Hays, Kansas Weather
Hays, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hays, Ellis County.
Full aviation weather for Hays is published on the Hays Regional Airport (KHYS) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Hays have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Hays: Rush County Airport (K94) 37 km · Russell Municipal Airport (KRSL) 45 km · Trego WaKeeney Airport (K0H1) 51 km · Rooks County Regional Airport (KRCP) 52 km
Conditions reported at KHYS describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hays specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hays, Kansas
Hays unfolds across a landscape shaped by the relentless sweep of the prairie wind, where the earth stretches in broad, sun-baked plains that meet the horizon in a soft, hazy curve. It lies 86.4 miles north-north-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 25°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Victoria. The sky here is an immense, ever-present dome, a canvas for clouds that drift like slow ships or gather in dramatic, bruised formations before a storm. Low, resilient grasses, a tapestry of ochre and muted green, cling to the soil, broken occasionally by the determined bloom of wildflowers or the stark silhouette of a solitary cottonwood tree. The air carries the dry, clean scent of dust and distant cattle, a fragrance that deepens with the setting sun, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and deep rose. Even in the quiet of midday, a subtle tremor of life pulses through the land, a testament to its enduring, unyielding spirit. The story of Hays is etched into the very fabric of its development, a narrative of hardy pioneers who found purchase on this fertile, yet challenging, ground. Originally established as a railroad town, its fortunes were intrinsically tied to the iron arteries that connected it to the wider world, fostering a spirit of resilience and resourcefulness that still defines its character. The local economy, once dominated by agriculture and ranching, has broadened to embrace education, with a prominent university drawing students and faculty, infusing the town with a youthful energy. This blend of rural heritage and academic pursuit lends Hays a unique rhythm, a steady pulse of daily life that moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace. It’s a place where the vastness of the prairie encourages introspection, where the quality of the light at dawn can feel like a benediction, and where the echoes of history resonate in the wide, open spaces.
Live animated radar for Hays and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.879178°N, 99.32677°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67601 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hays, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hays, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hays includes coordinates 38.879178°N, 99.326770°W, situated in Ellis County. ZIP code 67601. Telephone area code: 785. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
