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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
TXZ024-122200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 73 45 84 50 86
Temp 53 49 58 68 73 66 55 52 49 45 57 78 84 71 58 55 52 50 60 79 86 74
Dewpt 30 32 33 33 33 34 36 36 37 36 35 32 29 31 32 31 30 29 30 31 30 32
RH 42 52 39 27 23 31 49 55 62 69 43 19 14 23 37 40 42 43 32 17 13 22
Wind dir NW N N NE E E S SW SW W SW SW SW S SW W W W W W SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 6 8 9 8 8 10 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 2800 500 500 3100 6400 500 500 3000 6500
T Wind Dir NE E S SW SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 9 10 12 14 12 13 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 58 86 51 77 52 73 46 67
Temp 63 58 81 73 58 51 71 70 56 52 69 64 51 46 62 59
Dewpt 38 42 39 37 39 38 40 42 42 41 38 35 35 35 35 35
Max/Min RH 56 17 61 26 70 25 67 30
RH 39 56 22 27 49 61 32 36 60 67 32 34 54 67 36 42
PWind dir SW W W W SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ026-122200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 42 82 46 86
Temp 48 44 53 68 73 67 55 51 47 42 52 73 82 72 61 54 49 46 56 76 86 75
Dewpt 31 32 34 34 34 36 36 37 38 37 37 37 35 36 38 38 37 35 34 34 32 36
RH 51 62 48 28 24 32 49 59 71 82 56 27 18 27 42 55 63 65 43 22 14 24
Wind dir N N N NE E E E SE W W SW S S S S SW W W W SW S S
Wind spd 5 8 8 6 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 9 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1900 2700 300 300 1800 3400 300 300 1900 4300
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW SW S S W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 5 9 16 14 10 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 86 49 76 50 76 44 70
Temp 60 54 81 76 57 49 70 69 55 50 71 67 52 44 64 62
Dewpt 42 44 43 40 42 40 41 40 44 42 39 36 37 35 37 36
Max/Min RH 69 19 71 27 77 23 70 29
RH 51 69 26 27 57 71 35 35 66 74 31 32 56 70 37 38
PWind dir SW SW SW W SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ043-122200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 76 42 84 50 87
Temp 50 45 55 70 76 70 58 52 48 42 56 75 84 73 63 58 54 50 61 80 87 79
Dewpt 31 32 34 33 34 36 38 38 38 38 40 40 37 39 41 43 43 45 46 43 42 44
RH 48 61 44 25 22 30 48 59 70 85 55 28 19 29 43 56 67 82 57 27 21 29
Wind dir W NW N NE E E NE NW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 5 4 2 2 3 5 5 9 9 5 6 8 6 6 9 9 10 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 2700 400 400 2400 3800 500 500 2200 5100
T Wind Dir N E SE SW SW S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 8 8 10 13 13 16 16 17 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 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 54 87 51 82 50 78 46 72
Temp 64 54 80 79 62 51 76 74 57 50 73 70 56 46 67 65
Dewpt 49 52 52 47 49 46 43 43 46 45 40 36 38 36 37 37
Max/Min RH 92 25 86 23 82 23 69 27
RH 59 92 38 33 64 84 31 33 68 82 31 29 51 69 33 35
PWind dir SW SW SW W SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 0 0 5
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ035-122200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 43 86 45 88
Temp 47 43 56 73 77 68 56 51 46 43 55 78 86 76 62 55 51 45 57 80 88 78
Dewpt 27 27 31 32 31 31 32 33 33 32 32 29 25 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 30 31
RH 45 53 38 22 19 25 40 50 60 65 41 17 11 15 25 32 39 51 34 15 12 18
Wind dir N N NE E E E E SE SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 9 9 9 8 5 5 3 5 5 6 10 10 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 3400 400 400 2800 5100 500 500 3000 6400
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 17 11 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 87 48 81 48 74 43 68
Temp 61 51 79 76 57 48 75 73 56 48 69 67 51 43 63 61
Dewpt 39 42 39 34 36 36 40 39 40 39 36 32 34 34 35 33
Max/Min RH 71 15 63 21 71 22 70 27
RH 44 71 24 22 45 63 28 29 55 71 30 27 52 70 35 35
PWind dir SW W SW W SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-122200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 76 41 85 48 89
Temp 48 44 54 70 75 68 56 51 47 42 55 78 85 72 62 56 52 48 60 81 89 77
Dewpt 33 33 34 34 35 36 38 38 38 38 38 37 34 36 38 38 35 33 32 33 33 38
RH 56 65 47 27 23 32 51 62 72 87 54 24 17 27 42 51 54 56 35 18 14 24
Wind dir NW N N NE E E SE W W W SW S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW S
Wind spd 4 5 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 6 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 3100 600 600 2300 4400 600 600 2500 6200
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW SW S S W W SW
T Wind Spd 12 10 8 6 9 16 16 12 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 57 89 51 81 51 78 45 70
Temp 63 57 83 77 61 51 75 73 56 51 73 69 52 45 66 62
Dewpt 44 48 45 43 45 41 42 43 46 44 40 37 37 36 37 37
Max/Min RH 71 19 71 25 79 23 72 29
RH 50 71 26 29 56 68 31 34 69 79 29 31 56 72 34 39
PWind dir SW SW SW W SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ029-122200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 40 81 42 82
Temp 45 42 54 69 72 63 51 46 43 40 53 75 81 68 55 49 45 42 55 76 82 70
Dewpt 29 29 32 32 31 33 35 35 35 34 32 29 25 28 27 27 27 26 27 28 28 32
RH 53 60 43 25 22 32 54 65 73 79 45 18 13 22 34 42 49 53 34 17 14 24
Wind dir N N NE E E E SE S SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 2900 500 500 2800 5800 500 500 4000 6800
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW W SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 11 13 14 12 14 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 83 44 76 45 69 39 65
Temp 56 48 77 71 52 44 70 68 52 45 66 62 45 39 59 57
Dewpt 36 41 36 35 37 37 39 41 42 40 36 34 34 35 35 35
Max/Min RH 77 17 76 25 86 27 85 30
RH 47 77 23 27 56 76 32 37 69 82 33 35 65 85 40 43
PWind dir SW W W SW SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
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