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Detailed Air Quality Summary for 09/16/25 (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 +]		 AURE Good 49 Ozone 53 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Ft. Collins - Greeley
[expand +]		 GRET Good 45 Ozone 49 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Colorado Springs
[expand +]		 MAN Good 44 Ozone 47 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Grand Junction
[expand +]		 PAL Good 47 Ozone 51 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Pueblo
[expand +]		 PWES Good 47 Ozone 51 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Colorado River Valley
[expand +]		 RIFLO3 Good 39 Ozone 42 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Four Corners
[expand +]		 CTZ Good 42 Ozone 45 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Steamboat Springs
[expand +]		 SSMB Good 21 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 3 µg/m3 24-hour 8 PM
Aspen
[expand +]		 ASPN Good 37 Ozone 40 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Other
[expand +]		 LMB Good 27 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 4 µg/m3 24-hour 8 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 +]		 AURE Moderate 51 Ozone 55 PPB 8-hour 6 PM
Ft. Collins - Greeley
[expand +]		 TIM Good 47 Ozone 51 PPB 8-hour 5 PM
Colorado Springs
[expand +]		 ACAD Good 47 Ozone 51 PPB 8-hour 5 PM
Grand Junction
[expand +]		 PAL Good 47 Ozone 51 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Pueblo
[expand +]		 PWES Good 49 Ozone 53 PPB 8-hour 6 PM
Colorado River Valley
[expand +]		 RIFLO3 Good 39 Ozone 42 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Four Corners
[expand +]		 CTZ Good 44 Ozone 48 PPB 8-hour 6 PM
Steamboat Springs
[expand +]		 SSMB Good 21 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 3 µg/m3 24-hour 2 PM
Aspen
[expand +]		 ASPN Good 37 Ozone 40 PPB 8-hour 8 PM
Other
[expand +]		 LMB Good 28 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 5 µg/m3 24-hour 2 PM

Area Site Visibility Max VSI 4-hour Average
(1/km)
 Beta Extinction
(1/km)
 Time *
(MST)
Denver DES Moderate 71 0.061 0.048 11 AM

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

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