High winds off the Laramie Range spread eastward, leading to high winds at the wind prone regions and spreading in central Laramie County and Cheyenne.
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The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
High winds off the Laramie Range spread eastward, leading to high winds at the wind prone regions and spreading in central Laramie County and Cheyenne.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 5, 4:34 PM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
434 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Prolonged high winds will be possible Thursday through
Saturday. High Wind Watches are in effect for portions of
southeast Wyoming on Thursday.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 222 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025
A challenging and prolonged high wind event is expected over the
next few days. Winds will increase tonight as a potent upper-
level shortwave enters the CWA. As the shortwave enters the
area, a strong MSLP gradient will develop along and west of the
Laramie Range. CAG to CPR 850 and 700 mb height gradients will
also strengthen. Winds aloft will respond to the gradients,
increasing up to 60 kts. Widespread and impressive subsidence
will exist, which is likely to facilitate getting these winds
down to the surface. High winds will be likely in the typical
southeast Wyoming wind prones of Arlington, Bordeaux, and the
South Laramie Range and Foothills. However, high winds could be
possible in some wind prone adjacent areas like Laramie County.
A cross section over the South Laramie Range into Laramie County
showing potential temperature and the omega field demonstrates
a strong, and rather impressive mountain wave signature.
Breaking mountain waves will likely help these stronger winds
spread out into central and eastern Laramie County. Mountain
wave activity is also prominent aloft, with the signature
evident in the 500 mb height contours. All this to say that a
potent high wind event is likely across southeast Wyoming late
tonight and into Thursday evening. As a result, went ahead and
issued High Wind Watches for the usual southeast Wyoming wind
prones and Laramie County. Frequent gusts of 60 to 65 MPH are
possible, with a few gusts over 70 MPH if a location gets under
a breaking mountain wave. Later shifts will have to keep an eye
on central Carbon County and the Muddy Gap area as in-house
guidance does suggest the potential for high winds in these
locations. Future shifts will also have to decide whether or not
to extend the Watches and/or Warnings if they get upgraded as
the GFS shows high winds continuing into the day Friday.
However, for now it appears that there may be enough of a "lull"
between wind events to warrant a new set of headlines if needed.
Besides bringing wind to the area, this shortwave will bring minor
precipitation to the high terrain. By the time the shortwave reaches
the CWA, it will be pretty moisture starved. There will be enough
mid-level moisture for orographic lift to produce a few inches of
snow above 9000 feet in the Snowy and Sierra Madre Ranges. It is
possible that some light snow showers could make it into areas
adjacent to the mountain as it will be cold enough. This
shortwave will drag a cold front along with it, leading to
chilly highs in the 40s for areas west of the Laramie Range. The
coldest air will be trapped west of the Laramie Range, so areas
to the east can still expect above average temperatures in the
50s and 60s.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 222 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025
At the start of the long term period, stronger winds will continue
into the weekend while temperatures take a nose dive as highs only
top out in the 40s across the CWA. The 500MB pattern becomes
northerly/northwesterly late on Friday as a shortwave dives south,
which will increase chances of precipitation. With drier air in
place coupled with mediocre upper level support, precipitation
chances will be confined to the higher terrain, where snow or a mix,
minimal accumulations, may occur. As this system pushes off to the
east, northerly upper level winds will usher in some cooler Canadian
air, hence the cooler temperatures for the weekend that was
mentioned earlier. The only thing of any concern, if you call it
that, will be the stronger winds in our known windier locations.
Which may elicit the need for high wind products, but will see how
things pan out over the next few runs of the numerical weather
models. What about temperatures, well, expect cooling temps into the
weekend with highs topping out in the 40s and lows bottoming out in
the teens by Sunday morning. Some changes in store next week as the
upper level pattern changes with a weak ridge pushing in, resulting
in a relatively benign weather pattern and warming temperatures,
with highs pushing back into upper 50s to low 60s.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 434 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025
High level clouds are rolling in and they pose no threat to aviation
operations for this TAF period as VFR conditions will prevail. Winds
will slowly diminish this evening across all terminals. However,
tonight into tomorrow, winds will ramp up once again. Expect strong
westerly winds gusting up to 45 knots for the Wyoming terminals and
topping out around 35 knots for the Nebraska terminals. Outside of
KRWL, as surface winds decrease this evening, winds aloft will
remain strong and wind shear may be an issue across the remaining
terminals late this evening into tonight.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...High Wind Watch from late tonight through Thursday evening for
WYZ106-118.
High Wind Watch from 2 AM MST Thursday through Thursday
evening for WYZ110.
High Wind Watch from late tonight through Thursday evening for
WYZ116-117.
High Wind Watch from Thursday morning through Thursday
afternoon for WYZ119.
NE...None.
&&
SHORT TERM...SF
LONG TERM...RZ
AVIATION...RZHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 235 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-062145- Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County- Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County- Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County- Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County- North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains- Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County- North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County- Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range- Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- Central Laramie County-East Laramie County- 235 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT - Prolonged high winds will be possible Thursday through Saturday. High Wind Watches are in effect for portions of southeast Wyoming on Thursday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cooper Cove WYDOT sensor (WY24) 7 miles east-southeast of Arlington reported a wind gust of 71 mph at 1:30am on November 6th.
The EMKAY UPR sensor (UP226) 12 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne reported a wind gust of 61 mph at 7:00am on November 6th.
The Bordeaux WYDOT sensor (KBRX) 9 miles south of Wheatland reported a wind gust of 58 mph at 7:45am on November 6th.
The Cheyenne ASOS at Cheyenne Regional Airport (KCYS) in Cheyenne reported a wind gust of 58 mph at 1:34pm on November 6th.
The Remount Road WYDOT sensor (WY29) 5 miles east of Buford reported a wind gust of 58 mph at 8:32pm on November 6th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wyoming in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, November 2025
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1297903, 1297906, 1297902, 1297907, 1297905.