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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1239 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
TXZ024-140915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1239 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
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 89 70 93 72
Temp 87 86 78 72 69 68 79 86 88 87 78 74 72 71 81 89 92 90 82 78 75 73
Dewpt 65 65 66 66 66 65 66 66 63 63 67 67 66 66 67 64 62 63 66 68 67 67
RH 49 50 67 81 90 91 66 52 44 46 69 78 81 83 63 44 38 40 59 73 75 81
Wind dir SE SE E SE W NW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 6 8 6 6 6 8 10 11 12 11 11 11 11 10
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6200 4500 500 6000 6200 2000 600 6500 8200 5400 1000
T Wind Dir SE SE SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 6 9 6 6 8 11 13 17 14 23 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 07/16 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
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 71 94 71 94 71 95 72 97
Temp 90 91 78 73 88 90 77 72 88 90 77 73 89 92 79 73 91 93
Dewpt 66 64 69 67 65 61 65 64 63 61 62 62 62 60 63 63 62 60
Min/Max RH 38 83 36 80 35 69 33 71 31
RH 45 41 75 82 46 38 68 77 43 38 62 68 40 35 58 71 38 33
PWind dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C S
$$
TXZ026-140915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1239 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 91 70 95 73
Temp 90 89 81 76 73 70 78 87 90 88 80 76 73 71 81 90 93 91 83 79 76 74
Dewpt 64 63 63 64 66 67 66 66 64 63 65 66 67 67 67 66 65 63 65 67 67 67
RH 42 42 54 66 79 90 67 50 42 43 60 71 81 87 63 45 40 40 55 67 74 79
Wind dir E E E SE E NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 8 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6400 1800 300 6200 7200 2400 500 6600 8700 5800 1000
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SE S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 4 10 5 5 6 11 11 13 14 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/16 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 72 96 72 96 72 97 73 99
Temp 90 92 79 73 90 91 79 72 90 92 79 73 91 93 81 74 93 95
Dewpt 67 64 68 68 66 63 65 65 64 59 62 63 63 60 62 63 64 61
Min/Max RH 39 84 38 79 31 71 30 69 32
RH 47 40 69 84 45 40 62 79 42 33 56 71 40 33 53 69 39 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-140915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1239 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
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 89 70 93 72
Temp 89 88 79 74 71 69 78 85 89 85 78 75 72 71 79 87 90 88 81 78 75 73
Dewpt 69 68 69 69 69 68 70 68 67 67 69 69 69 69 71 69 68 68 70 70 69 69
RH 52 52 70 84 93 98 75 57 48 54 74 83 90 93 76 57 49 52 69 78 82 87
Wind dir E E SE S SW SW W SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 11 12 10 9 9 8
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 6500 800 500 5200 5900 1900 600 6000 7700 3400 800
T Wind Dir E SE SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 6 10 6 8 8 13 11 14 14 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 07/16 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
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 72 94 71 94 71 95 73 97
Temp 87 88 78 73 87 90 77 72 88 90 78 72 89 91 80 75 91 93
Dewpt 71 69 70 67 67 65 66 65 67 62 65 65 66 64 65 65 66 63
Min/Max RH 50 83 42 79 38 79 39 72 36
RH 58 54 76 81 52 44 69 79 49 40 66 79 47 41 60 72 44 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ035-140915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1239 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 87 70 93 71
Temp 88 85 77 73 69 67 76 82 86 84 78 73 72 71 79 86 91 88 82 77 74 72
Dewpt 65 64 65 66 65 65 66 66 65 64 65 66 65 66 67 65 62 62 64 65 65 66
RH 47 50 67 79 87 93 71 58 50 51 64 79 79 84 67 50 38 42 55 67 74 81
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 8 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 13 14 12 12 12 10
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6300 2700 400 5100 6000 1900 600 6200 7200 4700 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE SW S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 6 11 8 8 9 11 13 16 16 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/16 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 71 94 71 93 70 95 72 96
Temp 87 89 77 72 87 88 77 72 86 87 76 72 88 89 78 73 90 91
Dewpt 67 63 66 66 66 63 64 63 65 61 62 62 63 60 62 62 63 60
Min/Max RH 38 81 40 73 39 71 34 68 33
RH 52 42 69 81 50 43 64 73 50 42 62 71 43 38 58 68 41 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 20 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C C S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-140915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1239 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
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 71 92 70 95 73
Temp 90 89 81 76 73 71 80 87 91 88 81 76 73 71 82 90 93 92 84 79 76 74
Dewpt 67 65 66 67 68 67 67 66 65 65 67 68 68 68 69 67 66 65 68 69 69 69
RH 47 44 60 75 86 89 66 50 43 47 63 77 86 90 64 48 43 41 59 73 79 84
Wind dir E E SE SE NE W SW SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 12 12 10 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 7200 3000 600 6700 7300 2700 700 7000 8900 6100 1600
T Wind Dir E SE SW SW SE S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 5 9 6 6 8 13 13 14 14 20 19
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 07/16 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
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 97 72 97 72 98 74 99
Temp 91 92 79 74 90 92 79 72 91 93 79 73 92 94 81 75 94 96
Dewpt 68 67 70 69 66 64 67 66 65 61 65 64 64 62 65 65 64 62
Min/Max RH 42 87 37 81 34 74 33 72 31
RH 47 44 75 84 45 39 67 81 42 36 62 74 40 35 58 72 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 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-140915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1239 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 85 65 89 67
Temp 86 85 75 70 66 64 75 81 85 82 73 70 68 67 76 83 87 86 77 73 70 68
Dewpt 65 65 67 66 66 64 66 65 64 64 67 66 64 65 67 65 62 63 66 66 66 65
RH 50 51 76 87100100 74 58 50 55 81 87 87 93 74 55 43 46 69 79 87 90
Wind dir S E SE SE SW W SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 10 11 12 11 9 10 9 9
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5900 2900 400 4600 5500 2200 600 5700 6600 4300 1100
T Wind Dir S SE SW SW S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 6 10 9 8 9 10 13 17 14 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/16 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 67 90 67 89 66 91 67 93
Temp 85 86 74 69 84 86 72 67 84 86 73 68 85 88 75 69 86 90
Dewpt 66 63 67 66 65 62 64 63 64 61 62 61 62 60 62 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 43 93 43 87 42 81 38 78 37
RH 53 46 79 90 53 45 76 87 51 43 68 78 46 39 64 78 45 37
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 20 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C C S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
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