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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hays, Hays Regional Airport (KHYS)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 99.27°WElev: 1998ft.

A Few Clouds and Windy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NW 29 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 16 Jan 11:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Hays KS

High Wind Warning January 16, 12:52pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 16, 12:52pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 41 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as 1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Very windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as 1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hays KS
 38.88°N 99.32°W (Elev. 2008 ft)
Last Update:
10:46 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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