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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
334 AM CDT Wed May 21 2025
TXZ024-212115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
334 AM CDT Wed May 21 2025
Date Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 58 85 60 90
Temp 61 60 75 85 90 89 74 68 63 59 70 79 84 81 70 66 62 60 71 83 88 85
Dewpt 43 41 39 36 32 31 38 38 43 45 53 55 56 56 60 61 60 60 62 63 60 59
RH 51 49 27 17 13 13 27 33 47 60 55 44 37 42 71 85 94100 73 50 39 42
Wind dir SW SW W W W NW SE S SW N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 11 16 16 11 9 5 5 5 6 5 8 9 11 12 11 9 8 10 13 16 16 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7000 11300 500 500 3500 5200 2500 1600 5100 6700
T Wind Dir SW W SE W N NE E E S S
T Wind Spd 25 13 9 16 14 16 17 12 16 19
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 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 98 65 84 56 77 53 79
Temp 73 70 93 95 74 66 79 80 64 56 70 76 62 54 73 77
Dewpt 60 61 53 46 57 56 55 52 54 52 50 47 49 49 51 50
Max/Min RH 73 18 70 35 85 35 83 37
RH 64 72 27 19 56 70 45 38 70 85 50 36 63 83 46 39
PWind dir S SW SW N NE NE SE SE
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 10 20 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ026-212115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
334 AM CDT Wed May 21 2025
Date Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 61 86 61 90
Temp 60 58 73 87 92 92 77 71 65 62 72 81 85 83 72 67 63 61 70 82 88 85
Dewpt 44 45 45 42 36 36 41 46 49 51 55 56 56 55 58 58 59 59 60 62 61 60
RH 55 62 37 21 14 14 28 41 56 67 55 42 37 38 61 73 87 93 71 51 41 43
Wind dir S SW SW SW W NW E SE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S S
Wind spd 11 11 17 14 10 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 9 10 13 17 17 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 6000 10200 400 400 3300 4500 3200 1200 4600 6900
T Wind Dir SW W E SW N NE E E S S
T Wind Spd 21 16 13 13 12 16 18 11 16 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 97 66 85 57 77 54 78
Temp 74 70 92 93 75 67 80 80 65 57 71 76 62 54 74 77
Dewpt 60 62 59 53 59 59 58 54 54 52 50 45 49 49 50 48
Max/Min RH 77 24 75 38 84 33 83 35
RH 62 76 33 26 58 75 47 41 68 83 47 33 62 83 43 36
PWind dir S SW S N NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 10 20 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-212115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
334 AM CDT Wed May 21 2025
Date Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 95 66 94 63 94
Temp 60 57 74 86 93 94 79 74 69 67 78 89 93 84 74 69 66 64 76 86 93 90
Dewpt 44 44 47 50 43 41 46 51 55 59 64 62 59 59 62 63 62 62 65 65 61 59
RH 55 62 39 29 18 16 31 45 61 75 61 41 32 43 68 80 87 96 68 50 35 35
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W E E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 11 13 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 9 8 6 8 11 14 17 16
Clouds CL SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.02 0.02
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5300 10900 500 500 5900 6500 1200 1200 4800 8400
T Wind Dir SW W S SW SW E E E S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 11 16 13 12 16 12 17 19
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 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 99 69 91 58 77 54 80
Temp 78 71 94 96 78 70 85 86 68 59 70 76 63 55 73 80
Dewpt 62 64 63 55 62 63 62 57 59 55 53 50 53 52 53 52
Max/Min RH 78 24 78 36 87 39 91 37
RH 58 78 36 25 58 78 46 39 72 86 56 40 69 91 49 38
PWind dir S S S E NE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-212115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
334 AM CDT Wed May 21 2025
Date Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 61 91 64 95
Temp 58 56 73 87 92 92 78 71 65 61 77 88 90 84 74 69 66 64 74 87 93 89
Dewpt 38 37 39 33 28 26 31 33 42 47 56 55 52 54 56 58 58 59 61 60 56 55
RH 47 49 29 15 10 9 18 25 43 60 48 33 27 36 53 68 75 84 64 40 29 32
Wind dir S SW SW SW W W S S SW W W E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 12 11 9 6 5 8 9 8 9 10 11 13 14 13 12 13 17 18 18 18
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7200 11500 600 500 6400 6900 2400 1300 4500 8800
T Wind Dir SW W S SW W NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 18 14 9 17 13 14 20 16 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 99 66 89 57 79 55 81
Temp 75 68 93 96 76 66 83 85 67 57 73 77 63 55 74 79
Dewpt 58 60 50 41 50 55 52 47 52 50 48 46 47 49 50 49
Max/Min RH 76 14 68 25 77 32 80 34
RH 56 76 23 15 40 68 34 27 59 77 41 33 56 80 43 35
PWind dir S SW S E NE NE SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-212115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
334 AM CDT Wed May 21 2025
Date Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 95 63 88 61 92
Temp 61 59 76 87 93 93 78 71 67 63 74 83 87 83 72 67 63 61 73 84 90 88
Dewpt 46 45 47 45 38 38 44 47 52 53 56 57 58 58 62 62 62 61 62 64 62 62
RH 58 61 36 24 15 15 31 42 58 71 54 42 37 43 72 83 97100 70 52 40 42
Wind dir S SW SW SW W SW E S SW N N NE NE E E E SE E S S S S
Wind spd 9 10 14 14 10 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 11 10 8 6 8 12 16 17 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 5900 11100 700 600 3700 4900 2400 1500 4800 7000
T Wind Dir SW W SE SW N NE E E S S
T Wind Spd 23 16 11 16 13 14 17 11 14 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 Sat 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 99 67 88 57 77 53 80
Temp 76 71 94 93 75 67 82 82 65 57 72 76 63 54 74 79
Dewpt 63 62 60 56 60 60 60 58 57 54 52 49 52 52 52 51
Max/Min RH 75 25 79 39 89 38 92 36
RH 63 75 32 29 61 78 48 45 75 88 50 40 69 92 47 39
PWind dir S SW S N NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 10 30 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
TXZ029-212115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
334 AM CDT Wed May 21 2025
Date Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 54 86 56 90
Temp 54 51 71 82 86 88 72 65 59 55 73 81 85 79 67 63 59 57 70 82 88 84
Dewpt 39 35 34 31 27 27 32 33 39 42 48 53 51 56 58 60 59 57 62 61 56 57
RH 57 54 26 16 12 11 23 30 47 61 41 38 31 45 73 90100100 76 49 34 40
Wind dir S SW W W W W SE S SW NW N NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 8 9 11 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 11 16 17 17 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7400 11400 700 500 3900 6200 2000 1100 4500 9600
T Wind Dir W W S SW N E E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 19 14 8 16 12 14 18 16 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 95 60 83 51 74 49 78
Temp 70 63 89 93 70 60 77 79 60 51 69 72 58 50 72 76
Dewpt 60 60 49 41 52 54 52 50 53 51 49 48 49 49 50 51
Max/Min RH 91 15 81 31 100 38 97 38
RH 71 90 25 17 53 81 42 36 78100 49 43 72 96 46 42
PWind dir S SW SW NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
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
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