercise. It is the 39th consecutive time with mediocre aerial quality.

Denver volition dip to 63 degrees overnight and enactment smoky. Smoke should summation overnight and into Thursday.

On Thursday, fume volition concisely get thicker arsenic temperatures scope 91 degrees nether the sun. A 20% accidental of showers and thunderstorms is expected successful the day with 18 mph upwind gusts. In the evening, the accidental of storms increases to 30%, with a debased of 62 degrees.

Friday volition bring a 30% accidental of showers and thunderstorms, chiefly aft lunch. It volition beryllium mostly sunny with a precocious of 87 degrees and a debased of 62 degrees with a accidental of rainfall until midnight.

Highs volition beryllium successful the 90s this weekend, with the anticipation of showers successful the afternoon.

Here's an extended outlook this week crossed the region. Warm temperatures volition proceed done Thursday & scattered thunderstorms volition make by Friday afternoon. #COwx pic.twitter.com/JQK4u0lSru

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 10, 2021

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