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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
TXZ024-210900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 75 103 77 100 73
Temp 82 79 76 87 97102 99 89 83 79 77 86 96100 97 86 79 76 73
Dewpt 61 60 62 63 62 59 60 63 64 64 64 64 63 61 61 64 64 63 64
RH 50 53 63 45 31 25 28 43 53 60 65 48 35 28 31 49 61 65 72
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 700 6700 11200 3100 800 8500 10600 5900 800
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 19 17 20 18 16 16 17 17
RFTI 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
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
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 72 94 73 98 73 97 73 99
Temp 94 95 79 73 90 90 78 74 93 95 78 73 93 95 81 73 96 96
Dewpt 63 60 64 63 63 64 65 64 63 61 64 62 61 60 62 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 30 73 34 73 30 70 29 66 26
RH 36 31 61 71 42 41 66 71 36 32 62 70 34 31 54 66 29 29
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 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 10 10 5 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-210900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 103 76 101 75
Temp 83 78 75 86 97101100 89 84 79 76 87 95100 99 89 83 78 75
Dewpt 61 61 62 64 64 61 59 62 63 64 64 64 65 62 60 61 62 62 63
RH 48 56 64 48 34 27 26 41 49 60 66 46 37 29 28 39 49 58 66
Wind dir S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 5100 8500 1300 600 7500 9500 6000 500
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 18 17 20 16 18 18 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 74 93 74 99 73 98 74 100
Temp 94 97 82 74 88 91 79 74 94 97 81 73 93 96 82 74 96 98
Dewpt 63 59 61 63 66 63 64 64 64 60 61 62 63 60 62 62 62 59
Min/Max RH 28 69 37 71 28 68 29 66 26
RH 36 29 49 69 48 40 60 71 37 30 51 68 37 30 51 66 33 28
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 0
$$
TXZ043-210900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 73 101 75 99 73
Temp 81 76 74 85 94 99 98 88 82 78 75 83 93 99 97 86 79 76 73
Dewpt 63 64 65 68 67 64 64 65 66 66 66 67 67 64 63 63 65 64 64
RH 54 66 75 57 41 33 33 46 58 66 73 60 43 32 34 46 62 68 73
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 9 9 11 11 12 12 11 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 11 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 4900 7900 1000 700 6600 8900 4900 700
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 18 14 19 16 19 17 19 16
RFTI 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
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
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 97 73 93 74 98 74 98 74 99
Temp 93 95 79 73 89 90 79 74 94 96 81 74 94 96 81 74 95 97
Dewpt 66 63 64 66 68 64 64 64 65 62 61 62 62 60 61 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 33 79 40 71 31 67 30 66 30
RH 41 35 61 79 49 43 60 71 40 33 50 67 36 30 51 66 35 32
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ035-210900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 100 73 98 71
Temp 83 78 74 84 93 98 98 88 81 77 74 81 91 98 94 81 77 73 71
Dewpt 59 60 62 63 63 60 59 61 63 63 63 64 63 61 60 62 63 63 64
RH 44 54 66 49 37 29 28 41 54 62 69 56 40 30 32 53 62 71 79
Wind dir S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 16 13 11 13 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 5100 10600 3800 800 7000 10100 5000 700
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 13 18 17 13 14 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 70 89 71 94 70 95 72 95
Temp 89 92 78 70 84 86 76 71 87 91 78 70 89 93 79 72 90 93
Dewpt 63 60 64 63 66 64 65 65 65 61 63 62 62 58 61 60 61 58
Min/Max RH 32 78 42 81 35 76 29 66 29
RH 42 34 62 78 55 48 69 81 48 37 60 76 41 31 54 66 38 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 10 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-210900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 75 103 77 102 75
Temp 83 78 75 86 97101101 90 84 79 77 87 95102 99 90 82 78 75
Dewpt 63 63 64 65 65 62 62 64 65 66 65 65 66 63 62 63 64 64 64
RH 52 60 69 50 36 28 28 43 54 64 68 49 38 29 30 42 55 62 69
Wind dir S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 9 12 12 13 12 12 11 10 9 12 12 13 13 11 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 5200 8500 2000 800 7200 9800 6000 800
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 17 20 16 19 18 20 18
RFTI 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
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
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 100 74 96 75 100 73 100 74 102
Temp 95 98 80 74 91 93 81 75 95 98 82 73 95 98 82 75 97100
Dewpt 64 60 64 65 66 63 64 64 64 61 63 64 62 60 62 63 62 60
Min/Max RH 28 75 35 70 28 73 28 69 26
RH 36 30 58 75 45 38 57 69 36 30 52 73 35 30 52 68 31 28
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ029-210900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 97 72 97 68
Temp 78 73 70 81 91 95 95 83 79 74 72 80 91 97 93 78 74 69 69
Dewpt 60 60 61 63 62 59 59 62 64 63 63 64 63 61 61 64 64 63 63
RH 54 64 73 54 38 30 30 49 60 69 73 58 40 31 35 62 71 81 81
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 11 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 11 10 11 10 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 700 5300 11000 2600 600 6400 10400 6000 800
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 18 12 19 17 16 13 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25 Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 67 89 69 94 68 94 69 95
Temp 89 91 72 68 85 84 73 69 90 92 75 68 89 92 75 69 92 91
Dewpt 63 60 64 63 64 63 65 64 63 61 63 61 60 58 61 58 59 58
Min/Max RH 33 87 39 84 34 78 30 68 29
RH 42 36 76 84 50 49 76 84 41 36 66 78 38 32 62 68 33 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 10 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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