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 >

Current conditions at

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed SW 10 G 16 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Feb 8:50 am MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E Tatum 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
High Wind Warning 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
High Wind Warning
Red Flag Warning
  • Today

    Today: Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 66 by 5pm. Very windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. 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.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 66 by 5pm. Very windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. 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 35. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles E Tatum NM
 33.26°N 103.19°W (Elev. 3904 ft)
5:02 am MST Feb 17, 2026
9am MST Feb 17, 2026-6pm MST Feb 23, 2026
 
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