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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
TXZ024-030930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat
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 81 68 90 70
Temp 74 75 71 70 68 67 73 76 78 77 73 71 70 70 77 83 87 85 78 75 73 72
Dewpt 68 68 69 68 68 67 68 69 69 71 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 73 72 70 69
RH 82 78 92 93 99100 86 78 74 83 98100100100 79 66 57 63 85 90 91 91
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 11 12 11 8 8 6 6 9 11 11 11 9 8 8 6
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 50 30 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.03 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C S S C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S S C S S S C C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 3300 1900 1200 3400 3400 2100 800 5800 7000 2200 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 16 19 16 16 17 19 19 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 07/05 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25
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 71 95 69 92 70 94 71 95
Temp 89 91 78 73 88 87 75 71 86 88 77 72 89 89 76 72 89 90
Dewpt 69 68 70 69 69 68 70 68 67 66 68 66 65 65 66 64 63 63
Min/Max RH 44 90 45 91 45 82 41 79 37
RH 52 48 76 89 54 53 83 90 54 49 73 81 45 45 70 76 42 41
PWind dir S S SE S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 10 10 0 10 5
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S C S
$$
TXZ026-030930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 83 70 88 71
Temp 77 77 73 71 70 69 73 76 80 79 74 72 72 71 77 82 86 84 78 76 74 72
Dewpt 68 67 68 67 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 69 69 70 70 71 71 71 71 70 70 69
RH 74 71 84 87 93 97 84 79 69 72 87 90 90 97 79 69 61 65 79 82 87 90
Wind dir S S SE S S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 5 5 5 5 9 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 40 40 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S C C C C C S S S S C C
Tstms S C S S S S C C S S S S S C C
Mix Hgt 3200 800 500 2900 3900 900 600 6100 6400 1800 400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 9 9 14 18 13 16 18 21 18 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/05 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 71 93 70 92 71 95 72 95
Temp 87 90 78 72 87 87 75 71 84 87 77 72 89 90 78 72 89 90
Dewpt 71 69 70 69 70 68 69 68 69 67 68 67 67 65 67 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 47 93 50 90 50 87 41 79 40
RH 59 50 76 90 57 53 82 90 61 52 74 84 48 44 69 79 45 42
PWind dir S SE S SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ043-030930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat
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 83 69 88 71
Temp 76 76 73 71 70 69 73 76 79 79 75 73 72 71 77 82 85 84 79 76 74 72
Dewpt 70 71 70 70 70 69 70 71 71 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 73 73 73 72 70 70
RH 83 85 92 99 99100 89 84 78 78 92 98 97 99 85 74 67 69 84 87 87 92
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 8 5 4 4 5 5 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 8 10 10 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 60 70 40 30 5
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.12 0.17 0.04 0
Rain shwrs C C C S L L C L L C C C C S S C C
Tstms C C S S S C C C C S S S C C
Mix Hgt 2800 1000 600 2900 4000 700 700 4600 4700 3000 500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 10 9 13 16 13 13 18 19 16 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 07/05 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25
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 72 94 71 93 71 95 72 96
Temp 88 92 80 74 89 90 77 72 87 89 77 72 90 92 78 74 89 92
Dewpt 71 70 71 69 69 68 69 68 68 66 69 67 67 65 67 66 66 63
Min/Max RH 47 84 46 87 46 83 40 76 37
RH 58 49 76 84 53 49 76 87 52 47 76 83 48 41 69 76 47 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 FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-030930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 83 69 92 71
Temp 74 73 71 68 68 68 72 76 80 76 74 71 70 71 77 84 90 86 81 75 74 72
Dewpt 68 67 67 66 66 66 67 68 69 69 69 69 68 68 69 70 68 67 68 69 68 68
RH 82 81 87 93 93 93 84 76 69 79 84 93 93 90 76 63 49 53 65 82 82 87
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 12 9 8 5 5 8 10 11 12 10 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 40 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.05 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S S S C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 2800 1800 1400 2600 3500 1900 800 4500 6300 3900 500
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 12 14 17 16 13 13 13 20 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/05 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 71 94 69 93 71 95 71 95
Temp 89 90 77 72 88 86 75 70 86 86 76 72 88 88 77 72 89 89
Dewpt 68 65 68 66 67 65 67 65 66 64 66 64 64 62 64 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 39 81 41 84 44 79 37 73 35
RH 50 44 74 81 50 50 76 84 51 48 71 76 45 42 64 73 42 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-030930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat
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 83 69 90 71
Temp 77 77 73 72 70 69 74 77 81 80 75 73 72 71 78 84 87 85 80 77 74 72
Dewpt 69 69 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 73 72 73 72 72 70
RH 77 77 89 94 99100 87 79 71 74 91 95 98 99 82 69 65 66 80 85 93 93
Wind dir S SE SE S S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 5 4 4 4 6 11 12 10 8 5 5 5 9 11 12 11 9 8 6 5
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 50 40 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.05 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C S C S S C C C C C C S S C C
Tstms C S S S S C C C S S S C C
Mix Hgt 3000 1500 800 3300 4500 1700 800 5700 6500 1900 600
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 14 18 14 14 17 20 19 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 07/05 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25
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 72 96 70 94 71 97 72 97
Temp 89 92 80 74 89 90 77 71 88 90 78 72 91 92 79 74 91 92
Dewpt 71 70 71 70 70 68 70 69 69 67 69 68 67 66 67 66 65 64
Min/Max RH 47 89 47 93 47 88 41 79 38
RH 56 50 75 89 54 49 80 92 54 48 74 87 47 44 68 77 43 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 FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S C S
$$
TXZ029-030930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 78 65 88 67
Temp 72 72 68 67 65 65 69 72 76 74 70 69 68 68 73 80 85 85 76 72 70 69
Dewpt 66 67 68 66 65 65 67 67 68 69 70 69 68 68 69 69 67 68 71 70 68 68
RH 81 84100 97100100 93 84 76 84100100100100 87 69 55 57 85 93 93 97
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 9 11 11 10 9 9 8 6
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 30 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.01 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C S S C C C C
Mix Hgt 3100 2300 1400 2600 3300 2100 700 4300 6800 3700 700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 14 18 17 16 17 16 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/05 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 67 92 65 89 66 92 67 92
Temp 87 89 74 69 86 85 72 67 83 85 72 68 86 87 73 68 86 87
Dewpt 67 65 68 67 66 65 68 66 65 64 66 64 64 63 64 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 41 93 44 97 46 90 41 84 38
RH 52 45 82 93 51 51 87 97 55 50 81 87 48 45 73 84 45 42
PWind dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 5 10 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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