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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
TXZ024-141000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 51 90 58 87 49
Temp 87 76 63 59 56 53 64 82 89 79 68 66 63 59 67 82 86 77 62 58 53 50
Dewpt 24 24 29 27 27 26 29 28 26 28 31 34 37 38 38 36 34 36 36 36 36 37
RH 10 14 27 29 33 36 28 14 10 15 25 30 37 45 34 19 16 23 38 43 52 62
Wind dir SW S SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W N N NW NW NW
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 5 8 9 11 13 11 11 9 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 2200 5800 500 500 4300 7200 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W W SW SW W W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 11 14 21 20 17 8 8
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 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 55 77 47 71 49 71 46 65
Temp 70 69 60 56 74 70 56 48 66 65 55 50 66 63 52 47 60 58
Dewpt 39 40 41 41 38 33 35 34 34 34 37 37 40 41 41 38 38 34
Min/Max RH 25 57 21 58 26 63 33 71 34
RH 31 35 49 57 27 25 44 58 30 32 51 63 38 45 65 71 44 40
PWind dir NE SW W W SW SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 10 20 30 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
$$
TXZ026-141000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 89 53 87 48
Temp 85 76 64 57 52 47 58 80 89 80 69 64 58 54 64 81 87 77 63 57 52 49
Dewpt 33 36 38 38 34 32 34 34 33 37 36 38 39 40 41 39 36 38 37 38 39 39
RH 15 23 38 49 50 56 40 19 14 21 30 38 49 59 43 22 16 24 38 49 61 68
Wind dir S S S SW W W W W S SE S SW SW SW SW W W N N N N N
Wind spd 9 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 300 1400 2900 400 300 2500 6600 400 300
T Wind Dir S W W S S SW W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 9 8 9 13 14 17 16 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 52 80 46 73 48 71 46 66
Temp 69 67 58 53 76 72 56 47 68 67 55 49 65 64 53 47 61 59
Dewpt 41 41 42 42 40 35 35 35 37 37 39 40 44 43 42 41 39 36
Min/Max RH 29 66 20 63 26 71 38 79 34
RH 36 39 55 66 27 26 45 63 32 33 55 71 46 46 66 79 44 42
PWind dir NE S W W SW S SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 10 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C C S C C C
$$
TXZ043-141000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 50 90 55 88 50
Temp 85 78 65 61 56 52 61 82 89 81 69 66 59 56 65 81 87 81 69 62 56 51
Dewpt 34 33 39 38 41 42 45 37 34 35 44 47 49 49 51 48 44 45 46 46 46 44
RH 17 19 38 44 58 69 54 20 14 19 41 51 69 79 59 33 22 29 44 56 68 77
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW
Wind spd 9 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 5 8 9 9 9 10 11 9 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 1800 4500 500 500 1900 4700 500 500
T Wind Dir S W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 16 14 12 17 17 18 13 14 12
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 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 55 82 48 76 48 73 48 69
Temp 74 75 61 56 79 76 59 49 70 70 57 49 69 67 55 49 63 63
Dewpt 41 42 44 44 42 38 38 38 41 39 42 45 48 48 45 41 39 37
Min/Max RH 24 66 21 67 27 85 39 76 33
RH 30 32 54 65 27 25 45 67 34 33 57 85 46 50 69 76 41 39
PWind dir NW SW W W SW S SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 5 20 30 50 40
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-141000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 88 50 87 48
Temp 87 76 62 57 51 47 58 82 88 77 67 60 56 51 61 81 87 77 65 59 53 49
Dewpt 21 21 21 22 23 23 29 27 25 25 31 36 39 40 40 37 34 34 34 35 35 35
RH 9 13 20 25 33 38 33 13 10 14 26 41 53 66 46 21 15 21 31 40 50 58
Wind dir SW S SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW
Wind spd 9 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 10 8 9 11 11 10 9 10 10 6 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 1900 5900 500 500 3300 6900 500 500
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 12 11 10 13 13 18 14 16 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 52 78 46 76 48 72 43 67
Temp 76 74 60 53 74 70 55 47 70 68 54 49 68 63 51 44 62 58
Dewpt 38 37 39 39 38 32 33 35 36 34 35 37 37 37 38 34 34 29
Min/Max RH 20 59 19 63 22 63 29 68 27
RH 25 26 46 59 27 24 43 63 29 28 48 63 32 38 61 68 35 33
PWind dir W SW W W SW SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 10 20 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
$$
TXZ031-141000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 45 92 55 90 48
Temp 87 77 64 57 53 48 60 82 91 81 68 65 61 56 69 85 89 80 65 59 53 49
Dewpt 32 34 37 37 32 28 32 32 32 35 38 39 42 44 43 40 37 40 41 40 39 39
RH 14 21 38 46 44 46 35 16 12 19 33 39 49 64 40 20 16 24 41 49 59 68
Wind dir S S S SW W W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW N N N N
Wind spd 9 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 8 9 10 11 10 9 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 600 1900 4400 600 600 4900 7300 600 600
T Wind Dir S W W SW SW SW W W N N
T Wind Spd 12 10 6 10 13 18 19 17 9 9
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 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 54 82 46 73 48 72 47 68
Temp 71 70 59 54 79 74 57 47 69 67 55 49 67 65 54 48 63 61
Dewpt 41 42 44 43 40 36 37 36 36 38 39 42 44 45 44 42 40 38
Min/Max RH 26 65 20 66 27 76 38 82 35
RH 35 36 57 65 25 25 46 66 31 34 56 76 44 48 68 82 43 42
PWind dir NE S W W SW S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 20 30 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C
$$
TXZ029-141000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 42 85 48 83 44
Temp 83 72 56 50 47 44 56 78 85 75 60 57 52 49 60 78 82 73 59 53 48 44
Dewpt 21 21 25 25 24 24 27 25 24 25 31 34 36 37 38 35 33 35 35 35 35 36
RH 10 14 30 37 40 45 33 14 11 15 33 42 54 63 44 21 17 25 40 50 60 73
Wind dir SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N N
Wind spd 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 9 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 2500 5500 500 500 4700 6800 500 500
T Wind Dir W W W W SW W W W N NW
T Wind Spd 10 10 10 13 14 18 18 18 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 49 72 41 69 44 67 40 62
Temp 71 70 56 50 69 66 51 42 65 63 51 45 63 60 47 41 57 55
Dewpt 38 39 40 40 37 33 34 34 34 34 36 37 37 40 40 36 37 32
Min/Max RH 23 68 24 73 25 73 34 82 35
RH 30 32 55 68 31 29 52 73 31 34 56 73 38 47 76 82 47 41
PWind dir W SW W W SW SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 10 20 30 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
$$
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