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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
228 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
TXZ024-142115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
228 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
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 72 96 71 100
Temp 69 68 79 88 95 92 83 78 75 73 83 91 95 94 82 78 74 72 84 94 99 98
Dewpt 64 63 66 66 64 65 67 66 65 64 66 67 65 64 67 65 64 64 65 64 62 60
RH 84 83 63 48 37 41 61 69 72 73 57 46 37 38 60 66 70 76 53 38 30 30
Wind dir SW SW S SE S S SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 5 6 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 8 10 11 11 9 8 8 6 9 11 12 12
Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 4500 6200 2000 700 5100 6300 4000 800 5100 6600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 18 16 12 13 14 18 19 21 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 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25
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 75 104 71 96 70 97 72 95
Temp 84 76 96100 82 72 91 93 78 71 91 94 79 72 91 93
Dewpt 63 62 61 52 61 61 62 59 64 64 63 58 62 63 60 57
Max/Min RH 62 19 68 30 78 28 74 28
RH 49 62 31 20 49 68 38 32 62 78 39 30 56 73 37 31
PWind dir S SW SW SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-142115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
228 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 72 97 72 100
Temp 73 70 79 89 94 92 84 77 74 72 81 91 96 94 84 79 75 72 84 95 99 98
Dewpt 65 64 64 66 65 64 67 67 66 66 67 68 65 63 65 65 66 65 66 67 64 61
RH 76 81 60 47 39 40 57 71 76 81 63 47 36 36 53 62 74 79 55 40 32 30
Wind dir SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 5 8 10 12 11 10 10 9 8 9 10 12 11 10 9 9 8 10 12 13 13
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.04 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 3800 5600 1300 500 4000 5200 3300 300 3800 5700
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 11 17 17 13 14 14 18 14 18 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 102 73 97 72 98 73 98
Temp 83 75 96100 83 73 92 93 78 72 93 95 80 73 92 94
Dewpt 63 63 64 58 62 63 64 60 64 65 64 57 62 64 63 57
Max/Min RH 66 25 71 33 79 27 73 27
RH 51 66 35 25 49 71 40 33 62 79 39 28 54 73 38 29
PWind dir S S S SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-142115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
228 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
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 72 97 72 99
Temp 72 70 80 90 95 94 83 79 76 73 83 91 95 96 85 79 76 73 83 93 99 97
Dewpt 68 68 71 71 68 67 68 68 67 68 69 69 66 65 67 67 67 67 69 68 65 63
RH 86 92 74 55 42 41 62 69 75 83 64 49 39 36 56 67 73 83 63 44 33 33
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 6 9 9 9 8 8 6 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 9 10 11 11
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
Mix Hgt 3700 6300 600 700 4100 5900 4100 500 4100 6100
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 17 16 14 16 16 16 17 21 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 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25
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 74 101 73 99 71 97 71 94
Temp 84 75 95 99 84 73 93 96 80 72 91 95 79 71 89 93
Dewpt 65 66 66 61 63 65 65 64 65 66 66 61 65 65 64 59
Max/Min RH 75 27 76 32 81 32 82 31
RH 53 75 39 29 49 76 41 35 60 81 44 34 62 81 44 33
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-142115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
228 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 70 99 71 101
Temp 70 67 79 89 95 94 84 78 73 70 81 92 98 95 83 78 74 71 83 95101 98
Dewpt 61 61 66 65 62 61 63 63 63 64 65 63 61 59 61 62 63 63 65 61 57 55
RH 73 81 64 45 34 34 49 60 71 81 58 38 30 30 48 58 69 76 55 33 24 24
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 9 10 12 13 13 12 12 11 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 12 13 14 16
Clouds B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 4600 6800 1500 700 4100 6800 3600 600 4600 7200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 20 17 16 16 17 18 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 104 71 99 70 98 70 96
Temp 82 73 97101 81 71 92 95 78 70 91 94 78 70 90 93
Dewpt 60 62 58 50 59 60 60 57 61 62 61 56 60 63 59 56
Max/Min RH 68 17 68 26 76 26 78 27
RH 47 68 28 18 47 68 34 28 56 76 37 28 54 78 35 29
PWind dir S SW S SE SE S S S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ031-142115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
228 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
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 73 98 73 101
Temp 73 70 82 91 97 95 86 79 77 74 84 93 97 96 86 80 76 73 85 96101 99
Dewpt 68 66 67 68 68 66 68 68 68 67 68 69 67 65 67 67 66 66 68 67 65 62
RH 85 87 62 48 39 39 57 71 76 80 61 47 38 37 55 66 73 81 58 40 32 31
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 6 10 11 10 9 9 6 5 8 10 11 10 9 8 6 5 9 11 12 12
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.05 0.12 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 4000 5600 1800 700 4000 5300 3600 600 3800 5900
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 18 18 13 14 16 17 17 20 24
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 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25
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 76 104 73 100 72 99 72 97
Temp 85 76 97101 84 74 93 96 79 72 93 96 80 73 92 94
Dewpt 64 64 65 59 64 63 65 62 65 66 65 60 65 65 63 59
Max/Min RH 66 25 69 31 83 29 77 29
RH 50 66 35 26 51 69 41 33 63 81 40 30 60 77 38 31
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-142115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
228 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 68 95 66 98
Temp 67 65 77 87 91 91 80 73 71 70 82 90 94 92 79 73 69 67 80 91 97 95
Dewpt 61 61 65 64 62 63 64 64 63 61 64 63 62 61 63 63 62 62 64 62 58 57
RH 81 87 67 46 38 40 58 73 76 73 55 41 35 36 58 71 78 84 58 38 28 28
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 5 9 11 11 10 10 9 9 6 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 6 10 11 12 12
Clouds B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 5000 6900 3000 700 4800 7500 4000 800 4700 7800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 20 18 16 14 18 19 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 101 66 94 66 94 66 92
Temp 79 71 94 98 76 67 88 91 74 67 89 91 74 66 87 89
Dewpt 60 60 57 49 57 58 58 57 62 62 60 57 61 62 58 56
Max/Min RH 68 18 73 30 87 30 87 31
RH 52 68 29 19 52 73 36 32 66 84 38 32 64 87 38 33
PWind dir S SW SW NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 0 10 0 5 0
$$
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