High Wind in Mono, California

High Wind December 17, 2025 · Mono, California

78 mph

Measured gust (68 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mill Canyon RAWS recorded a wind gust of 78 mph. Also, Lee Vining mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 71 mph.

The wider storm

After a quiet first half of the month, storms returned to bring strong wind gusts of 45-60 mph in lower elevations, isolated gusts up to 80 mph in wind prone locations, and around 100 mph for Sierra ridges. Rainfall was mainly limited to the Tahoe Basin northward across NE California, with amounts from 0.25-0.75. Locally up to 1 of rain fell near the Oregon border and near the Sierra crest west of Lake Tahoe. Snow levels were quite high, above 9000 feet for this event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1300435. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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