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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
206 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025
TXZ024-070815-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
206 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025
Date Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri 05/09/25
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 49 72 50 71
Temp 51 49 57 63 68 67 58 55 51 49 60 67 71 69 60 56 53 50 60 67 71 69
Dewpt 49 48 50 50 50 50 52 51 50 48 50 50 49 49 52 51 50 49 51 51 51 50
RH 96 95 76 64 52 55 80 88 96 96 71 56 46 50 75 83 90 96 74 57 49 50
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 5 8 10 11 11 8 6 5 6 6 8 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 10 11 9
Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 4500 6000 1200 500 5100 7400 3700 500 6000 7100
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 17 16 11 12 16 16 11 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 Sat 05/10/25 Sun 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25
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 49 73 47 75 51 84 60 90
Temp 56 50 68 72 55 48 69 74 57 52 77 82 66 61 85 88
Dewpt 53 49 49 46 49 46 46 45 47 46 47 49 48 45 46 46
Max/Min RH 98 38 93 33 83 29 57 20
RH 89 96 51 40 79 92 44 35 68 81 35 32 52 56 26 24
PWind dir N NE SE SE S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ026-070815-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
206 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025
Date Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri 05/09/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 50 72 51 72
Temp 51 52 59 65 70 69 60 56 52 50 59 67 72 70 61 57 53 51 61 67 71 70
Dewpt 51 51 51 51 50 50 52 50 50 48 50 50 49 49 51 50 49 49 51 50 49 49
RH 100 96 75 60 49 51 75 80 93 93 72 54 45 48 70 77 85 92 70 54 45 48
Wind dir N W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE
Wind spd 5 5 10 11 9 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 9 9 5 5 5 8 11 12 12 10
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 4400 5800 400 300 4700 6700 2600 300 5800 6700
T Wind Dir W NW N N N N NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 11 14 16 11 12 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/10/25 Sun 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 73 47 75 50 81 58 90
Temp 56 49 68 71 55 47 67 74 57 50 75 79 65 59 84 87
Dewpt 51 49 48 45 47 45 46 44 47 47 50 50 50 48 50 49
Max/Min RH 100 36 92 33 90 34 68 24
RH 83 99 48 39 74 91 47 35 68 88 42 36 58 67 31 27
PWind dir N NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-070815-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
206 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025
Date Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri 05/09/25
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 75 51 75 51 74
Temp 53 52 61 69 74 75 65 59 54 52 62 68 72 74 65 59 54 52 63 71 73 72
Dewpt 53 52 53 52 50 50 52 52 51 50 53 53 52 51 53 53 51 50 53 53 52 51
RH 100 98 76 55 43 41 65 79 90 93 72 58 48 45 66 79 90 94 71 54 47 48
Wind dir NW NW NW W NW NW N N N NW N N N N NE N N N N N N NE
Wind spd 4 5 6 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 5 4 4 5 8 12 12 10
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 4500 7200 500 400 4800 6000 3600 500 5800 6800
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE N N N
T Wind Spd 11 14 10 11 14 13 11 11 18 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 Sat 05/10/25 Sun 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25
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 74 47 77 50 85 61 95
Temp 58 51 70 72 56 48 70 76 59 51 79 83 68 62 89 92
Dewpt 54 51 50 46 49 47 48 45 48 46 49 49 48 47 49 46
Max/Min RH 100 39 99 32 85 28 59 20
RH 86100 49 41 75 98 45 33 66 83 36 30 49 58 25 21
PWind dir N N NE N SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-070815-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
206 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025
Date Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri 05/09/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 49 73 48 72
Temp 49 48 57 64 70 69 60 55 51 49 58 67 72 70 61 55 51 48 59 67 71 69
Dewpt 47 45 46 47 46 45 47 48 47 46 47 48 47 46 48 49 47 47 47 48 46 45
RH 93 89 67 54 42 42 62 77 86 89 67 50 41 43 63 79 87 95 64 50 40 42
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N NE NE
Wind spd 5 9 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 9 9 9 10 6 5 5 5 8 11 12 12
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 4200 6700 800 500 4600 7100 3200 400 6200 7300
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 14 16 13 12 14 14 13 12 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/10/25 Sun 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 74 47 77 50 86 60 92
Temp 55 47 69 72 55 47 71 75 58 50 78 84 68 60 86 89
Dewpt 49 47 45 41 45 44 43 39 43 42 42 39 42 42 39 35
Max/Min RH 100 31 89 26 75 19 52 14
RH 80 99 42 33 68 88 36 28 57 73 27 20 39 51 19 15
PWind dir NE NE E SW SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ031-070815-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
206 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025
Date Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri 05/09/25
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 50 74 50 74
Temp 51 51 60 67 72 71 61 56 52 50 60 68 73 71 62 57 53 51 62 70 73 71
Dewpt 51 51 52 52 51 52 54 52 51 49 52 52 51 51 54 52 51 51 54 53 52 52
RH 100100 77 61 48 51 77 86 97 96 75 57 46 51 76 84 93100 77 56 49 52
Wind dir N W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW N N N NE
Wind spd 3 5 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 12 11 9
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 4600 6500 800 600 5100 6900 2900 600 5800 6500
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 14 14 11 11 14 16 11 12 17 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 Sat 05/10/25 Sun 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25
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 75 47 76 50 84 59 93
Temp 57 50 70 72 55 47 70 74 58 50 77 82 66 60 86 89
Dewpt 54 50 50 48 50 47 47 46 50 48 50 51 50 48 50 51
Max/Min RH 100 39 100 34 93 32 67 24
RH 89100 50 43 83 99 44 36 76 92 39 36 57 66 29 28
PWind dir N N NE N SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ029-070815-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
206 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025
Date Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri 05/09/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 66 43 70 44 70
Temp 46 44 54 60 65 66 54 50 47 44 56 64 68 69 57 52 49 45 57 65 69 67
Dewpt 45 44 48 47 47 47 50 50 47 44 49 49 47 48 50 50 48 45 50 49 48 48
RH 96100 80 62 52 50 86100100100 77 57 47 47 76 93 98100 76 55 47 51
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N NE NE
Wind spd 4 6 9 11 10 9 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 8 5 3 4 4 6 10 10 9
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 4300 5700 1400 600 5300 7000 4300 500 6200 7200
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 11 13 16 16 13 10 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/10/25 Sun 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 44 72 42 75 47 83 56 89
Temp 52 45 67 70 52 43 68 74 55 47 75 81 64 56 84 86
Dewpt 51 45 46 44 48 43 44 42 46 44 44 43 45 42 41 39
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 30 89 24 59 17
RH 96100 47 40 86100 42 31 72 88 32 26 50 58 22 19
PWind dir NE NE E S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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
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