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Weather in North Hobbs, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Hobbs, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
8%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
North Hobbs, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
17%
7p
81°
20%
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
78°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
69°
7a
77°
16%
8a
82°
9a
84°
17%
10a
86°
18%
11a
90°
16%
12p
90°
14%
1p
91°
12%
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
92°
5p
90°
6p
L 66°H 93°
North Hobbs, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    95°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    93°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    85°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    65%
    85°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    85°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    89°64°
North Hobbs, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
227° · veering 48°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 13 · pk 31 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the sw.
North Hobbs, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
882.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.07 inHg
Now
882.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 881888
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Hobbs, NM
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
122.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
North Hobbs, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Hobbs, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:08 PM
Moonset
2:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
North Hobbs, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Hobbs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in North Hobbs

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.