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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
TXZ024-142200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 86 58 88 49 77
Temp 56 53 63 80 86 75 64 64 63 60 67 84 88 77 62 58 53 49 57 69 77 67
Dewpt 27 25 27 26 24 25 31 33 36 38 38 37 34 34 35 36 37 39 39 39 38 40
RH 33 34 25 14 10 15 29 31 37 44 34 19 15 21 36 44 54 67 52 33 24 37
Wind dir W W W W SW S SW W W W W W W N N NW N NW N E SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 6 6 10 8 6 9 12 13 11 11 9 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 4300 500 500 4000 6200 500 500 2000 3800
T Wind Dir W SW SW W W NW N NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 23 20 17 10 9 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 55 77 47 70 46 66 47 64
Temp 57 55 73 68 54 47 65 62 51 46 61 60 51 47 61 56
Dewpt 42 41 34 33 35 35 35 37 39 41 44 44 45 44 40 39
Max/Min RH 59 19 63 28 82 43 89 38
RH 56 59 24 27 48 63 34 39 63 82 53 56 80 88 46 52
PWind dir SW W W NE S SW SW NW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
$$
TXZ026-142200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 51 89 47 75
Temp 53 47 58 79 87 78 66 61 57 54 64 83 89 79 64 58 52 48 54 68 75 67
Dewpt 34 29 30 30 29 31 34 36 37 39 41 39 35 36 36 38 38 39 41 42 40 42
RH 48 49 34 17 12 18 30 39 47 57 43 21 15 21 35 47 59 71 61 39 28 40
Wind dir W W NW W S SE S SW W SW SW W W N N N N N N NE E E
Wind spd 5 6 5 6 8 5 6 8 10 9 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1400 2600 300 300 3000 6200 300 300 2100 3000
T Wind Dir W S S W W NW NE N NE E
T Wind Spd 8 9 11 14 18 18 12 11 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 81 44 71 46 68 47 65
Temp 55 52 75 71 52 44 65 64 50 46 63 63 52 47 61 58
Dewpt 42 42 37 34 36 36 37 38 42 42 46 46 47 45 44 41
Max/Min RH 69 18 73 29 89 44 96 41
RH 61 69 25 26 54 73 35 38 74 86 54 54 83 93 53 53
PWind dir S W NW NE E E SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 40
Rain shwrs C C C C C C
$$
TXZ043-142200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 90 54 90 50 81
Temp 56 52 63 82 90 82 69 65 60 56 64 83 90 81 69 61 55 51 60 74 81 74
Dewpt 40 39 42 33 29 35 41 46 48 49 50 47 44 44 45 43 43 41 42 41 40 42
RH 55 63 47 18 12 19 36 50 63 77 60 29 20 27 42 51 64 68 52 30 23 31
Wind dir W SW W SW SW S SW SW W W SW SW SW S SW W NW N N N SW SE
Wind spd 8 9 10 12 11 8 8 10 10 8 10 11 9 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1700 5300 500 500 2300 4300 500 500 2400 4100
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW W N N S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 17 18 14 11 9 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 55 82 47 76 47 71 48 68
Temp 60 55 78 75 59 47 71 69 54 47 66 65 55 48 64 61
Dewpt 45 44 42 38 39 38 39 42 46 47 50 50 52 47 44 42
Max/Min RH 66 21 72 27 99 46 98 40
RH 58 66 28 26 48 72 32 37 75 99 56 58 90 96 49 50
PWind dir SW W W NE E SE SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-142200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 50 90 47 84
Temp 51 46 60 83 89 80 66 62 57 52 61 83 89 79 66 58 53 48 57 75 84 74
Dewpt 21 23 25 25 24 27 31 34 38 40 41 37 34 33 34 34 35 35 37 37 36 36
RH 30 40 26 12 9 14 27 35 49 63 48 19 14 19 30 40 50 60 47 25 18 25
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N NW NW W W SW
Wind spd 8 9 9 12 14 9 10 11 12 9 9 11 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 8
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 6000 400 500 3100 6500 500 500 2500 6600
T Wind Dir W W SW SW W W N NE NW SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 13 18 16 17 10 10 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 78 45 74 46 67 45 62
Temp 60 51 72 69 54 45 68 67 53 46 63 61 51 45 58 56
Dewpt 39 39 37 32 34 34 36 34 37 40 42 41 41 42 39 35
Max/Min RH 63 20 65 23 79 39 89 39
RH 46 63 28 25 47 65 31 29 54 79 46 48 68 89 49 45
PWind dir SW W W SW SE S SW W
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
$$
TXZ031-142200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 90 55 92 47 78
Temp 53 48 59 80 89 80 67 63 60 57 68 87 91 81 64 59 53 48 57 71 78 69
Dewpt 30 28 29 29 28 29 36 38 41 44 44 40 37 38 39 39 40 41 41 42 40 42
RH 42 46 32 16 11 15 33 41 49 61 42 19 15 21 40 48 62 77 56 34 26 37
Wind dir SW W W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W N N N N N N NE E SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 9 8 6 8 10 9 10 10 9 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 3300 600 600 4400 7200 600 600 2200 3500
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW W NW N N NE E
T Wind Spd 8 10 11 18 20 18 11 10 8 9
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 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 82 46 73 46 69 47 67
Temp 57 54 78 73 55 46 69 66 52 46 66 64 53 47 64 59
Dewpt 45 44 39 36 38 37 37 40 44 45 47 49 50 47 44 43
Max/Min RH 69 19 72 27 96 47 100 40
RH 65 68 25 26 54 72 31 39 76 96 52 59 90 100 47 55
PWind dir S W W NE SE SE SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 30 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-142200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 47 84 44 78
Temp 47 44 56 78 85 75 61 57 52 49 60 80 84 74 58 53 48 45 53 71 78 69
Dewpt 25 24 24 23 22 26 30 33 36 37 38 36 33 34 34 35 35 36 38 37 37 39
RH 42 45 29 13 10 16 31 40 54 63 44 21 16 23 40 50 60 70 57 29 23 33
Wind dir W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW NE NE NE NE NW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 8 11 12 6 6 6 9 8 9 10 9 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 5
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2300 5700 500 500 4100 6100 500 500 2700 6500
T Wind Dir W W SW W W W NE E SE SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 13 19 19 18 10 9 8 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 73 41 69 41 65 41 60
Temp 55 48 69 65 49 41 64 62 47 41 60 57 45 41 57 54
Dewpt 41 41 34 33 33 34 36 35 39 40 42 43 43 41 40 38
Max/Min RH 77 21 76 27 96 41 100 42
RH 59 77 27 30 54 76 35 36 74 96 51 59 93 100 53 55
PWind dir SW W W SW S SW SW W
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
$$
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