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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
TXZ024-201000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 55 63 46 68 43
Temp 73 69 61 61 59 57 59 60 61 59 53 52 49 47 52 63 68 61 52 49 45 44
Dewpt 44 46 49 51 53 54 57 58 58 56 53 48 45 42 42 44 42 43 42 42 42 41
RH 36 44 65 72 79 88 93 95 89 91100 88 85 85 69 51 40 51 70 76 88 89
Wind dir SE SE SW SW SW S SE S S S SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 13 13 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 9 5 5 5 4 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 90 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.67 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs C D D D D S S
Tstms C C C C C
Mix Hgt 500 500 1300 1500 600 600 2900 4700 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW W W NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 14 13 18 17 13 12 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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 64 46 60 47 61 42 65 37 55
Temp 59 58 51 47 57 56 52 48 57 56 47 43 62 57 45 38 51 49
Dewpt 44 44 46 47 49 49 49 48 47 44 41 39 38 37 35 32 30 31
Min/Max RH 46 97 68 99 53 89 34 79 38
RH 58 59 84 97 76 78 90 98 68 64 79 86 41 46 68 79 44 50
PWind dir NE E E NE NW NW NW N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 30 60 50 40 10 0 0 5
Rain shwrs C C L C C C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ026-201000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 65 44 69 42
Temp 74 70 64 61 59 58 59 61 62 59 56 52 48 45 51 64 68 62 53 50 45 43
Dewpt 46 50 52 56 56 56 59 60 59 58 56 52 47 44 44 45 44 44 43 42 42 41
RH 37 49 65 84 90 93100 97 90 96100100 96 96 77 50 42 52 69 74 89 93
Wind dir SW SE SE SW S SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW N N NW NW N
Wind spd 3 5 5 5 5 6 9 13 13 6 6 6 8 9 10 11 9 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 90 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.55 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs S C D D D D C C
Tstms C C C C C
Mix Hgt 300 300 1300 1200 400 300 2400 4200 300 300
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 9 8 12 14 13 13 14 13 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 64 45 62 47 63 42 65 37 56
Temp 59 58 51 46 59 58 52 48 59 57 48 43 61 58 45 38 52 50
Dewpt 45 45 45 45 49 49 49 48 49 46 43 40 40 38 36 32 32 32
Min/Max RH 48 100 65 100 54 89 37 82 38
RH 60 62 80 96 69 72 89 100 69 67 83 89 46 47 70 79 46 50
PWind dir NE E E NE N NW NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 30 60 50 40 10 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S C C L C C C C
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ043-201000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 59 68 44 73 42
Temp 73 71 65 63 62 61 63 66 67 63 57 54 49 45 52 67 72 66 56 51 46 43
Dewpt 60 61 62 63 62 61 63 60 60 59 57 53 47 43 43 43 41 43 45 44 42 42
RH 64 70 91 99100100 98 83 77 87100 95 93 93 71 42 33 44 68 78 88 96
Wind dir SW S SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N N
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 5 6 10 13 14 8 6 5 6 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 70 90 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.22 0.33 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C L D D D D C C
Tstms S S S C C S C C C
Mix Hgt 500 500 2100 2600 500 500 2600 4500 400 400
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W NW N
T Wind Spd 6 10 18 19 12 17 17 13 13 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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 67 46 65 47 65 41 69 37 59
Temp 62 61 52 47 60 61 54 48 61 61 49 42 64 63 47 38 55 53
Dewpt 45 48 50 47 53 53 53 48 50 47 45 41 43 43 40 36 37 36
Min/Max RH 48 100 66 100 54 96 37 92 43
RH 55 62 93 100 78 77 98 100 67 61 85 96 47 49 76 91 51 52
PWind dir NE E E N NW NW W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 60 60 40 10 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S C C L L L L C C
Tstms S C S
$$
TXZ035-201000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 63 41 70 40
Temp 73 68 60 57 56 57 59 61 60 54 51 48 45 42 49 64 69 62 52 47 43 41
Dewpt 47 46 48 50 51 54 57 56 55 52 48 43 38 37 39 40 38 38 38 38 37 37
RH 40 45 64 77 83 90 93 84 84 93 89 83 76 82 68 41 32 41 59 71 79 86
Wind dir SW S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N N N
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 8 12 18 17 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 9 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 90 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.26 1.07 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C D D D D
Tstms S C C C C C
Mix Hgt 600 500 1800 2100 800 500 2600 4200 500 400
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W W W N N
T Wind Spd 10 9 18 18 16 16 17 12 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 67 46 64 44 65 39 68 36 60
Temp 62 60 51 47 60 58 51 45 61 57 47 40 63 59 45 37 56 52
Dewpt 42 42 45 45 49 47 45 44 44 40 38 36 37 34 33 30 31 31
Min/Max RH 39 93 56 96 43 85 29 75 34
RH 48 51 80 93 67 67 80 96 53 53 71 85 38 39 63 75 38 44
PWind dir E E E SW NW NW W E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 60 50 20 10 0 0 5
Rain shwrs S C L L C C S
Tstms C
$$
TXZ031-201000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 57 67 45 72 42
Temp 76 71 65 61 60 59 62 64 63 60 56 52 49 46 53 67 71 63 54 50 46 43
Dewpt 50 54 59 59 59 59 61 61 60 59 56 52 48 44 44 45 44 46 45 45 44 43
RH 41 55 80 94 96100 99 92 92 97100100 96 94 73 46 39 54 71 82 94100
Wind dir S SE S SW SW SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N
Wind spd 4 5 4 4 4 5 9 13 13 6 5 5 6 8 9 11 9 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 90 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.44 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C D D D D C C
Tstms C C C C C
Mix Hgt 600 600 1800 1800 600 600 3000 4600 800 800
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 9 9 14 16 14 17 16 13 13 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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 67 45 63 47 64 41 68 37 58
Temp 60 61 51 46 59 59 52 48 60 59 48 42 63 60 46 38 53 51
Dewpt 46 47 49 46 51 52 52 48 50 48 45 42 42 41 39 34 33 34
Min/Max RH 47 100 69 100 57 99 38 86 41
RH 59 61 93 100 76 77100 100 71 68 89 99 46 49 78 86 46 52
PWind dir NE E E NE N NW NW N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 60 50 40 10 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S C C L C C C C
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ029-201000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 61 38 65 35
Temp 70 66 56 54 52 52 55 59 59 56 48 45 41 39 47 60 64 57 46 42 38 36
Dewpt 44 46 47 49 51 52 55 56 55 53 48 45 41 39 41 42 41 41 41 40 38 36
RH 39 48 72 83 96100100 90 87 90100100100100 79 51 43 55 83 93100100
Wind dir SW S S SW S S SE S S SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N N N
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 13 12 6 5 6 8 9 10 10 9 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 40 90 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.09 1.00 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C D D D D
Tstms S C C C C
Mix Hgt 500 600 1200 1600 800 500 2800 4600 500 500
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W W NW N N
T Wind Spd 11 10 13 17 14 18 17 13 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 40 58 40 59 35 64 31 54
Temp 57 57 46 42 55 54 47 41 55 53 42 36 59 55 39 32 50 48
Dewpt 42 43 45 42 49 49 47 41 44 42 40 36 37 35 34 30 30 31
Min/Max RH 44 100 72 100 55 100 34 92 43
RH 57 59 96 100 80 83100 100 66 66 93 100 44 47 82 92 46 51
PWind dir E E E W NW NW NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 60 50 30 10 0 0 5
Rain shwrs S C L L C C C
Tstms C S
$$
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