Air Quality Alert
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
856 AEUS75 KBOU 172311 AQABOU Air Quality Alert Message Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Relayed by National Weather Service Boulder CO 510 PM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025 COC005-014-059-031-069-035-001-013-123-180600- Arapahoe-Broomfield-Jefferson-Denver-Larimer-Douglas-Adams- Boulder-Weld- 510 PM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...OZONE ACTION DAY ALERT FROM 400 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 1200 AM FRIDAY... The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Ozone Action Day Alert. WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties WHEN...400 PM Thursday July 17 to 1200 AM Friday July 18 IMPACTS...Ozone Action Day Alert is now in effect for the Front Range Urban Corridor. On Thursday, stagnant weather will allow ozone to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category on Thursday. The highest concentrations are expected in southern and western portions of the Denver Metro area. Unsettled weather will limit ozone development on Friday, and Good to Moderate ozone is expected. For Colorado air quality conditions, forecasts, and advisories, visit: https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx If possible, please help us reduce ozone pollution by limiting driving gas and diesel-powered vehicles until at least midnight Thursday night, July 17, 2025. Colorado is also addressing ozone pollution through state policies. For more information about health impacts and how ozone pollution forms in Colorado, visit: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/ozone-pollution-and-your-health HEALTH INFORMATION...Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms and breathing discomfort in active children and adults and people with lung disease, such as asthma. Active children and adults, and people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. $$