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Hays, KS weather

It is 61°F and mostly clear at Hays, Hays Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Clear, low near 54°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:31 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:32 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

61°F

Mostly Clear

Wind

S 8 mph

Humidity 88% · dew point 57°F

Pressure · visibility

—

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Hays, Hays Regional Airport (KHYS), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Hays forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS DDC forecast area

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Kansas has 3 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Hays (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM56°FMostly Clear0%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 AM56°FMostly Clear0%S 12 mph
Wed 3 AM56°FMostly Clear0%S 12 mph
Wed 4 AM56°FMostly Clear0%S 13 mph
Wed 5 AM55°FMostly Clear0%S 13 mph
Wed 6 AM55°FSunny0%S 13 mph
Wed 7 AM56°FMostly Sunny0%S 14 mph
Wed 8 AM55°FMostly Sunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 9 AM57°FMostly Sunny0%S 16 mph
Wed 10 AM63°FSunny0%SSW 16 mph
Wed 11 AM66°FSunny0%SSW 18 mph
Wed 12 PM70°FSunny0%SW 18 mph
Wed 1 PM74°FSunny0%SW 17 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FSunny0%SW 16 mph
Wed 3 PM75°FSunny0%SW 14 mph
Wed 4 PM76°FSunny0%WSW 13 mph
Wed 5 PM74°FSunny0%W 10 mph
Wed 6 PM72°FClear0%WNW 7 mph
Wed 7 PM68°FMostly Clear0%NW 6 mph
Wed 8 PM62°FClear1%NNW 6 mph
Wed 9 PM59°FMostly Clear1%N 5 mph
Wed 10 PM57°FMostly Clear0%NNE 5 mph
Wed 11 PM55°FMostly Clear0%N 3 mph
Thu 12 AM54°FPartly Cloudy0%NNE 3 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Hays can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 54°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 13 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 49°F

Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday

High 64°F·Low 52°F

Areas of fog between 7am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 70°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers between 7am and 10am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday

High 64°F·Low 49°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 52°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 46°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday

High 60°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Hays is served by the National Weather Service DDC forecast office, forecast zone KSZ031, county zone KSC051.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Hays (38.8822, -99.3220), in Ellis County. Population: 21,213 (2024 estimate), number 21 of the 22 Kansas cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDDC. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/38.8822,-99.322 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:31 PM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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