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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
314 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
TXZ024-312215-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
314 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Date Fri 01/31/25 Sat 02/01/25 Sun 02/02/25
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 38 74 49 78
Temp 39 46 59 65 60 47 44 40 39 49 67 73 67 57 56 53 50 55 71 78 72
Dewpt 30 22 18 15 20 20 20 19 18 20 21 16 17 19 20 20 21 25 29 31 35
RH 69 39 20 14 20 34 38 43 43 32 17 11 14 22 24 27 32 31 21 19 26
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
Wind spd 16 17 17 12 4 4 5 6 11 14 19 19 11 13 16 14 12 11 11 10 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2800 4200 500 500 2700 3800 600 600 2700 4400
T Wind Dir NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 25 17 8 16 25 25 23 25 20 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 02/03/25 Tue 02/04/25 Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25
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 52 84 41 75 47 78 45 71
Temp 56 52 76 74 51 42 66 68 55 48 71 72 58 47 66 65
Dewpt 34 32 32 37 35 31 33 35 37 41 39 29 26 24 23 23
Max/Min RH 47 16 66 22 77 18 40 15
RH 43 47 21 26 54 66 28 29 51 77 32 20 29 40 19 20
PWind dir W W NW SW S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-312215-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
314 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Date Fri 01/31/25 Sat 02/01/25 Sun 02/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 67 33 76 43 77
Temp 38 42 59 66 62 49 43 38 35 42 67 76 70 57 52 48 44 50 69 77 71
Dewpt 30 30 22 19 22 23 23 23 22 23 24 21 22 23 23 23 24 27 29 30 33
RH 73 62 24 16 21 36 45 54 59 46 19 13 16 27 32 37 45 41 22 18 25
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W E
Wind spd 13 16 17 12 4 3 4 5 5 9 17 19 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 4300 300 300 1900 4200 300 300 1800 3100
T Wind Dir NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 21 18 5 10 14 25 19 18 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 02/03/25 Tue 02/04/25 Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 44 82 38 74 46 78 42 68
Temp 53 45 72 73 51 39 63 68 56 47 70 72 56 44 63 62
Dewpt 34 34 34 37 37 34 35 38 41 43 43 35 31 28 26 27
Max/Min RH 65 18 82 26 86 24 53 20
RH 48 65 25 27 59 82 35 34 57 84 38 25 38 53 24 26
PWind dir N W NE E S SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-312215-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
314 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Date Fri 01/31/25 Sat 02/01/25 Sun 02/02/25
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 76 46 81
Temp 39 44 61 68 64 51 44 39 35 43 68 75 70 58 54 50 46 52 72 80 75
Dewpt 30 30 21 17 20 22 22 21 22 22 24 22 23 23 24 24 24 25 27 29 31
RH 72 58 21 14 18 31 41 48 58 43 19 14 17 26 31 37 42 34 19 15 20
Wind dir W W NW NW NW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 11 13 11 3 2 3 4 5 6 14 17 10 9 10 10 9 10 11 11 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 3300 5100 400 400 2200 4700 500 500 2100 3600
T Wind Dir NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 4 10 18 26 20 21 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Mon 02/03/25 Tue 02/04/25 Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25
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 49 86 43 75 49 81 47 75
Temp 58 49 76 78 56 44 66 70 58 50 71 76 60 49 69 71
Dewpt 31 32 33 36 35 36 40 40 48 50 49 39 42 38 28 24
Max/Min RH 53 17 76 29 100 25 68 15
RH 36 53 21 22 45 74 38 33 70 100 45 27 50 67 22 18
PWind dir SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-312215-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
314 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Date Fri 01/31/25 Sat 02/01/25 Sun 02/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 32 73 42 81
Temp 34 40 58 66 62 48 42 36 33 41 65 72 67 55 51 46 42 50 71 80 74
Dewpt 27 25 21 17 18 19 19 19 18 20 22 17 17 19 20 20 21 24 29 31 32
RH 75 55 24 15 18 31 39 50 53 43 19 12 14 24 29 35 43 36 21 17 21
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 12 16 16 12 4 3 5 6 9 10 17 19 13 12 12 12 11 12 16 14 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 4200 400 400 2200 3600 500 500 2300 4400
T Wind Dir NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 23 14 8 13 20 24 20 19 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 02/03/25 Tue 02/04/25 Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 84 40 79 46 81 43 72
Temp 55 48 76 76 54 41 69 72 55 47 72 75 57 44 66 68
Dewpt 31 30 33 32 33 31 35 34 37 41 39 25 24 26 25 21
Max/Min RH 50 14 69 20 80 14 49 15
RH 40 49 21 20 45 68 28 25 51 80 30 16 28 49 21 17
PWind dir W W SW SW S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-312215-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
314 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Date Fri 01/31/25 Sat 02/01/25 Sun 02/02/25
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 77 46 81
Temp 39 45 61 67 63 50 43 38 35 44 70 76 70 58 54 51 47 54 73 80 74
Dewpt 32 28 21 18 22 23 22 21 21 22 22 20 21 23 23 22 22 25 29 31 37
RH 75 52 22 15 21 35 44 51 58 41 17 12 15 26 30 32 37 33 20 17 26
Wind dir W NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW
Wind spd 11 14 16 12 4 3 3 4 5 8 17 18 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 4600 600 600 2700 4600 600 600 2400 4000
T Wind Dir NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 21 18 6 10 18 25 19 20 16 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 02/03/25 Tue 02/04/25 Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25
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 48 84 40 74 47 79 43 72
Temp 56 48 75 74 51 41 65 68 56 48 70 73 57 45 66 66
Dewpt 35 34 34 39 38 35 35 39 42 46 45 36 33 30 25 27
Max/Min RH 59 18 80 26 94 25 55 16
RH 45 59 22 28 61 80 33 35 59 93 40 27 39 55 21 23
PWind dir W W NE E S SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-312215-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
314 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Date Fri 01/31/25 Sat 02/01/25 Sun 02/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 63 29 69 41 76
Temp 31 38 55 62 57 43 38 32 30 40 61 68 62 51 48 44 42 49 68 75 69
Dewpt 27 24 19 15 20 20 19 19 17 20 22 17 17 18 19 19 20 26 32 34 37
RH 85 57 24 16 23 39 46 58 58 44 22 14 17 27 31 36 41 40 26 22 31
Wind dir NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
Wind spd 11 13 14 10 3 3 4 5 8 11 17 18 12 12 11 11 10 10 12 12 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2800 4100 400 400 2200 3700 500 500 2300 4000
T Wind Dir NW NW W SW W SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 23 16 8 16 23 25 23 23 19 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 02/03/25 Tue 02/04/25 Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 80 36 73 41 77 40 68
Temp 51 46 72 71 48 37 64 67 50 42 69 71 53 42 62 62
Dewpt 33 31 33 35 34 31 34 37 36 39 39 27 23 23 25 23
Max/Min RH 56 18 79 25 87 16 47 17
RH 50 56 24 27 58 79 32 34 58 87 33 19 31 46 24 22
PWind dir W W SW SW S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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