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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1242 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
TXZ024-132130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1242 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 68 89 69 93
Temp 69 68 74 82 87 86 78 74 71 70 79 84 87 86 77 73 71 71 80 87 91 89
Dewpt 67 66 67 66 65 64 67 67 66 66 68 66 63 64 67 67 66 66 66 65 63 63
RH 93 94 77 59 47 49 69 80 85 87 69 54 45 48 71 83 83 84 62 48 40 43
Wind dir NE NE E E E SE S S SW W SW SE S SE S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 12 13 12
Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 1000 4500 5500 3400 500 6500 7100 3200 1000 5500 7500
T Wind Dir E SE E S SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 4 6 10 9 6 11 13 17 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 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 92 69 91 70 93 70 95
Temp 76 72 87 87 75 71 85 89 75 72 88 90 76 72 89 91
Dewpt 67 67 67 66 69 68 67 63 65 64 63 60 63 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 85 46 91 41 77 35 74 32
RH 73 84 52 50 82 89 54 43 71 75 43 38 64 72 39 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S C C S S
Tstms S S C C C S
$$
TXZ026-132130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1242 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 70 90 70 94
Temp 70 68 76 83 88 87 79 75 72 70 79 86 87 87 79 75 73 71 81 89 92 90
Dewpt 66 66 66 67 66 65 66 67 67 68 68 67 65 64 65 67 67 66 66 66 65 64
RH 87 93 71 59 48 48 64 76 84 93 69 53 48 46 62 76 81 84 60 47 41 42
Wind dir E NE E E E E SE S E E S SE S SE S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 11 13 14 13
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 800 4500 6200 1800 300 5500 5900 3100 800 6900 6700
T Wind Dir NE E NE SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 8 5 5 10 8 4 11 12 12 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 93 71 93 72 95 72 96
Temp 78 72 88 89 77 72 86 90 77 72 89 91 78 72 91 93
Dewpt 67 67 68 66 68 68 67 63 65 64 64 61 62 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 84 44 88 40 77 35 74 32
RH 69 84 52 47 74 87 53 41 67 76 44 37 58 73 40 35
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
TXZ043-132130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1242 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 68 89 70 91
Temp 70 68 76 83 85 85 78 74 71 70 78 84 86 84 77 74 73 71 79 86 89 87
Dewpt 69 68 69 69 69 68 70 70 69 68 70 69 68 68 70 70 69 69 70 70 68 68
RH 96 99 78 63 58 56 76 87 92 94 76 60 55 59 79 87 89 95 74 58 49 53
Wind dir SW E S SE NE E SE S SW S SW S S SE S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 9 11 12 12
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 500 2700 4900 1000 500 7200 7400 2500 700 5900 7000
T Wind Dir SW S E SE SW S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 5 6 11 9 6 9 12 13 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 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 92 71 93 71 94 71 95
Temp 77 72 86 88 77 72 86 89 77 72 88 90 77 72 89 91
Dewpt 70 69 71 70 71 69 69 65 66 64 66 62 65 65 66 63
Max/Min RH 90 52 91 44 79 38 80 37
RH 78 89 61 55 81 90 57 46 69 78 50 39 67 79 47 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 10 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ035-132130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1242 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 68 90 69 91
Temp 69 67 76 83 87 84 78 74 71 68 77 83 87 85 78 74 72 70 78 84 89 87
Dewpt 65 64 66 65 65 64 66 66 66 65 66 64 63 63 65 66 65 65 66 65 63 63
RH 87 90 71 55 48 51 67 76 84 90 69 53 45 48 64 76 79 84 67 53 42 45
Wind dir SW NE SE SE SE E SE SE SW W SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 4 3 3 5 5 9 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 11 9 9 9 9 12 14 14 16
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 400 5200 4900 2400 400 6200 6700 3700 800 5400 6300
T Wind Dir W SE E SE SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 5 6 11 9 6 10 14 13 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 91 70 91 70 93 70 95
Temp 76 71 85 87 75 70 84 87 76 70 85 89 76 70 88 91
Dewpt 67 66 67 65 68 66 67 63 65 64 64 60 62 61 63 60
Max/Min RH 84 46 87 41 81 36 73 33
RH 74 84 55 48 79 87 57 45 69 81 50 38 62 73 43 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S
Tstms S C S C S S
$$
TXZ031-132130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1242 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 70 91 70 94
Temp 71 69 76 85 89 87 81 75 72 70 81 87 87 87 78 75 72 71 81 89 92 91
Dewpt 69 68 68 68 67 65 68 69 69 68 68 67 66 66 69 70 69 68 68 68 66 66
RH 94 99 76 58 48 49 66 81 91 93 67 53 51 51 72 83 90 90 66 49 43 44
Wind dir E N E E E E SE S SW W S SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 10 12 13 12
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.10 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 1000 4800 6600 3900 600 6200 6500 3500 1000 6400 7200
T Wind Dir E E E SE SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 5 5 11 8 4 11 12 13 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 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 94 71 95 72 96 72 98
Temp 79 73 89 90 77 72 88 91 78 72 90 92 79 73 92 93
Dewpt 69 69 69 67 70 69 68 65 66 65 64 61 65 65 63 62
Max/Min RH 87 46 93 41 81 35 78 33
RH 72 87 53 48 80 91 53 42 68 79 43 37 63 77 40 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-132130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1242 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 64 87 65 88
Temp 65 64 73 81 83 81 73 70 66 65 74 81 84 83 74 70 68 67 76 83 86 85
Dewpt 65 64 66 65 64 64 66 66 65 65 66 64 62 62 66 66 65 65 66 65 63 63
RH 100100 79 58 53 56 79 87 97100 76 56 48 49 76 87 90 93 71 55 46 48
Wind dir E E SE SE E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 6 6 6 6 11 12 13 12
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 5300 4900 2100 400 5600 6800 4100 1000 6000 6500
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 4 6 10 10 8 10 13 18 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 89 66 88 66 89 66 91
Temp 73 68 83 84 72 67 82 84 72 67 83 86 72 67 85 88
Dewpt 66 66 67 65 68 66 66 63 64 62 63 60 62 60 61 60
Max/Min RH 93 49 99 45 84 39 79 36
RH 79 93 59 53 87 97 58 49 76 84 51 42 71 78 45 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S
Tstms S C C C C S
$$
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