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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1237 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
TXZ024-022115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1237 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
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 66 83 68 88
Temp 69 69 72 75 77 77 72 70 68 68 73 77 80 78 74 72 70 70 77 82 86 85
Dewpt 66 66 66 67 66 67 68 68 67 67 68 68 68 69 72 70 70 69 70 71 70 71
RH 89 91 80 76 69 71 88 93 97 96 82 75 66 74 92 95 99 99 81 69 58 62
Wind dir W SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 4 5 9 11 10 8 5 5 5 8 11 13 11 10 8 8 8 9 11 12 11
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 50 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0.10 0.09 0.03
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S C C C C C C S S C C
Tstms C C C C C C C S S S S C C C C C C S S C C
Mix Hgt 900 3200 4300 2600 900 5000 5100 2400 1000 4200 4600
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 10 14 14 11 17 20 16 13 17 17
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 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 70 95 70 93 69 91 69 93
Temp 75 72 89 90 75 72 86 85 73 71 83 87 75 71 87 89
Dewpt 72 68 68 69 70 68 69 69 70 68 68 67 67 65 65 65
Max/Min RH 90 42 91 48 95 49 85 41
RH 89 87 50 50 84 89 58 60 89 91 60 52 78 82 48 45
PWind dir S S S SE SW S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 30 40 10 10 0
Rain shwrs C S S C C S
Tstms C S S C C S
$$
TXZ026-022115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1237 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 68 84 70 88
Temp 71 70 73 77 80 79 74 72 70 69 74 78 80 80 76 74 72 71 76 82 86 84
Dewpt 65 66 66 66 66 65 67 66 67 66 67 68 69 67 68 68 69 69 70 71 71 71
RH 81 87 79 69 62 62 79 81 90 90 79 71 69 65 76 82 90 93 82 69 61 65
Wind dir W S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 3 4 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 9 12 13 12 10 9 9 10 12 12 13 12
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.06 0.10 0.10
Rain shwrs C C S C C C S S C S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C S C C C S S C S S C C C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 300 3300 4000 1800 800 4500 4700 3100 400 4500 5200
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 10 14 11 10 16 21 16 13 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 93 71 92 70 91 70 93
Temp 75 72 86 89 77 72 85 87 75 71 84 87 76 71 87 90
Dewpt 70 68 70 69 70 69 70 69 69 68 69 67 68 67 67 66
Max/Min RH 87 49 90 50 90 50 87 44
RH 84 87 59 52 79 90 61 55 82 90 61 52 76 87 52 45
PWind dir S S S S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 30 30 10 10 0
Rain shwrs C S S C C S
Tstms C S S C C S
$$
TXZ043-022115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1237 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
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 83 67 84 70 89
Temp 71 70 73 76 78 77 74 71 70 70 74 77 81 80 75 74 72 71 77 81 86 86
Dewpt 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 71 70 70 72 72 70 71 72 72 72 72
RH 92 95 88 78 73 75 86 93 95 99 86 81 69 71 89 92 96100 85 74 63 63
Wind dir NW NE E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 2 2 4 5 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 9 11 10 9 6 6 6 9 10 10 10
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 60 60 50
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.07 0.36 0.27 0.13
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C C L L L L C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C S C C C C L L L L C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 700 3100 4400 1100 1100 4100 5700 4000 500 4200 4900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 4 8 11 11 6 13 20 16 12 18 18
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 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 70 94 71 94 70 93 70 93
Temp 77 72 88 91 78 73 88 89 77 71 87 89 77 71 88 91
Dewpt 72 69 72 70 71 69 70 69 69 69 68 67 68 67 67 64
Max/Min RH 90 48 86 49 92 45 87 39
RH 86 89 60 50 80 86 55 52 78 92 53 48 74 87 51 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 20 20 10 5 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ035-022115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1237 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 67 81 68 91
Temp 69 67 71 73 77 74 72 69 69 68 72 74 79 77 74 72 71 70 75 83 88 87
Dewpt 65 65 66 66 66 67 65 66 66 66 67 68 69 68 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 67
RH 87 93 84 79 69 79 79 90 90 93 84 82 72 74 82 90 90 93 82 63 52 52
Wind dir S E SE S S SE S S S S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 4 5 11 12 13 10 8 6 6 9 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 11 11 12 12
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 60 60 30
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.08 0.16 0.19 0
Rain shwrs L C C C C C C C C C C L L L L C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C C L L L L C C C C
Mix Hgt 1100 3000 3800 1900 1200 3300 3700 2000 500 4400 5700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 10 14 16 13 18 18 14 12 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 95 70 93 69 91 69 93
Temp 75 71 88 90 76 70 85 86 73 69 85 87 76 70 87 89
Dewpt 69 67 66 64 68 66 68 66 68 66 66 64 65 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 87 37 87 47 90 44 81 38
RH 82 87 48 42 76 87 57 51 84 90 53 46 69 81 46 42
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 20 30 10 10 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
TXZ031-022115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1237 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
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 68 86 70 89
Temp 71 70 74 77 80 79 75 73 70 70 75 79 81 81 77 74 71 71 77 83 87 86
Dewpt 67 67 68 68 68 67 68 69 68 68 69 69 69 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 72
RH 88 91 81 75 67 66 79 87 94 94 81 72 68 69 80 89 98100 83 69 62 64
Wind dir SW S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 2 2 4 8 9 9 5 4 4 4 6 11 12 11 9 8 8 8 10 12 12 12
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 50 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.08 0.09 0.10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S C S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C S C S S C C C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 600 3100 4400 1500 1100 4400 4900 3300 600 4100 4000
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 9 14 13 10 14 20 16 13 19 19
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 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 71 95 71 95 70 94 70 96
Temp 77 72 89 91 78 72 88 88 75 71 87 89 77 71 89 92
Dewpt 72 69 71 70 71 70 70 69 71 69 69 68 69 67 67 65
Max/Min RH 90 48 94 49 94 48 90 40
RH 86 90 56 51 81 94 55 54 88 94 56 49 78 87 48 42
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 30 30 10 10 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S
Tstms S S S C C S
$$
TXZ029-022115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1237 AM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 62 79 65 88
Temp 65 65 68 71 74 72 68 66 65 65 69 74 76 75 70 69 68 68 73 80 85 85
Dewpt 64 65 66 65 66 67 68 66 65 65 67 66 67 69 70 69 68 68 69 69 68 68
RH 97100 93 81 76 84100100100100 93 76 74 82100100100100 87 69 57 57
Wind dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 3 5 9 10 10 8 5 5 5 8 11 12 11 9 8 8 8 9 11 11 10
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 60 30
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.15 0
Rain shwrs L C C C C C C S C C C C C L L C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C S C C C C C L L C C C C
Mix Hgt 1400 3000 3800 2300 1200 4000 4400 1400 500 3800 5100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 11 14 13 13 17 19 13 13 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 93 66 90 65 88 66 90
Temp 72 68 86 89 72 68 84 80 70 66 82 84 72 67 84 87
Dewpt 69 67 64 63 68 66 67 67 68 66 66 64 65 64 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 38 93 48 100 48 90 41
RH 90 97 48 42 87 93 57 65 93100 58 51 79 90 49 45
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 30 40 10 10 0
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
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