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Detailed Air Quality Summary for 01/01/26 (Today)

Air Quality Forecasts and Advisories & Colorado Smoke Outlook
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All data are collected real-time and have not been corrected nor validated.		 Current Air Quality

Current Hour:

Area Site Air Quality Max AQI Pollutant Conc. Period Time *
(MST)
Denver METRO
[expand +]		 LNGM Moderate 52 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 9 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM
Ft. Collins - Greeley
[expand +]		 GREH Moderate 67 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 17 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM
Colorado Springs
[expand +]		 MAN Good 34 Ozone 37 PPB 8-hour 10 PM
Grand Junction
[expand +]		 GJPB Moderate 57 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 12 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM
Pueblo
[expand +]		 PWES Good 31 Ozone 33 PPB 8-hour 10 PM
Colorado River Valley
[expand +]		 RIFL Good 37 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 6 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM
Four Corners
[expand +]		 PAG Good 32 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 5 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM
Steamboat Springs
[expand +]		 SSMB Good 34 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 6 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM
Aspen
[expand +]		 ASPN2 Good 26 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 4 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM
Other
[expand +]		 ALA Moderate 53 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 10 µg/m3 24-hour 10 PM

Area Site Visibility Max VSI 4-hour Average
(1/km)
 Beta Extinction
(1/km)
 Time *
(MST)

Daily Highs:

Area Site Air Quality Max AQI Pollutant Conc. Period Time *
(MST)
Denver METRO
[expand +]		 LNGM Moderate 60 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 13 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Ft. Collins - Greeley
[expand +]		 GREH Moderate 72 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 20 µg/m3 24-hour 9 AM
Colorado Springs
[expand +]		 MAN Good 39 Ozone 42 PPB 8-hour 5 PM
Grand Junction
[expand +]		 GJPB Moderate 60 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 14 µg/m3 24-hour 3 PM
Pueblo
[expand +]		 PFS Good 35 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 6 µg/m3 24-hour 9 AM
Colorado River Valley
[expand +]		 RIFL Good 41 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 7 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Four Corners
[expand +]		 PAG Good 33 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 5 µg/m3 24-hour 1 PM
Steamboat Springs
[expand +]		 SSMB Good 40 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 7 µg/m3 24-hour 7 AM
Aspen
[expand +]		 ASPN2 Good 40 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 7 µg/m3 24-hour 1 AM
Other
[expand +]		 ALA Moderate 57 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 12 µg/m3 24-hour 1 PM

Area Site Visibility Max VSI 4-hour Average
(1/km)
 Beta Extinction
(1/km)
 Time *
(MST)
Denver DES Moderate 56 0.053 0.056 4 PM

* All data are reported in Mountain Standard Time (MST). During daylight savings time add one hour to the reported hour.

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