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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
616 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
TXZ024-220900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
616 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Date 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu
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 72 97 72 95 73
Temp 94 84 79 76 74 83 92 95 94 83 77 74 72 82 90 94 89 82 77 75 74
Dewpt 63 65 64 63 63 63 63 60 61 63 64 64 64 65 65 63 65 66 66 64 64
RH 36 53 61 64 68 50 38 31 34 52 64 71 76 55 43 36 44 58 69 70 71
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 11 9 10 11 10 12 12 14 14 10 9 9 9 11 12 14 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 1900 600 7400 9400 4700 600 6100 7900 2000 700
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 20 20 14 18 20 16 19
RFTI 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
Date 07/24 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25 Mon 07/28/25
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 99 73 100 74 101 74 99 74 98
Temp 95 96 80 74 96 96 80 74 97 98 81 74 95 96 81 74 94 96
Dewpt 62 60 63 61 60 59 61 61 58 57 62 63 62 61 65 63 62 60
Min/Max RH 28 66 26 64 24 68 28 69 28
RH 34 30 56 64 31 29 52 64 28 26 53 68 33 31 57 69 34 31
PWind dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ026-220900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
616 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Date 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 99 74 96 74
Temp 98 87 82 78 75 84 93 97 96 86 80 76 74 83 91 95 93 83 79 76 74
Dewpt 61 61 61 62 62 64 64 60 58 59 62 63 64 65 65 64 63 65 65 64 64
RH 30 42 49 58 64 51 39 30 28 40 54 64 71 55 42 36 37 55 62 66 71
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 11 11 11 13 14 16 14 12 11 10 10 12 13 14 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 400 6700 8800 2000 500 4900 7200 4400 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 21 23 20 13 17 23 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/24 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25 Mon 07/28/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 101 75 102 75 102 76 100 75 100
Temp 97 99 82 75 96 98 83 75 97 99 83 76 96 98 83 75 95 96
Dewpt 63 60 63 61 62 59 61 61 60 57 62 64 63 61 64 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 26 62 25 62 24 66 28 69 30
RH 33 28 53 62 33 28 48 62 30 25 49 66 34 30 53 69 36 32
PWind dir S S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-220900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
616 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Date 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu
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 74 97 73 96 74
Temp 96 86 81 77 75 83 91 95 94 84 79 75 73 82 92 96 93 83 80 77 75
Dewpt 62 62 63 64 65 68 66 63 62 64 65 66 66 68 68 65 65 65 64 63 64
RH 33 45 54 63 71 61 44 35 35 52 63 74 78 62 46 37 40 56 58 62 68
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 10 8 8 8 10 11 12 11 9 8 8 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 900 600 6800 7500 3000 500 5300 7300 4300 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 13 20 21 18 11 16 20 18 16
RFTI 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
Date 07/24 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25 Mon 07/28/25
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 99 74 100 75 100 75 98 75 97
Temp 95 97 82 74 96 98 82 75 95 97 82 75 94 96 81 75 93 95
Dewpt 65 61 61 60 61 59 60 61 61 60 64 66 66 64 66 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 29 62 26 62 28 74 33 71 35
RH 38 31 49 62 32 28 47 62 33 30 55 74 40 35 60 71 40 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ035-220900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
616 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Date 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 95 72 94 74
Temp 93 83 78 75 73 81 88 94 89 81 76 73 72 79 88 93 89 83 79 76 74
Dewpt 61 62 63 62 63 63 64 62 61 64 64 64 64 65 65 63 62 63 64 63 63
RH 35 49 60 64 71 54 45 35 39 56 66 73 76 62 47 37 41 51 60 64 69
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 12 12 11 14 16 17 16 12 11 11 10 14 14 16 14 12 12 11 10
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 2800 600 6100 7600 2900 700 5500 6700 2900 700
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 18 18 16 12 17 20 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/24 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25 Mon 07/28/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 73 99 73 100 73 98 74 97
Temp 93 93 79 73 94 94 80 73 95 96 81 73 93 93 81 74 92 93
Dewpt 62 59 62 61 61 58 59 59 59 56 60 62 63 60 63 62 63 60
Min/Max RH 29 66 27 62 24 68 30 66 31
RH 36 32 56 66 34 30 49 62 30 26 49 68 37 33 54 66 38 33
PWind dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 0 10 0 5 5
$$
TXZ031-220900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
616 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Date 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu
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 75 100 74 98 75
Temp 98 88 82 78 75 85 93 98 97 86 81 76 74 85 93 97 95 84 80 77 75
Dewpt 63 63 63 63 64 65 65 62 59 63 65 66 66 65 66 64 64 67 66 65 64
RH 32 43 54 60 68 53 40 31 29 47 58 70 75 53 42 34 36 57 63 68 69
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 10 9 9 12 14 16 14 11 9 9 9 12 13 13 12 9 8 8 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1400 700 6900 8600 2300 700 5500 7700 4200 800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 23 23 20 12 18 23 18 17
RFTI 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
Date 07/24 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25 Mon 07/28/25
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 102 76 103 75 103 76 100 75 100
Temp 97100 84 76 98100 84 75 98100 83 76 97 98 83 75 96 98
Dewpt 63 61 63 61 60 59 61 61 60 59 64 65 64 63 66 65 64 62
Min/Max RH 26 60 25 63 24 70 30 71 30
RH 33 28 50 60 30 27 47 63 29 26 53 70 34 32 57 71 35 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ029-220900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
616 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Date 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 92 67 91 68
Temp 89 78 74 70 69 78 87 90 89 78 73 69 67 77 86 90 87 78 74 71 69
Dewpt 63 65 64 63 63 62 63 61 61 64 64 63 64 65 65 63 63 65 65 63 62
RH 42 64 71 78 81 58 45 38 39 62 73 81 90 67 50 41 45 64 74 76 78
Wind dir SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 10 9 9 9 9 12 12 14 12 9 9 9 9 12 12 13 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 1000 600 6800 8200 3600 600 5700 7500 3300 700
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 19 16 13 18 21 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/24 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25 Mon 07/28/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 68 97 69 96 69 95 69 94
Temp 91 91 76 69 91 93 76 69 92 94 77 70 91 92 76 69 90 91
Dewpt 62 59 62 59 60 58 61 58 57 57 61 61 61 60 63 62 61 59
Min/Max RH 30 73 28 68 26 76 31 78 32
RH 38 34 62 70 36 31 60 68 31 29 58 73 37 34 64 78 38 34
PWind dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 0 10 0 5 5
$$
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