Roswell, New Mexico Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Roswell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——97°65°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——101°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——103°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—102°79°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle18%0.04″95°75°-7°
- SundayJul 12Drizzle18%—78°70°-17°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 12:17 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Roswell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP codes: 88201, 88203
16-Day Forecast — Roswell
- Mon97°65°8%
- Tue99°68°4%
- Wed101°75°9%
- Thu103°78°4%
- Fri102°79°18%
- Sat95°75°18%
- Sun78°70°18%
- Mon88°70°19%
- Tue87°74°18%
- Wed94°72°6%
- Thu98°79°8%
- Fri103°80°9%
- Sat105°79°12%
- Sun104°79°29%
- Mon104°79°32%
- Tue102°80°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Roswell
SPC includes Roswell in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Roswell
- 88203
- 88201