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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
TXZ024-181000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
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 54 78 51 76 55
Temp 78 72 62 60 59 56 62 74 77 69 59 56 53 52 60 71 75 70 62 60 57 56
Dewpt 38 38 38 38 36 35 35 33 32 33 35 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 51 53 53 54
RH 24 29 41 43 43 45 37 22 19 26 40 46 56 62 52 39 36 46 67 77 84 91
Wind dir W SW W W W W W NW W E S SW W W W SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 16 8 8 8 9 10 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C D
Tstms S C C
Mix Hgt 500 500 3300 5100 500 500 2100 4800 500 500
T Wind Dir W W W SW SE S W SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 19 13 9 9 8 10 13 11 9
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 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 67 47 64 40 63 42 65 45 65
Temp 63 61 54 48 61 58 47 41 59 57 48 43 61 59 50 46 61 59
Dewpt 55 52 43 40 40 40 38 37 38 38 37 37 39 42 44 45 44 43
Min/Max RH 65 75 39 85 36 80 39 96 44
RH 75 71 66 74 46 50 71 85 46 49 65 80 44 53 80 96 54 54
PWind dir S SW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 80 30 5 0 10 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs D L C S S S C C S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ026-181000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 78 48 75 56
Temp 81 74 64 58 54 51 58 73 78 70 61 56 51 49 57 69 75 70 64 61 58 57
Dewpt 40 39 39 39 38 37 36 34 32 33 34 37 38 39 42 44 48 51 53 55 56 55
RH 23 28 40 49 55 59 44 24 19 25 36 49 61 68 57 40 38 51 67 81 93 93
Wind dir SW SW SW W W SW W NW NW E E NE N NW NW SW S SE S S S S
Wind spd 14 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.10
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C D
Tstms S C C
Mix Hgt 300 300 2300 3200 300 300 1700 3300 400 400
T Wind Dir W W NW NW E E NW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 11 6 10 8 6 10 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 67 46 67 39 63 41 64 43 65
Temp 63 62 54 47 62 59 47 40 58 57 47 42 59 58 50 44 60 59
Dewpt 58 55 48 42 42 40 39 37 40 40 39 38 41 42 44 44 46 45
Min/Max RH 70 90 37 89 41 86 43 100 48
RH 84 78 80 83 48 49 74 89 51 53 74 86 51 55 80 100 60 60
PWind dir S SW W NW W S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 80 40 5 0 5 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs D D C S S S C C S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ043-181000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
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 84 56 78 58
Temp 84 78 66 61 57 53 62 77 82 77 66 60 58 57 63 73 77 73 66 64 61 59
Dewpt 40 39 40 40 40 39 40 39 37 40 43 45 48 51 53 58 58 58 61 61 61 59
RH 21 25 39 46 53 59 44 25 20 27 45 58 71 80 70 58 51 59 84 91100100
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW S SW SW W W SW S SE S S S S
Wind spd 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.42
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L L D
Tstms S C C C
Mix Hgt 500 500 2500 5600 400 400 2800 4100 600 800
T Wind Dir SW W W SW S SW W S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 10 9 9 9 12 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 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 70 46 69 39 64 42 65 44 67
Temp 66 65 55 47 66 63 49 40 60 60 49 43 60 62 52 46 63 62
Dewpt 60 56 49 41 41 41 41 39 41 42 42 41 43 46 48 46 47 46
Min/Max RH 65 85 33 96 41 94 45 100 46
RH 80 72 80 79 41 44 73 96 48 52 77 94 54 57 85 100 56 56
PWind dir S SW W N NE S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 90 30 5 0 10 20 30 40 30
Rain shwrs D D C S C C C C C S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ035-181000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 81 52 77 53
Temp 78 72 61 57 53 49 57 76 80 72 62 57 54 53 60 73 77 71 62 59 57 54
Dewpt 39 36 36 36 35 35 36 35 33 32 34 35 38 41 44 48 46 46 49 50 51 52
RH 25 27 39 45 50 58 45 22 18 23 35 43 55 64 55 41 33 41 62 72 80 93
Wind dir W SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S S SW S
Wind spd 14 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 6 6 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.10
Rain shwrs S S C C L L D
Tstms S S C C
Mix Hgt 500 400 3000 5300 500 400 3600 6100 1100 1200
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 14 14 9 10 12 13 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 67 43 68 38 66 41 67 43 68
Temp 64 59 50 44 63 60 46 39 62 58 47 42 62 60 50 44 63 60
Dewpt 53 45 38 36 37 35 35 34 37 36 36 36 39 41 43 41 41 37
Min/Max RH 56 73 31 82 33 79 38 93 34
RH 67 60 63 73 38 39 65 82 39 44 65 79 43 49 77 89 44 42
PWind dir S W NW NW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 80 20 5 0 10 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs D L S S C S S C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ031-181000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
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 82 50 78 57
Temp 83 75 63 59 55 52 61 76 80 72 62 56 52 51 59 72 77 73 65 62 60 58
Dewpt 40 41 41 41 39 38 37 35 34 36 37 39 40 40 43 47 52 55 58 59 59 58
RH 22 29 44 51 55 59 41 22 19 26 39 54 63 67 55 40 41 54 80 92 96100
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N E E NW NW NW W SW S SE S S S S
Wind spd 12 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.16
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C D
Tstms S C C
Mix Hgt 600 600 2900 4300 600 600 2300 5100 600 600
T Wind Dir SW W W W E E NW SW S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 9 9 8 8 11 12 10
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 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 69 46 68 39 64 41 65 43 66
Temp 66 63 54 47 64 61 47 40 60 58 47 42 60 60 50 44 62 60
Dewpt 59 56 49 43 42 42 42 39 40 42 41 39 41 44 46 44 47 47
Min/Max RH 70 92 37 96 41 90 42 100 50
RH 80 79 84 86 45 50 80 96 48 56 79 90 49 56 86 100 58 62
PWind dir S SW NW NW W S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 80 30 5 0 10 10 30 30 30
Rain shwrs D D C C C S C C S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ029-181000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 76 47 74 49
Temp 73 67 56 52 49 46 56 71 75 67 56 51 49 47 57 69 73 68 56 54 52 50
Dewpt 38 38 38 37 36 35 36 34 32 34 34 35 37 38 42 44 43 46 48 50 51 50
RH 28 34 51 56 61 65 47 26 21 29 43 54 63 71 57 40 34 45 74 86 96100
Wind dir W SW W W W W W W W SW S S SW W W SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind spd 14 8 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain shwrs S S C C C C D
Tstms S C C C
Mix Hgt 500 500 3300 5600 500 500 3300 5600 500 700
T Wind Dir W W W W S SW W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 14 13 8 10 13 14 12 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 65 39 62 33 61 35 63 38 63
Temp 62 58 46 40 58 56 41 34 57 55 42 36 58 57 46 39 59 57
Dewpt 54 48 41 38 38 39 37 34 36 37 36 36 38 42 44 39 42 39
Min/Max RH 62 92 38 100 36 100 41 100 43
RH 75 69 83 92 47 53 86 100 45 51 79 100 47 57 93 100 53 51
PWind dir S W NW NW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 80 20 5 0 10 10 20 30 20
Rain shwrs D L S S S S C S S
Tstms C C S
$$
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