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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
TXZ024-050900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon
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 63 88 64 89 63
Temp 72 68 65 77 86 87 84 73 71 68 65 75 85 88 85 75 71 67 64
Dewpt 54 54 54 55 52 49 50 54 55 55 55 56 55 53 53 54 54 55 56
RH 53 62 69 46 31 28 32 51 58 64 70 52 36 30 34 49 55 66 76
Wind dir S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 6 10 13 16 14 13 11 11 11 13 14 14 12 11 10 8 5
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 8600 9600 800 800 5200 8100 1100 600
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 21 18 18 21 18 18 12
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 10/06 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 87 61 81 58 78 59 82 61 86
Temp 83 81 67 62 77 77 65 59 73 75 63 60 79 79 66 62 81 80
Dewpt 56 54 58 60 59 57 59 59 59 58 59 58 58 56 58 57 57 54
Min/Max RH 33 92 43 98 50 95 41 84 35
RH 39 40 74 92 55 49 83 98 60 55 86 93 49 45 76 83 44 41
PWind dir S SE NE NE E S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 20 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-050900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 89 63 90 63
Temp 72 68 64 74 86 89 85 76 71 67 64 74 86 90 85 76 71 66 63
Dewpt 55 56 56 57 55 53 53 54 52 52 53 55 56 54 53 53 54 55 56
RH 55 65 75 55 35 29 33 46 51 59 67 51 36 30 33 45 55 68 78
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 10 9 8 11 13 16 16 14 12 12 11 13 16 16 12 12 11 9 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 7900 8700 600 500 5900 7600 1000 400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 14 20 19 18 19 18 19 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/06 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 61 82 59 81 60 84 61 88
Temp 84 84 69 62 78 79 66 60 75 78 66 61 80 81 68 62 82 83
Dewpt 58 54 58 59 60 57 58 58 59 57 58 58 58 56 57 57 57 53
Min/Max RH 34 90 44 93 45 90 38 84 31
RH 41 36 68 90 54 47 75 93 58 48 75 90 47 42 68 84 43 36
PWind dir SE E NE NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-050900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon
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 63 90 63 91 61
Temp 72 68 65 76 87 88 86 77 73 68 65 75 86 90 87 76 71 66 62
Dewpt 55 56 57 58 56 54 53 56 55 54 55 59 57 54 53 55 55 57 57
RH 55 65 76 55 35 31 32 49 54 62 71 58 37 30 32 49 57 74 83
Wind dir SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 8 10 12 12 11 9 9 8 11 12 12 10 9 8 5 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 8200 8700 800 500 6100 8300 1600 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 13 17 17 16 17 14 16 11
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 10/06 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 90 62 87 61 83 60 84 59 89
Temp 86 86 71 63 84 82 69 62 78 78 67 61 79 82 68 60 84 85
Dewpt 58 54 61 62 62 59 62 61 61 60 62 61 61 58 59 59 57 55
Min/Max RH 29 96 40 97 47 100 41 96 33
RH 39 33 72 96 48 46 78 97 56 54 83100 53 44 74 96 41 37
PWind dir SE SE E E NE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-050900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 89 64 90 62
Temp 71 67 62 75 83 87 83 75 71 67 64 73 83 89 85 75 71 67 62
Dewpt 52 53 53 54 52 50 51 53 55 56 56 56 55 54 53 54 54 55 55
RH 51 61 72 48 34 28 33 46 57 68 75 55 38 31 33 48 55 65 78
Wind dir SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 10 8 12 17 19 17 18 16 14 13 17 17 17 16 16 12 11 9
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 7000 8400 900 600 4500 7700 1000 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 20 20 19 20 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/06 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 61 83 61 81 60 84 60 88
Temp 82 84 69 61 79 78 66 61 75 77 66 60 78 80 67 60 82 82
Dewpt 56 53 57 58 59 58 59 58 60 58 59 58 58 56 57 56 56 53
Min/Max RH 31 90 44 90 49 93 40 87 31
RH 41 34 66 90 50 50 78 90 60 52 78 93 50 44 70 87 41 37
PWind dir S SE E E E SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S C S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-050900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon
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 62 91 63 91 62
Temp 74 68 64 76 88 90 86 77 73 68 64 76 87 90 86 77 71 66 63
Dewpt 57 57 57 58 56 54 54 56 55 54 55 56 57 55 54 55 56 57 57
RH 56 68 79 54 34 30 33 48 54 61 72 52 37 31 33 48 59 73 82
Wind dir S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 8 5 10 13 16 14 13 11 10 9 13 16 16 12 12 9 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 8300 9200 800 800 6100 8000 1200 700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 14 20 19 18 19 17 18 12
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 10/06 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 90 61 86 59 82 59 85 60 88
Temp 85 84 69 62 81 81 67 60 77 78 66 60 81 82 68 61 83 83
Dewpt 59 56 61 61 62 59 61 60 61 60 61 59 60 58 59 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 33 97 41 100 49 100 41 91 34
RH 41 38 77 97 52 46 81100 59 53 83 97 49 45 75 91 43 39
PWind dir SE SE NE NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-050900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 84 60 86 58
Temp 68 63 59 72 81 83 80 70 67 62 60 70 82 86 82 71 68 63 59
Dewpt 52 53 53 54 50 48 48 53 55 55 55 56 54 52 53 55 54 54 54
RH 57 70 80 53 34 30 33 55 65 78 84 61 38 31 37 57 61 72 83
Wind dir S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 8 6 11 14 17 14 13 12 12 12 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 7400 8700 900 700 5100 9100 1200 600
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 18 23 20 21 23 18 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/06 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 57 79 54 76 54 79 56 83
Temp 80 79 64 58 75 75 61 55 71 73 60 55 75 77 63 57 79 78
Dewpt 55 53 57 58 57 56 60 55 58 56 59 55 57 56 58 56 56 54
Min/Max RH 33 100 45 100 52 100 45 100 37
RH 42 41 78100 54 52 97100 64 55 96100 54 48 84 96 45 43
PWind dir S SE E E E SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 30 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S C S C S
Tstms S S S S
$$
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