Don Day Jr.

Dayweather Inc. forecasts warm September to November, cold winter ahead.for Cheyenne.

Day said the next five weeks or so will be very important in terms of the ongoing drought and its potential severity.

But Day says a more severe winter can be expected in some other parts of Wyoming.

An actual temperature in one Wyoming town was recorded at near 40 below zero.

The smoke will likely persist through the weekend, with a cool front causing some improvement Sunday into Monday.