Weather in Hobbs, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hobbs, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
7%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Hobbs, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
20%
8p
81°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
71°
7a
76°
17%
8a
80°
9a
84°
18%
10a
86°
18%
11a
90°
17%
12p
90°
14%
1p
91°
11%
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
Hobbs, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°66°
- SundayMay 17Clear—93°66°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—85°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers65%85°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle49%85°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%89°64°
Hobbs, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Hobbs, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
236° · veering 48°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 13
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Hobbs, NM
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
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.
Hobbs, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hobbs, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hobbs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 3 (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.