Tonight's Forecast:
Wildfire smoke will remain in the sky tonight, and an air quality alert is in effect through at least 9 am for El Paso, Teller, Pueblo, and Fremont counties. This smoke is coming from wildfires burning in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Temperatures will be a few degrees warmer than normal overnight, mostly in the 40s.
Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 46; High: 79;
Air quality alert until 9 am due to wildfire smoke. It will be about 10 degrees above average on Tuesday, with S wind at 5-10 mph gusting to 15 mph.
Pueblo forecast: Low: 45; High: 84;
Air quality alert until 9 am due to wildfire smoke. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with S wind at 5-10 mph gusting to 15 mph. The high temperature will be about 10 degrees above average.
Canon City forecast: Low: 49; High: 81;
Air quality alert until 9 am due to wildfire smoke. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with WSW wind at 5-10 mph gusting to 15 mph.
Woodland Park forecast: Low: 38; High: 72;
Air quality alert until 9 am due to wildfire smoke. Mostly sunny and warm on Tuesday with W wind at 5-10 mph.
Tri-Lakes forecast: Low: 44; High: 75;
Air quality alert until 9 am due to wildfire smoke. Monument and the Tri-Lakes will be warm on Tuesday with mostly sunny conditions. Winds will be from the WSW at 5-10 mph gusting to 20 mph.
Plains forecast: Low: 40s; High: 80s;
Mostly sunny with a hazy sky and highs reaching the mid to upper 80s on Tuesday.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: Low: 47/47; High: 78/79;
Mostly sunny and a bit hazy on Tuesday with warm temperatures and a light breeze from the WSW.
Mountains forecast: Low: 30s/40s; High: 70s;
Mountain valleys will be mostly sunny with highs reaching the low to mid-70s. Winds will be from the W at 5-15 mph.
Extended outlook forecast:
The forecast for the rest of the week is rinse and repeat, with 70s/80s sunshine and dry weather. The next change comes Sunday with a breezy but dry cold front, which cools temperatures by 5-10 degrees.
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