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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1259 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
TXZ024-012115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1259 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 81 67 82 66 82
Temp 67 67 73 76 79 78 73 71 69 69 72 76 81 77 72 70 68 67 74 78 81 78
Dewpt 67 67 66 67 67 67 70 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 68
RH 99 97 81 72 64 70 91 91 94 95 84 72 62 69 87 91 97100 81 72 64 70
Wind dir NW N E SE SE SE SW SW W W SW SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 10 12 14 12
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 50 50 50 50
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.19
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1200 3300 3400 1200 800 2900 3700 2200 600 3900 3800
T Wind Dir N E SE S W SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 6 10 9 6 9 16 11 11 16 23
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 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
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 67 90 69 94 70 93 68 92
Temp 71 68 84 87 75 70 89 90 77 71 88 87 74 69 87 89
Dewpt 69 68 70 70 70 68 69 69 69 69 68 67 68 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 51 95 43 96 43 93 42
RH 94100 61 57 84 93 51 49 78 94 51 51 82 91 49 45
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs C S S S S
Tstms C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-012115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1259 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 69 85 69 85
Temp 71 70 75 81 83 81 76 73 72 69 74 79 84 80 75 72 71 69 75 80 84 82
Dewpt 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 68 66 67 67 68 68 68 67
RH 88 89 76 63 58 63 77 83 85 92 79 66 57 62 79 81 88 92 78 66 58 61
Wind dir N N NE E SE SE S W W W SE S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 8 9 9 5 5 6 6 10 13 14 12
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 50 50 40 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.11 0.05 0.09 0.08
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1200 3500 3600 900 300 4000 4000 2400 400 3400 3500
T Wind Dir N E SE S W SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 6 9 6 6 6 12 10 11 16 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 89 71 94 72 93 70 93
Temp 73 69 83 86 75 71 88 90 77 72 88 90 77 70 88 91
Dewpt 67 68 71 70 69 69 70 69 69 69 69 67 68 67 68 66
Max/Min RH 95 57 93 47 91 45 90 43
RH 80 95 67 59 82 92 55 50 76 89 54 47 74 89 52 44
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs C C S S S
Tstms C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-012115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1259 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 70 85 68 84
Temp 70 69 73 79 84 82 76 73 72 71 76 81 82 81 76 73 71 69 74 79 83 81
Dewpt 69 68 68 69 67 67 70 70 69 68 68 68 67 66 68 68 68 68 70 70 69 69
RH 97 97 84 71 57 61 83 88 88 91 78 65 59 61 78 84 91 98 86 75 63 69
Wind dir NE SE E E E E SE S W SW E SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 9 12 12 11
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 50 40 50 50
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.31 0.09 0.16 0.22
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1300 3400 4900 1300 1200 5200 5100 2100 500 4800 4800
T Wind Dir E E SE S W SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 6 5 8 13 10 9 16 20
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 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
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 69 90 71 96 72 96 71 94
Temp 73 69 83 87 77 71 90 93 79 72 90 92 77 71 89 91
Dewpt 70 69 72 71 70 68 71 69 70 69 68 67 68 67 67 65
Max/Min RH 99 57 91 44 90 41 87 40
RH 90 99 68 60 81 90 54 46 75 89 49 44 75 87 49 43
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 10 10 10 5
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
$$
TXZ035-012115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1259 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 67 82 68 84
Temp 68 67 70 74 79 76 71 69 68 67 71 77 80 78 74 70 69 68 73 78 82 80
Dewpt 66 64 65 66 65 65 66 66 66 65 66 65 66 65 66 66 65 65 67 67 67 67
RH 93 89 84 75 62 68 84 90 94 92 83 67 61 65 77 86 87 89 81 69 60 65
Wind dir N E E E E SE SE SW SW E SE S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 12 13 12 10 9 9 9 12 16 17 17
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 60 50 60 60 50
QPF 12hr 0.20 0.13 0.16 0.16 0.10
Rain shwrs C C C C L C C C C C C L L L L C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C L C C C C C C L L L L C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1100 3100 4400 1900 1000 3500 4100 2400 800 4100 4100
T Wind Dir NE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 9 5 12 19 14 13 19 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 91 71 94 70 94 69 93
Temp 72 69 83 88 75 71 88 92 76 70 88 90 76 69 87 91
Dewpt 68 68 69 67 68 67 69 66 67 66 67 65 65 64 65 63
Max/Min RH 96 48 88 41 87 41 84 38
RH 87 95 62 50 79 86 53 43 74 86 50 44 69 83 48 40
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 5 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs C S S S
Tstms C S S S
$$
TXZ031-012115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1259 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 85 69 86 68 85
Temp 70 71 74 80 83 81 75 73 71 69 73 81 84 81 75 73 70 69 76 79 84 81
Dewpt 69 69 68 69 69 69 71 70 69 69 68 68 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69
RH 98 96 82 70 62 66 86 90 94 99 84 67 57 64 79 86 94 98 81 72 62 67
Wind dir SE E NE E SE SE S SW W NW N SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 9 12 13 11
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 40 40 50
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.14
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1300 3100 3700 1500 1200 4100 4300 2600 600 3100 4100
T Wind Dir NE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 9 8 5 6 12 10 11 17 23
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 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
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 69 90 71 97 72 95 70 94
Temp 74 69 84 87 76 71 90 90 78 72 90 91 77 70 89 91
Dewpt 70 69 71 71 71 69 71 71 71 70 70 67 70 68 68 66
Max/Min RH 100 56 93 44 95 43 95 42
RH 88 99 66 61 84 92 53 55 79 91 52 47 78 93 51 45
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 5 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-012115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1259 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 62 78 63 79
Temp 64 63 69 71 76 74 69 66 64 64 69 73 76 74 68 66 65 64 71 76 78 77
Dewpt 64 63 65 65 66 67 67 66 64 64 66 65 64 65 67 66 65 64 67 67 67 68
RH 99 99 86 81 72 79 95 99100 99 90 76 65 74 97100100100 87 75 68 75
Wind dir NE E E SE SE SE SE S W SW SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 10 10 10 8 5 5 6 10 12 13 12
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 60 50 50 50 50
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.05 0.13 0.16 0.12
Rain shwrs C S C C L C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S C C L C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1300 2900 3400 1200 1200 2700 4100 2700 600 4000 4100
T Wind Dir NE SE SE S SW S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 10 12 10 6 11 18 13 13 19 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 87 66 92 66 90 64 89
Temp 69 65 80 86 72 67 86 89 72 67 85 85 71 65 84 87
Dewpt 68 65 68 68 68 66 66 64 68 66 67 65 66 64 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 41 98 43 99 43
RH 97100 67 55 87 97 51 44 87 97 55 51 84 97 53 47
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs C S S S S
Tstms C S S S S
$$
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