Hays, Alberta Weather
Hays, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hays in 24-13-4-W4.
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About Hays, Alberta
Hays is a hamlet in 24-13-4-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Hays is located at 50.0981°N, 111.7936°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T1G.
Hays rests amidst the stark, rugged ridges of the Bad Land Hills, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 43.2 km north-east of Taber, AB (from Taber, AB: bearing 36°T), and is situated 14.2 km south of Rolling Hills. The light here takes on a bruised, amber quality as evening settles, clinging to the dry earth until the shadows grow long and sharp against the coulees. While the Bow River flows with a persistent, cold intention through the lower reaches of the landscape, the surrounding terrain maintains a stoic, arid silence that defines the local character. Kinbrook Island Provincial Park sits at a distance, a singular green anchor in a country dominated by the shifting colors of exposed clay and hardy grasses. Agriculture provides the heartbeat for Hays, where the machinery of modern farming moves in quiet synchronization with the changing seasons. The grain elevators and sprawling fields reflect a history of resilience, relying on the irrigation that turned this once-unforgiving ground into a productive stretch of the prairie. People in Hays navigate their days with a pragmatic focus, finding beauty in the way the wind clears the sky after a storm, leaving the air brittle and clean. Despite the isolation, there is a steady pulse of work and family that sustains the collective spirit, anchoring Hays to the land with a quiet, persistent gravity.
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| Location | Hays, 24-13-4-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50.098056°N, 111.793611°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T1G |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Hays, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hays, Alberta, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hays includes coordinates 50.098056°N, 111.793611°W, situated in 24-13-4-W4. Postal FSA: T1G. Telephone area code: 403, 587, 780, 825, 368. Timezone: Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled 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-19 and is public domain.