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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
741 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
TXZ024-162200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
741 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 74 52 80 53 79
Temp 58 68 74 68 58 56 56 55 64 76 79 72 62 59 56 54 62 75 79 71
Dewpt 40 42 41 42 43 44 43 42 43 40 36 36 37 36 35 35 37 36 35 37
RH 51 39 30 38 57 65 63 62 46 27 21 27 39 43 45 49 39 25 20 29
Wind dir N E E E S SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW S
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 16 16 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3000 500 500 4700 6500 500 500 4100 7200
T Wind Dir SE S SW W SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 20 23 16 18 17 18
RFTI 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
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 77 52 66 45 61 37 63
Temp 59 54 72 71 59 53 63 60 51 46 58 55 43 38 58 56
Dewpt 40 42 45 48 52 50 47 43 37 35 37 36 35 34 34 36
Max/Min RH 63 34 87 47 66 40 84 32
RH 49 63 38 44 77 87 57 52 58 66 45 49 73 84 40 46
PWind dir SW SW SW W W NW NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 60 40 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S C L L C C S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-162200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
741 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 75 50 83 49 81
Temp 56 69 75 69 60 55 53 52 60 77 82 75 64 59 54 50 59 75 81 73
Dewpt 41 43 43 44 46 47 46 44 44 42 38 38 38 38 37 36 37 38 37 40
RH 57 39 32 40 60 74 77 74 55 29 21 26 38 45 52 58 44 26 21 30
Wind dir N E E E SE SE S SW W W SW SW SW SW W SW W W SW S
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 12 13 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2800 400 600 3800 6300 300 300 2600 6000
T Wind Dir E SE S W SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 10 13 20 13 11 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 77 53 68 44 64 37 63
Temp 60 54 72 71 61 54 64 62 52 45 60 57 45 38 56 56
Dewpt 44 43 49 52 55 53 50 45 40 37 39 37 36 34 36 37
Max/Min RH 66 40 96 48 73 38 85 36
RH 55 66 44 51 81 96 60 54 63 73 46 47 70 85 47 49
PWind dir SW S S W SW NW N W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 60 70 40 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C L L L C C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ043-162200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
741 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 79 51 85 53 82
Temp 58 71 77 73 63 58 55 53 64 81 85 79 67 62 57 54 63 77 81 76
Dewpt 40 43 42 43 46 46 45 43 44 43 40 40 42 41 42 42 43 46 46 48
RH 51 36 29 35 55 64 70 70 48 26 20 25 40 47 57 65 49 33 29 37
Wind dir N NE E E E S SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 9 11 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
Clouds SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 500 500 4400 8200 500 500 4400 5200
T Wind Dir E SE SW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 9 16 21 14 14 14 13
RFTI 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
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 80 54 70 45 67 37 64
Temp 62 56 75 75 62 55 65 64 54 46 62 61 47 38 57 58
Dewpt 53 55 58 55 59 55 52 47 42 38 39 39 40 37 38 39
Max/Min RH 95 41 100 49 75 37 95 39
RH 73 95 55 51 90 100 64 55 65 75 43 45 77 95 49 49
PWind dir S S SW W W NW N W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 70 70 40 20 5 10
Rain shwrs S S S C L L L C C S
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ035-162200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
741 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 50 80 48 80
Temp 57 71 79 72 62 58 56 52 61 74 79 73 62 58 53 48 58 74 79 73
Dewpt 36 38 37 36 38 39 39 40 41 40 36 34 35 36 35 36 37 38 36 36
RH 45 30 22 27 41 49 53 63 48 29 21 24 36 44 50 63 45 27 21 26
Wind dir NE SE S SE SE S W W W W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S
Wind spd 4 3 5 6 8 9 9 10 12 17 17 9 11 10 9 8 8 10 10 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3400 400 400 4800 7000 500 500 4900 7000
T Wind Dir S S SW W SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 12 14 17 23 18 14 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 78 49 67 41 64 36 64
Temp 58 51 72 72 58 50 62 61 49 42 59 58 43 36 58 58
Dewpt 39 41 47 43 49 46 45 39 33 31 34 33 33 32 33 33
Max/Min RH 68 31 86 41 65 32 85 31
RH 49 68 41 35 72 86 54 44 54 65 39 39 67 85 39 39
PWind dir SW SW SW W W NW N W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 60 60 30 20 5 5
Rain shwrs C L L C C C S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-162200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
741 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 77 51 85 51 83
Temp 57 71 76 70 60 55 53 52 64 80 84 76 64 60 55 52 62 78 82 73
Dewpt 41 44 43 45 47 47 46 45 44 43 39 39 40 39 38 37 38 38 38 42
RH 55 38 31 40 62 74 77 77 50 28 21 26 41 46 53 57 42 24 21 33
Wind dir N NE E E SE S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 11 12 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 600 700 4400 7700 600 600 4100 6500
T Wind Dir E SE SW W SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 6 9 9 13 21 16 13 16 17
RFTI 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
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 80 54 69 45 65 37 64
Temp 61 54 74 73 61 55 65 63 52 46 61 58 45 38 58 58
Dewpt 46 47 51 54 58 55 52 47 41 38 40 39 38 36 37 39
Max/Min RH 76 39 100 49 73 40 92 36
RH 58 76 44 51 91 100 63 56 66 73 47 49 76 92 45 48
PWind dir SW SW SW W W NW N W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 60 70 40 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C L L L C C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ029-162200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
741 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 76 47 75 44 75
Temp 54 68 75 67 56 53 50 49 59 71 74 67 56 52 47 45 55 70 75 67
Dewpt 37 40 38 38 41 41 41 41 43 39 36 36 36 36 35 35 36 36 35 37
RH 52 36 26 34 57 64 71 74 55 31 25 32 47 54 63 68 49 29 23 33
Wind dir NE SE S SE SE S W W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW SW
Wind spd 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 16 14 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 9 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3600 500 500 4500 6400 500 500 4700 7100
T Wind Dir S S SW W SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 9 13 16 20 23 17 18 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 74 46 63 37 59 31 61
Temp 53 47 70 68 54 47 59 57 45 38 55 53 38 32 55 54
Dewpt 39 40 46 45 50 47 46 39 36 34 35 34 35 32 33 35
Max/Min RH 76 33 100 49 85 40 100 36
RH 59 76 42 44 86 100 62 51 70 85 47 48 89 100 43 48
PWind dir SW SW SW W W NW N W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 60 40 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S C L C C C S
$$
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