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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

TXZ024-151000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      51          86          58          88          49
Temp                      56 53 63 80 86 75 64 64 63 60 67 84 88 77 62 58 53 49
Dewpt                     27 27 27 28 28 30 31 33 36 38 38 37 34 34 35 36 37 39
RH                        33 36 26 15 13 19 28 32 37 44 34 19 15 21 37 43 54 66
Wind dir                   W  W  W  W SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N NW  N NW
Wind spd                   6  8  6  5  8  6  6  9 12 13 11 11  9  5  4  4  4  4
Clouds                    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     500  2200  4300   500   500  4000  6200   500   500
T Wind Dir                    W     W    SW    SW     W     W    NW     N    NE
T Wind Spd                   11     8     9    12    23    20    17    10     9
RFTI                       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


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          77      55    77      47    70      46    66      47    64
Temp          69 67 57   55 73 68 54   47 65 62 51   46 61 60 51   47 61 56
Dewpt         39 40 42   41 34 33 35   35 35 37 39   41 44 44 45   44 40 39
Min/Max RH       24      59    19      63    28      82    43      89    38
RH            33 37 56   59 24 27 48   63 34 39 63   82 53 56 80   88 46 52
PWind dir        NE      SW     W       W    NE       S    SW      SW    NW
Wind char       <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    20      30    40
Rain shwrs                                               S  S  S    C  C  C

$$
TXZ026-151000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      45          87          51          89          47
Temp                      53 47 58 79 87 78 66 61 57 54 64 83 89 79 64 58 52 48
Dewpt                     34 31 31 31 30 33 34 36 37 39 41 39 35 36 36 38 38 39
RH                        49 52 35 18 13 20 30 39 46 56 42 21 15 21 35 48 58 70
Wind dir                   W  W NW  W  S SE  S SW  W SW SW  W  W  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                   5  5  5  5  5  5  6  8 10  9 10 10  9  5  5  5  5  5
Clouds                    FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     300  1400  2600   300   300  3000  6200   300   300
T Wind Dir                    W     W     S     S     W     W    NW    NE     N
T Wind Spd                    9     6     8    11    14    18    18    12    11
RFTI                       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


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          75      52    81      44    71      46    68      47    65
Temp          68 67 55   52 75 71 52   44 65 64 50   46 63 63 52   47 61 58
Dewpt         42 42 42   42 37 34 36   36 37 38 42   42 46 46 47   45 44 41
Min/Max RH       28      69    18      73    29      89    44      96    41
RH            39 40 61   69 25 26 54   73 35 38 74   86 54 54 83   93 53 53
PWind dir        NE       S     W      NW    NE       E     E      SW    NW
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   SC SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    30      30    40
Rain shwrs                                               C  C  C    C  C  C

$$
TXZ043-151000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      50          90          54          90          50
Temp                      56 52 63 82 90 82 69 65 60 56 64 83 90 81 69 61 55 51
Dewpt                     40 41 42 36 33 37 41 46 48 49 50 47 44 44 45 43 43 41
RH                        55 65 45 19 14 20 36 49 63 76 60 29 21 27 42 51 64 69
Wind dir                   W SW  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  S SW  W NW  N
Wind spd                   8  8 10 10 10  6  8 10 10  8 10 11  9  5  5  5  5  5
Clouds                    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     500  1700  5300   500   500  2300  4300   500   500
T Wind Dir                    W     W    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW     W     N
T Wind Spd                   17    14    13    16    17    18    14    11     9
RFTI                       0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category             NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          81      55    82      47    76      47    71      48    68
Temp          74 74 60   55 78 75 59   47 71 69 54   47 66 65 55   48 64 61
Dewpt         41 42 45   44 42 38 39   38 39 42 46   47 50 50 52   47 44 42
Min/Max RH       23      66    21      72    27      99    46      98    40
RH            30 31 58   66 28 26 48   72 32 37 75   99 56 58 90   96 49 50
PWind dir        NW      SW     W       W    NE       E    SE      SW     W
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      20    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                                            S  C  C  C    C  C  C
Tstms                                                       S  S    S

$$
TXZ035-151000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      45          90          50          90          47
Temp                      51 46 60 83 89 80 66 62 57 52 61 83 89 79 66 58 53 48
Dewpt                     21 22 24 26 25 27 31 34 38 40 41 37 34 33 34 34 35 35
RH                        30 39 25 12 10 14 27 35 48 62 47 19 14 19 31 40 51 61
Wind dir                   W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NW
Wind spd                   8  9  9 10 12  8 10 11 12  9  9 11 10  5  5  5  5  5
Clouds                    FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     400  2200  6000   400   500  3100  6500   500   500
T Wind Dir                    W     W     W    SW    SW     W     W     N    NE
T Wind Spd                   13    13    13    13    18    16    17    10    10
RFTI                       0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category             NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          84      51    78      45    74      46    67      45    62
Temp          75 74 60   51 72 69 54   45 68 67 53   46 63 61 51   45 58 56
Dewpt         37 36 39   39 37 32 34   34 36 34 37   40 42 41 41   42 39 35
Min/Max RH       18      63    20      65    23      79    39      89    39
RH            25 25 46   63 28 25 47   65 31 29 54   79 46 48 68   89 49 45
PWind dir         W      SW     W       W    SW      SE     S      SW     W
Wind char       <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   CL CL CL FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    20      30    30
Rain shwrs                                               S  S  S    C  C  C

$$
TXZ031-151000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      45          90          55          92          47
Temp                      53 48 59 80 89 80 67 63 60 57 68 87 91 81 64 59 53 48
Dewpt                     30 28 28 29 29 32 36 38 41 44 44 40 37 38 39 39 40 41
RH                        41 45 30 16 12 17 33 40 49 61 42 19 15 21 39 48 63 77
Wind dir                  SW  W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                   5  5  5  5  6  6  6  8 10  9 10 10  9  5  5  4  4  4
Clouds                    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     600  2200  3300   600   600  4400  7200   600   600
T Wind Dir                    W     W    SW    SW    SW     W    NW     N     N
T Wind Spd                   11     8     8    11    18    20    18    11    10
RFTI                       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


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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      54    82      46    73      46    69      47    67
Temp          71 69 57   54 78 73 55   46 69 66 52   46 66 64 53   47 64 59
Dewpt         42 42 45   44 39 36 38   37 37 40 44   45 47 49 50   47 44 43
Min/Max RH       26      69    19      72    27      96    47     100    40
RH            34 37 65   68 25 26 54   72 31 39 76   96 52 59 90  100 47 55
PWind dir        NE       S     W       W    NE      SE    SE      SW    NW
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   SC SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      20    30      40    40
Rain shwrs                                            S  C  C  C    C  C  C
Tstms                                                          S

$$
TXZ029-151000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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          86          47          84          44
Temp                      47 44 56 78 85 75 61 57 52 49 60 80 84 74 58 53 48 45
Dewpt                     25 24 26 26 25 28 30 33 36 37 38 36 33 34 34 35 35 36
RH                        41 46 31 14 11 17 31 40 53 64 44 21 16 23 40 50 60 71
Wind dir                   W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                   5  5  6  9 10  6  6  6  9  8  9 10  9  5  4  3  3  3
Clouds                    SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     500  2300  5700   500   500  4100  6100   500   500
T Wind Dir                    W     W     W    SW     W     W     W    NE     E
T Wind Spd                   11    11    13    13    19    19    18    10     9
RFTI                       0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category             NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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      48    73      41    69      41    65      41    60
Temp          71 69 55   48 69 65 49   41 64 62 47   41 60 57 45   41 57 54
Dewpt         37 39 41   41 34 33 33   34 36 35 39   40 42 43 43   41 40 38
Min/Max RH       23      77    21      76    27      96    41     100    42
RH            29 33 59   77 27 30 54   76 35 36 74   96 51 59 93  100 53 55
PWind dir         W      SW     W       W    SW       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char       <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    20      30    30
Rain shwrs                                               S  S  S    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