Hot, dry and hazy.
That’s the weather forecast for today and Monday across Denver and the Front Range.
The National Weather Service Boulder expects temperatures to be above normal with temperatures ranging between 85 and 90 degrees in the urban corridor and the plains. Temperatures in the mountains will be 63 to 78 degrees, according to the forecast.
The mountains could see isolated thunderstorms.
Similar weather conditions are expected for the holiday on Monday with highs hovering near 90 in the Front Range and plains.
Skies will be hazy today with smoke from out-of-state wildfires that drifted into Colorado on Friday, according to the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division’s Smoke Blog. The smoke is lingering but atmospheric conditions should help the smoke disperse, beginning this afternoon, when light winds pick up.
High ozone warnings were lifted at midnight Saturday, but the smoke blog said many air quality monitors were detecting moderate particulate matter in the air, which could affect breathing for unusually sensitive people.
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