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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
756 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
TXZ024-121500-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
756 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
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 31 16 39 25 62
Temp 29 28 28 25 23 21 19 17 20 28 38 37 26 26 27 28 36 50 61 59
Dewpt 29 27 23 16 13 12 12 10 8 9 12 12 13 13 15 18 23 31 34 36
RH 100 98 84 70 66 69 74 73 59 44 35 35 56 57 61 64 60 48 36 42
Wind dir NE N N NE NE NE N N NE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 10 13 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 8 8 12 16 16 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Frzg drzl
Mix Hgt 2400 2200 2100 2500 2700 300 300 1600 1900
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 3 4 10 10 8 20 18
RFTI 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
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
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 40 53 21 44 26 65 31 48
Temp 50 42 47 44 30 21 34 41 29 27 53 62 46 34 41 41
Dewpt 38 33 29 23 18 13 11 13 14 15 23 26 26 25 21 19
Max/Min RH 74 36 71 28 60 22 73 32
RH 64 71 49 43 60 71 37 31 54 60 31 26 45 67 45 41
PWind dir SW NW N NE S SW SW N
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ026-121500-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
756 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 32 15 37 24 58
Temp 32 30 30 28 23 21 18 17 19 27 34 36 27 24 25 25 31 45 56 57
Dewpt 30 27 23 16 14 12 10 8 8 7 9 10 12 14 15 17 21 27 33 36
RH 93 89 75 60 67 69 71 67 61 41 34 33 53 65 65 70 67 49 41 45
Wind dir NE N N N NE N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 12 14 11 10 9 8 5 5 4 4 6 6 8 8 9 11 14 17 13
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Frzg drzl
Mix Hgt 2600 2800 2400 3100 3400 100 300 1800 2400
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 12 8 4 4 6 9 17 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 39 50 19 41 24 60 30 47
Temp 46 39 49 41 26 19 33 40 27 24 48 58 41 33 42 42
Dewpt 40 35 30 22 17 11 10 13 14 15 22 27 28 26 24 19
Max/Min RH 90 42 70 30 68 26 81 35
RH 79 85 47 45 67 70 38 33 57 67 36 30 60 76 48 39
PWind dir S NW N NE SE S SE N
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ043-121500-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
756 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
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 34 17 40 26 64
Temp 33 29 29 24 26 24 21 19 20 30 38 39 30 28 27 26 32 49 62 63
Dewpt 33 29 29 24 21 18 14 13 10 9 12 14 16 17 18 20 23 30 38 42
RH 100100100100 82 79 73 74 64 40 35 35 54 61 67 77 69 47 41 46
Wind dir N NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 4 13 13 11 10 9 6 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 4 6 12 14 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Mix Hgt 2300 2200 3000 2900 2700 1500 500 1600 2100
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 11 9 6 10 10 14 18
RFTI 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
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
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 43 64 21 45 25 66 36 56
Temp 49 43 62 50 33 22 36 43 30 25 51 64 45 37 52 48
Dewpt 44 41 32 28 22 14 10 13 16 17 22 28 32 32 27 23
Max/Min RH 95 29 70 26 72 23 87 31
RH 81 93 32 42 63 70 33 29 57 72 32 25 60 84 38 38
PWind dir SW NW N NE SE S S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ035-121500-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
756 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 36 16 43 28 64
Temp 31 34 33 23 23 20 18 17 20 32 42 41 31 29 28 29 35 50 63 62
Dewpt 31 26 20 22 18 15 12 12 12 14 15 15 15 16 18 22 26 33 34 33
RH 100 71 57 97 81 80 77 80 69 47 33 34 52 57 66 74 71 52 34 34
Wind dir NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 2 10 10 13 13 10 6 4 5 5 9 12 11 10 10 10 13 17 19 16
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Frzg drzl
Mix Hgt 8300 1500 1700 1900 2000 1000 500 1400 1600
T Wind Dir NW E NE E SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 13 6 2 11 13 16 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 39 57 20 48 26 66 33 54
Temp 48 39 55 49 30 21 39 46 31 26 53 63 43 34 50 46
Dewpt 37 33 29 24 21 15 15 15 15 17 24 23 25 24 25 19
Max/Min RH 80 32 79 27 69 19 69 29
RH 64 79 36 37 67 79 37 28 50 68 32 21 48 67 37 33
PWind dir SW NW N E S SW SW N
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ031-121500-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
756 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
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 32 16 40 24 61
Temp 32 30 28 26 25 21 18 17 19 28 37 39 27 25 24 24 30 47 60 60
Dewpt 32 30 26 19 16 14 11 10 8 7 10 12 13 15 16 19 21 27 34 38
RH 99 99 89 74 70 74 73 74 61 40 32 32 55 66 70 79 69 46 38 45
Wind dir NE N N N NE N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 11 14 11 10 10 8 5 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 9 14 17 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Mix Hgt 2500 2700 2800 3200 3300 500 400 1500 2100
T Wind Dir N NE NE E SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 10 4 6 8 11 16 20
RFTI 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
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
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 41 57 20 43 24 64 31 52
Temp 48 41 56 46 29 20 35 42 28 24 50 61 42 33 48 44
Dewpt 43 37 31 25 19 12 10 13 16 15 22 28 30 27 24 20
Max/Min RH 92 35 72 28 69 23 84 31
RH 82 86 39 45 65 71 35 31 61 68 32 28 61 78 39 40
PWind dir S NW N NE SE S S N
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ029-121500-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
756 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 32 11 40 21 61
Temp 28 31 27 19 18 15 14 12 16 28 38 38 23 22 22 23 30 47 60 58
Dewpt 28 27 25 19 15 13 12 10 11 13 15 15 14 14 16 20 26 33 34 35
RH 100 85 93 98 88 90 93 92 80 54 38 39 68 72 79 89 86 58 38 41
Wind dir NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S S SW S
Wind spd 1 9 12 13 11 8 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 9 10 13 17 17 13
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Frzg drzl
Mix Hgt 1900 1900 2300 1800 2100 300 500 1400 1600
T Wind Dir NE NE NE SE S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 4 3 10 14 16 20 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 34 52 16 45 22 63 26 47
Temp 43 34 49 43 26 16 34 42 25 23 49 60 40 27 42 40
Dewpt 37 32 30 25 19 13 14 16 14 16 23 25 25 24 23 19
Max/Min RH 94 37 88 29 75 22 92 34
RH 78 92 47 48 74 88 44 34 62 75 35 26 54 90 47 43
PWind dir SW NW N E S SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 10
$$
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