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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

TXZ024-121000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      43          72          45          84          51
Temp          81 71 58 54 50 45 54 66 72 65 54 50 47 46 58 78 84 74 60 58 55 52
Dewpt         26 29 29 30 31 31 33 33 32 34 35 36 36 35 35 31 28 30 30 29 27 27
RH            13 21 33 39 48 58 45 29 23 32 48 57 64 67 41 19 13 20 32 33 34 38
Wind dir       W  W NW NW NW NW  N  E  E SE  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd      10  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  8  5  5  6  8  9
Clouds        FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt               500   500  2000  2900   500   500  2900  6000   500   500
T Wind Dir              N     N    NE     E     S    SW    SW    SW    SW     W
T Wind Spd              9    11    10     9     9    11    13    14    14    16
RFTI           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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      57    82      52    72      47    70      43    68
Temp          81 76 65   58 78 73 61   53 69 66 54   48 65 63 50   44 63 61
Dewpt         31 35 42   47 46 45 48   44 44 41 40   37 36 34 36   36 37 38
Min/Max RH       14      66    26      72    35      66    27      72    32
RH            17 22 44   66 33 37 61   71 40 40 59   65 34 35 58   72 38 42
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW       W     W       W    SW
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    20      20     5       0     0
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S    S

$$
TXZ026-121000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      43          74          41          82          47
Temp          80 71 58 53 49 45 53 69 74 66 56 50 44 42 54 74 82 74 63 57 52 48
Dewpt         26 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 34 36 36 37 38 36 37 37 34 36 36 36 35 33
RH            14 21 34 43 52 63 48 28 23 33 47 61 79 79 52 26 18 25 36 45 52 56
Wind dir      SW SE  E  N  N  N  N  E  E  E SE  S  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      10  5  4  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  2  2  2  3  4  6  9  6  5  5  6  6
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt               300   300  1900  3100   300   300  1800  3800   300   300
T Wind Dir              N     N    NE     E    SE    SW    SW     S    SW     W
T Wind Spd              9    13    11    10     9     6     9    16    13    10
RFTI           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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      55    81      51    73      46    70      41    68
Temp          78 77 65   56 77 74 61   52 69 67 54   47 66 64 50   42 64 62
Dewpt         34 39 45   48 49 48 49   46 45 43 42   39 37 36 37   36 38 39
Min/Max RH       16      75    32      83    35      74    28      79    33
RH            20 25 48   74 37 40 65   80 42 42 64   74 34 35 61   79 38 43
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC FW   SC FW CL FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    20      30    10       0     0
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S    C

$$
TXZ043-121000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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          76          43          83          50
Temp          79 73 63 57 53 48 58 72 76 68 58 52 47 44 56 75 82 75 65 61 56 51
Dewpt         30 32 33 32 32 33 34 35 34 36 39 39 38 38 39 40 37 38 40 42 45 45
RH            17 22 32 38 46 56 40 26 22 31 50 61 72 79 52 28 20 26 40 49 66 79
Wind dir      SW  S  S SW  W NW  N NE  E  E  E SW SW  W SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      17 10  9  5  5  5  5  6  5  4  2  2  3  5  5  9  9  5  8  8  8  6
Clouds        CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt               500   400  1900  2800   400   400  2300  3700   500   500
T Wind Dir             SW     W     N     E    SE    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW
T Wind Spd             16    12    11     8     6    10    13    13    16    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           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          87      55    82      53    77      47    74      43    73
Temp          79 80 66   56 76 76 63   54 73 71 57   48 69 68 53   44 67 67
Dewpt         46 44 51   54 56 52 54   52 49 45 44   39 36 34 36   36 38 39
Min/Max RH       23      92    37      95    33      71    24      73    28
RH            31 28 59   92 49 43 73   92 43 39 62   71 30 29 52   73 34 37
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    20      30     5       0     5
Rain shwrs                         S    S  S  S  S    C

$$
TXZ035-121000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      40          77          43          85          46
Temp          83 72 57 50 45 41 54 72 77 67 56 50 46 44 56 78 85 75 63 56 51 47
Dewpt         23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32 31 31 33 34 33 33 32 28 24 23 24 25 28 30
RH            11 16 29 39 49 59 41 23 19 26 42 54 60 65 40 16 11 14 22 30 41 51
Wind dir       W  W  W  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
Wind spd      14  5  5  5  6  9  8  9  6  5  5  4  5  6  6 10 10  6  8  9  9  9
Clouds        CL SC SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt               400   400  2200  3300   500   400  2400  5100   500   500
T Wind Dir             NW    NE    NE     E    SE    SW    SW    SW    SW     W
T Wind Spd              9    11    12     9    11    10    12    12    13    13
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           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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      52    80      49    73      43    71      41    71
Temp          80 77 61   53 76 71 59   50 70 65 52   44 66 63 50   42 66 62
Dewpt         33 34 43   46 47 42 43   41 43 39 37   36 34 32 33   33 35 34
Min/Max RH       15      77    27      74    30      73    24      70    26
RH            18 21 51   77 36 35 55   71 38 38 56   73 30 31 52   70 32 35
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SW    SW       W     W       W     W
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC   SC FW CL FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    20      20     5       0     0
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S    S

$$
TXZ031-121000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      43          75          41          85          49
Temp          82 73 59 53 49 45 55 70 75 67 56 50 44 41 55 77 84 75 63 58 54 50
Dewpt         27 30 32 33 33 33 34 35 35 36 38 38 38 38 38 36 33 35 37 35 34 34
RH            13 20 36 46 54 64 45 28 23 32 52 64 78 89 53 23 16 23 38 43 47 55
Wind dir      SW  S SW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E SE SW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      13  6  5  4  4  5  5  6  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  8  9  6  5  5  5  5
Clouds        FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt               600   600  2100  3200   600   600  2300  5000   600   600
T Wind Dir              W     N    NE     E    SE    SW    SW     S    SW    SW
T Wind Spd              9    11    10     9     8     6     9    16    16    13
RFTI           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          88      57    84      52    76      47    73      43    70
Temp          82 79 66   57 79 76 62   53 72 69 55   48 69 65 51   44 66 63
Dewpt         36 41 48   51 51 51 53   49 47 45 44   40 37 37 37   37 38 41
Min/Max RH       16      80    32      89    34      75    27      76    32
RH            20 26 52   80 38 42 71   86 42 42 66   74 32 35 60   76 37 43
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC FW   SC FW CL FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    20      30    10       0     0
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S    C

$$
TXZ029-121000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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          72          40          81          43
Temp          78 67 53 47 44 40 51 67 72 63 50 46 42 41 54 74 81 71 56 51 47 44
Dewpt         24 28 28 28 29 29 31 32 31 33 34 34 35 33 32 28 23 25 25 25 24 25
RH            13 23 38 47 55 64 46 27 22 32 54 63 76 73 43 18 12 18 30 36 40 47
Wind dir       W  W  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE  S SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd      10  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  5  5  4  3  4  5  6 10  9  5  5  5  5  5
Clouds        CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt               500   500  2000  3000   500   500  2800  5500   500   500
T Wind Dir             NE    NE     E     E    SE    SW    SW    SW    SW     W
T Wind Spd             11    12    12     9    11    12    16    16    13    16
RFTI           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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      48    77      45    69      40    67      38    66
Temp          76 73 58   49 73 69 55   46 66 63 48   41 61 60 45   39 61 59
Dewpt         30 33 41   45 44 42 45   41 43 41 39   36 34 34 34   34 35 36
Min/Max RH       16      86    28      83    35      86    28      82    31
RH            18 23 53   86 35 37 69   83 43 44 71   82 36 37 65   82 38 42
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC FW CL FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    20      20     5       0     0
Rain shwrs                                 S  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