Denverites planning to hit the trails on Thursday may want to postpone their plans as summer temperatures on Colorado’s Front Range will likely contribute to , state public health officials said.
Ground-level ozone may reach levels that are unhealthy for some people, including active adults and children and people with lung disease, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in an air quality alert. Those folks should avoid outdoor activity between noon and 8 p.m. Thursday.
State public health officials issued an ozone action day alert from 4 p.m. Wednesday until at least 4 p.m. Thursday for western Adams, western Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties.
“Breezy winds will limit ozone development on Wednesday. However, hot and stagnant weather will allow ozone to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category on Thursday,” CDPHE officials said.
Colorado already logged record-breaking heat this week, with Pueblo hitting a toasty 105 degrees on Wednesday afternoon, according to the .
Metro Denver is expected to stay in the high 80s and low 90s through the end of the week before creeping up to 95 on Saturday, which won’t break any temperature records but is between 5 and 10 degrees , NWS data shows.
