Roy, New Mexico Weather
Roy, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Roy, Harding County.
Full aviation weather for Roy is published on the Springer Municipal Airport (KS42) page, 57 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KS42 describe the airfield itself. Weather 57 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Roy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Roy.
About Roy, New Mexico
Roy rests on a broad, sun-drenched expanse of northeastern New Mexico, where the land exhales a quiet, rolling prairie. It lies 99.2 miles east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 79°T), and is situated 28.9 miles east of Wagon Mound. The sky here is a vast, ever-present canvas, often a pale, washed-out blue in the midday heat, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun descends. Low-slung mesas, worn smooth by millennia of wind and rain, punctuate the horizon, their ochre and rust hues shifting with the changing light. Sagebrush and hardy grasses carpet the terrain, their muted greens and browns a testament to the arid climate. The air, when it stirs, carries the scent of dry earth and wild thyme, a clean, sharp fragrance that speaks of resilience. Even in the stillness, a subtle vibration seems to emanate from the land, a deep, slow pulse of its enduring nature. The roots of Roy are firmly planted in the soil of ranching and agriculture, a legacy carried forward by generations who have coaxed a living from this often-demanding landscape. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated not by ticking clocks but by the turning of seasons and the needs of the livestock. The small collection of buildings that make up Roy huddle together, a practical statement against the immensity of the surrounding plains. While no grand monuments define it, there is a quiet dignity in the weathered wood and sturdy brick, a reflection of the hard work and steady perseverance that built this corner of Harding County. The local economy, though modest, is fueled by the enduring spirit of its people and the bounty, however hard-won, of the land.
Live animated radar for Roy and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Roy, Harding County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.943924°N, 104.196089°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87743 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Roy, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roy, New Mexico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Roy includes coordinates 35.943924°N, 104.196089°W, situated in Harding County. ZIP code 87743. Telephone area code: 575. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled 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-East and is public domain.
