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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
TXZ024-131000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
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 84 49 86 58
Temp 73 63 53 50 47 45 56 77 84 74 61 58 54 50 61 80 86 76 65 64 62 59
Dewpt 32 34 35 35 37 36 35 32 27 30 31 30 27 26 28 29 28 30 33 36 39 40
RH 22 34 49 56 68 71 45 19 12 20 32 34 36 39 28 16 12 18 29 34 43 49
Wind dir E SE S SW W W SW S SW S SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 6 8 10 11 13
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 0 2300 6800 0 0 2100 4400 0 0
T Wind Dir S W SW S SW W W S SW W
T Wind Spd 4 5 6 11 5 8 8 9 9 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 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 86 49 77 55 75 45 66 45 61
Temp 82 74 57 49 70 69 59 56 72 68 55 46 63 61 51 46 57 56
Dewpt 38 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 36 32 34 34 35 35 37 38 39 39
Min/Max RH 16 62 24 60 22 64 31 75 44
RH 21 24 45 62 32 35 50 60 28 26 45 64 35 38 58 75 50 53
PWind dir W NW NE SW W W SW S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ026-131000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 42 81 45 84 53
Temp 74 64 55 50 46 43 53 72 81 73 62 56 50 46 56 75 84 76 66 63 58 54
Dewpt 33 34 35 36 37 37 37 38 35 37 38 39 37 34 34 34 32 35 38 40 41 41
RH 22 33 47 58 71 79 54 29 19 27 41 53 61 63 43 22 15 22 36 43 53 61
Wind dir E E E SE NW NW W S S S S SW SW W W SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 900 2700 0 0 700 1600 0 0
T Wind Dir E N W S S W N E NE W
T Wind Spd 3 4 4 12 6 5 6 8 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 47 76 51 78 44 69 43 62
Temp 81 76 57 48 70 70 58 52 74 70 55 45 65 63 51 44 59 56
Dewpt 41 38 39 38 40 42 42 42 39 35 36 34 37 36 38 38 39 39
Min/Max RH 18 68 27 69 22 65 28 79 42
RH 24 25 51 68 34 36 55 69 28 28 49 65 35 36 61 79 47 53
PWind dir W N NE S SW W W SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 20
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ043-131000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
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 43 83 49 87 55
Temp 76 67 58 52 47 43 55 75 83 75 64 60 55 50 62 79 87 79 69 65 60 56
Dewpt 33 35 38 39 39 38 39 40 37 38 42 43 44 45 45 42 40 43 47 48 49 50
RH 21 30 46 61 74 83 55 28 19 26 45 52 65 81 53 27 19 28 45 54 67 82
Wind dir E E E SE SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 9 9 5 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 1600 4500 0 0 1300 6100 0 0
T Wind Dir NE NW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 4 4 8 12 8 9 11 11 10 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 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 87 50 82 54 80 45 72 46 65
Temp 80 79 62 51 74 75 61 55 77 74 59 46 68 66 55 47 62 61
Dewpt 49 44 46 42 41 41 42 44 41 37 38 37 38 37 41 43 42 43
Min/Max RH 22 74 22 68 21 71 27 86 45
RH 34 29 55 71 30 29 50 67 28 26 46 71 33 34 60 86 49 51
PWind dir SW SW NW SW SW W W S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 30
Rain shwrs C C
$$
TXZ035-131000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 42 85 45 87 51
Temp 77 66 54 49 45 42 55 77 85 75 62 56 50 46 58 81 87 77 66 61 57 52
Dewpt 29 30 31 32 32 31 31 27 22 23 24 24 24 24 26 28 27 29 32 36 40 40
RH 17 26 41 52 60 65 40 16 10 14 23 29 36 42 29 14 11 17 28 39 53 63
Wind dir E SE E SE W W W SW SW S SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 6 4 3 4 5 5 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 11 8 10 11 11 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 2400 6200 0 0 2900 7000 0 0
T Wind Dir SE W W SW SW W W W W W
T Wind Spd 4 5 8 11 8 9 10 11 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 47 83 52 76 44 71 44 66
Temp 81 77 58 48 75 73 60 53 72 69 54 45 67 64 51 45 61 59
Dewpt 38 33 34 34 36 36 40 41 37 32 33 34 34 33 35 36 38 36
Min/Max RH 16 58 18 64 21 65 25 70 34
RH 21 20 40 58 24 26 47 64 28 25 45 65 29 31 54 70 42 42
PWind dir W W W SW W W SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ031-131000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
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 41 85 46 89 57
Temp 76 65 55 50 45 41 53 75 85 75 63 57 52 47 60 80 88 78 67 65 62 58
Dewpt 34 35 37 38 39 37 37 37 34 37 39 39 35 32 31 32 31 35 41 43 44 45
RH 22 34 51 63 78 88 55 25 16 25 41 51 52 56 34 17 13 21 39 45 53 63
Wind dir E E SE SW W W SW S S S S SW SW W W SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 6 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 1100 3900 0 0 1000 2200 0 0
T Wind Dir E NW W S S W NW SE N W
T Wind Spd 4 4 4 12 9 5 5 9 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 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 89 48 79 53 79 44 70 44 63
Temp 84 78 58 49 72 71 59 54 76 72 55 45 66 64 51 45 60 58
Dewpt 43 41 41 40 40 42 44 44 40 35 36 36 37 37 40 40 41 42
Min/Max RH 17 71 26 69 21 69 29 81 46
RH 24 27 52 71 32 36 58 69 27 26 49 69 34 38 65 81 51 57
PWind dir SW N N S W W W S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 20
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ029-131000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 39 81 42 83 48
Temp 73 62 50 46 42 39 53 75 81 71 56 51 46 43 56 77 83 73 60 57 52 49
Dewpt 30 33 34 34 34 33 31 27 22 26 26 26 24 23 25 27 27 31 32 35 38 39
RH 20 34 54 63 73 79 43 17 11 18 31 37 42 45 30 16 13 21 35 43 59 68
Wind dir E E SE S SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 6 4 4 3 4 4 5 8 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 10 5 6 6 8 8
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 2900 6300 0 0 2800 6300 0 0
T Wind Dir SE SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 5 4 9 12 5 6 8 10 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 43 78 47 70 39 65 40 60
Temp 77 72 52 44 70 69 56 48 67 64 49 40 61 59 47 41 55 54
Dewpt 36 34 34 35 36 37 41 41 35 32 34 34 35 34 35 38 38 38
Min/Max RH 16 70 22 77 24 79 31 89 45
RH 23 25 50 70 29 31 57 77 30 30 56 79 38 39 63 89 53 55
PWind dir W N W SW W W SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain shwrs S S
$$
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