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High Wind in South Laramie Range Foothills, Wyoming

High Wind March 17, 2026 · South Laramie Range Foothills, Wyoming

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A few strong wind gusts were observed during the early morning hours of March 17th. Peak gust of 65 MPH measured at the EMKAYW Union Pacific Railroad site west of Cheyenne.

The wider storm

A surface warm front lifted northeast across the region, resulting in increasing surface pressure gradients and locally strong gusty winds, mainly across the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1318370. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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