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Roy, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Roy, MT
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:32 PM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
62%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Roy, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoy, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 49°H 65°
Roy, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    66°47°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    29%
    0.13″
    67°49°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    77°51°+10°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    49%
    87°55°+10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    49%
    0.33″
    58°46°-29°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    20%
    75°44°+17°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    71°54°-4°
Roy, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 21°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 13
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 13 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2515SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the wnw.
Roy, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
898.7
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 26.54 inHg
Now
898.7
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896899
890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW899.0896.3896.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Roy, MT
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 33
Roy, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.5mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
18:32 UTC ·Roy, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:32 UTC ·Roy, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Roy, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roy, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roy, MT
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 44m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
3:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Roy, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
5:42 AM
Moonset
1:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Roy, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 3, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Roy

SPC has placed Roy in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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

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.