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Weather in Hays, Montana

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hays, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
41
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
75%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Hays, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
8p
51°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
45°
11%
8a
48°
9a
51°
10a
53°
11a
54°
12p
55°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
59°
4p
59°
5p
58°
6p
56°
7p
L 44°H 59°
Hays, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    64%
    50°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    45%
    39°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    37%
    46°29°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    45%
    57°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    61°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    66°46°
Hays, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
123° · backing 110°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 110° from the ese.
Hays, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
872.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 25.76 inHg
Now
872.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872877
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hays, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hays, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
3:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hays, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
3:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hays, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hays at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Hays

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.