Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hays, Hays Regional Airport (KHYS)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 99.27°WElev: 1998ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 29 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1024.6 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 28 Dec 12:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ransom KSSimilar City Names

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow before 2pm.  Mostly cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 28. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 2. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 28. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 2. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
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Point Forecast:
Ransom KSSimilar City Names
 38.64°N 99.94°W (Elev. 2516 ft)
1:26 pm CST Dec 28, 2025
1pm CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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