Westerly winds will push smoky air from including those in into the Denver metro area Thursday, triggering new air-quality warnings for the elderly, the young and people with respiratory ailments, experts say.
At 8 a.m., the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an air quality advisory that includes most mountain and Western Slope counties including Moffat, Routt, Grand, Jackson, Rio Blanco, Garfield, Eagle, Mesa, Delta, Pitkin, Gunnison, Summit, Lake and Park. Communities in the advisory area include Craig, Steamboat Springs, Walden, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Rangely, Meeker, Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Eagle, Vail, Grand Junction, Delta, Aspen and Gunnison.
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The National Weather Service forecast calls for mostly sunny skies Thursday with a high temperature of around 86 degrees in downtown Denver, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
“Skies will remain hazy and smoky today due to numerous wildfires, especially in the mountains and nearby plains. Caution is advised for those sensitive to smoke,” the weather service wrote in a hazardous weather alert Thursday.
On Friday, there is a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. The chance for rain will increase to 30 percent in the evening, the NWS says. The high temperature on Friday will be around 87 degrees.
There is a smaller chance for afternoon rain and thunderstorms Saturday, when the high temperature is expected to reach 90 degrees.
Between Sunday and Wednesday the highs will be in the mid- to upper 80s. There’s a slight chance of afternoon storms Sunday and Monday. It will be mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday.
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