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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1245 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
TXZ024-150900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1245 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 70 93 71 96 72
Temp 88 88 79 74 71 71 81 89 92 91 81 76 73 71 81 90 95 94 84 79 75 72
Dewpt 65 66 67 67 66 65 64 63 62 63 67 69 68 67 68 65 62 62 67 68 68 66
RH 47 49 67 79 83 82 56 42 37 39 64 79 84 87 64 43 34 36 58 70 78 81
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 8 6 6 8 8 9 11 12 11 11 11 10 9 10 11 12 11 11 11 9 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6400 2200 600 6700 8300 4200 900 6000 9000 6000 900
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 14 13 13 20 19 16 13 19 14
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 07/17 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 95 71 95 72 97 74 99 76 101
Temp 90 92 78 71 91 93 77 72 91 95 79 74 94 96 82 76 96 95
Dewpt 65 61 65 64 61 57 61 61 61 58 62 62 61 59 64 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 33 80 28 68 27 66 27 63 26
RH 44 36 64 78 38 30 58 67 36 31 56 65 34 30 55 62 32 32
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-150900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1245 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 95 72 96 72
Temp 91 90 80 76 72 70 81 90 95 92 82 78 74 72 82 91 95 94 84 80 75 73
Dewpt 65 63 64 66 66 65 66 65 64 64 66 67 68 67 68 67 66 65 67 68 68 67
RH 42 41 58 71 81 84 60 44 36 40 58 69 80 83 63 45 39 39 57 67 78 82
Wind dir SE S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 6 6 8 8 6 10 12 13 13 12 12 11 9 12 12 13 13 12 12 9 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7400 1600 500 6300 8000 3300 1000 6100 8600 5400 800
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 13 11 13 14 19 16 16 16 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/17 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 72 97 72 99 74 100 76 102
Temp 92 94 80 72 92 95 79 72 94 96 82 74 95 98 83 76 96 98
Dewpt 66 61 64 64 62 57 59 61 61 58 62 63 63 60 63 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 33 77 28 68 26 68 28 66 28
RH 43 34 58 75 37 29 50 68 34 29 51 68 35 29 51 66 34 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 5 0 5 5 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-150900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1245 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 69 92 71 93 72
Temp 90 88 80 74 72 69 81 88 92 87 79 77 73 71 80 89 92 89 82 78 74 72
Dewpt 68 66 68 67 67 67 69 69 69 69 71 70 70 69 71 71 70 70 71 69 68 67
RH 48 49 68 79 86 94 68 54 47 55 76 80 89 92 73 57 48 53 69 75 81 85
Wind dir SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 6 6 5 5 5 9 10 12 12 10 9 8 8 10 11 13 12 11 9 8 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7100 900 500 5600 6400 2300 700 6100 6900 3900 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 13 10 14 13 18 14 16 14 18 13
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 07/17 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 94 70 95 70 97 74 98 76 99
Temp 89 91 78 71 90 92 77 71 91 93 80 74 93 96 82 76 94 96
Dewpt 68 64 65 64 65 60 64 64 66 63 65 64 65 63 66 65 66 63
Min/Max RH 38 81 33 80 34 71 33 69 32
RH 49 41 64 79 44 35 64 79 44 37 61 71 40 34 58 68 40 34
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 0
$$
TXZ035-150900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1245 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 91 70 95 72
Temp 87 84 78 74 71 68 76 85 90 88 80 76 72 70 78 89 94 92 83 78 74 72
Dewpt 64 63 64 65 64 64 65 65 64 63 65 67 66 67 67 66 63 62 65 66 65 65
RH 46 49 62 74 79 87 69 51 42 43 60 74 80 89 69 47 36 37 55 67 73 78
Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 10 12 12 13 14 13 13 11 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7100 3500 600 5200 7100 4000 900 5300 7400 5200 1000
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 13 12 13 13 16 14 13 14 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/17 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 70 94 70 96 72 98 74 99
Temp 89 89 77 71 89 91 77 71 90 92 79 73 92 93 81 75 93 95
Dewpt 66 62 64 63 62 57 59 60 62 59 61 62 63 60 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 38 77 30 69 31 69 30 65 29
RH 47 40 64 77 41 32 54 69 39 33 54 69 38 33 54 65 36 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 5 5 5 5 10 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ031-150900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1245 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 70 95 72 97 73
Temp 92 91 82 77 72 70 82 91 95 91 82 78 74 72 83 92 96 94 85 80 75 73
Dewpt 66 66 68 68 67 66 67 66 65 66 69 70 69 69 69 68 67 67 70 70 69 68
RH 44 44 63 73 85 89 61 45 39 44 66 76 84 89 65 47 39 42 60 72 81 85
Wind dir S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 11 12 13 12 12 10 8 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7500 1800 800 6400 7800 4300 1200 6800 8600 5100 1300
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 14 11 13 14 19 17 16 16 19 13
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 07/17 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 97 72 98 72 99 75 101 76 103
Temp 92 94 80 72 93 95 79 72 94 97 82 75 95 98 84 77 98 99
Dewpt 66 62 65 65 63 59 62 63 63 61 64 64 63 60 65 65 64 62
Min/Max RH 33 79 29 74 29 70 27 68 27
RH 43 35 61 78 38 31 56 72 36 31 55 69 35 29 53 67 33 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-150900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1245 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 90 66 91 67
Temp 87 82 73 70 66 64 76 85 90 87 76 72 68 66 76 86 90 89 80 75 70 68
Dewpt 64 65 67 66 64 64 64 63 62 63 66 67 66 66 67 65 62 62 67 68 65 65
RH 46 56 81 87 93100 66 48 39 45 71 84 92 99 74 50 39 41 65 79 84 91
Wind dir SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 5 9 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 10 10 11 10 9 10 8 5
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6800 2700 600 5100 7200 3600 900 5100 6600 4200 1100
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 13 13 13 12 18 16 14 11 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/17 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 66 90 66 92 68 94 70 97
Temp 86 88 74 66 85 88 73 66 87 90 75 69 89 92 77 71 91 92
Dewpt 66 62 64 63 62 58 60 59 61 58 62 61 62 59 62 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 40 89 34 78 32 76 31 72 28
RH 52 42 71 89 46 36 64 77 42 35 64 76 41 34 60 71 37 34
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 5 5 5 5 10 0
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C S
$$
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