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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
TXZ024-200900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 94 70 93 68
Temp 91 89 80 76 74 72 80 88 91 88 79 75 73 72 80 87 91 88 79 74 72 70
Dewpt 64 65 67 67 67 67 68 66 64 64 68 68 68 67 68 67 62 61 63 63 63 62
RH 41 45 65 74 79 84 67 49 42 46 69 79 83 85 68 51 38 41 60 69 72 76
Wind dir SE E S W NW N N NE NE NE E N NW N NE NE E E E E E N
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 2
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 800 500 5500 7600 1200 500 6000 9200 5200 500
T Wind Dir NE NW N E E NE E NE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 8 9 9 4 5 8 10 10
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 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 94 67 93 68 91 65 83 64 82
Temp 87 88 73 69 87 88 73 69 85 86 71 67 77 80 68 66 77 79
Dewpt 62 57 60 59 58 57 61 62 62 61 64 63 63 63 66 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 31 72 30 78 38 87 50 96 55
RH 44 35 65 70 38 35 66 78 46 44 78 87 61 56 95 95 67 62
PWind dir NE S NE E E SE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C
Tstms S C S S C
$$
TXZ026-200900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 95 72 94 70
Temp 95 93 83 79 76 72 80 89 92 90 82 78 75 72 80 88 91 90 81 76 73 70
Dewpt 64 63 66 67 67 68 69 68 65 65 67 68 68 68 69 67 62 60 61 62 62 62
RH 36 37 57 67 74 87 69 50 41 44 61 71 79 87 69 50 38 37 51 62 68 76
Wind dir E E E E N NE N NE NE E E NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E NE
Wind spd 3 5 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 400 300 4900 7500 800 400 6700 9800 6100 400
T Wind Dir E N N NE E E NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 8 8 9 10 10 6 6 10 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 69 95 69 91 67 85 66 83
Temp 89 90 75 69 89 89 76 70 85 86 74 67 78 80 70 66 78 80
Dewpt 63 57 60 60 61 58 63 63 64 61 63 62 64 63 64 64 65 64
Min/Max RH 31 73 32 78 41 84 54 93 56
RH 42 33 60 73 39 35 64 78 50 43 69 84 62 56 81 93 64 58
PWind dir NE SE NE E E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 30 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C C S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-200900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 73 96 72 96 70
Temp 96 95 87 82 76 74 82 88 92 92 84 79 75 73 83 90 93 93 84 78 74 71
Dewpt 62 62 65 67 67 68 68 67 66 65 67 69 69 69 69 66 62 61 63 64 65 65
RH 34 34 48 62 73 81 63 49 42 41 58 73 82 86 63 45 36 36 50 62 74 81
Wind dir NE E E S NW NE NE NE NE E E N N N NE NE NE NE E E E N
Wind spd 5 5 5 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 5 3 2 2
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 500 5600 7800 1800 500 8400 10200 6000 500
T Wind Dir E N NE NE E NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 8 6 10 9 11 6 8 10 11 6
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 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 97 69 97 70 95 69 90 67 90
Temp 90 93 77 70 90 93 78 71 89 91 77 70 84 87 74 69 83 86
Dewpt 62 58 60 61 58 56 60 62 61 59 63 63 64 61 65 66 65 64
Min/Max RH 30 75 27 75 32 80 42 90 47
RH 40 31 56 75 34 30 55 75 39 34 62 80 51 43 74 90 56 49
PWind dir NE NE NE E E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C
Tstms S C
$$
TXZ035-200900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 93 70 94 69
Temp 92 87 80 76 74 71 79 87 89 87 80 75 73 71 81 88 91 88 81 75 72 70
Dewpt 63 64 66 66 66 66 67 66 64 64 65 66 66 65 66 64 61 59 61 61 61 61
RH 38 46 62 71 76 84 67 50 44 46 60 74 79 81 60 45 37 38 51 62 68 73
Wind dir SE SE E NW N NE NE NE E E E NE NE N NE NE E E E E E NE
Wind spd 4 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 6 9 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 5 5 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.38 0.04 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C S S S
Mix Hgt 1100 500 6000 7200 1600 500 6500 8500 3800 500
T Wind Dir E NE N E E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 9 9 6 4 6 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 68 95 69 94 68 90 67 88
Temp 89 88 74 69 88 88 75 70 87 87 75 69 83 83 72 68 82 82
Dewpt 60 55 57 58 58 55 57 60 61 58 61 61 62 61 63 64 63 62
Min/Max RH 31 68 28 71 33 76 42 87 45
RH 38 33 55 68 36 33 54 71 42 38 62 76 49 48 73 87 53 51
PWind dir NE E NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 5 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C S C
Tstms S S C
$$
TXZ031-200900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 72 96 72 96 70
Temp 95 94 84 79 76 73 81 89 92 91 83 78 75 72 81 88 92 91 81 76 73 70
Dewpt 65 65 69 68 69 70 70 69 67 67 70 70 70 70 70 68 64 63 64 65 65 65
RH 38 39 61 70 80 89 69 53 44 47 66 77 84 92 70 53 41 40 57 69 78 84
Wind dir NE E E N N N N NE NE E E NE N N NE NE NE E E E E N
Wind spd 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 800 600 5000 7000 2000 600 6500 9900 5800 600
T Wind Dir NE NW N E E NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 9 12 10
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 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 96 69 96 69 94 67 86 66 85
Temp 89 91 76 69 90 92 76 70 87 88 74 68 80 83 71 66 79 81
Dewpt 64 59 61 62 61 59 64 64 63 62 65 64 64 64 66 66 66 66
Min/Max RH 33 78 31 82 39 87 52 100 57
RH 45 35 61 78 38 33 66 82 46 42 73 86 59 54 85100 65 61
PWind dir NE SE NE E E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 30 40
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ029-200900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 91 66 91 64
Temp 89 86 76 72 68 67 76 85 87 85 75 71 68 66 76 84 89 87 75 71 67 65
Dewpt 62 63 66 66 66 66 67 64 63 63 67 66 66 65 67 64 60 59 63 62 62 62
RH 41 46 71 81 93 97 74 50 45 48 76 84 93 97 74 51 38 39 66 73 84 90
Wind dir SE E E W NW N N NE E E E NE NE N NE E E E E SE E NE
Wind spd 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 2 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 500 6500 7200 1200 500 5700 9300 5400 500
T Wind Dir SE NW N E E E E NE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 9 9 5 4 6 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 63 91 64 90 62 84 61 83
Temp 85 88 69 64 85 86 70 64 83 86 70 64 77 80 66 63 77 79
Dewpt 60 55 57 58 57 54 58 60 59 58 61 61 62 61 64 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 31 81 31 87 35 90 47 100 53
RH 43 33 66 81 39 34 66 87 44 39 73 90 60 52 93100 62 58
PWind dir E SE NE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C S C S C C C
Tstms S S C
$$
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