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Roy, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Roy, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 3:30 AM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
60°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Sunset
2:16 PM
Roy, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoy, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 60°H 88°
Roy, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.01″
    88°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    0.04″
    91°59°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    90°65°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    30%
    0.11″
    94°64°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    95°64°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    91°63°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    93°63°+2°
Roy, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 161°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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 9 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 161° from the ene.
Roy, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
824.2
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 24.34 inHg
Now
824.2
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
+5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 818829
810815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW828.6818.0824.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Roy, NM
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Roy, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
09:30 UTC · Roy, NM · 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
09:30 UTC · Roy, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Roy, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roy, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roy, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
2:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Roy, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Roy, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87743

15-Day Forecast — Roy

  1. Sun88°60°22%
  2. Mon91°59°17%
  3. Tue90°65°25%
  4. Wed94°64°30%
  5. Thu95°64°28%
  6. Fri91°63°39%
  7. Sat93°63°10%
  8. Sun91°63°5%
  9. Mon93°67°3%
  10. Tue99°69°8%
  11. Wed99°71°18%
  12. Thu101°71°27%
  13. Fri90°67°22%
  14. Sat93°65°25%
  15. Sun93°67°42%

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 today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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

  • 87743

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.