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Roy, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Roy, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 9:55 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
29%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:25 PM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Roy, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoy, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 86°
Roy, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    89°57°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.03″
    86°65°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    44%
    78°57°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    68%
    70°60°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    39%
    0.28″
    91°59°+21°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    39%
    77°59°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°57°+7°
Roy, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 162°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Roy, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
893.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 26.39 inHg
Now
893.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 893898
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW897.7893.4894.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Roy, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
Roy, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
135.6mi
UNLIMITED
181 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:55 UTC · Roy, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:55 UTC · Roy, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Roy, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roy, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roy, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:46 AM
Sunrise
11:25 PM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Roy, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Roy, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59471

16-Day Forecast — Roy

  1. Sat89°57°1%
  2. Sun86°65°38%
  3. Mon78°57°44%
  4. Tue70°60°68%
  5. Wed91°59°39%
  6. Thu77°59°39%
  7. Fri84°57°3%
  8. Sat100°62°8%
  9. Sun98°73°9%
  10. Mon101°70°13%
  11. Tue105°74°15%
  12. Wed103°77°26%
  13. Thu91°70°29%
  14. Fri95°62°29%
  15. Sat91°66°16%
  16. Sun90°64°15%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Roy

SPC has placed Roy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Roy

  • 59471

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.