These might be the dog days of summer, but Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day has compiled enough information and confidence to put out his extended forecast for the upcoming 2025-2026 winter season.

While there's still plenty of uncertainty about what will unfold in the coming months, Day said he's "around 70%" confident in his analysis of how current oceanic conditions, historical data and long-range weather modeling will manifest over Wyoming between October 2025 and February 2026.

If Day's right, brace yourself and bundle up now. Wyoming's winter will come early, stick around longer, and bring plenty of snow and cold with it.

"We haven't had a good, old-fashioned Wyoming winter in a while," he said. "I think this year has the potential to be that."

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