Hays, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hays weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——79°60°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle25%0.04″79°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—77°60°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle57%0.10″61°57°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%0.07″84°56°+23°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.02″75°62°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—76°55°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Hays at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59527
15-Day Forecast — Hays
- Sat79°60°3%
- Sun79°62°25%
- Mon77°60°30%
- Tue61°57°57%
- Wed84°56°35%
- Thu75°62°33%
- Fri76°55°12%
- Sat89°57°9%
- Sun75°61°9%
- Mon78°55°13%
- Tue89°61°13%
- Wed96°71°9%
- Thu86°69°10%
- Fri93°66°14%
- Sat98°74°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Hays
SPC includes Hays in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Hays
- 59527