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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hays, Hays Regional Airport (KHYS)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 99.27°WElev: 1998ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.36 in (1031.4 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 17 Jan 5:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Hays KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a temperature falling to near 13 by 11pm, then rising to around 20 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as 2. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the evening.

    Low: 13 °F⇑

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. West wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 36. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a temperature falling to near 13 by 11pm, then rising to around 20 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as 2. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. West wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 36. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hays KS
 38.88°N 99.32°W (Elev. 2008 ft)
Last Update:
5:12 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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