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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
TXZ024-161000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 48 74 52 79 52
Temp 85 75 63 58 54 50 57 68 74 67 58 55 54 55 64 76 79 72 62 59 56 53
Dewpt 29 31 34 35 37 38 40 41 39 40 41 42 43 42 43 40 37 36 37 37 37 35
RH 14 20 34 42 52 62 53 38 28 37 54 61 66 62 47 27 22 27 39 43 49 51
Wind dir N N N N N N NE E SE SE S S SW W W W SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 9 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 11 16 16 9 8 8 9 9
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 2000 3000 500 600 4300 5500 600 500
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SW W SW W W
T Wind Spd 9 8 8 10 12 14 19 21 16 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 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 53 77 52 66 43 63 39 62
Temp 75 72 60 54 72 71 58 53 63 60 50 44 59 57 46 40 58 56
Dewpt 37 39 41 41 45 45 46 46 42 40 38 39 38 35 37 37 37 38
Min/Max RH 23 63 31 76 41 84 36 87 37
RH 26 30 49 63 38 39 64 76 45 48 63 84 46 45 71 86 46 50
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W W NW NW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 40 50 40 20 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-161000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 75 50 82 49
Temp 86 76 63 57 52 48 55 69 75 68 59 56 52 51 59 76 82 74 63 59 53 50
Dewpt 30 32 34 37 38 39 41 42 41 42 45 46 46 44 45 43 39 37 37 37 37 37
RH 13 20 34 47 59 71 59 37 29 39 60 69 80 77 60 31 22 26 38 44 54 61
Wind dir N N N N N N N E E SE SE S S SW W W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 9 12 14 8 8 6 8 8
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW SC CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 300 1900 3200 500 500 3200 6500 300 300
T Wind Dir N N NE SE SE S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 9 12 10 16 20 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 54 77 51 68 41 64 39 62
Temp 74 74 61 54 72 71 59 52 65 61 50 42 60 58 47 40 58 56
Dewpt 39 43 45 46 50 50 51 48 46 42 39 39 38 37 38 37 38 39
Min/Max RH 22 74 37 89 40 89 35 89 39
RH 28 33 56 74 46 47 75 86 50 50 66 89 44 45 71 89 47 53
PWind dir SW SW S SW W W NW N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 50 60 40 20 5 10
Rain shwrs C S S C L C C C S
$$
TXZ043-161000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 48 78 52 85 51
Temp 91 83 68 61 55 50 59 71 78 72 62 57 54 53 64 80 85 78 66 61 56 52
Dewpt 38 37 38 37 37 38 40 41 40 42 45 45 44 44 45 43 40 40 42 41 42 43
RH 16 20 32 41 51 63 50 34 26 34 55 64 69 72 51 28 20 26 42 48 59 71
Wind dir W SW N N N N NE NE E SE SE S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 10 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 9 11 12 8 8 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 2000 2900 400 800 3500 6900 500 500
T Wind Dir N N NE E SE SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 6 9 10 14 23 14 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 54 80 54 70 43 67 39 67
Temp 77 76 63 55 76 74 63 55 67 64 53 44 63 61 49 40 61 61
Dewpt 48 50 53 52 56 53 58 53 50 45 42 39 39 37 39 39 39 41
Min/Max RH 32 90 39 93 43 83 33 96 37
RH 36 40 69 90 51 48 86 92 53 49 67 83 41 41 69 96 45 49
PWind dir SW SW S SW W W W W E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 30 60 60 30 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C L L C C S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-161000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 80 50 80 48
Temp 89 78 64 57 52 48 57 74 80 72 62 57 54 51 61 75 80 72 62 57 52 49
Dewpt 30 29 29 30 32 33 36 37 36 36 37 40 40 40 41 40 37 35 35 36 36 35
RH 12 17 27 35 46 56 45 26 21 27 39 53 59 66 48 28 21 26 36 45 54 58
Wind dir W N NE NE NE NE NE SE S SE S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W
Wind spd 11 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 9 9 9 10 12 17 17 10 11 10 9 8
Clouds CL SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 2200 3500 500 400 4300 6200 500 500
T Wind Dir NE E E S S SW W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 9 14 16 18 20 16 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 50 77 48 67 40 66 38 65
Temp 74 71 57 51 72 69 56 49 63 60 49 41 61 58 46 39 61 57
Dewpt 38 36 37 40 45 39 43 43 40 35 34 34 34 31 33 32 35 35
Min/Max RH 21 66 26 80 33 76 29 76 31
RH 27 28 47 66 38 33 62 80 43 39 56 76 36 36 60 76 38 43
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W W W NW SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 50 50 30 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-161000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 46 77 51 85 51
Temp 89 78 64 58 53 48 57 70 76 69 60 56 53 51 63 79 84 75 65 60 55 52
Dewpt 31 32 35 38 39 40 42 42 42 43 45 46 46 45 45 43 39 39 40 39 39 38
RH 13 19 34 47 60 74 57 36 29 39 59 70 77 80 52 28 21 27 40 47 56 60
Wind dir NW N N N N N N E E E SE S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 12 13 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 600 2100 3300 800 800 3700 6800 600 600
T Wind Dir N N NE E SE S W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 11 10 9 9 11 11 13 21 14 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 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 54 80 54 70 42 66 39 65
Temp 77 74 61 55 74 73 61 54 67 63 51 43 61 59 47 40 59 59
Dewpt 40 45 48 48 53 52 55 51 47 44 41 41 40 39 41 39 39 42
Min/Max RH 23 76 37 90 40 93 37 95 39
RH 26 35 61 76 48 48 81 90 49 50 70 93 46 46 78 94 47 53
PWind dir SW SW S SW W W NW N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 30 50 60 40 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S C S S C L C C C S
$$
TXZ029-161000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 43 76 47 75 43
Temp 83 73 58 53 49 45 54 68 74 67 56 53 50 48 58 71 74 67 55 52 46 44
Dewpt 29 31 31 33 34 35 39 38 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 39 36 36 36 36 36 35
RH 14 21 36 46 56 68 57 33 26 34 53 61 71 80 57 31 25 32 49 54 68 70
Wind dir NW N NE NE NE NE E SE S SE S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W
Wind spd 9 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 16 14 9 8 6 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 2200 3900 500 500 4200 5400 500 500
T Wind Dir NE E E S S SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 11 14 17 20 23 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 45 73 45 62 36 61 34 60
Temp 70 68 53 46 68 67 52 46 59 56 45 37 56 55 42 35 56 54
Dewpt 37 37 37 38 44 40 44 44 40 38 37 37 35 33 34 34 35 37
Min/Max RH 23 73 30 96 42 100 35 96 37
RH 30 32 54 73 42 37 74 93 49 51 73 100 45 43 73 96 45 52
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W W W NW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 40 50 30 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C
$$
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