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Tatum, New Mexico

Town in Lea County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Tatum

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Hobbs (NM), 38 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Tatum

None in the last 24 hours; 0.03 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

How far you can see at Tatum, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Tatum, New MexicoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Tatum, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CrossroadsS2107

At a soil climate station/19.9 mi away/4,055 ft/57 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank567of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Tatum Co-OpTATN5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/4,006 ft/8 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Tatum 0.9 ENM-LE-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/3,995 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hobbs/Lea Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 39.6 mi from Tatum, 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.

Section of the sky over Hobbs/Lea Co., height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOBFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOBBS/LEA CO.SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHobbs/Lea Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HOBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HOB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

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.

Chart of the air at Hobbs/Lea Co.: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOBFIG. B THE AIR AT HOBBS/LEA CO.THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.8 FTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEHobbs/Lea Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HOBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HOB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

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.

Plan of the wind at Hobbs/Lea Co., north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HOBFIG. C THE WIND AT HOBBS/LEA CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHobbs/Lea Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HOBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HOB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hobbs/Lea Co., in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Tatum

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Tatum

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