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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
TXZ024-200900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 76 100 76 99 73
Temp 97 95 85 81 78 76 86 95 99 98 87 82 78 76 85 94 98 96 86 79 75 73
Dewpt 57 56 59 62 60 61 63 62 59 59 63 64 63 63 63 62 60 61 63 63 63 63
RH 27 27 42 52 54 60 47 33 27 28 44 55 61 64 48 35 29 32 46 58 66 70
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW S S
Wind spd 13 13 11 13 13 12 13 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 700 7200 10500 4300 700 8700 11000 6900 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 23 20 16 21 20 16 14 21 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 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
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 72 95 72 98 74 99 73 99
Temp 93 93 77 72 90 89 77 72 93 95 80 74 95 96 80 74 95 96
Dewpt 62 60 64 64 64 63 65 63 62 59 62 61 59 57 61 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 30 75 35 73 29 66 26 66 26
RH 36 34 64 74 42 42 67 73 36 30 55 65 30 27 52 64 30 29
PWind dir S S S SW S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 5 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ026-200900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 101 75 100 74
Temp 98 97 87 82 78 75 86 95100 99 89 84 79 75 85 95 99 97 87 82 77 74
Dewpt 57 57 59 62 62 62 63 64 60 59 61 63 63 63 64 65 61 59 61 61 62 62
RH 26 27 39 51 58 64 46 36 27 27 39 49 58 66 50 37 29 29 42 49 60 66
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 14 14 12 13 12 10 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 11 13 13 13 14 12 12 11 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 600 5000 8000 2400 600 7600 10600 6000 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 19 18 20 17 18 19 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 74 97 74 100 74 100 75 100
Temp 94 96 80 74 91 94 80 74 95 97 82 74 96 98 82 75 96 98
Dewpt 63 58 62 63 64 61 63 62 62 58 61 61 61 57 61 62 62 59
Min/Max RH 27 69 32 66 26 64 25 64 27
RH 36 28 54 69 41 34 56 66 34 28 49 64 32 26 49 64 33 28
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-200900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 98 73 98 74
Temp 96 95 85 80 77 74 84 93 97 96 86 81 76 74 83 92 97 95 86 80 76 74
Dewpt 62 61 64 64 64 65 68 66 64 63 65 66 65 66 67 67 64 62 63 64 65 64
RH 33 33 50 58 64 74 60 42 34 34 50 60 69 76 59 44 34 35 46 60 68 72
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 11 10 9 9 12 12 13 12 11 9 9 9 12 12 13 13 10 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 600 5100 7800 2400 600 6700 9500 5500 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 19 18 19 16 18 20 18 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 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
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 74 96 74 99 74 99 74 98
Temp 92 93 80 74 91 93 79 74 94 97 81 74 95 97 82 74 94 96
Dewpt 65 63 64 65 66 62 63 63 64 60 60 61 61 58 61 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 33 74 35 70 28 64 27 68 31
RH 42 37 58 74 44 37 58 70 37 30 50 64 33 28 49 68 36 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 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-200900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 100 74 98 71
Temp 97 95 86 81 78 75 83 93 99 97 88 81 77 75 82 92 97 93 82 77 73 72
Dewpt 58 55 57 60 59 61 63 63 59 58 60 62 61 62 63 63 61 60 62 63 63 63
RH 28 26 37 49 52 62 51 37 27 28 39 53 58 64 53 38 31 33 51 62 71 73
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 14 16 14 16 13 11 13 12 13 13 13 14 12 11 13 12 13 14 12 12 11 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 700 5100 9700 4700 800 6600 10200 5300 800
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 14 19 16 14 16 19 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 72 93 72 97 73 97 72 98
Temp 89 89 77 72 88 87 77 72 91 92 79 73 92 93 80 73 93 94
Dewpt 63 61 64 64 65 62 65 65 64 59 62 61 61 57 60 60 61 58
Min/Max RH 36 76 38 79 30 66 28 66 28
RH 42 39 64 76 47 43 67 79 41 33 56 66 36 30 51 64 35 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 5 10 5 5 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-200900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 74 102 75 100 74
Temp 99 98 87 82 78 75 86 95100 99 89 83 78 75 85 95 99 98 88 82 77 74
Dewpt 59 58 62 63 63 63 65 65 62 61 64 66 65 65 65 65 63 61 63 63 64 64
RH 28 28 43 54 60 67 50 38 29 29 45 56 64 71 51 38 31 30 44 53 65 71
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 14 13 11 12 11 9 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 12 12 13 13 11 10 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1500 800 5100 8000 2800 900 7700 10800 6600 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 20 18 20 18 20 18 18 19 18 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 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
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 74 98 74 101 75 101 75 101
Temp 95 96 80 74 92 95 80 74 96 99 83 75 97 99 83 75 97 98
Dewpt 65 61 64 64 65 62 64 63 62 60 62 62 61 58 62 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 29 71 32 69 26 64 24 65 28
RH 37 31 59 71 42 34 58 69 34 28 50 64 31 26 50 65 33 30
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 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-200900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 97 71 95 68
Temp 93 92 81 77 73 70 80 90 95 94 84 79 73 71 80 90 94 92 78 74 70 68
Dewpt 59 57 58 59 59 60 63 62 58 58 61 62 62 62 63 63 60 61 64 63 62 62
RH 32 31 46 54 62 71 56 39 29 30 46 56 68 73 56 41 32 36 62 69 76 81
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 10 11 11 10 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 800 4600 10500 3800 800 7500 10500 6000 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 12 20 18 16 13 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 68 91 68 94 68 94 68 94
Temp 88 89 74 68 86 85 73 68 89 91 76 69 89 91 76 69 90 92
Dewpt 62 61 64 63 64 63 64 63 62 60 62 60 60 57 60 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 37 84 39 84 33 76 30 76 29
RH 42 39 71 84 48 48 73 84 41 36 62 73 38 32 58 73 35 32
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 5 10 5 5 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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