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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
TXZ024-032200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 29 38 28 58
Temp 50 52 47 40 37 34 31 31 33 37 36 30 30 31 32 39 52 57 49
Dewpt 24 25 27 29 30 30 27 27 27 27 28 27 27 27 26 27 26 24 26
RH 37 35 45 64 74 84 85 85 77 67 73 88 89 85 81 63 37 28 40
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW SE S SW SW W W W W NW
Wind spd 12 12 9 11 11 11 9 5 4 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 6 4
Clouds FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 40 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Snowshwrs C C S
Mix Hgt 3700 3600 2700 2200 3000 500 500 2800 4700
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE W S SW W W
T Wind Spd 17 20 17 9 6 9 14 18 16
RFTI 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
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 61 32 51 29 62 34 66
Temp 36 31 56 52 39 33 46 45 33 30 55 53 40 35 59 57
Dewpt 26 23 26 29 29 27 28 29 26 25 29 28 27 26 27 27
Max/Min RH 71 27 79 41 85 28 71 23
RH 68 71 32 41 68 79 50 53 75 82 36 38 59 70 29 32
PWind dir W W N N SW SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-032200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 51 29 36 25 55
Temp 48 51 47 41 38 35 32 31 33 35 33 30 28 27 27 33 48 55 49
Dewpt 27 26 27 28 30 28 26 26 25 26 26 25 25 25 25 27 29 28 29
RH 44 37 45 59 73 75 78 81 72 69 75 81 88 92 92 78 47 35 46
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE N NE N N SE S S S SW SW W W N
Wind spd 13 13 10 12 11 12 11 9 5 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 30 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs S C
Sleet S
Snowshwrs C C S
Mix Hgt 3500 2100 2000 1800 2000 300 300 2100 3400
T Wind Dir N NE NE N N S S SW W
T Wind Spd 18 20 19 11 5 9 12 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 28 58 30 49 27 58 31 64
Temp 36 29 52 52 38 31 46 45 33 27 51 52 39 32 56 56
Dewpt 28 25 29 30 30 28 28 28 26 25 29 29 29 27 29 29
Max/Min RH 85 32 88 44 92 32 82 26
RH 72 85 41 43 73 88 49 51 75 92 42 41 67 82 35 35
PWind dir N NW N N SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-032200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 59 33 39 27 63
Temp 55 58 52 45 41 38 36 36 37 39 37 32 30 30 30 39 56 62 56
Dewpt 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 30 28 27 28 29 28 28 28 31 31 29 31
RH 32 30 40 53 64 77 80 80 69 62 69 89 93 92 91 73 38 28 39
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 9 10 9 11 10 11 10 9 9 5 3 3 4 5 5 6 9 9 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 2100 2300 2300 2500 500 400 2600 4500
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE N SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 20 23 14 8 8 10 16 18
RFTI 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
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 68 32 55 27 62 33 68
Temp 39 31 60 60 43 33 50 49 34 28 54 56 42 34 59 60
Dewpt 31 26 25 27 30 29 28 29 29 26 28 29 31 28 29 29
Max/Min RH 82 20 84 36 95 28 81 24
RH 72 80 26 28 60 84 43 46 81 92 36 36 66 80 31 31
PWind dir W W NW N E SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-032200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 56 29 40 28 61
Temp 53 56 49 40 36 34 31 33 36 40 37 33 31 31 31 37 55 60 52
Dewpt 23 24 24 24 27 26 26 26 27 28 27 27 26 25 26 26 25 22 21
RH 31 29 37 52 69 72 81 75 69 62 67 78 81 78 81 64 31 23 29
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE W SW S SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 11 11 12 16 14 13 11 9 4 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 12 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0 0
Snowshwrs S S
Mix Hgt 3000 2500 2200 2100 2700 400 400 3200 5300
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE W SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 13 21 20 10 8 10 14 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 28 65 31 57 28 63 30 68
Temp 37 30 58 56 41 32 52 49 35 29 56 54 40 31 60 58
Dewpt 21 20 24 23 25 25 26 26 25 24 26 24 24 23 25 23
Max/Min RH 66 21 75 31 81 24 72 19
RH 52 66 27 28 53 75 36 40 66 81 31 31 52 72 26 26
PWind dir W W NW N SE SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-032200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 31 37 26 60
Temp 50 54 49 43 40 36 34 33 34 37 35 30 28 29 28 37 53 59 50
Dewpt 27 27 28 30 32 31 29 28 27 27 28 28 28 27 28 29 29 27 30
RH 41 36 44 60 75 81 84 80 74 67 75 91100 94100 74 41 29 45
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE N NE N N SE S S S SW SW W W N
Wind spd 12 12 9 10 9 10 9 8 5 4 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 30 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs S C
Sleet C
Snowshwrs C C
Mix Hgt 3700 1900 2300 2200 2600 600 600 2400 5500
T Wind Dir N NE NE N N S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 20 20 12 5 9 12 12 14
RFTI 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
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 63 30 52 26 62 31 68
Temp 35 29 57 54 38 31 47 46 32 27 54 54 39 32 59 58
Dewpt 29 26 28 31 33 30 28 29 28 27 29 30 31 28 29 29
Max/Min RH 88 27 94 41 98 30 85 25
RH 78 88 34 41 81 94 48 51 84 98 38 39 72 85 33 34
PWind dir NW W N N S S SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-032200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 51 27 38 24 55
Temp 48 49 45 36 34 32 30 31 34 37 35 29 27 27 27 34 49 54 45
Dewpt 24 25 26 28 29 28 27 27 27 27 28 28 27 27 26 26 23 22 24
RH 39 39 47 72 82 85 88 85 75 67 75 96100100 96 72 36 28 43
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N W SW SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 11 11 9 12 10 9 8 5 3 5 4 5 5 8 9 9 10 9 4
Clouds SC FW SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 30 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
Snowshwrs S C C
Mix Hgt 3300 2500 2200 2200 3000 400 500 3200 4300
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE W SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 16 23 19 9 8 10 17 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 23 60 26 52 24 59 27 63
Temp 29 29 53 50 34 27 46 43 29 25 52 50 35 28 56 54
Dewpt 24 21 25 28 28 25 27 28 26 24 27 27 25 24 25 25
Max/Min RH 88 27 92 41 96 28 85 23
RH 81 72 33 42 78 92 47 55 88 96 38 41 66 85 30 32
PWind dir W W N N S SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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