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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1240 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
TXZ024-130915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1240 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 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 66 86 67 89 70
Temp 81 82 74 69 66 66 73 81 86 83 75 72 69 68 78 82 87 84 77 74 72 72
Dewpt 65 66 68 67 66 66 66 67 65 66 69 69 68 66 67 66 65 66 69 68 67 67
RH 58 59 83 93100100 81 62 50 58 82 89 97 94 71 59 48 55 75 83 84 85
Wind dir N NE E E N NW N NE E E SE S W W SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 8 8 8 8
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.14 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S S
Mix Hgt 4300 2200 700 3900 6200 2700 400 4500 5100 2000 1200
T Wind Dir N E NW N NE SE SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 6 4 8 8 8 5 6 13 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 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 90 70 92 70 91 68 91 70 93
Temp 86 86 75 71 86 88 76 71 86 87 74 70 85 88 76 71 87 89
Dewpt 67 66 69 67 68 66 68 66 66 65 66 64 64 63 66 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 48 90 46 85 44 84 40 78 37
RH 53 52 81 88 54 49 76 85 51 48 76 81 50 44 71 77 45 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 30 30 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C
Tstms S S S C C S
$$
TXZ026-130915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1240 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 86 68 90 71
Temp 83 81 73 70 68 67 74 80 84 83 75 72 70 69 77 84 87 85 78 75 73 72
Dewpt 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 67 68 68 66 67 67 68 68 68
RH 57 60 81 90 97100 79 65 57 59 76 87 93 93 74 59 50 55 69 79 84 87
Wind dir NW NE E NE N N N N NE E E S W SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 8 9 8 6 8 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 30 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 4000 1500 400 3200 3800 2800 300 4000 5000 1800 700
T Wind Dir N NE N NW E SE SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 6 6 6 5 5 8 13 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 71 93 71 93 70 94 71 95
Temp 87 87 77 71 87 89 77 72 87 89 76 71 87 90 77 72 89 92
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 69 67 68 67 67 66 66 66 66 64 65 65 65 62
Min/Max RH 48 90 47 84 44 84 41 79 37
RH 53 52 74 90 55 48 74 84 52 47 71 84 50 42 67 79 45 37
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 20 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-130915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1240 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 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 67 85 68 88 70
Temp 86 83 75 72 68 67 73 81 85 82 76 72 71 70 76 83 86 84 78 75 73 72
Dewpt 70 70 71 70 68 67 69 69 70 70 72 70 70 69 72 71 69 70 71 71 70 69
RH 59 65 85 95100100 87 67 61 68 88 94 99 98 86 67 59 63 81 88 92 92
Wind dir SE E SE SW S W N E E E SE S SW S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 50 40 20
QPF 12hr 0.23 0.02 0.10 0.03 0.07
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms C S S S C C C S S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 5000 1300 800 3100 4300 2700 400 5200 5400 1200 800
T Wind Dir E SE W W S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 5 6 8 9 6 10 13 14 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 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 90 71 91 71 92 70 92 71 94
Temp 85 86 76 73 85 88 77 72 86 88 77 71 86 89 77 72 87 90
Dewpt 71 70 70 69 72 71 70 68 69 68 67 67 68 65 65 63 66 65
Min/Max RH 56 88 54 87 49 88 44 74 41
RH 64 59 83 88 65 57 81 87 58 51 72 87 54 46 67 74 50 45
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-130915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1240 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 86 68 88 69
Temp 81 80 74 69 66 65 72 81 86 83 76 72 69 69 75 81 86 82 77 74 71 70
Dewpt 64 64 65 67 64 64 66 67 66 65 68 67 66 66 66 66 65 65 66 67 65 66
RH 56 58 74 93 93 97 81 63 51 55 76 84 90 90 74 60 50 56 69 79 81 87
Wind dir E NE E E SE NE NW NE E E SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 50 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.14 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms C C C S S S C S S
Mix Hgt 4100 1900 700 3700 5500 2400 400 5200 6500 1700 800
T Wind Dir E E S NW NE SE SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 6 9 11 5 9 11 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 71 92 71 91 70 91 71 94
Temp 84 84 74 72 85 86 76 71 85 85 75 71 84 86 76 71 87 87
Dewpt 67 65 67 67 68 66 67 66 67 65 66 64 66 63 65 63 64 61
Min/Max RH 48 84 47 84 47 81 42 76 37
RH 57 53 79 84 57 51 74 84 55 51 74 79 55 46 69 76 46 42
PWind dir S S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 30 30 30 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C S
Tstms S S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ031-130915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1240 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 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 68 88 68 91 71
Temp 86 84 75 72 69 68 76 83 87 84 78 73 70 70 77 84 88 86 79 76 73 72
Dewpt 68 68 70 70 69 68 68 68 69 68 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 70 70 70 69
RH 54 60 84 92100 99 77 62 56 61 78 89100 98 77 62 53 57 75 83 89 91
Wind dir NW NE E NE NW NW N N E E SE S W SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 8 9 6 5 5 6
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.01 0.05 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C S S S S
Tstms S S C C S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 4700 2000 600 3600 4300 3100 500 4600 5700 2000 1000
T Wind Dir N NE W NW SE SE SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 6 6 8 6 6 8 12 17 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 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 71 93 71 94 70 94 72 96
Temp 87 88 77 72 88 89 78 72 88 90 77 71 88 90 78 73 90 92
Dewpt 69 67 70 69 70 68 70 68 68 66 69 67 66 64 66 66 65 63
Min/Max RH 49 91 49 86 45 89 41 81 36
RH 56 51 79 91 56 51 76 86 52 46 76 88 49 42 68 80 43 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 20 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-130915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1240 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 84 63 85 66
Temp 77 78 70 65 62 62 70 79 83 81 73 68 66 65 73 79 83 81 73 70 68 67
Dewpt 64 64 67 65 62 62 65 65 64 65 68 67 66 65 67 65 64 65 68 67 66 66
RH 64 62 90100100100 84 62 53 58 84 97100100 81 62 53 58 84 90 93 97
Wind dir N E E E E NW N NE E E SE SE SW SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 9 9 8 6 6 8
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 30 40 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 4300 2100 900 3500 5100 1900 400 4900 6000 1700 1100
T Wind Dir NE E SW NW E SE SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 8 8 10 5 8 12 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 66 88 66 88 65 87 66 89
Temp 82 83 72 68 83 85 73 68 82 84 70 66 81 84 72 68 83 86
Dewpt 66 65 67 67 67 66 67 65 65 63 64 63 64 64 64 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 53 100 51 90 46 90 48 84 40
RH 58 55 84 97 59 53 81 90 56 49 81 90 56 51 76 81 49 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C S
Tstms S S S C C S
$$
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