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No, it is not all fog, thick smoke from Canada infiltrating Colorado

Let's call it 'moist smoke'
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Wildfire smoke has become thick across eastern Colorado Friday afternoon.

The source? Over a thousand miles away, in western and central Canada, wildfires have burned well over a million acres this Spring.

The smoke from these fires has made the long trip south, with the help of a cold front. This cold front brought rain and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, along with an uninvited guest... wildfire smoke.

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Wildfire smoke US

This uninvited guest is greatly reducing air quality. Air quality alerts are in place for eastern Colorado until at least 4 pm Friday.

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Air Quality Alert May 19, 2023

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