DENVER — Smoke from wildfires in the northwestern United States has arrived in Colorado.
The northern Colorado Front Range and the Denver metro area will see some of the smoke Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service and Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE).
"We'll see some smoke from California Fires arrive late tonight, but a thicker plume arrives late tomorrow afternoon and evening," the National Weather Service said on X. "That latter plume of smoke originates from the active California fires later [Wednesday]."
The HRRR-Smoke model from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed a brief uptick of smoke in eastern Colorado arriving Tuesday afternoon.
Throughout Tuesday afternoon, smoke was expected to move south toward Denver. The highest chance of smoke on Tuesday was north of the Palmer Divide, according to CDPHE.
The smoke is from large wildfires in Oregon, Idaho and Montana where heavy smoke persists.
No major public health impacts are expected, but those with asthma or other respiratory ailments may consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion, CDPHE said.
