Denver weather: Wildfire smoke could clear soon, hot days ahead

Denver volition stay smoky connected Tuesday, with above-average heat. The accordant upwind signifier that the portion has seen could alteration soon. Slightly cooler temperatures, moisture and the anticipation of amended aerial could determination successful aboriginal this week.

Smoke volition proceed crossed Colorado today, with anemic westerly winds keeping the fume successful the country into Wednesday. Here's the latest HRRR Smoke forecast that goes done precocious Wednesday night. #cowx pic.twitter.com/hteXEgqpQM

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 10, 2021

According to the National Weather Service successful Boulder, the country volition spot fume and haze volition proceed into the overnight hours. Smoke is apt to gradually alteration in concentration by Wednesday morning.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an aerial prime alert for dense fume owed to wildfires from California. They pass of residual wellness impacts from prolonged exposure to smoke. The section recommends staying indoors and limiting outdoor activity.

Tuesday volition besides beryllium the 38th consecutive time with an unhealthy magnitude of ozone successful the air.

Two upper-level features are creating the conditions causing the fume to billow successful from California, NWS says. It is besides causing above-average heat, with Denver forecasted to beryllium 93 degrees nether expanding clouds connected Tuesday. In the evening, temperatures volition dip to 61 degrees.

Wednesday volition again beryllium smoky with a precocious of 96 degrees and a debased of 63 degrees. Wind gusts could scope 16 mph.

There volition beryllium noticeable improvements to the aerial prime connected Thursday, with a precocious of 92 degrees. Thursday volition person a 20% accidental of storms successful the afternoon, including 18 mph upwind gusts. The accidental of tempest lasts until midnight, and the debased volition driblet to 63 degrees.

Forecasters are predicting much improvements to the aerial prime connected Friday. An aboriginal look astatine the play has highs adjacent 90 degrees and imaginable day showers.