Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

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

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 8:50 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles W Jal NM

  • Today

    Today: Isolated showers between noon and 3pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 98 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Isolated
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Isolated showers between noon and 3pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
11 Miles W Jal NM
 32.12°N 103.38°W (Elev. 3248 ft)
5:06 am MDT May 14, 2026
9am MDT May 14, 2026-6pm MDT May 20, 2026
 
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