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Roswell, NM weather

It is 57°F and clear at Artesia Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 2:55 AM MDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 50°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:32 AM MDT.

Updated Oct 28, 3:21 AM MDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Clear

Wind

SW 6 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 57°F

Pressure · visibility

30.12 inHg

Visibility 7 mi

Observed at Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS), Oct 28, 2:55 AM MDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Roswell forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS ABQ forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the ABQ office near Roswell.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. New Mexico has 3 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Roswell (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 3 AM53°FMostly Clear0%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM52°FPatchy Fog0%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FPatchy Fog0%S 5 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FPatchy Fog0%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FPatchy Fog0%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FPatchy Fog0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM60°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM63°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 12 PM66°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%S 5 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%S 5 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%S 5 mph
Wed 3 PM74°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM75°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM74°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM71°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%S 5 mph
Wed 7 PM68°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%S 5 mph
Wed 8 PM64°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%S 5 mph
Wed 9 PM61°FPartly Cloudy2%S 5 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FPartly Cloudy2%SW 5 mph
Wed 11 PM57°FPartly Cloudy2%SW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM56°FPartly Cloudy4%S 5 mph
Thu 1 AM56°FPartly Cloudy4%S 5 mph
Thu 2 AM55°FPartly Cloudy4% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Roswell can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 75°F·Low 53°F

Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

High 71°F·Low 55°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday

High 68°F·Low 51°F

Rain showers likely before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

High 72°F·Low 53°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 71°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

High 72°F·Low 46°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Tuesday

High 67°F

Sunny, with a high near 67.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Roswell is served by the National Weather Service ABQ forecast office, forecast zone NMZ238, county zone NMC005.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Roswell (33.3734, -104.5294), in Chaves County. Population: 47,176 (2024 estimate), number 5 of the 11 New Mexico cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KHDX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/33.3734,-104.5294 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:32 AM MDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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