Roswell, NM Weather Forecast
Chaves County, New Mexico
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Roswell, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Roswell, NM at a glance
Roswell is home to about 47,109 people in Chaves County, across 30 square miles. It ranks 5th by population of 43 places in New Mexico with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Artesia, 37 miles away.
- County
- Chaves County
- Population
- 47,109 2023 est.
- Land area
- 30 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,585
- Forecast point
- 33.3734°N, 104.5294°W
How well can the network see Roswell?
The nearest Doppler radar is KHDX (Holloman AFB, NM), to the WSW. Its lowest scan passes about 8,800 ft above Roswell. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Roswell looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KROW (Roswell/Ind Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Roswell
- Artesia, NM37 mi
- Ruidoso Downs, NM62 mi
- Ruidoso, NM66 mi
- Carlsbad, NM69 mi
- Lovington, NM74 mi
- Portales, NM87 mi
- Alamogordo, NM90 mi
- Hobbs, NM91 mi
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