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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
TXZ024-170915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
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 72 96 72 97 72
Temp 94 93 84 79 76 73 82 90 92 92 83 78 75 72 84 92 96 94 84 79 75 73
Dewpt 62 63 67 69 67 67 67 66 63 62 64 63 61 61 60 58 54 53 57 59 58 58
RH 35 36 57 71 74 81 61 45 38 38 54 60 62 68 45 32 25 25 41 50 55 59
Wind dir S SE S S S NW NW SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 10 10 9 9 6 5 5 8 10 10 8 8 8 6 9 11 12 12 10 11 11 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 8700 2900 600 6100 7600 4800 600 7300 10500 6800 900
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SE S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 16 10 6 12 14 16 16 17 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 07/19 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25
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 98 74 99 77 101 75 99 75 99
Temp 92 96 80 76 93 97 82 78 96 97 81 77 94 95 82 76 94 95
Dewpt 58 56 61 61 61 59 64 63 61 60 64 63 61 61 63 61 62 59
Min/Max RH 24 62 26 61 28 64 30 60 29
RH 32 26 52 61 34 29 54 60 32 30 56 62 35 33 53 60 35 30
PWind dir SW S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 5 5 0
$$
TXZ026-170915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 97 72 99 72
Temp 94 93 84 80 76 73 82 91 96 94 85 79 75 72 84 93 97 96 85 80 76 72
Dewpt 65 65 67 68 67 67 67 66 63 61 61 62 62 61 62 59 56 54 56 58 60 59
RH 39 40 57 67 74 81 61 44 34 34 45 56 64 68 48 32 26 25 37 47 58 64
Wind dir S S SE S S SE S SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 11 10 8 5 5 9 10 11 9 9 8 5 9 11 13 12 11 11 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8200 1900 600 5700 8700 2000 500 7400 10400 6600 800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 11 8 13 13 11 14 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 75 100 77 102 76 100 76 99
Temp 93 97 83 76 95 98 84 77 96 98 83 77 94 96 82 76 94 96
Dewpt 59 56 60 63 62 58 63 63 63 60 64 63 64 61 62 61 63 59
Min/Max RH 24 64 26 62 27 62 30 60 29
RH 32 26 46 64 34 27 49 62 34 29 53 62 37 32 51 60 36 29
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ043-170915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
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 72 96 69 96 70
Temp 92 91 84 79 76 73 82 90 94 92 83 78 74 70 82 91 94 92 82 77 74 71
Dewpt 68 68 70 69 67 67 67 67 64 62 62 63 62 62 65 63 58 58 61 63 63 63
RH 46 48 64 72 75 81 61 46 37 37 49 60 68 76 56 40 30 32 48 61 69 76
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 10 10 10 8 5 5 6 8 10 11 9 6 5 5 8 10 10 11 9 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8300 1000 600 5800 8700 2400 500 7200 9300 5800 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 11 11 13 16 12 16 16 16 16
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 07/19 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25
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 73 98 75 99 75 99 75 99
Temp 90 93 80 74 92 95 82 76 93 96 82 76 93 95 82 76 92 95
Dewpt 65 62 65 65 66 63 67 66 66 63 65 65 65 64 62 63 65 62
Min/Max RH 35 73 34 71 33 69 34 64 33
RH 43 36 60 73 43 35 60 71 41 35 56 68 40 36 51 64 41 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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ035-170915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 96 70 96 70
Temp 94 93 84 79 76 72 81 90 94 91 84 79 75 72 81 89 95 91 84 78 74 71
Dewpt 62 60 64 67 64 64 65 65 61 60 61 60 60 60 61 59 56 53 55 56 57 58
RH 35 33 51 67 66 76 58 44 34 36 46 52 60 66 51 37 27 28 37 47 55 64
Wind dir S SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 12 12 12 9 5 8 10 12 14 12 11 9 6 11 13 14 16 12 12 11 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8500 3300 1000 6400 8400 4200 800 6200 9500 6300 1000
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 13 10 13 16 13 16 17 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 73 99 75 101 74 99 74 98
Temp 90 93 80 74 92 95 82 76 93 94 82 76 92 93 81 76 92 92
Dewpt 59 55 60 60 61 58 62 62 61 58 62 62 62 59 62 61 62 59
Min/Max RH 25 62 27 62 27 62 29 60 30
RH 35 28 51 62 36 29 51 62 35 30 51 62 37 32 53 60 37 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ031-170915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
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 74 99 72 99 72
Temp 95 93 85 81 76 74 83 92 96 94 85 79 75 72 85 94 98 96 85 79 75 73
Dewpt 67 66 70 70 69 68 67 67 63 63 62 63 63 63 62 60 57 55 58 61 62 61
RH 40 42 60 70 79 83 61 45 34 36 47 58 66 73 46 33 27 25 40 53 63 67
Wind dir S SE S S S SE S SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 11 11 10 9 5 5 5 8 10 11 9 8 5 5 9 10 12 12 10 9 8 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8500 2300 800 5600 8900 2800 1000 7500 10600 6700 1000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 11 8 12 13 13 16 18 19 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 07/19 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25
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 100 75 101 77 102 77 101 76 102
Temp 93 97 83 76 94 98 84 78 96 98 83 77 95 98 84 77 95 97
Dewpt 62 59 63 64 64 61 65 65 64 63 66 65 64 62 63 63 64 61
Min/Max RH 28 67 28 65 30 67 31 62 30
RH 36 29 52 66 36 30 54 65 36 31 56 67 37 32 50 62 37 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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ029-170915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 92 66 93 66
Temp 91 90 80 76 71 69 77 87 90 88 79 75 70 68 78 87 91 90 79 74 70 67
Dewpt 61 61 65 68 65 65 66 65 62 61 64 62 60 59 60 58 55 54 57 56 57 57
RH 37 38 60 76 81 87 69 48 39 41 60 64 71 73 54 38 30 30 47 53 63 70
Wind dir S SE SE S S E S SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 8 9 9 8 8 6 5 9 10 12 11 9 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 8500 2300 700 6400 8000 4000 700 6800 9600 6300 1100
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 16 13 8 12 16 13 17 18 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 69 96 72 97 71 95 70 96
Temp 88 91 77 71 89 93 78 73 91 93 77 73 90 91 77 72 89 91
Dewpt 58 55 59 60 61 58 62 62 60 58 63 62 61 60 62 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 28 68 29 71 29 71 32 66 30
RH 36 30 54 68 39 31 58 68 36 31 62 68 38 36 60 66 38 34
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
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