The haze and smoke has been coming from wildfires burning across the Pacific Northwest and even Canada. This has impacted the air quality dramatically as an Air Quality Alert is in place for multiple pollutants for the entire Front Range, including the Denver metro area and Eastern Plains.
Not only will there be high levels of smoke particulates around the metro area, but also high levels of ozone. If you have asthma, COPD or any kind of respiratory problems, stay indoors as much as you can. The air quality is expected to remain unhealthy for everyone while the expected visibility will be extremely poor.
Along with the haze, we have had plenty of heat as temperatures climbed into the mid-to-upper 90s Thursday afternoon.
The record high is 99-degrees, set in 1963. In the high country, highs reached the 80s Thursday afternoon.
There's a bit of good news as the wildfire smoke looks to gradually move out tonight into Friday.
So far, it looks like afternoon showers and storms make a comeback Friday and will continue through the weekend. Temperatures will dip into the low-90s on Friday and Saturday, but then heat right back up again with more near triple-digit heat early next week.
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