Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Tatum NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Tatum NM
 33.25°N 103.33°W (Elev. 4012 ft)
11:36 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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