Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from February 17, 10:00 AM MST until February 17, 08:00 PM MST
Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 18, 10:00 AM MST until February 18, 07:00 PM MST
Blowing Dust Advisory in effect from February 17, 10:00 AM MST until February 17, 08:00 PM MST
Red Flag Warning in effect from February 17, 10:00 AM MST until February 17, 07:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

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

Mostly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	S 13 mph
Barometer	29.86 in
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	17 Feb 5:50 am MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Eunice NM

Fire Weather Watch February 18, 10:00am until February 18, 07:00pm

Blowing Dust Advisory February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 08:00pm

Wind Advisory February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 08:00pm

Red Flag Warning February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Blowing Dust Advisory

Wind Advisory

Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 76 °F
Sunny then
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 62 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Very windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 62.