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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
210 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
TXZ024-080915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
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 43 80 55 84 51
Temp 66 65 53 48 46 43 57 72 79 78 62 61 59 56 68 80 83 81 66 60 55 52
Dewpt 30 31 33 32 32 32 35 33 32 32 33 31 29 29 37 39 39 42 44 45 45 44
RH 26 28 48 53 59 63 42 24 18 19 33 32 32 36 32 24 21 25 46 58 68 73
Wind dir N SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NE E SE E NE
Wind spd 5 3 5 8 8 8 10 14 13 9 11 16 18 16 16 13 10 8 6 3 3 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 5200 9600 500 500 4500 8600 2800 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W NW N E NE
T Wind Spd 11 18 19 18 17 25 23 13 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/10 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25 Mon 04/14/25
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 47 79 53 90 64 94 61 82
Temp 73 75 56 48 72 77 60 54 82 88 71 65 90 91 73 62 79 80
Dewpt 41 39 40 38 39 41 42 43 47 44 44 41 37 33 38 39 35 33
Min/Max RH 26 69 25 66 21 43 12 42 18
RH 31 28 56 68 30 27 51 66 30 22 38 41 16 13 28 42 21 18
PWind dir NE E S S S SW SW W NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-080915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 79 49 84 50
Temp 66 65 53 47 43 41 55 69 77 76 62 57 52 50 64 79 83 80 66 59 53 51
Dewpt 29 30 32 32 33 32 36 38 35 37 39 36 35 33 38 41 41 43 45 47 47 46
RH 25 27 45 56 67 71 49 32 22 24 43 45 52 52 38 26 23 27 47 64 80 83
Wind dir N SE S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW W N N NE E E NE NE
Wind spd 2 3 5 6 5 5 9 17 17 13 13 12 12 11 12 14 11 9 9 4 3 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 300 3900 7900 400 400 3700 6300 300 300
T Wind Dir S S S SW S SW NW N E NE
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 21 18 16 17 16 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/10 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25 Mon 04/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 45 78 50 88 62 96 60 82
Temp 74 75 54 46 70 77 59 51 79 85 70 62 88 91 72 60 78 80
Dewpt 43 39 41 39 39 41 42 44 49 48 46 44 43 38 41 42 39 37
Min/Max RH 26 78 26 77 26 53 15 51 20
RH 33 27 61 76 32 28 53 77 35 28 42 52 21 16 33 51 25 21
PWind dir NE NE SE S S S SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-080915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
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 40 80 52 88 50
Temp 68 68 55 49 44 41 56 72 79 78 65 60 56 53 64 80 87 85 69 61 55 51
Dewpt 32 31 33 33 33 32 37 38 34 34 34 34 31 31 36 39 39 44 45 47 46 45
RH 26 25 44 54 63 71 49 29 20 20 31 38 39 44 35 23 18 24 43 61 73 80
Wind dir N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW NE E SE N N
Wind spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 12 13 10 11 11 13 12 14 13 11 8 6 2 0 1
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 4800 8900 500 600 3400 9000 1400 400
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW S SW W NW E E
T Wind Spd 10 12 16 19 19 23 21 13 14 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 04/10 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25 Mon 04/14/25
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 80 48 80 53 90 61 96 61 87
Temp 77 78 57 48 73 79 61 54 82 89 72 62 89 93 75 62 83 85
Dewpt 46 42 43 41 41 39 41 42 49 45 44 44 46 38 43 44 43 37
Min/Max RH 27 77 23 65 22 52 14 52 18
RH 33 29 59 76 31 24 48 65 32 22 36 52 23 15 32 52 24 18
PWind dir NE E SE S S S SW SW E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-080915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 80 49 87 48
Temp 68 66 54 48 43 40 56 72 79 76 64 58 53 49 64 81 86 83 68 60 55 51
Dewpt 26 26 27 28 28 28 31 30 27 24 26 26 26 26 33 34 34 36 39 43 44 42
RH 20 22 35 46 55 61 38 21 15 14 23 29 35 40 31 18 16 19 35 53 65 71
Wind dir N N SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N N N E SE E NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 17 17 14 13 14 13 12 13 13 10 9 10 5 3 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 5200 9800 500 500 6100 10200 1900 500
T Wind Dir SE S SW W SW W NW NW E E
T Wind Spd 11 14 17 20 18 18 16 12 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/10 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25 Mon 04/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 45 79 51 90 57 94 56 84
Temp 75 75 57 47 74 77 61 54 82 87 69 59 89 89 71 58 80 80
Dewpt 38 38 40 38 38 38 41 42 45 36 41 39 33 27 34 37 34 31
Min/Max RH 23 72 22 64 16 48 10 45 16
RH 26 26 53 71 27 24 48 64 27 16 36 47 14 11 26 45 19 17
PWind dir NE E S S S SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-080915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
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 41 82 52 87 50
Temp 68 68 54 48 44 41 58 73 80 80 64 59 55 52 67 82 86 83 67 60 54 51
Dewpt 29 29 34 33 34 33 37 37 34 35 38 35 32 32 37 40 40 43 47 47 48 47
RH 24 24 47 56 66 72 46 27 20 20 38 40 41 46 34 22 20 25 48 63 79 85
Wind dir N E S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW W N N NE E E NE NE
Wind spd 4 3 5 5 5 5 8 16 17 12 12 11 12 11 11 12 10 8 6 1 0 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 600 4500 9100 600 600 4100 7500 1200 600
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW NW N E NE
T Wind Spd 11 13 17 20 19 20 19 16 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 04/10 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25 Mon 04/14/25
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 80 46 80 52 91 63 98 62 84
Temp 77 78 56 47 73 78 60 52 82 89 72 64 91 93 75 63 81 82
Dewpt 42 39 42 40 39 40 42 44 47 46 46 44 42 37 40 43 39 36
Min/Max RH 24 78 24 74 22 49 13 49 19
RH 29 25 58 76 28 26 52 73 30 23 39 48 18 14 28 49 22 19
PWind dir NE NE S S S S SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-080915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 76 45 82 45
Temp 64 63 49 43 39 36 53 68 74 73 58 53 49 46 62 78 81 79 63 56 50 46
Dewpt 26 28 30 31 30 30 33 33 27 29 29 28 28 27 34 36 34 37 40 43 44 43
RH 23 26 48 62 70 79 46 27 17 20 33 38 44 47 35 22 18 22 43 62 79 89
Wind dir N N S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NE E SE E NE
Wind spd 5 4 4 5 5 5 10 14 14 11 10 11 11 11 12 12 9 6 8 4 2 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 500 4600 9000 500 500 5900 9100 1100 500
T Wind Dir SE S SW W SW W NW N E E
T Wind Spd 10 17 19 19 16 20 18 11 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/10 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25 Mon 04/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 42 77 48 89 55 91 53 79
Temp 72 73 52 43 70 74 57 49 80 86 65 55 85 87 66 54 75 77
Dewpt 39 38 40 37 39 40 42 43 46 39 42 39 34 29 34 37 35 32
Min/Max RH 26 81 27 80 18 57 12 52 19
RH 30 28 63 79 32 29 57 80 30 19 43 55 16 12 30 52 23 19
PWind dir NE E S S SW SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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