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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
223 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
TXZ024-030915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
223 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Date 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat
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 50 68 47 58 40
Temp 72 72 63 59 54 52 56 62 66 66 57 54 51 48 50 52 56 58 51 50 46 41
Dewpt 7 13 24 35 42 42 42 40 38 37 43 45 46 46 45 45 45 44 46 46 46 41
RH 8 11 22 41 63 69 59 45 36 34 60 71 82 91 84 78 65 59 82 85 99100
Wind dir W W W W W SE SE SE S S SE W NW N N N N NE N N N N
Wind spd 13 11 8 6 6 10 13 14 16 11 8 6 6 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 11 14
Clouds FW B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 30 10 90 80 90
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0.11 0.13 0.43
Rain D
Rain shwrs C C C C D D D D C C D D D D
Mix Hgt 900 900 5000 6400 1200 1400 2500 3500 2400 1700
T Wind Dir W S SE S S NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 16 13 11 18 13 11 20
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/05 Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25
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 44 30 56 35 68 41 75 47 78
Temp 41 38 36 31 49 55 40 36 62 66 49 42 68 73 56 48 71 76
Dewpt 37 30 30 26 26 26 28 27 32 32 34 32 37 36 37 36 40 40
Min/Max RH 73 84 31 71 25 68 24 63 25
RH 86 73 79 81 41 33 62 69 33 28 56 67 32 27 50 63 32 27
PWind dir N N N W NW S S S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 90 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Rain D D C
Snow S C
$$
TXZ026-030915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
223 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Date 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 50 66 47 59 41
Temp 75 75 65 60 56 52 56 61 65 64 56 53 49 48 51 55 58 58 53 50 46 42
Dewpt 9 12 18 29 33 38 40 41 41 42 44 45 46 47 46 46 45 44 46 45 45 42
RH 8 9 16 31 42 59 55 48 41 45 64 74 89 96 83 72 62 60 77 83 96100
Wind dir W W N NW N E E E SE SE E NE NW N N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 12 8 8 6 8 11 14 17 16 12 9 5 8 10 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 16
Clouds FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 30 20 80 80 90
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.11 0.12 0.32
Rain D
Rain shwrs S C C S C D D D D C C L L D D
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 500 3200 4200 1400 1100 2500 4300 2500 1800
T Wind Dir N N E SE E N N N N N
T Wind Spd 11 12 18 17 12 10 16 18 13 20
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/05 Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 45 31 57 32 68 39 75 45 78
Temp 43 40 36 32 49 56 40 33 60 67 48 40 67 72 54 46 70 77
Dewpt 37 32 29 27 24 23 28 28 31 30 34 33 37 36 38 38 39 38
Min/Max RH 73 85 27 82 24 78 24 74 24
RH 79 73 75 82 37 28 62 82 33 25 58 76 33 27 55 73 32 24
PWind dir N N N SW SW SE S SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 90 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Rain D D C
Snow S
$$
TXZ043-030915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
223 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Date 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat
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 71 48 62 44
Temp 78 79 70 65 59 55 58 63 69 69 59 55 53 49 53 56 60 61 55 52 49 45
Dewpt 18 22 24 26 34 40 44 45 44 44 47 48 49 48 48 49 48 47 48 49 48 45
RH 10 12 18 23 39 58 59 52 39 40 64 77 88 95 85 76 64 60 77 89 94100
Wind dir W SW NE N NE NE E E E E E NE N N N N N NE N N N N
Wind spd 11 8 5 5 5 9 12 12 12 8 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 9 9 9 9 10
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 40 10 90 70 90
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.20 0.07 0.37
Rain L
Rain shwrs S C C C D D L L C C D D D D
Tstms S S C S S S
Mix Hgt 500 1000 2800 5300 1300 1300 2800 3800 2700 1400
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E NE N NE N N
T Wind Spd 10 16 16 13 13 16 20 20 17 21
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/05 Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25
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 50 32 58 33 71 40 78 46 79
Temp 48 42 37 33 50 57 41 34 63 69 50 41 70 75 56 47 73 77
Dewpt 42 34 32 27 27 26 28 27 33 32 34 33 38 37 38 36 41 39
Min/Max RH 73 82 29 78 24 74 23 67 24
RH 80 73 80 80 40 30 60 76 33 25 54 73 31 25 51 67 31 25
PWind dir N N N NW SW SE S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 90 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Rain L D C
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-030915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
223 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Date 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 71 45 58 39
Temp 73 73 63 59 56 51 57 66 69 68 59 53 49 46 49 55 58 56 50 47 44 40
Dewpt 13 17 23 30 34 36 36 35 32 32 36 40 41 41 42 43 43 42 42 43 42 40
RH 10 12 21 33 43 56 45 32 25 26 42 61 74 83 77 64 57 59 74 86 93100
Wind dir W W NW E E E SE S SW SW S N N N N NE NE N N N N NE
Wind spd 17 16 9 6 6 10 13 16 18 13 9 8 9 10 10 11 10 12 10 10 12 13
Clouds FW B1 OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 30 10 90 80 90
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0.14 0.07 0.46
Rain D
Rain shwrs C C C S L D D D D L L D D D D
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 1000 7500 8800 2300 1600 3000 3400 1700 1900
T Wind Dir W E SE SW SE N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 14 16 19 14 16 18 18 13 18
RFTI 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/05 Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 44 28 57 31 70 39 77 45 79
Temp 43 38 34 29 50 54 38 32 63 66 49 39 71 73 55 46 74 77
Dewpt 36 30 25 23 21 21 23 21 27 26 29 29 32 29 33 31 34 31
Min/Max RH 73 81 25 65 20 67 17 56 18
RH 76 73 69 78 32 27 54 63 25 22 46 67 24 20 43 56 23 19
PWind dir N N N W W SE SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 90 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Rain D D C
Snow S C
$$
TXZ031-030915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
223 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Date 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat
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 70 48 62 42
Temp 76 77 66 62 58 54 58 63 68 68 57 54 51 49 53 56 60 61 53 51 47 43
Dewpt 10 15 20 29 35 41 42 42 42 43 47 47 48 49 48 48 46 46 49 48 47 43
RH 8 10 17 28 43 63 55 46 38 40 69 78 90100 85 74 62 59 85 89100100
Wind dir W W NW NW N E E E SE SE E NE N N N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 12 9 6 5 5 8 12 14 14 10 6 5 5 8 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 11
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 30 10 90 80 90
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.13 0.12 0.34
Rain D
Rain shwrs S C C C D D D D C C D D D D
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 600 900 3800 5000 1700 1500 2900 4400 3000 1900
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E N N N NE N
T Wind Spd 10 12 16 16 11 10 17 18 16 19
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/05 Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25
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 48 31 58 33 70 40 77 46 79
Temp 46 42 36 32 50 57 40 34 63 69 48 40 69 74 56 47 74 77
Dewpt 40 34 32 29 26 26 30 28 32 32 35 34 37 38 39 38 39 40
Min/Max RH 73 92 28 81 24 80 24 72 24
RH 82 73 84 89 38 30 68 79 32 26 61 79 32 27 54 72 29 27
PWind dir N N N W NW SE S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 90 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Rain D D C
Snow S
$$
TXZ029-030915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
223 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Date 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 67 40 55 34
Temp 67 67 57 54 50 47 53 61 64 64 54 49 45 41 46 50 53 54 45 44 41 35
Dewpt 8 17 25 36 40 41 40 36 33 32 38 43 42 41 43 43 43 43 44 44 41 35
RH 10 14 29 50 68 79 61 39 31 30 55 80 89100 89 77 69 66 96100100100
Wind dir W W W S SE S S S SW SW S NW NW N N NE N N N N N NE
Wind spd 14 12 6 5 5 9 13 16 17 12 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 8 10 12
Clouds FW B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 30 10 90 80 90
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0.14 0.12 0.48
Rain D
Rain shwrs C C C S L D D D D L L D D D D
Mix Hgt 800 800 7100 8000 1200 1500 3000 3000 1900 1600
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 14 18 21 16 13 18 14 14 20
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/05 Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 41 22 52 27 67 35 74 40 76
Temp 38 35 30 23 45 51 33 28 61 64 44 36 66 71 50 41 70 73
Dewpt 35 29 28 23 26 25 28 25 30 29 32 31 34 33 35 33 37 36
Min/Max RH 78 100 34 92 23 84 21 75 22
RH 89 78 92100 47 36 82 88 31 27 62 82 30 25 56 73 30 26
PWind dir N N N W NW S SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 90 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Rain D D S
Snow D C
$$
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