High Wind in North Laramie Range, Wyoming

High Wind December 17, 2025 · North Laramie Range, Wyoming

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Esterbrook RAWS recorded a peak gust around 75 MPH early in the afternoon on December 17th.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved across Wyoming and Nebraska December 17th. Scattered snow squalls were observed along the Interstate 80 and Interstate 25 corridor, some producing visibilities below one quarter mile, gusts over 60 MPH, and flash freezing on Interstates. Some of the strongest winds observed across central and southeast Wyoming occurred during this event with a peak gust of 112 MPH reported along Interstate 25. There was also a brief fire south of Cheyenne late in the afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1307674. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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