
Coloradans Advised To Limit Time Outdoors During Hazy, Smoky Conditions
Many Coloradans woke up Monday to find the skies filled with haze and the Rocky Mountains barely visible.
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Many Coloradans woke up Monday to find the skies filled with haze and the Rocky Mountains barely visible.
Coloradans in the high country and along the Front Range woke up to smoky and hazy skies on Monday.
Wildfire smoke from manly outside of Colorado will once again be found across most of Colorado on Tuesday. Together with ozone, air quality will suffer.
A fire burning about 20 miles south of Rangley in Rio Blanco County remains uncontained as of Sunday afternoon.
A surge of smoke filled the sky in Denver late Saturday afternoon.
If you're a regular user of Twitter and follow the Colorado Weather hashtag, then you probably noticed how many people were all thinking the same thing on Tuesday.
The Colorado Public Interest Research Group announced a new campaign on Wednesday called #CleanAirColorado to spread awareness about a new petition to encourage alternative transportation options.
Tuesday should be the hottest day of the week for Denver and most places along the Front Range.
After a break from thick wildfire smoke that lasted several days, Colorado is bracing for a return of smoke on Monday that will quickly worsen air quality across much of the state.
After more than a week with unhealthy wildfire smoke mainly from California causing bad air, improvement will start Thursday and by Friday afternoon the smoke may no longer be noticeable.
Lack of visibility due to the wildfire smoke hovering over Colorado forced Flight for Life to turn down six flights in the last three days.
The new report confidently blames humans for our warming world and warns that a continued warming will lead to more extreme events.
When the smoke from California's wildfires rolled into Colorado on Saturday, the air quality dropped and stayed that way most of the day Sunday.
As smoky, hazy skies made it more difficult to enjoy some of the most popular outdoor activities in Colorado, a paddleboard and kayak rental company gave customers the option to reschedule or get a refund.
A large area of wildfire smoke from the Dixie Fire in California was to blame for the poor air quality across the west.
Despite a thick haze over the Boulder Valley, the Ironman 70.3 went on as scheduled.
The effects of the lingering smoke haze are still being felt.
The visibility could be as low as a mile at times around the state.
Another massive plume of smoke from California wildfires is moving toward Colorado
The smoke is from large fires that are burning in western states such as Oregon and California.
Unlike recent days, most of the haze visible along the Front Range on Tuesday is being caused by ozone and not wildfire smoke.
The ozone alert for the front range was extended until at least 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Morgan Creek Fire burning in Routt County is now about 7% contained. It started on July 9 and had been burning out of control.
The smoke was thick enough to reduce the visibility to the point where Denver's skyline was barely visible from our camera in the Denver Tech Center.
The Morgan Creek Fire continues to burn unchecked in Routt County. The fire has burned more than 5,115 acres since it was sparked earlier this month.
Special phone lines set up for illegal fireworks calls so that 911 call centers can focus on emergencies.
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In Eagle County, Nicholas Leake is accused of menacing a store clerk with a knife.
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Meteorologist Chris Spears takes a look at what we can expect Sunday and during the week ahead.
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Special phone lines set up for illegal fireworks calls so that 911 call centers can focus on emergencies.
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In Eagle County, Nicholas Leake is accused of menacing a store clerk with a knife.
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The slide happened in the Upper Chaos Canyon area of the park.
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Gov. Jared Polis says he commends the President's action to provide relief and save people money.
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For much of the morning on Tuesday, the smell of smoke permeated Denver. A combination of weather and a fire that ignited at an Englewood waste management facility were responsible for the smell.
Meteorologist Chris Spears takes a look at what we can expect Sunday and during the week ahead.
Monsoon flow holds thru the middle of next week. As a result, daily t-storms will be scattered across the Rockies.
The slide happened in the Upper Chaos Canyon area of the park.
Meteorologist Chris Spears has your forecast.
First Alert Meteorologist Chris Spears says it will be a pretty typical weekend of weather for early July.
In Eagle County, Nicholas Leake is accused of menacing a store clerk with a knife.
Millions of Americans plan to travel for the Fourth of July, but it won't be easy.
Meteorologist Chris Spears has your forecast.
The last at-large member of an auto theft ring which police say stole $3 million in vehicles and property throughout the Denver metro area was captured Friday evening during a SWAT operation.
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