Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke
Effective: 8/5/2026 9:00:00 AM - 8/6/2026 9:00:00 AM
Affected Area: Moffat, Routt, Grand, Rio Blanco, Eagle, Summit, Garfield, Pitkin, Mesa, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel, Dolores, Montezuma, La Plata, Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale, Mineral, Archuleta, Jackson, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Elbert, Lake, Park, Teller, El Paso, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo, Custer, Huerfano, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Costilla and Conejos Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Craig, Steamboat Springs, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Meeker, Rangely, Eagle, Vail, Breckenridge, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Grand Junction, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Nucla, Ouray, Telluride, Dove Creek, Cortez, Durango, Hermosa, Honeyville, Rockwood, Saguache, Silverton, Lake City, Creede, Pagosa Springs, Walden, Central City, Georgetown, Kiowa, Leadville, Fairplay, Cripple Creek, Colorado Springs, Buena Vista, Salida, Canon City, Pueblo, Westcliffe, Del Norte, South Fork, Alamosa, San Luis and Conejos.

Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older...
Outlook: Areas of moderate to heavy smoke, from in-state and out-of-state wildfires, will be possible across the advisory area through at least Thursday morning.

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