Smoke spreading from fires in Canada and the Pacific Northwest on Thursday morning north of metro Denver and residents may smell smoke.
meteorologists said the smoke particles will be thickest over the northeastern corner of the state. Only light smoke and haze was expected over metro Denver and the Front Range urban corridor.
As of 11:10 a.m. Thursday, no air quality alerts had been issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. However, health officials in their “” noted the influx of smoke from those fires and advised reduced outdoor activity for unusually sensitive people. In southwestern Colorado, fires burning north of Pagosa Springs also were kicking up smoke, and health officials advised the same precaution for sensitive people in that area.
Firefighters in Oregon were battling multiple blazes kicking out smoke amid intense heat in the Willamette Valley. In Canada, hundreds of wildfires were burning in the Northwest Territories, threatening the capital city, Yellowknife, and emergency officials were ordering evacuations.
A little smoke in the sky this morning (originating from the Pacific Northwest and Canada). Concentrations appear to be the thickest over the northeast corner of the state, with generally light smoke/hazy skies along the Front Range.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
