Hurricane-force winds battered Colorado’s Front Range this week, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, closing highways and dozens of schools and causing extensive delays at Denver International Airport.
While the highest winds were recorded in the mountains and foothills, National Weather Service records show most of the Front Range saw significant wind gusts.
148 mph?! How this week’s winds stack up to the biggest gusts in Colorado history.
Colorado wind gusts, Dec. 19, 2025
- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder: 112 mph
- Niwot: 102 mph
- Carter Lake: 95 mph
- Berthoud Pass, 3 miles north: 94 mph
- Lyons: 90 mph
- Brookvale, west of Evergreen: 90 mph
- Bellvue, west of Fort Collins: 89 mph
- Cheesman Reservoir: 83 mph
- Westcliffe: 82 mph
- Eldorado Springs: 81 mph
- Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: 80 mph
- Coal Creek Canyon: 73 mph
- Cottonwood Pass: 72 mph
- Manchester, near Cripple Creek: 70 mph
- Superior: 64 mph
- Erie Municipal Airport: 61 mph
- Lyons: 61 mph
- Longmont Airport: 59 mph
- Loveland: 58 mph
- Salida Airport: 56 mph
- Colorado Springs Airport: 56 mph
- Peyton: 51 mph
- Pueblo West: 48 mph
- Buena Vista: 47 mph
- Leadville: 43 mph
- Beulah: 40 mph
Source: National Weather Service Boulder and Pueblo offices
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