High Wind — Casper Mountain, Wyoming

2025-12-24 to 2025-12-25 · Casper Mountain, Wyoming

Event narrative

Wind gusts of 70 to 75 mph were estimated on Casper Mountain, with one sensor on Casper Mountain Rd capturing a 73 mph gust.

Wider weather episode

A trough moving across Wyoming brought high wind to portions of central Wyoming. The highest reported wind gust was 92 mph at Red Canyon along South Pass in the Wind River Mountains. The strongest wind occurred in the wind prone areas near Casper where wind gusts as high as 81 mph were reported. The Lander Foothills, the Green Mountains and Johnson County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1309524. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.