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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
TXZ024-152200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
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 87 49 76 54 79
Temp 65 61 69 83 86 76 64 59 56 51 58 69 75 68 57 56 57 56 64 75 78 71
Dewpt 34 35 33 30 28 32 34 35 37 38 40 40 38 40 42 42 42 43 43 38 34 34
RH 32 38 26 15 12 20 33 41 48 62 52 35 26 36 56 59 58 61 46 26 20 26
Wind dir SW W W W NW N N NW N N N E SE SE SE SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind spd 11 14 14 12 11 6 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 10 12 16 16 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 4600 500 500 2000 3100 500 500 4700 5900
T Wind Dir W NW NE NE NE SE S W W W
T Wind Spd 19 12 9 8 6 9 11 13 24 21
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
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 51 77 52 75 52 66 45 64
Temp 59 52 73 70 59 52 69 69 59 53 63 60 52 46 60 58
Dewpt 36 36 37 37 41 43 46 49 52 49 48 44 43 42 40 40
Max/Min RH 54 23 71 37 85 46 86 40
RH 43 54 28 30 51 71 43 50 78 84 58 56 73 86 47 51
PWind dir W SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 40 40 30 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-152200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 46 76 49 82
Temp 59 55 64 82 88 78 64 59 53 49 55 69 75 69 59 56 53 50 60 76 81 74
Dewpt 34 36 36 32 29 33 35 36 38 39 41 42 41 43 44 45 45 43 43 41 37 36
RH 39 49 35 16 12 19 34 42 57 68 59 37 29 39 57 66 74 77 53 28 21 25
Wind dir SW SW W W NW N N N N N N E E E SE S SW SW W W SW SW
Wind spd 9 11 12 11 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 6 10 14 14 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 4000 300 300 1900 2800 600 500 4400 6200
T Wind Dir W NW NE N NE SE SE SW W SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 10 8 8 11 9 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 79 51 76 51 68 44 65
Temp 58 50 72 72 59 52 70 70 59 52 65 62 52 45 61 59
Dewpt 37 36 38 39 44 46 48 51 53 51 49 45 44 42 41 40
Max/Min RH 59 23 80 41 96 45 89 40
RH 45 58 29 30 57 80 46 51 80 96 56 54 74 89 48 49
PWind dir W SW S SW S W W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 40 50 30 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-152200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
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 91 49 81 52 84
Temp 62 56 66 85 91 84 70 63 57 51 60 73 80 75 63 59 55 53 65 79 83 78
Dewpt 47 48 49 44 38 39 39 38 38 39 41 40 39 41 44 45 45 44 45 43 39 39
RH 58 74 53 25 16 20 32 39 49 63 49 30 23 30 50 60 69 71 48 28 21 25
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW N NW NW N N NE E E SE SW W SW W W SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 11 13 12 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 10 12 13 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 5200 500 400 2200 3300 500 500 4500 6500
T Wind Dir W W W N NE SE SE W W SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 10 8 8 8 10 11 18 21
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 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
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 51 82 54 77 53 71 45 68
Temp 61 52 77 76 62 55 72 72 61 54 67 65 53 46 63 62
Dewpt 41 41 43 46 52 54 55 56 58 54 51 48 46 43 43 43
Max/Min RH 67 26 96 48 100 47 88 40
RH 48 67 30 34 69 96 55 58 90 100 56 55 76 88 48 50
PWind dir SW SW S SW S W W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 40 60 50 30 10
Rain shwrs S C C C L C C C S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-152200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 47 82 51 80
Temp 58 52 63 84 90 80 66 59 53 48 58 74 81 75 63 59 56 52 60 73 79 73
Dewpt 35 36 35 33 30 30 30 31 32 34 36 37 36 36 38 40 40 40 41 39 35 34
RH 42 54 35 16 12 16 26 34 45 58 44 26 20 24 39 49 55 63 49 29 20 24
Wind dir SW W W W W W N N N NE N S SW S S SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 11 10 11 14 14 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 9 9 9 11 13 17 17 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 6300 400 400 2300 4600 500 500 4800 6200
T Wind Dir W W NE NE E SW S W W W
T Wind Spd 14 16 11 10 8 11 13 16 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 80 50 75 48 68 41 67
Temp 57 47 73 72 58 50 70 69 57 49 63 62 49 42 61 60
Dewpt 34 34 37 35 40 42 47 46 48 44 42 38 38 36 38 35
Max/Min RH 60 20 74 37 83 36 79 33
RH 42 60 27 26 51 74 44 44 72 83 46 41 66 79 42 39
PWind dir W SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 40 40 30 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ031-152200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
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 91 47 78 52 84
Temp 62 58 69 86 91 80 65 59 54 49 57 71 77 70 60 57 55 53 65 79 83 75
Dewpt 39 41 38 34 31 33 36 37 38 40 41 42 41 43 44 45 45 45 44 41 38 38
RH 42 54 32 16 12 18 34 44 55 71 56 35 28 37 56 64 70 74 48 26 20 26
Wind dir SW SW SW W NW N N NW N N N NE E E SE S SW W W W SW SW
Wind spd 9 11 12 13 11 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 9 13 13 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 4900 600 600 2200 3200 1000 1000 4600 6200
T Wind Dir W NW NE N NE SE SE SW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 13 10 9 6 9 11 11 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
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 51 81 52 77 52 69 46 67
Temp 59 51 76 74 60 53 72 70 59 53 66 63 53 46 63 60
Dewpt 39 38 38 42 46 49 50 54 56 53 51 48 47 45 43 43
Max/Min RH 61 22 86 43 100 49 96 41
RH 47 61 26 32 60 86 47 57 91 100 57 57 82 96 49 53
PWind dir W SW S SW S W W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 50 50 30 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-152200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 44 78 48 74
Temp 53 49 61 79 83 73 59 54 50 46 56 70 77 69 57 54 52 49 57 70 73 67
Dewpt 34 33 33 30 26 31 32 33 34 36 38 37 36 38 39 41 42 42 42 37 34 34
RH 48 54 35 17 12 21 36 45 54 68 51 30 23 32 51 61 69 77 57 30 24 29
Wind dir W W W W W N NE NE NE NE NE S S S S SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 8 9 10 12 11 6 5 2 2 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 6 9 12 17 14 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 5300 500 500 2400 5000 500 500 4900 5400
T Wind Dir W NW NE E SE SW S W W W
T Wind Spd 18 13 9 9 6 11 16 18 23 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 43 75 45 71 45 63 38 62
Temp 52 44 69 67 53 46 67 65 53 46 59 57 45 39 58 55
Dewpt 35 35 36 36 39 42 44 46 50 46 45 42 42 39 39 38
Max/Min RH 70 22 86 38 100 46 100 41
RH 52 70 30 32 59 86 43 50 89 100 60 57 89 100 49 53
PWind dir W SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 40 40 30 10
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S
$$
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