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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
157 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
TXZ024-061015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
157 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 47 75 38 80 52
Temp 77 73 58 55 53 50 56 69 73 66 50 44 39 38 48 70 80 71 58 56 53 52
Dewpt 39 34 31 25 21 20 23 25 28 32 36 36 36 33 30 25 22 26 26 22 19 15
RH 25 24 35 32 28 30 29 19 18 28 58 75 87 81 50 19 12 18 28 26 26 22
Wind dir SW SW SW W W W NW NE E E E E SE W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 17 6 8 8 9 9 6 8 8 8 5 4 3 4 5 9 11 8 8 10 12 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 2400 4500 700 700 1400 1900 100 0
T Wind Dir SW W NW SW E E NE SE SE W
T Wind Spd 6 9 9 6 13 5 2 5 6 9
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 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 30 50 31 42 28 45 22 40
Temp 77 64 42 31 42 47 36 31 37 40 31 28 39 40 27 22 32 37
Dewpt 22 24 24 17 14 18 18 17 19 22 24 24 20 21 19 17 15 17
Min/Max RH 12 56 26 59 43 84 33 83 0
RH 13 21 47 56 32 31 48 56 48 48 73 83 47 46 72 81 49 43
PWind dir NW NE E E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Snowshwrs S S S S
$$
TXZ026-061015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
157 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 70 35 73 45
Temp 51 52 43 41 41 41 49 66 70 62 49 41 36 35 40 59 73 68 57 51 46 45
Dewpt 43 46 43 37 32 28 28 30 31 34 36 35 34 33 35 36 31 30 31 30 28 24
RH 74 80100 86 70 59 44 26 23 35 62 80 92 92 81 42 21 24 37 44 49 43
Wind dir S SE S W W NW N NE NE E E NE NE N NE S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 17 9 6 6 8 6 6 9 9 9 8 4 3 3 4 4 8 9 9 6 9 9
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 1600 2900 900 1300 1600 1800 100 100
T Wind Dir SW W NW NE E NE N NE SE S
T Wind Spd 4 4 6 8 14 8 4 3 5 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 30 50 30 43 27 44 23 42
Temp 75 65 42 31 43 48 36 30 37 41 32 27 38 41 28 24 34 40
Dewpt 25 24 23 17 15 17 19 19 21 22 24 24 23 21 19 18 17 18
Min/Max RH 14 57 24 66 41 88 41 81 0
RH 15 21 46 55 32 29 50 63 52 46 72 87 55 45 67 77 49 40
PWind dir NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs C S
Snowshwrs S S S
$$
TXZ043-061015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
157 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 46 81 42 83 53
Temp 75 74 62 57 53 49 53 72 78 74 60 51 47 42 49 71 83 78 64 60 57 54
Dewpt 50 48 49 49 46 40 35 28 28 34 37 40 40 41 40 39 33 34 33 37 43 45
RH 40 41 64 76 77 71 49 19 16 23 42 65 79 95 71 31 17 20 32 42 59 71
Wind dir SW S S SW SW W W N NE NE NE NE NE NW W SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 17 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 5 9 9 9
Clouds SC CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 100 1400 3600 600 600 1400 1500 100 500
T Wind Dir S SW W W NE NE N S SE SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 6 3 12 9 4 5 5 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 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 35 53 33 45 29 48 23 43
Temp 78 75 49 37 46 52 40 35 40 44 35 29 41 45 32 25 33 41
Dewpt 28 29 28 23 20 23 23 24 27 27 29 29 26 25 25 22 20 21
Min/Max RH 10 60 30 72 48 100 38 91 0
RH 16 18 45 58 35 33 51 65 57 50 79 99 54 44 73 90 57 43
PWind dir W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 30 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S S S S S
Snowshwrs S S S
$$
TXZ035-061015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
157 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 80 41 83 46
Temp 83 77 62 52 45 42 49 73 80 72 59 51 45 41 49 72 83 75 63 56 50 46
Dewpt 32 23 24 22 22 21 22 24 21 24 28 31 31 30 27 25 19 19 21 19 18 17
RH 16 13 23 31 40 43 34 16 11 16 30 46 57 65 42 17 9 12 20 23 27 31
Wind dir SW SW SW W W W NW N S SE SE SE S W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 20 9 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 9 11 9 9 11 11 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 2100 5200 100 100 800 3300 0 0
T Wind Dir W W NW SW SE SE SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 5 6 9 9 6 5 2 10 10 9
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 31 56 31 48 29 48 23 46
Temp 75 72 44 33 47 52 36 31 42 46 34 30 42 44 30 23 38 43
Dewpt 20 23 24 20 24 25 21 21 26 26 26 25 25 23 22 20 20 20
Min/Max RH 10 63 31 71 42 88 37 88 0
RH 12 16 46 59 39 34 54 66 53 45 73 83 50 44 72 87 47 39
PWind dir W E E E E E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Snowshwrs S
$$
TXZ031-061015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
157 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 42 75 36 80 50
Temp 65 65 53 47 45 43 51 69 73 67 51 43 39 36 42 65 80 73 61 55 53 50
Dewpt 45 48 45 38 33 28 28 29 31 36 39 38 37 36 37 36 29 32 32 31 28 25
RH 50 56 74 72 64 55 41 23 22 32 62 83 95100 81 34 16 22 34 39 39 37
Wind dir S S SW SW W W NW NE NE E E NE N N W S S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 17 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 9 8 6 5 8 8
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 1400 2800 700 900 1500 1700 100 100
T Wind Dir SW W NW E NE NE N E SE S
T Wind Spd 4 4 6 6 13 6 4 3 6 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 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 31 52 31 44 28 47 21 42
Temp 80 67 44 32 45 49 37 31 40 41 33 28 41 42 28 22 33 39
Dewpt 24 27 26 19 15 19 20 20 21 23 26 26 23 23 21 18 16 18
Min/Max RH 12 59 25 65 41 92 34 88 0
RH 12 23 48 59 31 29 49 63 47 48 76 91 49 46 76 86 49 42
PWind dir NW NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Snowshwrs S S
$$
TXZ029-061015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
157 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 38 76 36 79 43
Temp 78 73 56 48 44 40 47 69 76 67 51 43 37 36 45 68 79 71 56 50 45 43
Dewpt 31 25 24 23 21 19 23 24 22 27 31 32 32 30 26 23 17 20 21 19 15 13
RH 18 17 29 37 40 42 38 18 13 22 47 65 80 77 47 18 10 14 25 29 29 29
Wind dir SW W SW W W W NW NE SE SE SE SE S SW W W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 17 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 10 12 6 6 8 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 2100 5000 100 500 900 3600 0 0
T Wind Dir W W NW SW SE SE SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 9 11 8 4 3 13 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 26 51 26 41 23 44 17 40
Temp 72 65 39 27 43 48 31 26 34 39 27 23 38 40 23 17 32 38
Dewpt 21 26 24 18 19 24 19 18 22 25 25 23 22 23 19 17 17 18
Min/Max RH 13 71 32 74 50 100 38 100 0
RH 15 22 55 68 38 38 61 71 62 57 92 100 52 49 84 99 54 44
PWind dir W E E E E E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 20 20
Snowshwrs S S S
$$
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