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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

TXZ024-132200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date             Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25
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          51          90          58          87
Temp                   80 87 76 63 59 56 53 64 82 89 79 68 66 63 59 67 82 86 77
Dewpt                  30 24 24 29 27 27 26 29 28 26 28 31 34 37 38 38 36 34 36
RH                     17 10 14 27 29 33 36 28 14 10 15 25 30 37 45 34 19 16 23
Wind dir               SW SW  S SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N
Wind spd                5  6  5  5  5  5  6  5  5  8  5  8  9 11 13 11 11  9  5
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    5400   500   500  2200  5800   500   500  4300  7200
T Wind Dir                   SW    SW     W     W    SW    SW     W     W    NW
T Wind Spd                   12    12    11     9    11    14    21    20    17
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               Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25
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    78      55    77      47    71      49    71
Temp          58   50 70 69 60   56 74 70 56   48 66 65 55   50 66 63
Dewpt         36   37 39 40 41   41 38 33 35   34 34 34 37   37 40 41
Max/Min RH         62    25      57    21      58    26      63    33
RH            43   62 31 35 49   57 27 25 44   58 30 32 51   63 38 45
PWind dir          NW    NE      SW     W       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     0      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                       S  S

$$
TXZ026-132200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date             Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25
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                      85          45          89          53          87
Temp                   74 85 76 64 57 52 47 58 80 89 80 69 64 58 54 64 81 87 77
Dewpt                  35 33 36 38 38 34 32 34 34 33 37 36 38 39 40 41 39 36 38
RH                     24 15 23 38 49 50 56 40 19 14 21 30 38 49 59 43 22 16 24
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  S SE  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  N
Wind spd                5  9  8  5  5  5  6  5  5  5  5  8  8  9 10 10 10  9  5
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    3800   300   300  1400  2900   400   300  2500  6600
T Wind Dir                    S     S     W     W     S     S    SW     W    NW
T Wind Spd                   13    12     9     8     9    13    14    17    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               Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25
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            48    75      52    80      46    73      48    71
Temp          57   49 69 67 58   53 76 72 56   47 68 67 55   49 65 64
Dewpt         38   39 41 41 42   42 40 35 35   35 37 37 39   40 44 43
Max/Min RH         68    29      66    20      63    26      71    38
RH            49   68 36 39 55   66 27 26 45   63 32 33 55   71 46 46
PWind dir           N    NE       S     W       W    SW       S    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     0      10    30
Rain shwrs                                                       C  C

$$
TXZ043-132200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date             Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25
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                      86          50          90          55          88
Temp                   77 85 78 65 61 56 52 61 82 89 81 69 66 59 56 65 81 87 81
Dewpt                  40 34 33 39 38 41 42 45 37 34 35 44 47 49 49 51 48 44 45
RH                     26 17 19 38 44 58 69 54 20 14 19 41 51 69 79 59 33 22 29
Wind dir               SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind spd                9  9  5  5  6  8  8  9  9  9  5  8  9  9  9 10 11  9  5
Clouds                 CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    4100   500   400  1800  4500   500   500  1900  4700
T Wind Dir                    S     S     W     W    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW
T Wind Spd                   12    12    16    14    12    17    17    18    13
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               Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25
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            50    82      55    82      48    76      48    73
Temp          62   51 74 75 61   56 79 76 59   49 70 70 57   49 69 67
Dewpt         46   44 41 42 44   44 42 38 38   38 41 39 42   45 48 48
Max/Min RH         79    24      66    21      67    27      85    39
RH            56   77 30 32 54   65 27 25 45   67 34 33 57   85 46 50
PWind dir          SW    NW      SW     W       W    SW       S    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL CL   FW SC SC B1   B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     5      20    30
Rain shwrs                                                    S  C  C

$$
TXZ035-132200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date             Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25
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          45          88          50          87
Temp                   80 87 76 62 57 51 47 58 82 88 77 67 60 56 51 61 81 87 77
Dewpt                  26 21 21 21 22 23 23 29 27 25 25 31 36 39 40 40 37 34 34
RH                     14  9 13 20 25 33 38 33 13 10 14 26 41 53 66 46 21 15 21
Wind dir               SW SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                9  9  6  6  8  8  8  8  9 10  8  9 11 11 10  9 10 10  6
Clouds                 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    5400   400   400  1900  5900   500   500  3300  6900
T Wind Dir                   SW     W     W     W     W    SW    SW     W     W
T Wind Spd                   12    12    11    10    13    13    18    14    16
RFTI                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0
RFTI Category          NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO


Date               Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25
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            48    83      52    78      46    76      48    72
Temp          59   49 76 74 60   53 74 70 55   47 70 68 54   49 68 63
Dewpt         35   35 38 37 39   39 38 32 33   35 36 34 35   37 37 37
Max/Min RH         58    20      59    19      63    22      63    29
RH            40   58 25 26 46   59 27 24 43   63 29 28 48   63 32 38
PWind dir           W     W      SW     W       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   SC SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     0      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                       S  S

$$
TXZ031-132200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date             Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25
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          45          92          55          90
Temp                   79 87 77 64 57 53 48 60 82 91 81 68 65 61 56 69 85 89 80
Dewpt                  33 32 34 37 37 32 28 32 32 32 35 38 39 42 44 43 40 37 40
RH                     19 14 21 38 46 44 46 35 16 12 19 33 39 49 64 40 20 16 24
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW
Wind spd                5  9  8  5  4  5  5  5  5  8  5  6  8  9 10 11 10  9  5
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    4300   600   600  1900  4400   600   600  4900  7300
T Wind Dir                    S     S     W     W    SW    SW    SW     W     W
T Wind Spd                   13    12    10     6    10    13    18    19    17
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               Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25
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            48    79      54    82      46    73      48    72
Temp          59   49 71 70 59   54 79 74 57   47 69 67 55   49 67 65
Dewpt         40   39 41 42 44   43 40 36 37   36 36 38 39   42 44 45
Max/Min RH         68    26      65    20      66    27      76    38
RH            49   68 35 36 57   65 25 25 46   66 31 34 56   76 44 48
PWind dir          NW    NE       S     W       W    SW       S    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     0      20    30
Rain shwrs                                                    S  C  C

$$
TXZ029-132200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date             Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25
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                      83          42          85          48          83
Temp                   77 83 72 56 50 47 44 56 78 85 75 60 57 52 49 60 78 82 73
Dewpt                  25 21 21 25 25 24 24 27 25 24 25 31 34 36 37 38 35 33 35
RH                     14 10 14 30 37 40 45 33 14 11 15 33 42 54 63 44 21 17 25
Wind dir               SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd                8  8  5  4  4  5  5  6  9  9  5  5  6  8  8  9  9  9  5
Clouds                 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    5300   500   500  2500  5500   500   500  4700  6800
T Wind Dir                   SW     W     W     W     W    SW     W     W     W
T Wind Spd                   13    10    10    10    13    14    18    18    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               Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25
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            44    79      49    72      41    69      44    67
Temp          53   44 71 70 56   50 69 66 51   42 65 63 51   45 63 60
Dewpt         35   36 38 39 40   40 37 33 34   34 34 34 36   37 37 40
Max/Min RH         73    23      68    24      73    25      73    34
RH            50   73 30 32 55   68 31 29 52   73 31 34 56   73 38 47
PWind dir           N     W      SW     W       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     0      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                       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
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