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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
223 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
TXZ024-250915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
223 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 91 60 77 58
Temp 99 97 79 76 72 69 78 86 88 77 64 63 61 61 64 69 75 72 65 63 60 59
Dewpt 44 46 59 60 57 59 63 64 64 63 64 63 61 61 62 62 61 60 63 62 60 58
RH 15 18 50 58 60 70 60 49 45 61 99100100100 92 78 61 67 95 98 99 99
Wind dir S E SE S S SW SW SE SE E NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind spd 4 9 10 12 10 9 8 8 10 11 10 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 30 50 70 50 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.52 0.26 0.16 0.03
Rain shwrs C S S C L L C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S S C L L C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 700 600 5200 6900 1300 1400 3200 3600 2200 1200
T Wind Dir S SW SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 18 11 18 13 12 11 11 11 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 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25
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 76 57 76 59 77 58 78 59 78
Temp 70 75 63 58 69 74 63 60 73 76 63 59 72 77 65 60 75 77
Dewpt 59 58 62 58 62 61 63 60 63 61 63 59 61 60 61 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 54 100 61 100 59 100 54 96 50
RH 70 56 95100 77 62 100100 70 62 99100 68 56 86 95 60 52
PWind dir NE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 60 40 40 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S S C C L C C C C C S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C L C C C C C S C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-250915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
223 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 92 62 78 59
Temp 99 97 83 78 73 70 79 87 90 82 68 65 64 62 67 72 77 75 67 64 62 59
Dewpt 51 53 62 59 60 62 64 65 65 62 64 63 62 62 62 63 62 60 63 61 60 59
RH 20 23 49 52 64 76 60 48 44 51 87 92 93 99 85 73 60 60 88 89 95 99
Wind dir S E SE S S S S SE SE NE NE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind spd 8 10 12 12 11 9 10 10 11 11 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 30 50 80 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.14 0.47 0.23 0.05
Rain shwrs S C S S C L D C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S C L D C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 400 400 4900 6700 900 1200 2400 3200 1000 700
T Wind Dir S S S SE NE NE NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 19 14 12 17 19 11 11 11 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 58 77 60 77 59 78 60 81
Temp 71 76 64 59 71 76 65 61 73 75 65 59 74 76 66 61 76 79
Dewpt 59 57 59 59 61 59 61 61 62 59 60 59 60 58 59 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 50 100 55 100 55 99 51 91 44
RH 66 51 82100 71 56 87100 69 58 84 99 62 53 78 91 54 46
PWind dir NE E SE SE E E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 50 40 40 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S C C C S C C C C C C C S
Tstms S C S C C C S C C C C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-250915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
223 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 70 96 63 84 60
Temp 102 99 81 78 74 71 81 90 94 89 75 70 66 64 71 77 82 78 70 66 63 61
Dewpt 56 54 62 61 62 64 69 67 64 61 65 65 64 64 65 65 64 63 65 65 63 61
RH 22 22 52 55 66 78 66 47 37 39 69 84 94100 81 67 54 61 83 95100100
Wind dir SW S S SE S S S S S S NE E E E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 12 12 10 9 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 5 5 6 8 9 10 8 5 5 6
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 40 30 50 50 20
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.02 0.28 0.19 0.02
Rain shwrs C C S C C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C S C C C C C C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 500 500 5500 8700 900 900 3800 3800 2200 1300
T Wind Dir S S S S E E S NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 14 20 20 16 11 11 13 16 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 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25
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 78 58 80 60 81 59 80 60 82
Temp 72 77 66 59 73 79 66 61 77 79 67 60 75 80 67 61 77 81
Dewpt 63 61 64 59 63 62 65 61 65 63 64 60 63 61 63 61 62 59
Min/Max RH 56 100 57 100 55 100 52 100 47
RH 72 58 92100 72 57 97100 67 59 89100 67 53 86100 59 48
PWind dir NE E E E E E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 50 40 30 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C S S C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C C C C S S C C C C
$$
TXZ035-250915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
223 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 97 59 84 57
Temp 102 97 83 77 73 69 79 90 92 84 69 65 61 60 68 77 83 80 68 63 59 57
Dewpt 33 42 51 55 56 58 61 59 55 51 56 60 60 60 60 57 53 52 57 59 59 57
RH 9 15 33 47 55 68 54 35 29 32 62 85 96100 77 49 35 38 67 87100100
Wind dir SW S SE SE S S S S S S E E E NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE
Wind spd 11 13 14 14 12 10 11 10 12 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 12 12 10 9 9
Clouds SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.02 0.06 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S C C S S
Tstms S S S C C C S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 1000 600 5900 12400 1000 1300 4100 8900 2500 1400
T Wind Dir S S S S E E SE S E NE
T Wind Spd 21 19 16 20 20 12 10 12 16 16
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 56 78 57 81 58 78 58 79
Temp 72 75 62 57 71 73 62 58 75 76 63 59 73 75 64 59 75 76
Dewpt 59 57 59 57 60 59 60 58 59 56 59 58 59 57 58 57 57 55
Min/Max RH 51 100 56 100 46 98 49 94 46
RH 63 54 89100 67 61 93100 57 49 88 97 61 54 82 94 53 48
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 50 30 30 30 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-250915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
223 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 70 95 62 79 59
Temp 101 99 83 78 74 70 81 88 93 85 69 66 64 63 68 71 76 75 67 65 62 60
Dewpt 52 54 62 61 60 63 66 67 66 65 66 65 64 63 64 64 63 62 65 64 62 60
RH 20 22 49 56 63 77 61 52 43 53 91 97100100 89 79 64 65 92 99100100
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S SE SE NE NE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind spd 9 10 11 11 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 6 6 5 6 8 8 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 50 70 50 30
QPF 12hr 0.13 0.12 0.28 0.24 0.06
Rain shwrs S C S C L L C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S C L L C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 700 600 5100 6800 1400 1500 3100 3300 1300 1500
T Wind Dir S S S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 16 14 17 20 12 11 10 13 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 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25
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 78 57 78 59 79 58 79 60 82
Temp 71 77 65 58 73 76 65 60 75 76 65 59 74 77 66 61 78 80
Dewpt 61 61 62 58 62 62 64 60 64 63 64 59 62 61 62 60 61 59
Min/Max RH 56 100 59 100 60 100 56 99 48
RH 71 57 91100 70 61 98100 71 64 98100 68 58 87 98 57 51
PWind dir NE E E E E E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 50 40 40 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C C C S C C C C
Tstms S S C S C C C C C C C S C C C C
$$
TXZ029-250915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
223 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 90 55 78 53
Temp 96 95 78 73 68 64 77 86 87 77 63 61 59 56 63 70 77 73 62 59 56 54
Dewpt 32 38 54 57 56 58 61 59 58 59 61 61 59 56 61 59 56 57 61 59 56 54
RH 11 14 43 57 65 81 58 40 38 54 92100100100 93 67 49 57 98100100100
Wind dir W S E S S S S SE SE SE E NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
Wind spd 8 9 9 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 50 50 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0.06 0.05 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C C S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 700 600 6200 9300 1000 1400 3500 7800 1400 1500
T Wind Dir S S S SE NE E NE SE E NE
T Wind Spd 18 19 12 19 17 12 9 12 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 53 76 55 78 54 76 54 76
Temp 66 75 60 54 70 73 61 56 72 77 61 55 71 76 62 55 73 74
Dewpt 58 57 60 54 60 59 61 56 60 58 61 55 59 58 60 55 57 57
Min/Max RH 51 100 57 100 51 100 51 100 52
RH 74 54 100100 70 62 100100 66 52 100100 66 54 93100 56 55
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 60 30 30 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C S C C L C C C C S S C C C C C
Tstms C S C C L C C C C S S C C C C C
$$
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