Hazy skies in Denver: Here’s where the dust and smoke are coming from

DENVER — The robust winds that fueled excessive fireplace hazard Friday additionally blew mud and smoke throughout Colorado’s Entrance Vary.

Winds have been extremely fierce Friday afternoon, gusting as much as 73 mph at Buckley Air Drive Base in Aurora and recurrently gusting above 50 mph.

Smoke from the North Gate Hearth that was burning in north Colorado Springs blew north into the Denver metro space, together with mud.

Positioned close to Interquest Parkway and Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs, the grass fireplace led to evacuation orders for the Farm subdivision on Ridgeline Drive about 1 p.m. These evacuation orders have been lifted shortly earlier than 4 p.m.

Simply earlier than 2 p.m., the Colorado Springs Hearth Division (CSFD) tweeted that crews had knocked down the majority of the fireplace. They stated no constructions have been misplaced.  

Evacuations lifted after fireplace in north Colorado Springs

There may be additionally a wildfire burning close to the southeastern Colorado communities of Brandon and Chivington.  

Kiowa County stated on Fb at about 3 p.m. Friday that anybody north of Freeway 96 within the Chivington and Brandon areas ought to put together to evacuate. Kiowa County is a sparsely populated county in far jap Colorado, north of Lamar and Las Animas.

The Kiowa County Sheriff’s Workplace stated that the Kiowa County Group constructing on the fairgrounds in Eads was open for the residents who’ve needed to evacuate.

Quick-moving fireplace forcing evacuations in southeast Colorado

One other wildfire is prompting evacuations in Teller County, the sheriff’s workplace stated Friday night. The fireplace seems to have been began by a tree that fell on an influence line, in keeping with TCSO.

In keeping with a tweet from the Teller County Sheriff’s Workplace (TCSO), Colorado Mountain Estates south of Florissant is underneath a compulsory evacuation discover resulting from a hearth within the space of Bullion Circle.

Hearth prompts evacuations in Teller County

Excessive fireplace hazard as gusty winds proceed throughout Colorado

Crimson Flag Warnings and Excessive Wind Warnings have been nonetheless in impact for the Entrance Vary foothills, City Hall and all of Jap Colorado till late Friday.  

Blustery winds mixed with unseasonably heat temperatures created excessive fireplace hazard throughout a lot of Colorado.

The temperature at Denver Worldwide Airport (DIA) rose to 89 levels Friday afternoon to set a report excessive for April 22. The earlier report excessive was 88 levels Fahrenheit, set in 1989, in keeping with the National Weather Service in Boulder.

On prime of that, the excessive of 89 levels in Denver made it the most well liked April temperature within the metropolis since 1992, and it additionally tied for Denver’s second-hottest April temperature on report.

Hottest April temperature in 30 years recorded in Denver on Friday

In welcome information, a climate system will carry snow to Colorado’s mountains and some mild rain showers to decrease elevations over the weekend, with cooler temperatures within the mid- to higher 50s.

Gentle climate returns subsequent week with sunshine and 60s Monday in Denver; nevertheless, it is trying like we’ll be again into the 80s by the center of subsequent week.

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