The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service, in coordination with the Wyoming Department of Health has issued an air quality alert for much of southeast Wyoming, including Cheyenne and Laramie.

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The agency posted the following on it's website;

In coordination with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, an Air Quality Alert has been issued for portions of southeast Wyoming including the cities of Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, and Saratoga. Degraded air quality due to smoke transported in from wildfires in Colorado and Utah is expected again tonight into Thursday morning in these areas

Map shows area covered by Air Quality Alert in Gray shading

You can get an update on Wyoming air quality here.

Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts

Cheyenne Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest.
Tonight
Patchy smoke after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Laramie Forecast
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Areas of smoke after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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