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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
211 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
TXZ024-232215-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
211 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 38 77 41 75
Temp 38 34 44 60 67 65 49 45 42 39 50 69 76 72 55 49 44 41 51 67 74 71
Dewpt 20 20 20 21 22 25 25 24 24 22 22 24 25 29 32 31 30 29 31 32 33 35
RH 48 55 38 22 18 22 39 43 49 50 33 18 15 20 42 49 57 62 46 27 21 27
Wind dir W W NW N NE E SW SW W W W W SW E N N NW NW NW E SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 8 8 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
Clouds FW CL CL SC CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 4200 500 400 2900 5100 500 500 2400 4300
T Wind Dir NW NE SW W W NW NE N NE SE
T Wind Spd 9 5 6 12 13 8 8 9 9 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 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 63 37 65 42 73 43 71
Temp 52 46 59 60 44 38 59 63 46 43 67 70 53 44 64 67
Dewpt 34 28 24 21 21 22 20 21 21 19 21 23 24 26 27 29
Max/Min RH 51 20 53 17 39 14 50 20
RH 50 48 25 22 39 53 22 19 37 38 17 17 32 49 25 24
PWind dir SW N N NW SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ026-232215-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
211 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 66 33 75 37 72
Temp 36 31 40 58 66 64 49 43 38 35 44 66 74 71 54 46 41 38 47 64 71 68
Dewpt 21 21 24 24 24 27 27 26 25 24 27 27 27 31 32 33 32 31 35 37 37 38
RH 54 66 52 27 20 24 42 51 60 65 51 23 17 23 43 60 70 76 64 37 29 33
Wind dir SW SW NW N S S S SW W W W SW S SE NE NE N N N E SE SE
Wind spd 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 5 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1500 3400 300 300 1500 3900 300 300 1700 2800
T Wind Dir W SE S SW SW S E NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 6 4 6 10 9 10 10 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 63 34 65 38 74 39 71
Temp 50 43 59 60 43 35 59 63 45 39 66 69 50 40 63 67
Dewpt 39 33 29 26 25 24 24 24 24 23 24 25 27 27 29 29
Max/Min RH 72 25 63 19 53 15 58 21
RH 67 68 32 27 49 63 26 23 43 53 20 19 41 58 27 24
PWind dir S N N NW SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-232215-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
211 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 69 33 80 39 78
Temp 39 34 42 60 69 67 51 45 39 34 45 70 79 75 59 51 44 40 48 68 77 75
Dewpt 26 24 25 25 25 29 28 28 27 26 26 27 25 30 31 30 31 30 33 36 35 37
RH 61 67 51 26 20 24 41 52 62 70 47 20 13 19 34 44 60 68 55 30 22 26
Wind dir SW SW W W S NE NE S W W W SW SW S E N N N N NE E E
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 4 5 6 11 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1900 4200 400 400 2400 5400 400 400 1700 2700
T Wind Dir W SW SE SW SW SW SE W N SE
T Wind Spd 9 5 6 9 12 11 8 9 9 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 66 37 66 38 77 42 75
Temp 55 48 63 62 47 38 60 64 46 39 69 72 53 43 67 71
Dewpt 36 32 29 27 28 25 21 21 24 22 22 23 27 28 29 31
Max/Min RH 55 23 60 17 52 14 56 19
RH 49 53 28 26 47 60 22 19 42 50 17 16 36 56 24 23
PWind dir S N N N SW SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ035-232215-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
211 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 33 80 38 80
Temp 35 31 40 60 67 65 49 42 36 33 45 69 79 74 57 50 43 38 49 71 79 75
Dewpt 20 20 22 24 21 22 22 23 22 22 23 24 25 27 28 28 28 27 31 32 30 28
RH 54 63 48 25 17 19 34 46 56 63 41 18 14 18 33 42 55 63 50 24 17 17
Wind dir W W NW N N N NE S W W W W W N NE NE N N N SE S S
Wind spd 5 6 8 5 4 4 2 2 5 8 10 14 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1700 5500 400 400 2400 4300 400 400 2500 4700
T Wind Dir NW N N SW W NW NE NE E SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 6 10 12 10 9 9 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 42 64 34 66 36 74 39 74
Temp 53 43 59 59 43 34 58 63 44 36 66 69 49 39 66 69
Dewpt 29 25 25 22 22 21 21 18 21 20 23 20 25 26 29 26
Max/Min RH 48 22 58 16 51 13 58 17
RH 39 48 27 23 43 58 23 17 40 51 20 15 39 58 25 20
PWind dir SW N N NW SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ031-232215-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
211 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 32 78 37 75
Temp 36 33 42 59 67 66 50 42 37 34 45 69 78 73 57 48 42 38 47 66 74 71
Dewpt 23 22 24 24 24 28 28 28 26 24 26 25 25 32 32 33 33 32 35 37 37 39
RH 60 65 49 26 19 25 43 56 64 68 47 19 14 22 39 56 70 81 62 35 27 31
Wind dir SW SW W N SE E S SW SW SW SW SW S SE NE N N N N NE E SE
Wind spd 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Clouds SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1800 3700 500 500 2300 5000 500 500 2000 3000
T Wind Dir W SE S SW SW S E N NE SE
T Wind Spd 6 4 6 10 9 10 10 9 10 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 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 43 66 36 67 40 76 42 73
Temp 51 44 61 62 45 37 61 64 46 41 69 71 52 43 65 69
Dewpt 40 34 28 26 26 24 23 24 24 22 23 25 27 28 29 31
Max/Min RH 68 22 58 18 48 14 57 21
RH 65 65 28 25 47 58 23 22 42 48 18 18 38 57 25 24
PWind dir S N N NW SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ029-232215-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
211 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 66 30 75 35 74
Temp 33 28 39 59 65 63 45 39 36 32 42 66 75 70 53 46 39 36 46 66 74 70
Dewpt 20 19 20 22 21 23 24 23 22 20 22 24 25 29 29 29 29 28 31 32 30 32
RH 58 68 46 24 18 21 43 52 57 60 44 20 16 22 39 52 66 73 55 28 20 25
Wind dir W W NW N N N N SW SW W W W NW N NE NE N N N SE S S
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 5 5 9 11 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 5
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 5200 500 400 2100 4200 500 400 2600 5000
T Wind Dir NW N NW SW W NW NE NE E S
T Wind Spd 11 8 8 11 12 8 9 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 39 59 30 61 34 70 36 68
Temp 48 40 55 56 39 31 55 59 40 35 63 66 46 37 61 63
Dewpt 30 26 25 22 20 21 20 20 21 19 22 22 24 24 28 28
Max/Min RH 57 24 67 18 54 16 60 22
RH 49 57 31 27 45 67 25 22 46 52 20 19 42 59 28 26
PWind dir SW N N NW SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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