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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
315 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
TXZ024-202100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
315 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
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 70 47 83 54 81
Temp 44 44 50 59 67 70 57 53 49 47 64 78 82 80 67 62 58 55 67 77 80 75
Dewpt 44 43 42 43 41 38 42 42 42 39 39 36 33 36 44 45 45 46 53 55 55 56
RH 100 96 75 55 39 31 57 66 77 73 40 23 17 21 43 54 63 72 62 48 41 51
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 16 18 16 10 5 5 6 5 5 8 12 13 12 12 12 10 8 11 11 13 13
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 0 0 0 50
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0.21
Rain shwrs C C C C L
Tstms S C C L
Mix Hgt 4500 6600 500 500 8000 10600 4200 600 4700 7700
T Wind Dir NW NW S SW SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 25 17 10 13 16 20 21 18 18 23
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 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
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 56 76 59 78 55 70 54 70
Temp 61 57 70 74 64 60 74 73 60 56 65 70 59 55 64 69
Dewpt 58 57 61 58 62 60 60 59 59 56 56 55 56 54 54 54
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 53 100 58 98 58
RH 89100 72 57 92100 62 61 95100 72 59 88 97 71 60
PWind dir S SE SE S NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 60 60 50 80 70 40 40 60
Rain shwrs L C C L C C L D L C C C C C C L
Tstms L C C L C C L D L C C C C C C L
$$
TXZ026-202100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
315 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 69 46 81 53 81
Temp 45 45 50 58 67 69 57 53 49 46 62 76 81 79 67 61 57 53 64 76 80 78
Dewpt 45 44 43 44 43 42 44 43 44 44 46 43 40 42 46 45 47 48 53 55 54 55
RH 100 96 77 60 42 37 62 69 83 93 56 31 23 27 47 56 69 83 67 48 41 45
Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 12 14 18 17 12 5 5 5 5 5 8 13 16 14 13 12 9 6 10 13 13 13
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 0 0 5 40
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0 0.06
Rain shwrs C C C C L
Tstms S C C L
Mix Hgt 3900 5700 300 300 5400 9700 1800 400 4200 6800
T Wind Dir NW NW SE S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 25 17 10 12 13 21 23 17 18 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 76 59 77 57 72 55 72
Temp 63 57 71 74 64 60 73 74 62 57 68 70 61 55 66 71
Dewpt 57 57 61 59 61 60 61 59 58 57 55 54 54 54 53 53
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 55 100 53 97 52
RH 81100 71 59 90100 66 59 87100 63 57 78 96 63 53
PWind dir SE SE SE S NE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 70 70 60 80 80 40 40 50
Rain shwrs L C L L L C L D D C C C C C C C
Tstms L C L L L C L D D C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ043-202100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
315 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
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 73 47 83 52 84
Temp 45 46 55 63 70 72 61 55 51 48 63 78 82 80 67 61 57 53 66 78 83 78
Dewpt 45 45 45 44 43 41 44 46 45 44 47 44 41 43 47 48 48 50 57 60 58 59
RH 100 96 68 49 37 32 54 72 80 87 55 31 24 27 49 62 73 88 72 53 42 52
Wind dir NW W W NW NW W SE SE S SW SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 9 13 12 9 4 5 5 4 3 5 10 11 11 9 8 5 5 9 11 11 11
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain shwrs C C D
Tstms C C D
Mix Hgt 4900 6500 500 400 6000 8300 3600 500 4800 7300
T Wind Dir W W S S SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 19 13 10 11 13 18 18 14 18 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 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
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 56 80 59 79 56 74 55 74
Temp 64 58 74 79 66 60 76 75 63 57 70 72 62 56 69 72
Dewpt 60 58 63 61 63 60 64 62 60 57 59 57 57 56 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 57 100 57 99 56
RH 87100 68 55 91100 65 65 89100 68 59 84 99 67 60
PWind dir S S SE S E NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 80 60 50 70 70 40 40 50
Rain shwrs D L L L C C C L L C C C C C C C
Tstms D L L L C C C L L C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-202100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
315 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 70 46 84 54 83
Temp 43 42 49 60 68 69 59 53 49 46 63 79 83 81 69 63 57 54 66 77 82 77
Dewpt 40 39 39 39 35 31 32 34 34 34 36 32 29 30 37 41 43 45 51 54 53 54
RH 89 89 68 46 29 24 36 48 56 63 36 18 14 16 31 44 59 71 58 45 37 45
Wind dir NW NW NW NW W W SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 13 17 16 10 6 5 5 5 5 9 14 16 16 13 12 10 10 13 16 14 17
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.20
Rain shwrs C C L
Tstms C C L
Mix Hgt 4300 6900 500 400 6700 9900 6400 500 4200 7100
T Wind Dir NW W S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 18 8 13 17 20 21 18 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 81 60 81 55 75 55 74
Temp 62 57 74 79 65 60 77 75 61 56 70 73 61 55 67 73
Dewpt 56 56 56 50 56 59 56 53 55 54 53 50 53 53 53 51
Max/Min RH 96 34 96 41 93 42 93 46
RH 81 96 53 36 73 96 48 46 81 93 55 44 75 93 61 46
PWind dir S S SE S E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 60 50 50 80 60 40 40 60
Rain shwrs L C C C C C C D L C C C C C L L
Tstms L C C C C C C D L C C C C C L L
$$
TXZ031-202100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
315 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
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 71 46 83 52 84
Temp 44 46 52 60 68 70 58 53 49 46 64 78 83 80 67 61 57 53 66 78 83 80
Dewpt 44 45 44 44 44 42 45 46 46 45 46 42 40 43 47 47 48 49 55 57 56 56
RH 100 99 75 55 42 37 63 77 89 95 53 28 22 28 49 60 72 88 69 49 40 45
Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 9 11 17 16 10 5 5 5 5 4 6 13 14 13 11 10 8 5 8 11 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B2
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 5 40
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs C C C C L
Tstms S C C L
Mix Hgt 4500 6300 600 600 7300 9700 2700 600 4100 7000
T Wind Dir NW NW SE S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 24 16 10 12 14 20 21 18 18 21
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 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
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 56 78 59 79 55 73 54 73
Temp 63 57 73 76 65 60 76 75 62 56 68 71 60 55 67 72
Dewpt 60 57 62 61 63 60 63 62 60 56 57 56 56 55 55 57
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 57 100 56 100 57
RH 89100 70 60 93100 65 65 93100 69 60 87100 67 59
PWind dir SE SE SE S NE NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 70 70 60 80 80 40 40 60
Rain shwrs L C L L L C L D D C C C C C C L
Tstms L C L L L C L D D C C C C C C L
$$
TXZ029-202100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
315 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 67 40 81 49 80
Temp 40 39 46 56 64 66 53 48 43 40 60 75 80 78 63 58 53 50 64 75 79 72
Dewpt 40 39 41 40 36 33 35 36 37 35 36 32 28 31 39 43 43 45 52 54 52 55
RH 100100 83 55 35 29 50 63 79 82 41 21 15 18 41 57 69 83 65 48 39 55
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW W SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 11 16 13 9 5 4 5 5 5 9 13 13 13 10 11 9 9 12 12 12 13
Clouds B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.23
Rain shwrs C S C C L
Tstms C C L
Mix Hgt 4400 7100 600 500 7500 10500 6300 500 4200 6100
T Wind Dir NW W SW S SW SW S S SW S
T Wind Spd 23 18 9 14 18 21 21 20 21 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 78 54 77 49 69 49 69
Temp 57 52 70 75 60 56 74 69 57 50 65 67 55 50 63 68
Dewpt 57 52 58 51 60 56 58 56 57 50 53 52 55 50 53 52
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 46 100 54 100 55
RH 100100 66 43 100100 57 63 100100 65 59 100100 70 57
PWind dir S S SE S E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 60 60 50 80 60 40 40 60
Rain shwrs L C C L C C L D L C C C C C L L
Tstms L C C L C C L D L C C C C C L L
$$
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