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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.

Mostly Cloudy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 16 Jan 3:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Hays KS

High Wind Warning January 16, 04:37pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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    High Wind Warning January 16, 04:37pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    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 10. Wind chill values as low as 1. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

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 10. Wind chill values as low as 1. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hays KS
 38.88°N 99.32°W (Elev. 2008 ft)
Last Update:
3:16 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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