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123 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
TXZ024-170915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 103 68 89 67
Temp 95 93 83 79 77 74 85 95101 98 85 80 72 68 87 85 84 81 78 74 70 68
Dewpt 65 64 66 64 62 62 63 61 57 54 53 54 55 56 58 59 61 62 63 64 64 64
RH 36 39 58 60 59 65 48 33 23 23 33 40 54 65 38 42 46 53 61 71 83 88
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE N
Wind spd 12 13 12 12 12 17 19 18 19 19 17 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 4
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7800 1900 900 5600 10400 1700 1200 5100 6400 4000 600
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S SE SE E S
T Wind Spd 16 19 23 27 27 20 10 8 9 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 74 98 73 96 72 92 70 90
Temp 90 94 80 74 94 95 81 73 92 93 78 72 88 89 77 71 86 87
Dewpt 64 59 63 62 61 56 61 62 61 58 61 62 63 60 63 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 29 67 26 68 29 72 35 80 41
RH 43 31 56 67 33 27 51 68 36 31 56 72 44 38 62 80 47 44
PWind dir S S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-170915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 102 71 94 70
Temp 94 93 83 79 76 74 84 93100 99 88 82 75 71 89 89 88 86 82 76 72 71
Dewpt 67 64 67 67 64 64 64 65 62 59 59 59 59 59 59 60 60 61 63 65 65 65
RH 41 39 59 67 66 70 52 40 29 27 38 46 58 66 37 38 39 43 53 69 79 81
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S S NW NW W W W W W W W W E
Wind spd 11 12 12 12 12 13 18 21 23 20 19 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 5
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6200 1100 800 3900 6700 1400 600 5100 6600 4100 500
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 18 18 25 32 32 21 13 14 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 74 101 74 99 74 96 73 94
Temp 92 96 82 74 96 98 83 74 94 95 81 74 90 92 79 73 89 90
Dewpt 66 59 63 64 62 56 61 63 62 58 62 63 64 58 63 64 65 60
Min/Max RH 28 71 23 69 28 69 30 73 36
RH 43 29 53 71 33 25 48 69 35 29 53 69 42 32 58 73 45 37
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ043-170915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 101 71 94 70
Temp 95 95 83 80 77 74 83 93100 98 86 83 76 71 90 89 87 86 82 77 73 71
Dewpt 67 65 66 66 65 65 67 65 62 61 60 60 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 68 69
RH 40 37 56 63 67 73 58 40 29 30 42 47 59 70 40 42 46 50 60 74 85 92
Wind dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 10 10 10 12 17 18 19 18 17 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7300 600 900 4000 6400 1400 1100 5500 6900 4100 600
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE SE E E S
T Wind Spd 12 16 18 26 28 32 32 27 20 16 13
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 06/19 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 73 97 71 96 71 93 70 91
Temp 91 94 80 73 93 95 80 72 91 93 78 71 89 89 78 71 86 89
Dewpt 69 63 65 66 65 60 64 66 64 61 64 66 65 63 66 67 67 64
Min/Max RH 35 79 30 80 33 84 38 87 42
RH 49 36 60 79 40 31 58 80 41 36 62 84 46 42 68 87 52 44
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ035-170915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 106 69 94 68
Temp 97 95 85 81 77 75 85 98104103 90 81 74 69 87 87 87 85 81 75 71 69
Dewpt 60 58 59 59 61 61 61 55 49 46 46 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 60 61 62 62
RH 30 29 42 47 57 61 44 24 16 15 22 30 41 53 31 34 36 41 49 62 73 78
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 14 16 17 17 17 17 20 19 23 20 19 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8500 3100 1000 5100 12900 1800 700 5100 6200 2700 600
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 16 21 23 25 25 18 9 6 6 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 72 99 71 98 70 94 70 92
Temp 93 93 80 72 94 95 80 71 92 92 78 70 88 89 76 70 86 86
Dewpt 61 56 60 61 58 53 59 61 60 57 60 62 61 58 61 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 27 68 23 71 27 76 32 76 37
RH 35 29 51 68 30 24 49 71 34 31 54 76 41 35 60 76 45 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-170915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 102 71 93 69
Temp 95 94 84 80 77 74 83 93 99 97 88 83 75 71 87 87 87 86 82 76 72 70
Dewpt 68 67 68 67 65 64 66 66 63 62 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 64 65 67 67 66
RH 42 41 58 67 67 70 58 43 31 32 45 53 69 79 47 45 45 48 56 74 84 88
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 10 10 10 11 11 12 17 19 21 19 19 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 4
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6400 900 1000 3900 7100 2000 1200 5400 6800 4500 800
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SE SE E E S
T Wind Spd 16 18 19 26 32 34 28 19 13 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 74 100 74 99 73 95 72 93
Temp 92 95 82 74 96 97 83 74 94 95 81 73 91 92 79 72 89 90
Dewpt 68 62 65 65 64 58 63 64 63 60 64 65 64 61 66 66 65 63
Min/Max RH 32 74 27 71 30 75 34 81 40
RH 46 35 56 74 36 28 51 71 37 31 56 75 42 36 66 81 46 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-170915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 101 64 88 63
Temp 93 93 83 80 74 72 83 93 99 99 82 77 68 64 83 82 80 78 75 71 66 64
Dewpt 61 60 62 61 61 62 61 56 47 44 45 46 48 50 52 55 57 59 61 62 62 62
RH 35 33 49 52 63 71 48 29 17 15 27 33 49 60 34 40 45 52 62 73 87 93
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 12 12 12 12 13 16 18 17 19 17 14 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8200 3200 900 4300 13300 1800 1000 4900 6900 4700 500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S SE E SE
T Wind Spd 13 21 24 26 26 21 13 9 9 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 68 94 67 93 66 89 65 86
Temp 89 92 76 69 91 92 77 67 88 90 74 66 84 86 73 66 82 84
Dewpt 61 56 60 61 58 54 59 61 59 57 60 62 61 60 62 62 62 62
Min/Max RH 28 76 26 81 31 87 39 87 45
RH 39 30 58 76 33 28 54 81 38 33 62 87 46 42 68 87 51 48
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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