Denver weather: Smoke sticks around

Unfortunately, the wildfires are still burning in western Canada and smoke from the fires will continue to impact air quality and visibility in Colorado. 

Given the current smoke plume flow, we are expecting the smoke and haze to stick around for the next couple of days especially in northeast Colorado. Today is an Air Quality Action Day meaning the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups. 

Today will be warmer with daytime highs in the mid 70s for the Denver metro area. Temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s in the mountains with 70s and 80s on the western slope. We will see scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon in the mountains, but we aren't expecting any severe weather. 

The chance for showers and storms increases through the week with the risk of severe storms growing mid-week. Memorial Day Weekend will be warm with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s.