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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
100 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
TXZ024-122130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
100 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 84 66 86 66 87
Temp 73 71 74 77 80 79 73 70 68 67 73 79 83 81 75 71 69 68 75 81 84 83
Dewpt 65 66 66 66 66 67 68 68 67 67 66 66 66 67 69 69 68 67 67 66 65 66
RH 76 86 75 70 61 66 86 95 96 99 80 66 57 62 83 92 96 96 75 60 54 58
Wind dir NW NW NE N NE NE NE NE N NW NE E E SE S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.16 0.04 0.01 0.05 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C S S S S S C S S S C
Mix Hgt 1000 2100 4100 2300 1000 4000 5400 2400 400 4000 5900
T Wind Dir W N NE E NE SE SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 9 5 6 9 11 9 12 11
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 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
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 69 89 70 92 70 92 69 90
Temp 72 70 84 85 74 71 86 88 76 72 86 88 75 70 85 87
Dewpt 68 67 68 67 69 68 69 67 69 66 65 64 67 65 64 64
Max/Min RH 93 51 90 48 84 42 83 44
RH 87 92 59 56 85 89 56 51 78 82 49 46 76 83 51 47
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 20 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S C C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-122130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
100 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 67 86 68 88
Temp 75 73 75 79 82 80 73 70 69 68 74 79 84 82 75 73 70 69 77 83 85 85
Dewpt 65 66 66 66 67 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 67 68 68 67 67
RH 71 79 74 64 61 62 81 90 93 97 79 67 57 61 79 84 93 93 74 61 55 55
Wind dir SW NW N N NE E NE NE N N S SW SE S SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 9 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.10 0.01 0.04 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C S S C C C C S S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C S S S C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 1900 3600 1400 600 3300 4800 2800 300 3800 5100
T Wind Dir SW NW NE NE W S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 6 5 6 8 9 8 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 90 71 92 72 93 71 93
Temp 73 70 85 86 76 71 87 89 77 72 87 90 76 71 87 89
Dewpt 68 68 69 68 68 68 69 67 68 67 67 66 66 65 66 64
Max/Min RH 93 52 90 47 84 44 81 41
RH 84 93 59 55 76 90 55 48 74 84 52 45 71 81 50 44
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 30 20 30 10
Rain shwrs S S S C S C S
Tstms S S S S S C
$$
TXZ043-122130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
100 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 86 68 86
Temp 74 72 77 82 84 80 74 72 70 69 73 78 82 81 75 72 70 69 74 79 83 81
Dewpt 67 68 71 71 70 71 72 70 70 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 70 69 70 71 71 71
RH 79 87 81 71 64 73 91 96 99100 89 75 67 69 88 97100100 89 78 66 71
Wind dir S S SW SE E SE E SE W N S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 8 8
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 40 50 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.17 0.15 0.08 0.31 0.03
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C S C C C C C S S S S C C
Mix Hgt 700 2300 3000 1400 1200 4300 5500 1300 500 3800 5400
T Wind Dir S SW SE E SW S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 10 9 9 8 6 9 9 11 9 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 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
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 69 89 71 91 72 92 70 93
Temp 73 71 83 84 75 71 86 88 77 73 86 89 76 71 87 89
Dewpt 71 69 72 71 70 69 72 70 69 67 69 68 67 65 68 66
Max/Min RH 97 60 91 54 84 49 81 45
RH 93 93 70 65 85 91 63 56 76 81 57 51 73 81 54 47
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-122130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
100 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 67 86 67 86
Temp 73 70 74 79 84 82 75 72 69 67 73 78 84 82 75 72 69 67 74 79 84 82
Dewpt 63 63 65 66 66 66 67 67 66 65 66 67 67 66 67 67 65 65 67 66 66 65
RH 71 78 74 64 55 58 76 84 90 93 79 69 57 58 76 84 87 93 79 64 55 56
Wind dir NE SE NE NE E E E E SE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 9 10 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 50 30
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.13 0.04 0.14 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S C C C S S S S C C C S S S C
Mix Hgt 900 2300 4700 2800 1100 3800 5900 2500 500 4300 5000
T Wind Dir S NE E SE SE S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 10 9 9 9 11 11 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 89 71 91 71 92 70 91
Temp 72 69 83 85 75 71 84 87 76 71 85 88 75 70 84 87
Dewpt 67 66 67 66 68 67 69 67 68 65 66 63 66 64 65 64
Max/Min RH 90 50 87 48 81 41 81 44
RH 84 90 59 53 79 87 61 52 76 81 53 43 74 81 53 46
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 20 30 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S C C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C S
$$
TXZ031-122130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
100 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 87 68 88
Temp 75 73 77 80 84 80 75 71 69 69 74 80 84 82 76 73 70 69 77 83 85 85
Dewpt 67 67 67 68 69 68 69 70 69 68 68 68 69 69 71 71 70 69 69 69 69 68
RH 77 82 73 68 60 67 83 94100 98 81 69 62 64 83 92100100 76 64 60 59
Wind dir S S N NE NE NE E E W NW S S SE S SE S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.16 0.05 0.03 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C S S C C S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C S S C C S S S S S C S
Mix Hgt 900 2300 4300 1800 1000 3600 5200 3100 500 4400 5600
T Wind Dir SW NW NE E SW S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 9 10 8 6 8 9 9 9 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 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
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 69 91 71 93 73 94 71 94
Temp 74 71 85 87 76 71 87 89 78 73 88 90 77 71 88 89
Dewpt 69 70 70 69 70 69 71 69 70 68 67 66 67 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 98 53 92 50 86 44 83 42
RH 86 97 61 57 83 92 58 51 77 84 51 45 72 83 50 45
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-122130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
100 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 63 82 63 83
Temp 68 67 71 75 78 78 70 67 65 64 69 76 80 79 71 68 65 64 72 78 80 78
Dewpt 65 64 64 65 65 66 68 67 65 64 66 66 66 66 68 67 65 64 66 65 65 66
RH 90 90 79 71 64 67 93100100100 90 71 62 64 90 97100100 81 64 60 67
Wind dir N NW N NE NE NE E E E N E S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 40 20
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.03
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C C C C C S S C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C S C C S S S S S S C C S S S
Mix Hgt 700 2000 3700 2000 900 3300 4700 1800 300 4100 5100
T Wind Dir SW N NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 9 6 8 9 12 9 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 85 66 88 67 89 65 86
Temp 68 66 80 81 71 68 82 84 72 69 83 85 71 66 81 82
Dewpt 67 66 67 67 68 67 68 67 68 65 65 63 65 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 57 97 53 90 45 97 49
RH 97100 65 63 90 97 63 57 87 87 55 48 81 93 56 53
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 30 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C S S
Tstms S S S C C S
$$
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