Smoke from out-of-state wildfires drifts across the region as firefighters respond to small local fires west of Fort Collins
Residents across Fort Collins and other parts of Northern Colorado woke up Friday morning to the smell of smoke and hazy skies, prompting questions about whether a wildfire had started nearby.
According to the National Weather Service in Boulder, the smoky conditions are primarily due to large wildfires burning in Nebraska. Overnight winds pushed smoke westward into northeastern Colorado, lowering visibility and temporarily degrading air quality across the region…