Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hays, Hays Regional Airport (KHYS)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 99.27°WElev: 1998ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1028.6 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 25 Jan 2:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Riga KS

Cold Weather Advisory January 25, 03:13pm until January 26, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 25, 03:13pm until January 26, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Mon

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 4. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 3. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -17. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 4. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 3. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Riga KS
 38.91°N 99.64°W (Elev. 2247 ft)
2:36 pm CST Jan 25, 2026
3pm CST Jan 25, 2026-6pm CST Feb 1, 2026
 
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