Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. 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° N Lon: 103.22° W Elev: 3658 ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Feb 10:15 pm MST
Detailed forecast for

Southern Lea County

Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Very windy with highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, increasing to west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly clear. Windy with lows in the mid 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, diminishing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Friday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
Saturday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.



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