Hobbs, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hobbs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain19%0.11″97°73°—
- MondayJul 6Clear10%—94°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——94°77°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—96°75°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle21%—92°75°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hobbs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 88240, 88242, 88244
15-Day Forecast — Hobbs
- Sun97°73°19%
- Mon94°65°10%
- Tue93°72°7%
- Wed94°76°2%
- Thu94°77°6%
- Fri96°75°21%
- Sat92°75°21%
- Sun88°74°9%
- Mon94°71°11%
- Tue95°76°6%
- Wed98°76°5%
- Thu103°75°6%
- Fri91°74°9%
- Sat93°71°11%
- Sun90°71°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Hobbs
SPC has placed Hobbs in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Hobbs
- 88240
- 88244