High Wind in South Laramie Range, Wyoming

High Wind January 6, 2026 · South Laramie Range, Wyoming

75 mph

Measured gust (65 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Vedauwoo recorded a maximum wind gust of 75 MPH at 1:52 PM MST on 1/6.

The wider storm

A system moving across the Rockies caused widespread high winds in the usual southeast Wyoming wind prones and wind prone adjacent areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1301518. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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