Warming Back Up This Weekend - Next Week Turning Unsettled.
October 7, 2026. Hobbs, New Mexico Sunset. A warming trend has commenced and will continue this weekend through Columbus Day before a Pacific cold front cools us down next Tuesday and Wednesday. A second cold front will likely drop our temps further by next Thursday and Friday. Until then, the southeastern plains will get rather toasty Sunday and Monday, with highs forecast in the low to mid 90s. We may get close to the daily record highs. Record High Temperatures For: Roswell Sunday 96 in 2020 Roswell Monday 97 in 2024 Artesia Airport Sunday 93 in 2020 Artesia Airport Monday 95 in 2024 Artesia Climate Sunday 96 in 2020 Artesia Climate Monday 93 in 2024 Carlsbad Airport Sunday 96 in 1979 Carlsbad Airport Monday 97 in 1979 Carlsbad Climate Sunday 98 in 1903 Carlsbad Climate Monday 95 in 1979 Breezy southerly and southwesterly winds will pick up Sunday across the southeastern plains with gusts around 25 mph. Stronger gusts are forecast for the Guadalupe, Sacramento, and Capitan Moun...