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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
109 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

TXZ024-172115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
109 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      96          71          98          72          99
Temp          74 72 81 89 94 93 83 78 74 71 84 94 98 96 84 79 75 73 84 94 98 97
Dewpt         67 66 66 65 62 62 65 64 61 61 60 59 54 54 57 57 56 57 58 57 53 55
RH            78 82 60 45 36 36 56 62 65 71 44 31 23 25 39 46 52 57 41 29 23 25
Wind dir      SW NW  N SE SE SE  S  S  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       8  5  5  6  9  9  8  8  8  8 10 10 12 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 12
Clouds        FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S
Mix Hgt         700  5500  8000  4100   700  7900 10500  6900  1000  6700  9900
T Wind Dir       SW     S     S    SE    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd       11     6    11    13    13    17    18    19    20    19    18
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          Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          74   100      77   101      76    99      76    99
Temp          81 75 95 98   83 78 97 99   83 77 95 96   82 76 94 95
Dewpt         61 60 61 59   63 62 61 59   63 61 61 59   61 60 61 59
Max/Min RH       62    26      60    25      61    27      59    28
RH            51 61 32 28   51 59 31 28   51 59 32 29   50 57 33 30
PWind dir         S     S       S    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       5     0       5     0       5     0

$$
TXZ026-172115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
109 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      97          72          99          72         100
Temp          75 73 82 91 95 95 85 79 75 72 84 95 99 97 86 80 75 72 85 95 99 98
Dewpt         66 66 66 66 64 62 63 62 61 61 61 59 56 54 55 57 58 59 60 59 56 56
RH            74 79 58 44 36 34 48 56 62 68 46 30 24 24 35 45 56 64 43 30 24 25
Wind dir       S SE  S  S  S  S  E SE  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       8  5  5  8  9 10  9  9  8  5  9 11 12 12 12 12 10  8 10 12 13 13
Clouds        FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S
Mix Hgt         400  5600  7900  1800   600  7000 10000  6400   800  5700  9700
T Wind Dir        S     S     S    SE     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd       10     6    10    14    12    14    19    19    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          Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          75   100      76   101      76   101      76   100
Temp          82 75 96 98   84 76 97 99   84 76 96 98   83 76 95 97
Dewpt         61 62 62 59   63 62 63 60   62 62 63 59   60 60 62 59
Max/Min RH       64    26      62    26      62    26      58    27
RH            49 64 33 28   49 62 33 28   48 62 34 28   46 58 34 29
PWind dir         S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       5     0       5     0

$$
TXZ043-172115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
109 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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          69          97          70          97
Temp          74 72 81 89 93 93 84 79 73 70 82 92 97 95 83 77 73 70 83 92 97 94
Dewpt         66 67 67 67 65 63 63 62 62 62 64 62 58 57 59 60 61 62 65 64 62 62
RH            76 83 63 48 40 37 50 56 68 76 54 37 28 28 44 56 67 77 55 39 32 35
Wind dir       S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  5  5  6  9 10  9  6  5  5  9 10 11 11  9  8  6  5  9 10 11 12
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Mix Hgt         500  5800  8200  1100   500  6800  9300  5800   600  6200  8800
T Wind Dir        S     S     S     S    SW    SW     S     S     S    SW     S
T Wind Spd       10     9    12    16    12    17    17    18    16    18    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          Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          74    98      76    99      75    98      75    98
Temp          80 74 93 96   82 76 94 96   83 75 93 96   82 75 94 96
Dewpt         65 64 66 63   65 65 66 63   65 64 65 61   61 63 65 60
Max/Min RH       71    33      69    33      69    31      65    30
RH            60 71 41 35   57 69 40 34   55 69 40 32   49 65 39 31
PWind dir         S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       5     0       5     0

$$
TXZ035-172115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
109 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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          71          97          70          98
Temp          74 71 80 89 93 93 84 79 74 71 81 91 97 95 84 79 74 70 81 91 97 96
Dewpt         64 64 64 64 62 60 61 61 58 59 60 59 55 54 54 55 56 58 60 59 55 54
RH            71 79 58 44 36 33 46 54 57 66 49 34 25 25 36 44 53 66 49 34 25 25
Wind dir       S SE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  5  6  9 11 12 12 12 10  8 12 13 14 16 12 13 12  9 12 13 14 16
Clouds        FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Mix Hgt         700  5600  7900  4800   800  5900  9300  5800   900  4800  8900
T Wind Dir        S     S     S     S     S    SW     S     S     S    SW     S
T Wind Spd       13     9    12    16    14    14    17    18    17    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          Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          73   100      76   101      75    98      74    97
Temp          81 73 93 98   83 76 93 97   81 75 92 95   81 74 91 93
Dewpt         59 60 61 57   61 62 62 59   62 62 62 59   62 60 63 59
Max/Min RH       64    25      62    26      64    29      62    29
RH            47 64 35 26   48 62 36 29   53 64 37 30   53 62 40 32
PWind dir         S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       5     0      10     5       5     0

$$
TXZ031-172115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
109 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      98          72         100          72         101
Temp          75 73 83 92 96 95 85 80 75 72 85 95 99 98 86 80 75 72 85 95100 98
Dewpt         69 67 67 67 64 63 64 63 63 62 61 60 56 55 57 58 59 60 62 60 58 59
RH            80 81 58 44 35 34 50 57 67 72 45 31 24 24 38 48 59 67 46 32 26 28
Wind dir       S SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  4  5  6  9  9  9  8  6  5  9 11 12 12 10 10  9  6 10 11 12 12
Clouds        FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S
Mix Hgt         800  6100  8200  2600   900  7200  9900  6300  1000  6000  9900
T Wind Dir        S    SW     S    SE    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd       11     6    11    13    13    16    19    19    16    19    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          Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          75   101      77   102      77   101      77   101
Temp          82 75 96 98   84 77 97 99   84 77 97 98   84 77 96 98
Dewpt         63 63 64 61   65 64 64 62   65 63 64 61   62 62 63 60
Max/Min RH       67    28      65    28      63    27      59    27
RH            53 67 35 30   53 65 34 30   52 63 34 30   48 59 35 29
PWind dir         S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       5     0       5     0

$$
TXZ029-172115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
109 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      92          66          94          67          95
Temp          71 68 76 86 90 89 79 75 69 67 78 89 93 92 80 75 70 67 78 89 94 92
Dewpt         66 64 64 64 61 62 64 62 60 60 60 59 55 54 57 55 55 56 59 57 54 54
RH            84 87 66 48 38 41 60 64 73 78 54 37 28 28 45 50 59 68 52 34 26 28
Wind dir       S  N NE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       6  5  5  6  9  9  8  8  8  5  9 10 12 11  9 10  9  9 11 11 11 11
Clouds        FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S
Mix Hgt         600  6000  8000  3700   700  6700  9600  6300  1000  5100  9300
T Wind Dir       SW     S     S    SE     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S
T Wind Spd       14     9    10    13    13    16    17    19    18    18    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          Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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    96      71    97      71    96      71    95
Temp          76 70 90 95   79 72 92 94   78 71 91 92   77 71 89 91
Dewpt         60 60 60 57   61 61 60 59   62 60 60 59   61 59 61 59
Max/Min RH       73    27      71    28      68    30      66    31
RH            58 71 37 28   54 68 34 31   58 68 36 33   58 66 39 34
PWind dir         S     S       S    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       5     0      10     0       5     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