Model estimate for 7:00 AM MDT (no recent station report)

Hays, MT weather

Clear and 26°−3°.

Forecasts agree

Now 26°−3°

Clear · Feels like 17°−8°

Feels like: 17°−8°; Wind chill from 9 mph14 km/h wind · air 26°−3°
Wind: 9 mph14 km/hgusts 15 mph24 km/h; From the west. 35–9 mph14 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 24°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
Humidity: 92%; Air 26°−3°, dew point 24°−4° · frost likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 11 AM (low 26°−3°)
Hard freeze tonight 11 PM–11 AM (low 26°−3°)
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h tomorrow 7 AM–noon
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow night 10 PM–2 AM
Below freezing tomorrow night from 11 PM (low 29°−2°)

This morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 40°4° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 28°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 39°4° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	17°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 26°−3°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 28°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	1%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	0%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	55%	4%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	3%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	3%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	4%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	38%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	41%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	37%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	62%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	25%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	66%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	70%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	17°−8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	16°−9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	63%	5%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	59%	4%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	56%	3%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	55%	8%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	13%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	26%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	51%	40%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	53%	31%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	9%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	62%	15%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	23°−5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	60%	45%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	23°−5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	61%	43%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	64%	42%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	37%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	21°−6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	67%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	21°−6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	67%	18%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	20°−7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	14%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	19°−7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	74%	34%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
24°−4°–26°−3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 39°4°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
25°−4°–33°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 42°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
30°−1°–32°0°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 41°5°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 37°3°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 30°−1°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Low, likely
24°−4°–31°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 40°4°, low 30°−1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
31°−1°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–35°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 36°2°, low 27°−3°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
27°−3°–45°7°
Low, likely
19°−7°–33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 40°4°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Low, likely
18°−8°–33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 45°7°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–53°12°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 40°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 39°, low 28°.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 31°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 36–45°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Peoples Creek near Hays

15 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:28 PM; Morning 7:28–8:31 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:41 PM; Morning 7:15–7:28 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–7:17 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Hays. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,700 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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