Hays, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hays weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—102°74°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—100°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——102°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——102°73°0°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hays at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Hays
- Sat96°76°1%
- Sun97°74°1%
- Mon102°74°11%
- Tue100°74°11%
- Wed101°74°3%
- Thu102°74°0%
- Fri102°73°6%
- Sat104°73°13%
- Sun104°74°10%
- Mon104°74°8%
- Tue106°75°8%
- Wed106°77°12%
- Thu105°77°21%
- Fri99°74°29%
- Sat89°73°19%
- Sun95°71°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
- 78610