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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
TXZ024-262045-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 58 84 65 87 59
Temp 64 66 62 61 61 61 68 75 81 81 70 68 68 65 73 81 87 84 68 65 63 59
Dewpt 62 62 62 61 61 61 64 65 64 62 63 62 60 57 50 39 38 43 53 56 56 56
RH 93 87100100100100 86 73 55 53 77 81 74 75 45 23 18 24 58 73 78 89
Wind dir E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S SW SW W W SW S S SW SW W
Wind spd 12 10 9 10 10 11 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 14 13 11 11 8 8 10 9 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1200 700 2600 4000 900 700 5600 10400 500 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 16 20 23 27 20 20 17 19
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 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25
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 55 73 52 77 53 74 54 78
Temp 74 73 59 55 68 68 57 53 73 75 58 53 69 72 59 54 73 75
Dewpt 54 53 57 55 57 53 52 49 52 52 54 52 52 52 53 52 55 55
Min/Max RH 43 100 52 94 40 97 46 94 45
RH 50 49 92100 67 59 84 87 48 45 86 96 56 49 80 93 54 50
PWind dir NE E SE W N NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 70 70 30 10 20 20 30 40
Rain shwrs C C L L L L C S S S S C C C C
Tstms C C L L L L C S S S S C C C C
$$
TXZ026-262045-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 83 64 88 62
Temp 66 67 63 62 62 61 67 74 81 81 74 70 68 64 73 83 88 85 74 68 65 62
Dewpt 62 61 62 60 61 61 63 65 65 64 64 61 61 61 59 52 48 55 59 59 59 59
RH 87 81 97 93 97100 87 74 58 56 71 73 78 90 62 34 25 36 59 73 81 90
Wind dir E SE E SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 10 10 10 10 14 18 17 17 18 17 17 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0.04
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S S S S S S S C C C C C
Mix Hgt 500 400 2500 3700 500 500 5500 8500 500 400
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 17 20 24 19 17 19 18 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 58 73 55 77 55 76 55 78
Temp 73 71 62 58 69 69 59 56 73 75 60 55 71 74 60 55 73 76
Dewpt 60 56 57 58 59 55 53 52 53 51 52 51 51 50 51 51 55 54
Min/Max RH 55 100 55 89 40 87 40 87 43
RH 64 59 84100 70 61 80 86 49 43 75 86 49 43 72 86 53 46
PWind dir SE E SE W N NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 60 80 80 40 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C L L D D L C S S S S C C C C
Tstms C L L D D L C S S S S C C C C
$$
TXZ043-262045-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 61 88 66 90 63
Temp 74 74 68 66 64 62 71 79 86 86 78 72 69 66 75 85 90 87 76 70 66 63
Dewpt 64 64 64 63 63 62 65 66 65 63 63 61 61 61 62 57 56 58 60 61 61 62
RH 72 70 88 89 97 99 81 65 49 46 61 68 75 83 63 39 32 38 58 74 85 94
Wind dir E E E SE S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 10 9 8 8 8 12 14 16 14 14 13 13 10 12 12 12 11 9 8 5 5
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 10 20 20 40
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0.07
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C C C S S S S C C C C C
Mix Hgt 600 700 3300 4400 800 700 5200 7600 1300 800
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 18 18 23 21 20 21 23 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 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25
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 84 59 78 54 80 56 78 56 80
Temp 81 79 64 59 72 76 60 55 75 79 63 56 73 76 62 56 77 78
Dewpt 62 58 60 59 61 56 53 49 55 54 56 53 54 54 54 53 57 55
Min/Max RH 42 100 47 86 40 90 43 89 43
RH 53 49 89100 68 50 78 82 49 43 78 90 52 46 76 88 50 46
PWind dir S SE S W N NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 60 80 70 20 5 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C L L D L C S S S S C C S C
Tstms C L L D L C S S S S C C S C
$$
TXZ035-262045-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 90 61 88 60
Temp 72 71 67 64 64 64 68 80 88 86 74 69 66 61 70 82 88 85 71 65 62 60
Dewpt 62 61 61 60 60 61 62 61 53 49 57 57 56 55 45 34 32 33 48 53 54 55
RH 71 71 81 87 87 90 81 52 30 28 55 66 70 81 41 18 14 15 44 65 75 84
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW S S S S
Wind spd 16 14 13 13 14 13 16 17 17 18 20 20 18 12 13 13 16 13 10 9 9 8
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 1300 1000 2700 7000 800 800 7500 11200 2300 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 19 21 26 24 21 25 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 55 76 50 80 52 76 54 79
Temp 78 72 60 55 71 72 57 50 76 76 59 52 71 72 60 54 74 74
Dewpt 50 49 53 54 51 45 47 44 46 44 49 49 50 49 50 50 52 51
Min/Max RH 32 96 34 81 28 89 40 86 38
RH 38 44 78 96 49 38 69 80 34 32 69 89 47 44 69 86 46 44
PWind dir SE SE S W NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 70 60 10 5 10 20 30 40
Rain shwrs S C C L L C S C C C C
Tstms S C C L L C S C C C C
$$
TXZ031-262045-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 60 86 65 90 63
Temp 69 71 64 63 62 61 70 75 83 83 76 71 68 65 76 86 90 87 75 69 67 63
Dewpt 63 63 64 62 62 61 65 66 65 66 67 63 62 61 60 50 46 56 61 61 61 62
RH 83 77 99 98100100 86 73 56 58 74 77 80 87 59 29 22 35 63 75 83 94
Wind dir E SE E SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 10 9 8 8 8 13 17 17 16 16 16 14 11 11 10 11 9 9 9 8 5
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S S S S S S S C C C C C
Mix Hgt 600 700 2900 4300 1000 1000 6500 9300 1400 700
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 20 24 21 18 20 18 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 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25
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 81 58 76 54 79 55 78 56 80
Temp 78 77 62 58 69 70 58 55 74 77 62 55 73 75 61 56 76 77
Dewpt 62 58 60 58 59 57 54 52 54 54 56 54 53 53 54 53 56 56
Min/Max RH 48 100 52 93 41 96 42 92 43
RH 58 54 94100 71 65 88 92 50 46 82 96 50 46 79 92 50 49
PWind dir SE E S W N NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 60 80 80 40 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C L L D D L C S S S S C C C C
Tstms C L L D D L C S S S S C C C C
$$
TXZ029-262045-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 85 57 85 57
Temp 64 64 61 60 57 59 66 75 83 81 70 66 62 57 69 78 84 83 66 63 59 57
Dewpt 62 62 61 60 57 59 64 62 54 52 59 60 58 54 42 33 31 33 41 53 54 54
RH 93 93100100100100 93 64 37 37 68 81 87 90 37 19 15 17 40 70 83 90
Wind dir E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW S S S SW
Wind spd 13 11 10 10 11 12 14 16 17 14 17 17 16 10 12 12 12 9 6 8 6 5
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 1200 900 2900 6600 1200 800 5900 11100 1300 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 20 23 27 25 21 26 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 53 72 48 76 51 74 52 77
Temp 75 72 57 53 66 68 55 48 72 74 57 51 69 71 57 52 72 75
Dewpt 49 51 55 53 53 49 50 47 48 47 53 50 50 50 52 51 55 53
Min/Max RH 38 100 45 100 34 98 43 98 43
RH 40 48 93100 63 51 83 96 43 38 86 96 51 47 83 96 55 46
PWind dir E E SW W N E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 70 70 20 10 20 30 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C L L L S S S C C C C C
Tstms S C C L L L S S S C C C C C
$$
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