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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
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248 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
TXZ024-180915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
248 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
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 67 89 68 95 72
Temp 103 98 84 78 70 68 76 83 88 87 79 74 70 68 79 89 94 93 83 79 75 73
Dewpt 56 47 59 61 63 61 62 63 62 62 65 65 64 65 66 65 62 61 63 63 62 63
RH 22 18 43 56 77 78 62 51 42 44 62 74 81 90 64 46 35 35 52 58 64 70
Wind dir SW SW S W N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S SW
Wind spd 20 19 17 16 12 9 10 11 10 9 5 5 4 3 5 6 10 11 10 10 10 11
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 1200 800 4600 6000 4100 500 6500 8800 5100 1000
T Wind Dir SW N N E E SE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 14 16 12 10 6 8 16 17 19
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25 Tue 06/24/25
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 97 73 95 71 92 71 92
Temp 93 95 83 74 93 94 81 73 90 92 79 72 88 89 77 71 88 89
Dewpt 61 57 60 63 61 57 61 63 61 58 62 63 63 59 63 63 61 58
Min/Max RH 27 68 28 71 30 75 35 77 34
RH 35 28 47 68 35 29 52 71 38 32 56 75 43 38 61 77 42 35
PWind dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-180915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
248 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 91 71 97 74
Temp 99 96 86 80 73 70 77 85 90 89 81 77 73 71 81 91 96 95 86 81 77 74
Dewpt 61 59 60 61 61 62 63 64 63 62 64 65 66 66 66 66 63 60 63 65 65 64
RH 29 29 42 52 66 76 62 50 41 41 56 67 79 84 60 44 34 31 46 58 67 71
Wind dir S S S S N N N N NE NE E E E E S SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 25 23 19 16 12 9 10 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 10 11 11 10
Clouds CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 1200 700 4300 6200 2000 300 5600 7900 4400 1000
T Wind Dir S N N NE E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 13 14 11 9 8 6 12 17 18
RFTI 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25 Tue 06/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 76 100 75 98 74 96 72 96
Temp 95 97 84 76 94 96 83 75 93 94 82 74 91 93 80 73 90 92
Dewpt 63 57 60 63 62 57 61 63 63 58 62 64 63 58 62 63 62 57
Min/Max RH 26 64 26 66 29 71 30 72 30
RH 35 27 44 64 35 27 48 66 37 30 51 71 40 31 54 71 39 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ043-180915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
248 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
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 70 96 72
Temp 99 97 86 82 75 71 79 86 91 91 82 78 73 71 81 89 94 95 84 80 75 73
Dewpt 61 59 60 61 64 64 65 67 67 65 68 68 68 68 70 69 65 63 66 66 65 66
RH 29 29 43 51 68 79 62 54 45 43 64 72 84 90 68 51 38 36 55 62 71 80
Wind dir S S S S W N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 20 18 18 16 11 5 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 9 8 9 8 8
Clouds CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 800 800 4900 6600 1600 600 6100 7900 5200 800
T Wind Dir S W NE E E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 25 13 9 10 14 12 11 13 16 17
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25 Tue 06/24/25
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 73 97 72 95 71 93 71 94
Temp 92 95 82 74 92 95 80 73 90 93 80 71 89 91 78 71 88 91
Dewpt 67 61 63 66 65 60 64 66 64 60 64 65 64 60 65 66 64 59
Min/Max RH 31 77 30 80 32 82 33 85 33
RH 44 33 54 77 41 31 58 80 43 34 59 82 44 36 64 85 44 35
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ035-180915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
248 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 93 68 97 72
Temp 103100 87 81 74 69 78 86 91 90 81 76 71 69 81 91 96 93 84 79 75 72
Dewpt 50 45 52 57 58 59 61 61 61 60 62 63 63 63 65 62 59 57 59 60 61 61
RH 17 16 30 44 57 70 56 43 37 37 53 64 76 81 58 38 29 30 43 52 62 68
Wind dir SW SW S S NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 23 20 20 18 13 10 13 13 13 12 10 9 6 5 8 9 11 14 12 12 12 12
Clouds FW SC B1 FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 1400 700 4700 6100 3400 500 6500 8100 4800 1000
T Wind Dir S E NE E E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 25 16 18 17 17 13 11 16 18 18
RFTI 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25 Tue 06/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 73 99 72 96 71 93 70 93
Temp 93 95 81 73 92 93 80 72 90 90 78 71 88 88 77 70 87 88
Dewpt 60 54 58 61 59 55 60 62 61 57 60 63 61 57 60 62 61 57
Min/Max RH 24 66 25 71 30 76 34 76 33
RH 33 25 46 66 33 28 51 71 38 33 54 76 41 35 56 76 42 35
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-180915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
248 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
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 93 70 98 73
Temp 100 96 86 81 74 70 78 86 91 91 83 77 73 70 82 92 97 95 86 81 76 74
Dewpt 63 61 62 63 63 64 65 65 65 64 67 68 68 67 69 67 64 63 65 66 66 65
RH 30 32 45 54 68 82 63 51 42 42 60 74 85 91 65 45 35 35 51 61 70 75
Wind dir S S S SW NW N N N NE NE E E E SE S SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 23 21 19 16 11 5 8 9 9 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 1100 1000 4900 6600 2400 600 6200 7800 4900 1100
T Wind Dir S NW N E E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 24 12 13 11 9 6 6 12 16 18
RFTI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25 Tue 06/24/25
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 76 100 74 98 73 96 72 95
Temp 95 97 84 76 94 97 83 74 92 94 81 73 91 93 79 72 91 93
Dewpt 65 60 62 65 63 59 63 65 64 59 64 65 63 59 64 65 63 59
Min/Max RH 28 70 27 74 29 77 31 80 32
RH 38 30 49 70 36 29 51 74 39 31 56 77 40 32 60 80 40 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 CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ029-180915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
248 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 88 63 93 67
Temp 101100 83 74 67 64 73 82 86 86 76 71 66 64 77 88 92 91 80 76 70 68
Dewpt 46 39 51 59 61 60 60 59 58 59 62 63 62 63 65 62 58 58 60 60 60 61
RH 16 12 33 59 81 87 64 46 39 40 62 76 87 97 67 42 32 33 51 58 71 78
Wind dir SW W SW S N N NE NE NE E E E E E S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 20 17 14 13 11 9 12 12 11 10 6 5 5 4 5 6 10 11 9 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1300 800 4500 6200 4100 400 6700 8300 4900 800
T Wind Dir SW NE NE E E SE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 14 17 14 12 11 11 17 17 18
RFTI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25 Mon 06/23/25 Tue 06/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 68 94 67 92 66 88 66 88
Temp 88 94 77 69 89 91 77 68 86 89 75 66 83 85 73 66 83 86
Dewpt 59 55 58 61 58 56 60 61 60 58 60 62 61 59 61 62 60 58
Min/Max RH 26 76 28 78 32 87 39 87 37
RH 38 27 52 76 35 31 56 78 42 35 60 87 48 41 66 87 46 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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