Dry eyes in Cheyenne, Wyoming

In Cheyenne, wind is the main thing working against your eyes. The National Weather Service recorded an average wind speed of 11.3 mph at the airport in 2025, higher than Denver’s, with a gust of 75 mph in December. At 6,120 feet, the air also runs thin and cool. Shielding your eyes from the wind, keeping indoor air moist, and a lubricating drop used as labeled are the practical answers.

Is Cheyenne windy? What the records say

The NWS Cheyenne office’s annual climate summary for 2025, issued on January 1, 2026, recorded an average wind speed of 11.3 mph at the Cheyenne airport and a highest gust of 75 mph on December 19. For comparison, the Denver/Boulder office’s summary for the same year put Denver’s average wind at 9.9 mph. That difference sounds small until you remember it’s an average across every calm night and still morning of the year.

Recent months follow the same pattern. October 2026’s monthly summary for the airport logged an average wind of 9.3 mph and a gust of 51 mph on October 15, in what was otherwise a mild month: the mean temperature came in at 54.6°F, well above the normal of 46.5°F.

Wind matters more here than humidity

Here is the part that surprises people. The same 2025 summary lists Cheyenne’s average relative humidity at 54 percent, which is not desert-dry. What dries eyes in Cheyenne is moving air. Wind strips moisture off the surface of the eye between blinks, and it can make your eyes water and sting at the same time. Watering from wind isn’t the same as a well-spread tear film, and once the wind stops, eyes can feel drier than before.

The tear film has a mucus layer against the eye, a watery layer over it, and a thin oil layer on top that slows evaporation. Steady wind works against all of it. Quell is designed to reinforce the tear film’s oil layer to help reduce moisture loss, which is the layer that bears the brunt when air keeps moving across the eye.

High plains elevation and the Laramie Range

The NWS Cheyenne office describes the city as sitting in the southeastern corner of Wyoming at 6,120 feet, with rolling prairie around it and the Laramie Mountain Range rising to about 8,700 feet roughly 30 miles west. There is little between the prairie and the wind to slow it down, and that open ground is a big part of why gusts reach town at full strength.

Snow tells a similar story. The 2025 summary recorded 35.1 inches of snowfall against a normal of 62.9, while total precipitation of 15.39 inches landed almost exactly on the normal of 15.41. Snow that does fall here often moves sideways, and blowing snow plus wind is about as hard on eyes as weather gets.

Driving I-80 and I-25 with dry eyes

The NWS Cheyenne office runs a high wind page with hourly guidance for the stretches it considers wind-prone, including Interstate 80 at Arlington and at Buford, and Interstate 25 at Bordeaux and at Wyo Hill. Anyone commuting to Laramie or down to Fort Collins knows those names. A long drive into a crosswind tends to mean a tight grip, a steady stare and fewer blinks, with the heater blowing on your face the whole way.

• Angle the dashboard vents toward your chest or the windshield, not your eyes.
• Wear sunglasses on bright days; low winter sun off snow makes you squint and blink less.
• Pull over somewhere safe before using a drop. Never apply one while driving.
• Keep the bottle in your coat, not the door pocket, so it doesn’t freeze in a parked truck.

Working and living outdoors in the wind

Ranch work, construction, base duty at F.E. Warren and plain errands across a parking lot all put you in the wind more than you’d plan for. Wraparound safety glasses or sunglasses break the airflow before it reaches your eyes. A hat brim helps with blowing grit. Indoors, keep the humidity up in the rooms where you spend the most hours, and clean any humidifier the way its maker says.

Fitting Quell into a Cheyenne day

The label’s directions don’t change with the forecast: Apply 1 drop 3 times per day in each eye. A practical spacing is one drop before you head out, one midday, and one in the evening once you’re in for good. On a windy day, timing a drop for when you’re back indoors makes more sense than using one just before you step into a gale. Handle the bottle with care in cold, stiff fingers: Do not touch tip of bottle to any surface to avoid contamination.

Storage needs some thought in a Wyoming winter. The label’s range is Store between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F), and a bottle left in a vehicle through a cold night can fall well below it. If that happens, let it warm up indoors and check it before use. The label’s Do not use line reads: If this product changes color.

Ordering Quell to Cheyenne

Quell ships from Brentwood, Tennessee, to addresses across the United States, and Cheyenne orders go out the same way as any other. Shipping is a flat $10.00, free on 3 or more bottles, and no delivery date is promised, so order before you run low. The Cheyenne page and the Wyoming page have the local details.

If your eyes don’t settle once you’re out of the wind, the label’s limit applies: Stop use and ask a doctor if you feel eye pain or changes in your vision, if irritation or redness continues, or if the condition worsens or persists for 72 hours. Not sure what you’re noticing? The self-check can help you describe it to an eye doctor. It is not a diagnosis.