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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
157 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
TXZ024-120915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
157 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 53 87 57 95 69
Temp 77 77 64 58 56 53 68 79 85 85 70 63 60 58 79 91 95 92 78 76 73 69
Dewpt 39 39 45 45 43 43 45 43 44 47 49 49 46 43 43 40 37 39 43 40 38 36
RH 25 25 50 61 62 69 44 29 24 27 47 60 61 58 29 17 13 16 29 27 28 30
Wind dir E E SE S SW SW S S S SE SE S SW W W W W W SW W W W
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 11 9 8 5 5 6 12 16 16 13 11 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6400 500 500 4500 6200 600 500 8600 11200 1500 600
T Wind Dir NE SE S S S SE SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 8 10 10 16 17 16 12 23 31 18 21
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 05/14 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 64 86 59 89 59 91 61 91
Temp 90 91 74 64 78 85 66 60 82 87 66 60 84 89 70 62 87 88
Dewpt 39 37 34 30 29 30 36 36 36 36 47 45 45 39 42 42 42 39
Min/Max RH 15 28 13 42 15 58 17 49 16
RH 17 15 23 28 17 14 33 42 20 17 49 57 26 18 36 48 21 18
PWind dir W W W SW W S SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ026-120915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
157 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 84 54 97 66
Temp 80 79 67 61 56 52 67 77 82 82 71 64 58 55 72 90 96 93 79 74 70 67
Dewpt 40 41 46 46 46 46 48 46 46 47 50 49 49 48 50 47 42 42 47 45 43 41
RH 24 26 47 58 69 80 50 33 28 29 47 58 72 77 46 23 16 17 32 35 38 39
Wind dir NE E SE SE S W S S S SE SE SE SE S NW W W W SW W W W
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 3 3 6 12 12 11 10 9 5 5 6 11 13 12 9 9 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6400 400 300 4100 4800 400 300 5000 9800 400 400
T Wind Dir NE SE S S S SE S W W W W
T Wind Spd 9 8 6 11 17 18 11 12 21 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 62 86 57 88 58 90 61 91
Temp 91 93 72 62 79 85 66 58 83 86 67 58 84 88 70 61 86 88
Dewpt 41 41 39 35 33 32 40 42 40 40 49 49 49 44 48 47 47 42
Min/Max RH 14 36 14 56 16 73 20 61 18
RH 18 17 30 36 19 15 38 55 22 20 52 72 30 22 46 60 26 20
PWind dir W W W S NW SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-120915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
157 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 51 89 61 100 69
Temp 78 78 67 60 54 51 68 79 87 87 74 67 64 62 80 95 99 96 83 78 73 69
Dewpt 40 41 44 45 44 44 47 44 44 45 48 45 41 40 45 42 40 42 42 40 38 38
RH 26 26 44 58 69 79 46 29 22 23 40 45 43 45 29 17 13 16 24 26 29 32
Wind dir NE NE E SE SW W SW S S S SE S SW SW W W W W SW W W W
Wind spd 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 9 9 6 6 5 6 8 11 14 16 12 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6000 500 400 4100 6100 500 500 7200 12500 500 500
T Wind Dir NE E S SW S S SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 12 8 6 10 14 17 18 24 31 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 66 91 62 93 62 95 63 96
Temp 95 96 78 67 84 90 71 63 88 91 71 62 89 92 73 64 90 93
Dewpt 41 41 37 36 33 34 41 38 41 40 49 50 48 42 43 45 45 39
Min/Max RH 14 32 13 40 15 64 17 50 15
RH 16 15 23 31 16 14 35 39 19 17 46 63 24 18 35 50 21 16
PWind dir W W NW S SW SE SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ035-120915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
157 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 92 61 97 67
Temp 79 78 66 60 54 52 68 81 90 90 75 68 64 62 79 92 96 94 84 77 72 68
Dewpt 34 32 39 40 40 40 41 40 37 34 39 39 36 36 39 37 36 35 37 37 36 38
RH 20 19 37 47 59 63 37 23 15 14 27 35 35 38 24 15 12 13 19 24 27 33
Wind dir NE E SE SE S S S SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
Wind spd 3 5 8 6 5 5 10 13 12 11 9 9 10 11 17 21 21 18 17 16 14 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7500 700 400 3800 13000 700 500 8200 12300 5600 600
T Wind Dir NE SE S SW W SW W W W W W
T Wind Spd 9 13 12 18 18 17 19 29 37 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 61 86 58 91 59 92 61 93
Temp 91 91 74 62 81 84 68 59 86 87 68 60 87 88 71 61 89 88
Dewpt 36 32 30 30 25 26 29 31 29 28 34 39 35 29 32 34 33 28
Min/Max RH 12 30 11 35 11 46 11 36 10
RH 14 12 20 30 13 12 23 34 13 12 28 46 16 12 24 36 14 11
PWind dir W W W SW W S SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ031-120915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
157 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 52 86 55 99 68
Temp 81 79 67 61 56 52 70 79 84 84 71 64 59 56 77 93 98 95 80 76 72 69
Dewpt 41 42 47 47 46 46 49 46 46 47 51 51 49 47 48 44 40 42 46 43 40 40
RH 24 27 49 60 70 81 48 32 27 28 49 63 69 71 36 19 14 17 30 30 31 36
Wind dir NE E SE S SW SW S S S SE SE SE S SW W W W W SW W W W
Wind spd 5 5 3 3 2 2 5 11 11 9 9 5 4 3 6 12 14 11 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL SC CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6700 600 600 4200 5100 700 600 6900 10500 700 700
T Wind Dir NE SE S S S SE S W W W W
T Wind Spd 9 8 6 12 17 18 11 17 25 16 17
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 05/14 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 64 88 59 91 60 94 62 94
Temp 94 95 75 64 81 87 67 60 85 88 69 60 86 90 72 63 89 91
Dewpt 41 42 38 36 33 34 42 41 41 43 52 50 49 44 48 47 47 43
Min/Max RH 15 35 14 51 17 72 20 57 18
RH 17 16 27 35 18 16 39 49 22 21 56 69 29 21 43 57 24 20
PWind dir W W NW S NW SE SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-120915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
157 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 88 56 92 61
Temp 77 76 61 56 51 47 65 77 86 87 70 63 59 57 77 87 92 89 76 72 66 62
Dewpt 34 33 40 42 41 41 41 40 39 37 44 43 40 38 40 37 35 37 40 38 36 36
RH 21 21 46 59 68 79 41 26 19 17 39 48 49 49 26 17 13 16 27 29 33 38
Wind dir NE E SE SE S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW W W W
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 5 5 10 12 10 6 5 5 6 9 16 19 18 14 12 12 11 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7000 500 500 3800 11800 600 500 7800 11500 3200 600
T Wind Dir NE SE S SW W S W W W W W
T Wind Spd 8 12 13 19 17 13 18 28 37 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 57 82 53 86 53 88 55 88
Temp 86 88 69 57 75 81 62 54 81 84 63 54 83 85 65 56 84 85
Dewpt 37 35 33 29 26 28 35 34 31 33 39 41 37 34 36 36 35 32
Min/Max RH 14 34 13 48 14 61 14 48 14
RH 18 15 26 34 16 14 36 47 16 16 41 61 19 16 34 47 17 15
PWind dir W W W SW W S SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
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