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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
103 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
TXZ024-162115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
103 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 72 96 71 97
Temp 72 71 81 91 95 94 84 79 75 72 82 90 94 94 84 79 74 72 83 92 96 95
Dewpt 68 68 68 65 62 62 67 68 67 67 66 66 62 61 63 63 62 61 61 58 55 55
RH 88 91 64 42 35 35 57 70 78 84 58 45 36 34 49 60 66 68 47 32 25 26
Wind dir S SW SW S SE SE S S SW NE S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 6 9 9 11 11 10 10 8 5 5 8 10 10 9 9 8 6 10 11 12 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 5800 8400 3600 800 6400 7000 4600 900 6700 10400
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 12 11 16 13 6 12 17 18 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 98 75 100 77 102 75 101
Temp 78 73 93 97 81 75 95 98 83 77 98 98 81 76 96 98
Dewpt 58 60 58 56 61 62 60 58 63 62 61 58 64 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 65 25 64 25 60 24 66 26
RH 51 64 30 26 51 64 31 27 51 60 30 28 56 64 32 29
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-162115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
103 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 73 98 71 98
Temp 73 71 82 90 94 94 85 80 76 73 82 92 97 95 84 80 75 71 84 94 98 96
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 66 64 67 68 68 67 67 66 63 61 61 62 62 62 62 60 57 55
RH 84 87 63 49 40 37 55 67 76 81 61 43 33 33 46 54 64 73 48 32 26 25
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S E S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 10 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 9 5 6 9 10 11 9 9 8 5 9 12 13 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 5500 7500 2200 700 5900 9000 3900 800 7000 10400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 13 14 14 17 11 9 13 17 13 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 100 75 101 77 102 76 101
Temp 80 73 95 98 83 75 95100 84 77 96 98 83 76 95 98
Dewpt 58 60 60 56 61 62 62 59 63 63 63 61 64 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 64 24 64 25 62 28 64 28
RH 47 64 31 25 48 64 34 26 49 62 34 30 53 64 35 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ043-162115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
103 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 72 96 69 96
Temp 73 71 80 87 92 92 84 79 75 72 82 90 95 93 83 78 73 70 82 91 95 93
Dewpt 69 69 70 70 69 69 70 69 68 66 67 68 64 63 64 64 64 62 64 63 60 60
RH 88 94 72 56 47 47 64 72 80 82 61 48 36 37 52 63 73 76 55 40 31 33
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 5 9 10 11 11 10 8 5 5 6 9 10 11 9 6 5 5 8 9 10 11
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 5300 7500 1200 700 5800 8300 5400 500 6700 9300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 11 13 12 17 13 13 14 17 12 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 97 73 98 75 100 76 100
Temp 77 71 92 94 81 74 93 96 83 75 95 97 82 76 95 97
Dewpt 63 64 65 62 65 65 66 63 67 65 66 64 66 64 66 63
Max/Min RH 79 33 73 33 71 32 68 31
RH 63 79 41 35 59 73 41 34 58 71 40 34 58 68 39 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ035-162115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
103 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 72 95 70 96
Temp 72 70 78 89 95 94 84 80 74 72 81 89 95 93 84 79 74 70 80 89 95 94
Dewpt 67 67 67 66 62 61 64 67 65 65 65 65 62 60 62 62 61 61 61 60 56 54
RH 84 90 69 47 34 34 51 65 74 79 58 45 34 33 48 56 64 73 52 38 27 26
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 9 11 12 11 13 12 12 10 6 9 10 13 13 12 12 9 8 12 13 14 14
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 900 4900 8400 3600 1100 6000 8500 5700 900 5400 9600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 18 14 10 14 18 14 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 97 73 100 75 101 74 100
Temp 78 71 91 95 81 73 92 97 83 75 94 97 82 74 93 96
Dewpt 57 59 60 56 60 61 62 57 62 62 61 58 62 62 62 58
Max/Min RH 66 26 66 25 64 25 66 27
RH 48 66 36 27 49 66 37 27 49 64 34 28 51 66 36 28
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-162115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
103 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 73 98 71 99
Temp 73 71 82 91 95 95 85 81 76 73 83 93 98 96 86 80 75 71 84 95 98 96
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 66 66 69 70 69 67 67 66 63 62 63 64 64 62 62 60 58 56
RH 89 93 66 49 39 39 59 70 78 82 60 42 32 33 46 58 68 74 48 32 27 26
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S E S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 9 6 10 11 12 12 10 9 6 5 5 9 10 11 9 8 6 5 9 11 12 12
Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 5700 7800 2800 1000 6000 9200 4400 1100 7100 10700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 13 14 13 17 12 9 13 18 14 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 100 75 102 78 103 77 103
Temp 79 73 95 97 83 75 96100 84 78 98100 84 77 97100
Dewpt 61 63 62 59 64 64 63 61 65 64 63 62 66 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 71 27 70 26 63 27 67 27
RH 54 71 34 29 53 69 35 28 53 62 32 30 56 66 34 29
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ029-162115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
103 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 67 93 66 92
Temp 68 66 77 86 91 92 80 76 71 68 77 87 92 89 80 75 70 67 78 87 92 90
Dewpt 67 66 67 65 61 61 66 67 65 65 65 64 61 61 62 62 61 60 61 59 56 56
RH 97100 71 50 37 36 62 74 81 90 67 46 36 39 54 64 73 78 56 39 30 32
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 8 10 9 8 9 8 5 9 11 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 5300 8000 2900 800 6100 7700 5000 900 5400 9600
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 13 11 17 13 6 12 17 16 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 93 69 96 72 97 71 97
Temp 75 67 88 91 76 69 91 94 78 72 93 95 77 72 92 93
Dewpt 57 58 59 56 60 61 60 58 61 61 60 58 62 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 73 29 76 28 68 28 71 29
RH 54 73 38 31 58 76 36 30 56 68 33 29 60 68 36 32
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dewpt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
Relative to Due North.
Example: 09 = 90 Degrees = East; 18 = 180 Degrees = South;
27 = 270 Degrees = West; 36 = 360 Degrees = North
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Index..........................Heat Index
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability of Measurable Precipitation
QPF 12Hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain SHWRS.....Rain Showers
TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowSHWRS......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
FRZG Rain......Freezing Rain
FRZG DRZL......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
OBVIS...............................Obstruction to Visibility
TYPE...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
Mix Hgt(feet AGL)...................Mixing Height
T Wind Dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
0...........NIL
1-2.........Elevated
3-4.........Critical - Low
5-6.........Critical - High
7-8.........Extreme
9-10........Historic
RFTI Category.......................
NO..........NIL
EL..........Elevated
CL..........Critical - Low
CH..........Critical - High
EX..........Extreme
HS..........Historic
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dwpt................................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
PWind Dir(8 point compass)..........20 ft. Primary Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions