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High Wind in Central Laramie County, Wyoming

High Wind February 24, 2026 – February 25, 2026 · Central Laramie County, Wyoming

66 mph
Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

WYDOT Mesonet station WY40 8 miles south of Chugwater gusted 62 mph at 12:42 PM on February 24th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone.

CWOP Mesonet station CW2749 5 miles east of Cheyenne gusted 66 mph at 1:54 PM on February 25th. This was the highest gust recorded for this zone for the first half of the event.

ASOS station KCYS in Cheyenne gusted 58 mph at 10:25 PM on February 25th. This was the highest gust recorded for this zone for the second half of the event, as well as the final gust recorded.

The wider storm

A widespread, high wind event impacting much of southeast Wyoming throughout the duration from February 23rd to February 25th. A few lulls in wind speeds occurred overnight, but high winds continued during the daylight hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1313825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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