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In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/3,679 ft/26 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Weather/New Mexico/North Hobbs
North Hobbs, New Mexico
Community in Lea County, New MexicoFreeze Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Central Lea and Northern Lea Counties. In Texas, Davis Mountains. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution and keep both hands on the steering wheel. Secure loose objects that could be damaged or blown away by strong winds. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
55°
58°/48°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 55°·Moderate breeze 19 mph NNE
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for North Hobbs until 9 AM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. North Hobbs is 55° and mostly clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northeast at 19 mph, gusting to 40 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 58° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 78°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. Rain is possible Thursday (33%). Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 35°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:18 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:35 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 22 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
21Air quality
59%Humidity
19%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
55feels55
19mph
Today
Oct 16
5848
24mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
5735
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6337
12mph
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7244
UV 8
Tue
Oct 20
7552
10%
16mph
UV 7
Wed
Oct 21
7758
15%
18mph
UV 6
Thu
Oct 22
7860
33%
18mph
UV 6
55°
58°48°
57°35°
63°37°
72°44°
75°52°
77°58°
78°60°
As of 12:00 AM in North Hobbs, New Mexico.
Air quality
The air at North Hobbs
Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Hobbs (NM), 3 miles off.
21Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good3.1 mi
- Ozone21Good20 ppb3.1 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide0Good0 ppb3.1 mi
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 27, good.
GoodModerate
- 27YesterdayOct 14
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at North Hobbs
None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.11in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at North Hobbs, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over North Hobbs, New MexicoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest North Hobbs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Rank811of 956
At an airfield/7.6 mi away/3,658 ft/5 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Hobbs 1.5 ENM-LE-19
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/3,641 ft/12 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Nadine 2ETFUN5
At a cooperative observer's station/10.8 mi away/3,577 ft/76 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Hobbs/Lea Co., drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 7.6 mi from North Hobbs, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
55.4 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up.
The wind
From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.
The full report of Hobbs/Lea Co., in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in New Mexico
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near North Hobbs
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.