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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hays, Hays Regional Airport (KHYS)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 99.27°WElev: 1998ft.

Overcast

56°F

13°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1022.8 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Catharine KS

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy then
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. South wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. South wind 11 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Catharine KS
 38.92°N 99.21°W (Elev. 1998 ft)
Last Update:
3:01 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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