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Roy, New Mexico

Village in Harding County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Roy

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Roy, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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On the radar over Roy, New MexicoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Roy, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily2 instruments

Roy 2.1 NNENM-HR-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/5,880 ft/11 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank939of 956

AbbotABBN5

At a cooperative observer's station/24.8 mi away/6,143 ft/252 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank764of 956

Station report

The weather at Mills Canyon RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.6 mi from Roy, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:05 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 32.6 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mills Canyon RAWS: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.6, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLCN5FIG. B THE AIR AT MILLS CANYON RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.1 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 32.6 FSPREAD 11.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMills Canyon RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP MLCN5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MLCN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (355 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mills Canyon RAWS, north up: blowing from 355 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLCN5FIG. C THE WIND AT MILLS CANYON RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 355°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMills Canyon RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP MLCN5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MLCN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 5,827 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.13 inHg and the temperature at 38.2 F; it reports 44.0 F, 5.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Mills Canyon RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,827 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.13 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLCN5FIG. D WHERE MILLS CANYON RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMILLS CANYON RAWS19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,827 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.13 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.0 FTITLEMills Canyon RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MLCN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MLCN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Mills Canyon RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Roy

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Near Roy

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