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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
227 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2025
TXZ024-191015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
227 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2025
Date 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 15 28 18 29 13
Temp 35 29 24 23 19 16 18 24 27 24 20 20 19 18 19 27 29 27 21 19 15 13
Dewpt 16 19 18 12 8 6 5 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 5 6 7 6 4
RH 45 65 77 63 62 63 57 37 31 39 47 45 49 48 49 34 32 38 53 60 66 69
Wind dir N N N N N N N E S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE N
Wind spd 11 16 14 13 11 8 5 4 6 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 9 8 9 9 9 6
Clouds B2 B2 OV SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Snowshwrs C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3800 1300 3600 4600 1200 1800 3600 4700 3300 3100
T Wind Dir N N N SW S S S SE E NE
T Wind Spd 20 14 6 9 17 19 18 11 11 11
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 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 35 24 50 24 47 25 54 32 62
Temp 27 31 25 25 45 40 26 24 42 40 28 25 46 47 37 32 55 54
Dewpt 0 7 8 6 8 14 15 13 11 11 12 9 10 16 15 14 17 24
Min/Max RH 26 50 19 62 21 52 17 47 19
RH 31 37 48 44 22 34 62 61 29 31 50 50 24 28 40 47 22 31
PWind dir W SW NW NW NW W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-191015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
227 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2025
Date 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 17 29 18 28 13
Temp 36 31 27 23 21 19 19 25 28 25 21 20 18 18 18 25 28 25 22 18 16 13
Dewpt 17 17 15 11 6 5 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 3 2 3 6 8 6 5
RH 45 56 60 59 52 54 51 35 30 35 43 45 51 53 56 38 32 38 49 64 64 70
Wind dir N N N N N N N NE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE N
Wind spd 14 17 14 14 12 10 8 4 4 5 8 9 10 11 11 12 9 8 9 9 10 8
Clouds SC B1 B2 SC CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2200 800 3600 4400 700 1300 3400 4300 1600 1400
T Wind Dir N N N SW SE S S SE E NE
T Wind Spd 20 14 9 6 13 18 19 13 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 33 21 49 23 47 23 53 30 61
Temp 25 30 24 21 43 43 28 23 42 41 28 23 46 48 34 30 52 54
Dewpt 2 7 9 8 10 14 16 14 14 13 15 12 14 17 17 17 20 24
Min/Max RH 27 57 21 68 24 63 20 59 22
RH 36 37 52 56 25 30 60 68 32 31 58 62 27 29 49 58 28 31
PWind dir W S W N NW NW W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-191015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
227 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2025
Date 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 18 32 17 33 15
Temp 41 37 29 26 23 19 21 27 31 29 22 20 19 17 19 28 33 30 24 21 19 15
Dewpt 19 18 18 18 12 8 5 2 1 1 3 2 3 4 4 1 3 3 4 6 9 9
RH 41 46 63 72 64 61 49 33 27 30 43 46 50 57 51 31 27 31 41 52 65 76
Wind dir N N N N N N N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 11 13 16 12 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 11 9 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW SC B2 FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snowshwrs S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 4300 2400 3700 4100 900 1400 3400 4900 2000 2400
T Wind Dir NE N N E SE SE SE SE E NE
T Wind Spd 25 17 12 6 13 18 19 14 14 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 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 34 20 52 24 49 25 54 30 64
Temp 25 32 23 20 44 46 30 24 43 44 29 25 45 50 37 30 54 60
Dewpt 4 8 9 10 11 14 16 15 13 13 14 11 11 12 14 16 20 24
Min/Max RH 30 64 20 70 22 57 18 56 19
RH 40 36 54 64 26 27 56 70 29 28 54 56 25 22 39 55 26 26
PWind dir N SW W N N NW W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ035-191015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
227 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2025
Date 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 14 30 14 30 11
Temp 40 34 27 22 19 15 17 24 29 25 20 18 16 14 16 25 30 27 21 18 14 11
Dewpt 21 19 21 17 11 9 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 7 6 6 6
RH 46 54 78 81 70 77 67 45 35 42 49 51 56 61 58 42 34 38 54 59 70 80
Wind dir NE NE N N N N N SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 17 17 14 12 9 5 4 8 9 11 12 12 12 12 12 9 10 11 12 11 9
Clouds FW B1 OV B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Snowshwrs S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 3200 2100 3500 4300 900 1100 3300 3900 2200 2700
T Wind Dir NE N NE S S S S SE E NE
T Wind Spd 24 17 8 10 17 20 20 12 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 33 19 49 21 46 22 51 27 60
Temp 23 29 22 19 43 39 25 21 39 38 25 22 42 45 32 27 51 53
Dewpt 6 7 7 8 9 11 14 13 13 10 11 10 11 13 13 14 18 19
Min/Max RH 33 63 20 72 23 60 20 59 18
RH 47 39 52 62 24 31 62 71 34 31 55 59 28 27 45 57 27 26
PWind dir NW SW NW N NW W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-191015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
227 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2025
Date 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 17 30 18 31 13
Temp 38 33 28 25 22 19 20 26 29 27 22 21 19 18 20 28 31 29 23 19 16 13
Dewpt 16 17 18 15 8 6 5 1 0 2 3 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 6 8 8 6
RH 41 52 67 64 55 56 51 33 28 34 43 43 49 53 50 31 28 33 47 61 69 72
Wind dir N N N N N N N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE N
Wind spd 13 16 14 14 10 9 6 4 5 5 5 6 8 8 9 11 9 6 6 6 6 5
Clouds SC B1 B2 SC CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snowshwrs S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4000 1100 3900 4400 1300 1900 3700 4600 2700 2600
T Wind Dir N N N S SE S S SE E NE
T Wind Spd 23 16 10 6 14 19 20 13 13 12
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 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 36 22 51 24 49 25 56 30 63
Temp 28 33 23 22 45 43 28 24 44 43 28 25 48 49 36 30 55 56
Dewpt 1 8 10 8 10 16 16 15 13 13 14 11 12 17 16 16 20 24
Min/Max RH 24 58 20 70 21 57 18 56 20
RH 32 35 58 55 24 32 62 68 28 29 56 56 23 28 44 55 25 29
PWind dir NW SW W N NW W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-191015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
227 PM CST Sat Jan 18 2025
Date 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 11 27 13 27 7
Temp 34 28 20 18 15 12 14 21 26 24 17 16 14 13 15 23 27 23 16 13 10 7
Dewpt 19 21 19 14 10 7 8 4 4 5 4 2 3 2 4 4 4 5 8 7 5 4
RH 54 75 96 84 80 80 76 47 38 43 56 53 61 61 61 43 37 45 70 76 80 87
Wind dir NE NE N N N N N S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE N
Wind spd 9 14 16 12 10 6 5 4 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 8 5
Clouds B2 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Snowshwrs C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 3200 2300 3300 4500 1100 1400 3500 4200 2600 3300
T Wind Dir N N NE S S S S SE E NE
T Wind Spd 24 18 6 10 18 20 19 10 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 31 17 46 19 43 20 50 26 57
Temp 22 26 18 18 41 37 22 19 38 36 24 20 42 44 31 26 51 50
Dewpt 4 8 7 7 8 14 13 12 11 10 11 9 10 15 13 13 18 22
Min/Max RH 34 64 22 75 24 63 20 57 21
RH 45 46 61 61 25 38 68 74 32 33 57 62 26 30 47 57 27 33
PWind dir W SW NW N NW W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
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