Where is all the wildfire smoke in the metro area coming from?

Several rounds of wildfire smoke have been moving into Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins and communities up and down the I-25 corridor this week. Most of the smoke is coming from three active wildfires on Colorado’s Western Slope: the Lee Fire, Elk Fire and Turner Gulch Fire.

Starting early Tuesday evening, residents in the Denver metro area may have noticed that the smoke overhead appeared thicker. This was a direct result of increased fire behavior earlier Tuesday afternoon on the Western Slope.

Another noticeably thick round of wildfire smoke, coming from the same fires, is anticipated to arrive Wednesday night…

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