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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
302 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
TXZ024-060915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
302 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
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 83 65 90 67 94
Temp 67 66 72 75 79 80 69 67 66 65 73 79 87 89 78 73 69 67 78 88 93 87
Dewpt 65 66 67 69 69 68 69 67 65 65 67 67 65 64 67 68 67 66 68 67 65 64
RH 93 99 85 80 71 68 99100 98 99 81 65 47 44 70 85 95 97 72 50 39 48
Wind dir SW N E SE SE SE S S S N E SW NE NE NE E E NE E SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 6 8 9
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 5 10 40
QPF 12hr 0.15 0.37 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs C C C S C C L
Tstms C C C S C C L
Mix Hgt 3100 4300 1100 500 4300 5500 2000 600 2800 4200
T Wind Dir SE S S SW N NW NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 8 9 16 14 11 8 10 10 11 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 Mon 06/09/25 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25
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 63 79 62 82 62 82 64 86
Temp 67 64 74 77 67 63 79 79 67 63 78 79 68 65 81 84
Dewpt 65 64 65 63 64 62 62 60 62 62 63 60 63 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 100 58 99 47 98 48 95 46
RH 94100 72 62 91 96 57 53 84 96 59 53 85 94 58 49
PWind dir NE NE E E SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 30 30 20 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L S C S C S C S S C C S S S
Tstms L S C S C S C S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ026-060915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
302 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 67 93 69 94
Temp 69 69 74 79 82 82 73 70 68 67 76 83 88 91 80 75 71 69 80 89 93 86
Dewpt 67 65 66 68 69 67 68 67 65 66 66 67 65 63 68 67 66 66 67 66 64 62
RH 92 88 75 70 64 61 84 90 91 95 71 59 46 39 66 77 84 89 65 46 39 45
Wind dir S NE E SE S SE S S SE NE E S S NE NE E E NE E SE SE SE
Wind spd 8 6 8 6 6 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9
Clouds SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC B2
PoP 12hr 20 50 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.25 0.53 0 0 0.07
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C D
Tstms S S C C S C C D
Mix Hgt 3600 4300 500 300 3800 5200 1200 600 2800 3800
T Wind Dir SE S S S E W NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 13 11 12 8 11 12 11 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 82 63 84 63 84 65 88
Temp 69 64 76 81 69 63 80 82 69 64 80 81 70 65 82 85
Dewpt 65 64 64 61 64 63 63 59 62 61 62 58 62 63 64 61
Max/Min RH 99 50 100 44 93 44 94 42
RH 87 99 66 51 84 99 57 46 78 91 55 46 76 92 54 45
PWind dir NE NE E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 30 30 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs D C C C S S S S S C S S
Tstms D C C C S S S S S C S S
$$
TXZ043-060915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
302 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
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 94 68 96 69 99
Temp 71 68 80 87 92 91 82 75 71 68 79 87 92 95 84 78 74 70 82 92 98 95
Dewpt 68 67 69 70 70 67 67 68 66 66 70 69 68 66 69 69 69 68 69 69 65 63
RH 90 95 70 58 48 46 62 79 84 90 73 57 45 39 61 74 86 94 64 46 34 35
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S SW S S E E E E NE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 5 5 8 8 8 9 8 6 5 5 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 8 9
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.56 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S L
Tstms S C S S L
Mix Hgt 4700 5300 800 600 4300 6000 1200 700 3400 6300
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW W NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 12 13 17 16 17 9 9 5 9 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 Mon 06/09/25 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25
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 64 85 63 84 63 85 65 89
Temp 70 65 80 81 69 63 80 82 69 63 80 83 70 65 83 87
Dewpt 67 65 67 66 66 63 64 62 64 63 64 61 64 64 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 48 100 45 97 45
RH 90100 65 61 90100 60 51 84 99 58 48 81 96 56 49
PWind dir E E NE E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 30 50 20 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L C C C C C S S C C S C C S S S
Tstms L C C C C C S S C C S C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-060915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
302 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 65 96 68 97
Temp 66 65 74 82 86 82 71 69 67 65 76 86 94 91 81 76 70 68 80 91 95 91
Dewpt 63 64 66 67 67 66 65 65 62 63 65 63 61 59 62 65 64 64 65 64 61 59
RH 92 96 75 61 53 58 80 88 83 92 68 47 34 35 52 70 81 86 61 41 32 35
Wind dir SW SE S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S NE E E E E SE SE S SE
Wind spd 9 8 9 9 9 12 11 9 9 9 9 8 6 9 9 9 8 6 8 9 10 11
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 0 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.47 0.84 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 3900 4500 1500 700 4500 7400 2500 700 3900 6000
T Wind Dir S S SE S W NW E E SE S
T Wind Spd 12 13 18 17 13 9 16 13 10 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 83 62 83 62 83 64 91
Temp 70 64 78 79 67 62 79 79 67 62 79 79 68 64 84 87
Dewpt 63 62 61 61 61 60 59 59 60 60 59 58 61 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 94 49 93 44 94 44 89 37
RH 80 94 56 54 81 92 50 51 79 92 51 48 78 89 46 39
PWind dir E E NE E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 20 40 30 30 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S C S S C C
Tstms C C C S S C S S C C
$$
TXZ031-060915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
302 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
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 66 94 69 97
Temp 70 68 74 78 83 82 74 70 68 67 77 83 90 93 83 76 72 69 81 92 96 89
Dewpt 68 67 68 70 71 70 70 68 67 67 68 69 67 65 69 69 69 68 70 69 67 66
RH 94 97 82 76 67 66 88 94 96100 75 61 47 41 64 79 91 95 69 47 39 46
Wind dir SW NE E SE S SE SE SE S NE SE S S NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 9
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B1 OV SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2
PoP 12hr 30 40 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.24 0.98 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs C C C C C D
Tstms C C C C C D
Mix Hgt 3600 4900 900 600 3900 5400 2400 800 3000 4100
T Wind Dir SE S S S E W NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 14 13 13 8 13 12 10 17
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 Mon 06/09/25 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25
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 64 82 62 85 63 84 65 89
Temp 69 64 76 81 69 63 80 82 68 63 80 82 69 65 82 86
Dewpt 67 64 67 64 66 63 64 61 64 63 64 61 64 64 66 64
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 47 100 47 97 46
RH 94100 74 58 92100 59 50 86 99 60 51 84 95 60 48
PWind dir E NE NE E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 30 30 10 30 20 30 20
Rain shwrs D C C S C S C S S S C S S S
Tstms D C C S C S C S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-060915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
302 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 61 90 63 93
Temp 64 63 71 75 79 77 66 64 63 62 72 79 86 89 77 71 66 64 78 88 91 87
Dewpt 63 63 67 66 67 67 66 64 63 62 65 63 61 61 65 66 65 64 66 64 61 61
RH 95100 86 74 68 71 99100100100 78 57 42 39 67 84 96100 67 46 36 41
Wind dir SW E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW NE E E E E SE SE S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 6 9 8 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 40 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.13 0.49 0 0 0.07
Rain shwrs C C C C C L
Tstms C C C C C L
Mix Hgt 3800 4100 1800 600 3900 5900 3700 700 4100 5700
T Wind Dir S S S S W NW E E SE S
T Wind Spd 10 11 18 19 11 8 13 13 10 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 78 57 81 58 79 60 86
Temp 64 60 73 77 63 58 77 77 63 58 76 77 65 60 79 84
Dewpt 64 60 61 61 62 58 58 59 61 58 59 58 62 60 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 47 100 48 100 43
RH 100100 66 58 97100 52 54 93100 56 53 90100 54 44
PWind dir E E NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 20 40 20 40 30 30 10
Rain shwrs L S S S C S C S S C C
Tstms L S S S C S C S S C C
$$
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