Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

Lat: 32.68°NLon: 103.22°WElev: 3658ft.

Fair

90°F

32°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed S 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 15 May 5:50 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Jal NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
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Point Forecast:
Jal NM
 32.1°N 103.19°W (Elev. 3022 ft)
5:07 pm MDT May 15, 2026
6pm MDT May 15, 2026-6pm MDT May 22, 2026
 
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