Firefighters battling the CalWood and Lefthand Canyon fires in Boulder County made “progress” on Monday with aircraft fire retardant drops made on the northside of Calwood and helicopter water drops made in the interior of Lefthand.
Smoke from area wildfires will continue to be a factor later Tuesday afternoon. according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. However, winds are expected to be calm in the Denver metro area with speeds up to 8 mph. Otherwise, the forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 72 degrees.
Lorri Provow had just loaded her pets into the car on Saturday and was leaving her Masonville area home when she saw a frightening sight, a swirling column of smoke — a “smokenado.”
Lighter winds and higher humidity on Sunday helped firefighters battling the Cameron Peak fire but dry weather and stronger winds are expected on Monday afternoon.
“We’ve been really concerned about fire danger in Boulder County for a while,” said Mike Wagner, a division chief with the Boulder County Sheriff’s department.
Warmer weather is returning to the Denver metro area on Monday.
The largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history topped 200,000 acres Sunday, becoming the first known fire in the state to grow that large.
Today’s weather is expected to be one of the the coolest days of the week with temperatures rising to just 55 degrees and dropping to a low of 37 tonight, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. It should be mostly cloudy today before cloud clear this evening, the NWS reports.
Winds Saturday fueled the growth of wildfires burning across the state.
It’s a big day in Denver weather history, especially for snow lovers. October 18 marks the date of the average first snowfall in the Mile High City. Since today marks the typical “kickoff” for the snow season in the metro area, it seems like an appropriate time to refresh our memories on what a typical winter season delivers.
