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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
336 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025
TXZ024-222115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
336 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 86 57 79 59 81
Temp 59 55 70 82 85 79 65 62 60 58 66 72 78 78 66 64 62 60 69 77 80 76
Dewpt 42 42 49 52 49 50 55 56 57 57 60 60 59 57 60 62 62 60 63 62 59 59
RH 54 61 47 36 29 36 71 81 89 97 82 66 53 49 83 92 99100 81 61 49 56
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 6 11 12 14 12 9 8 6 5 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 11 11 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 50 40 60 70
QPF 12hr 0 0.16 0.33 0.24 0.04
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C C C L L C C C C L L C
Tstms C C C S S C C C C L L C C C C L L C
Mix Hgt 8100 12000 700 500 4000 5900 3900 1300 4600 6700
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 24 17 11 14 19 20 16 19 18
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 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 79 60 76 59 85 63 86
Temp 63 59 75 77 64 61 73 74 64 60 78 83 69 64 81 83
Dewpt 60 59 58 57 62 61 62 61 62 60 59 53 55 55 42 38
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 61 100 35 75 18
RH 89100 57 50 92100 69 65 92100 53 36 61 72 25 20
PWind dir S E SE SE S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 50 80 60 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C L D L S C C S S
Tstms C S C C C L D L S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-222115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
336 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 59 77 61 79
Temp 58 55 69 80 85 82 68 66 63 60 66 74 77 76 67 65 63 61 67 76 79 76
Dewpt 44 44 46 51 49 49 53 54 56 57 59 60 59 59 61 60 61 61 62 62 60 60
RH 60 66 44 36 29 32 59 65 78 90 78 62 54 56 81 84 93100 84 62 52 58
Wind dir S S S S S SE S S S S SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 5 10 13 16 14 10 9 9 6 9 11 12 12 12 11 9 9 12 13 13 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 40 60 80
QPF 12hr 0 0.32 0.06 0.25 0.10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C L L L L C C D D C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C L L L L C C D D C
Mix Hgt 4100 7800 500 400 3900 5400 1900 800 4400 5800
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 23 17 12 16 20 23 13 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 79 60 77 60 83 62 86
Temp 65 60 75 77 66 61 73 75 64 61 77 81 69 63 81 83
Dewpt 61 60 61 59 60 61 62 60 60 61 60 58 57 57 49 44
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 55 100 43 82 23
RH 87100 62 54 81100 68 60 87100 56 46 66 81 33 25
PWind dir S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 70 60 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C C L L L C C C S S S S
Tstms C S C C C C L L L C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-222115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
336 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 87 59 82 61 81
Temp 59 54 70 81 86 84 72 65 63 61 68 76 81 79 71 66 63 62 69 77 80 79
Dewpt 45 44 51 56 52 53 58 59 59 59 62 62 61 61 62 63 63 62 64 64 63 63
RH 61 68 52 42 31 35 60 81 87 93 80 61 50 54 75 88 98100 84 64 55 57
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE E SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 9 11 13 12 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 9 9 8 6 5 9 12 11 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 30 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0.30 0.15 0.32 0.05
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C L L C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C L L C
Mix Hgt 4800 7300 600 600 4300 5900 3300 1200 4400 5200
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 20 16 11 16 17 18 14 20 18
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 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 83 61 81 61 87 64 90
Temp 67 61 78 81 69 62 77 79 69 62 81 85 73 65 85 87
Dewpt 63 61 64 61 63 62 64 63 62 61 61 57 58 59 51 43
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 55 98 38 81 20
RH 89100 61 52 82100 64 58 79 98 52 40 60 80 31 22
PWind dir S S SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 60 50 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C S C C C C L C S S S S
Tstms C S C C C C L C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-222115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
336 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 58 80 61 83
Temp 57 54 68 80 85 79 68 65 62 60 65 74 80 78 70 66 63 61 68 78 82 79
Dewpt 40 41 51 53 50 50 53 55 55 56 58 58 58 56 58 59 59 60 61 59 56 53
RH 53 61 55 39 30 36 59 70 78 87 78 57 47 47 66 78 87 97 78 52 41 41
Wind dir S S S S S S E SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 14 16 17 16 11 10 9 9 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 10 12 13 13 12
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 50 30 50 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.28 0.01 0.08 0.04
Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C C C C C C C L L S
Tstms C C C C S S C C C C C C C C L L S
Mix Hgt 5200 10300 1700 1100 3200 5700 3700 1000 4300 6800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 23 17 14 16 19 17 17 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 85 61 80 61 88 61 87
Temp 65 59 80 83 68 61 76 78 67 61 80 85 69 61 83 84
Dewpt 58 59 55 50 58 60 58 56 58 59 52 40 48 49 33 26
Max/Min RH 100 30 97 45 93 19 66 11
RH 78100 42 32 70 97 54 47 73 93 38 20 47 65 17 12
PWind dir S S SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 70 40 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C L L C S S
Tstms S S C C C L L C S S
$$
TXZ031-222115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
336 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 88 57 82 60 83
Temp 58 55 70 82 87 84 69 65 62 59 69 76 81 79 68 65 62 61 69 78 81 79
Dewpt 45 45 49 54 50 51 57 57 59 59 61 60 59 60 63 62 62 61 65 64 62 62
RH 62 70 47 37 29 33 64 77 90 97 78 59 49 52 86 91100100 88 62 53 57
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 5 9 13 14 13 9 6 5 5 6 10 12 11 10 9 8 6 10 12 12 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 40 60 80
QPF 12hr 0 0.31 0.02 0.30 0.09
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C L L L L C C D D C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C L L L L C C D D C
Mix Hgt 4400 7700 700 700 4400 5800 3100 1000 4800 5900
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 23 17 12 16 20 19 16 18 18
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 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 81 60 79 60 85 64 89
Temp 65 60 76 79 66 61 75 77 65 61 79 83 70 64 84 85
Dewpt 63 60 62 60 62 61 63 63 62 61 61 59 58 60 51 45
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 57 100 42 87 22
RH 93100 62 54 88100 68 63 91100 54 45 65 86 32 25
PWind dir S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 70 60 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C L L L C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C L L L C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-222115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
336 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 52 77 55 80
Temp 54 51 66 80 83 75 63 59 55 53 63 70 75 76 63 61 59 57 65 76 79 74
Dewpt 40 41 50 52 46 50 53 56 55 53 60 59 57 56 59 60 59 57 63 59 54 53
RH 59 68 56 38 27 41 70 90100100 90 68 54 50 87 97100100 93 56 42 48
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 6 12 13 14 13 9 8 6 6 9 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 11 11 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 50 30 50 60
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.11 0.01 0.08 0.03
Rain shwrs C C C S S S C C C C C C C C L L C
Tstms C C C S S S C C C C C C C C L L C
Mix Hgt 6400 11900 1200 1000 3800 5300 3000 800 4600 8200
T Wind Dir SW S SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 23 19 16 18 19 19 18 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 80 55 74 54 84 56 83
Temp 60 54 75 77 62 57 71 72 61 56 78 81 64 56 79 80
Dewpt 58 54 54 51 60 57 61 59 60 56 55 44 52 51 34 29
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 60 100 25 86 14
RH 93100 48 40 93100 71 64 97100 45 27 65 83 20 15
PWind dir S S SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 50 80 50 30 10 10
Rain shwrs C S C C C L D C S S C
Tstms C S C C C L D C S S C
$$
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