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Detailed Air Quality Summary for 12/16/25 (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 +]		 ADB Moderate 53 Particulate < 10 micrometers 60 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Ft. Collins - Greeley
[expand +]		 GREH Moderate 56 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 12 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Colorado Springs
[expand +]		 MAN Good 43 Ozone 46 PPB 8-hour 6 PM
Grand Junction
[expand +]		 GJPB Moderate 52 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 9 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Pueblo
[expand +]		 PWES Good 37 Ozone 40 PPB 8-hour 6 PM
Colorado River Valley
[expand +]		 RIFL Good 16 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 2 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Four Corners
[expand +]		 PAG Good 33 Particulate < 10 micrometers 36 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Steamboat Springs
[expand +]		 SSMB Good 38 Particulate < 10 micrometers 41 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Aspen
[expand +]		 ASPN2 Moderate 62 Particulate < 10 micrometers 77 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Other
[expand +]		 DELT Moderate 55 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 11 µg/m3 24-hour 6 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 +]		 ADB Moderate 63 Particulate < 10 micrometers 80 µg/m3 24-hour 8 AM
Ft. Collins - Greeley
[expand +]		 FTCF Moderate 59 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 13 µg/m3 24-hour 1 AM
Colorado Springs
[expand +]		 MAN Good 43 Ozone 46 PPB 8-hour 3 PM
Grand Junction
[expand +]		 GJPB Moderate 52 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 9 µg/m3 24-hour 6 PM
Pueblo
[expand +]		 PWES Good 40 Ozone 43 PPB 8-hour 5 PM
Colorado River Valley
[expand +]		 RIFL Good 23 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 4 µg/m3 24-hour 3 AM
Four Corners
[expand +]		 PAG Good 41 Particulate < 10 micrometers 44 µg/m3 24-hour 1 AM
Steamboat Springs
[expand +]		 SSMB Good 39 Particulate < 10 micrometers 42 µg/m3 24-hour 1 AM
Aspen
[expand +]		 ASPN2 Moderate 75 Particulate < 10 micrometers 103 µg/m3 24-hour 6 AM
Other
[expand +]		 DELT Moderate 57 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 12 µg/m3 24-hour 6 AM

Area Site Visibility Max VSI 4-hour Average
(1/km)
 Beta Extinction
(1/km)
 Time *
(MST)
Denver DES Good 36 0.039 0.029 12 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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