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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
255 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
TXZ024-152300-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
255 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 54 30 62 40 67
Temp 32 29 34 47 53 48 38 36 33 32 39 55 62 54 44 45 44 44 49 63 67 60
Dewpt 27 25 24 21 19 22 23 23 20 17 17 19 16 19 20 23 29 30 31 30 28 27
RH 83 83 66 36 26 35 54 58 58 54 41 24 16 26 38 43 55 57 49 30 23 28
Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind spd 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 6 6 8 6 8 9 5 8 11 14 16 18 20 19 13
Clouds B2 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2800 6400 500 500 2200 3600 500 600 3300 7000
T Wind Dir NW NW W W W SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 5 10 11 14 11 11 19 27 27 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 28 41 17 31 12 27 10 28
Temp 41 29 37 35 26 18 28 29 21 14 24 25 18 12 23 25
Dewpt 28 23 17 16 16 10 4 5 3 2 3 7 6 6 8 12
Max/Min RH 76 36 71 30 58 36 76 45
RH 59 76 44 45 65 70 35 36 46 58 39 46 60 75 53 57
PWind dir N NE N NE SE E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5 20 20 5
Snowshwrs S S
$$
TXZ026-152300-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
255 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 53 27 63 36 69
Temp 32 28 31 45 52 48 40 35 31 30 36 53 62 56 45 41 39 39 46 62 68 61
Dewpt 27 26 27 25 21 22 23 24 22 20 21 22 19 22 22 24 28 32 34 33 30 29
RH 82 92 85 45 29 35 50 64 69 66 54 29 19 26 40 50 64 76 63 34 24 30
Wind dir N N NW NW W W W W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 5 5 4 5 3 2 5 5 8 8 6 6 6 5 8 9 9 10 12 17 18 13
Clouds B2 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW B1 SC FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1500 4000 300 300 1000 2700 300 300 2700 7500
T Wind Dir NW W SW W W SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 6 6 9 12 10 10 14 16 19 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 29 42 17 33 12 28 10 28
Temp 41 30 38 36 26 18 29 29 20 14 23 25 17 12 23 26
Dewpt 28 23 19 16 14 10 5 5 4 3 5 7 7 7 10 11
Max/Min RH 75 37 71 29 61 38 80 48
RH 59 75 46 44 60 70 35 35 49 61 45 46 64 80 57 52
PWind dir N N N NE E E NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 20 10 5
Snowshwrs S
$$
TXZ043-152300-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
255 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 55 27 62 39 71
Temp 34 29 33 46 53 51 41 36 31 29 35 54 62 56 45 43 42 42 48 64 70 66
Dewpt 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 28 26 23 22 21 17 21 27 30 35 37 38 35 32 29
RH 80 96 87 50 38 41 61 73 80 79 58 27 17 25 48 60 75 81 68 34 24 26
Wind dir N N N N NW E S W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 5 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 6 8 9 12 17 19 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1800 4600 400 400 1500 3400 400 500 3100 7800
T Wind Dir N NW S W W SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 11 11 12 14 19 24 31
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 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 30 46 19 35 13 31 11 30
Temp 46 32 42 42 27 20 30 32 22 15 28 29 20 13 24 28
Dewpt 29 25 20 17 16 13 6 4 3 2 3 7 7 7 9 13
Max/Min RH 76 34 75 27 57 31 78 45
RH 51 76 41 37 62 75 35 30 43 57 33 40 56 78 52 54
PWind dir NW NE NE NE E E NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 20 20 10
Snowshwrs S S S
$$
TXZ035-152300-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
255 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 55 24 61 37 67
Temp 32 27 31 46 53 48 38 31 27 24 32 52 60 54 45 44 41 39 45 62 67 61
Dewpt 25 24 26 26 23 21 22 21 19 18 18 19 15 18 22 27 30 32 32 32 29 27
RH 75 88 81 45 31 34 52 66 71 77 56 27 17 24 40 51 65 76 60 32 24 27
Wind dir N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 9 9 8 9 10 11 11 16 21 25 17
Clouds B2 B1 SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 2200 5700 400 400 1800 3000 400 500 4200 8500
T Wind Dir N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 6 10 9 11 10 11 17 20 24 34
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 27 44 17 33 12 28 9 29
Temp 41 28 39 39 25 18 27 31 21 14 23 25 17 11 22 27
Dewpt 26 23 21 19 16 12 9 8 5 3 5 8 6 6 10 12
Max/Min RH 81 39 77 35 61 40 80 48
RH 55 81 48 44 68 77 46 37 49 61 45 48 61 80 59 53
PWind dir N NE NE E SE E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5 20 20 10
Snowshwrs S S S
$$
TXZ031-152300-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
255 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 55 27 64 38 72
Temp 32 28 32 46 53 50 40 34 30 29 36 55 63 56 45 42 41 42 48 65 71 64
Dewpt 29 27 27 25 22 25 25 26 24 21 20 20 18 22 22 25 31 35 36 33 30 30
RH 89 96 82 44 30 37 53 71 77 74 52 26 17 26 40 51 67 76 64 31 22 28
Wind dir N N NW NW NW NW SW SW W W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 3 3 3 4 4 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 6 8 9 12 17 18 12
Clouds B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1900 4500 600 500 1400 3500 600 600 3200 8300
T Wind Dir NW NW SW W W SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 6 6 9 11 9 10 16 18 19 28
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 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 29 44 18 35 13 31 10 31
Temp 43 30 40 38 27 19 30 31 21 15 26 27 18 12 24 27
Dewpt 29 23 18 16 15 11 4 4 3 2 2 6 7 6 8 11
Max/Min RH 76 34 74 26 56 31 78 42
RH 57 75 41 40 60 70 33 31 46 56 35 40 61 77 50 52
PWind dir N N N NE E E NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 20 10 10
Snowshwrs S S
$$
TXZ029-152300-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
255 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 50 21 57 33 63
Temp 27 24 27 43 49 44 32 27 25 23 31 50 57 50 40 39 36 36 42 58 62 56
Dewpt 26 23 24 23 21 22 23 21 19 17 17 18 15 19 20 24 28 29 30 30 28 27
RH 96 96 88 45 33 41 69 78 78 77 56 28 19 29 44 54 72 75 62 34 27 33
Wind dir N N NW NW W NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind spd 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 8 9 5 8 9 11 11 14 19 20 13
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 2500 5600 400 400 1900 3000 500 500 3700 7200
T Wind Dir NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 5 11 9 12 10 13 20 23 26 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 23 39 12 30 8 25 5 26
Temp 36 24 35 33 20 13 24 26 16 10 20 21 13 7 19 23
Dewpt 26 22 19 18 15 10 6 8 3 1 5 7 6 4 8 12
Max/Min RH 92 44 88 37 67 44 88 50
RH 67 92 52 53 81 87 45 46 56 66 51 54 73 87 62 62
PWind dir N NE NE E SE E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 5 20 20 10
Snowshwrs S S S
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
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