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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
316 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025
TXZ024-120930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
316 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025
Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25
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 79 48 79 50 67
Temp 57 54 61 71 77 76 63 58 54 50 57 73 78 77 66 62 56 51 52 58 66 66
Dewpt 13 13 17 20 19 21 23 27 28 27 30 28 25 25 24 24 25 27 18 15 15 14
RH 17 19 18 14 11 13 22 30 36 42 35 19 14 14 20 23 30 39 26 18 14 14
Wind dir W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
Wind spd 13 17 20 21 18 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 14 13 13 12 18 27 42 43 37 29
Clouds CL CL SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
Mix Hgt 4500 13700 600 500 4300 6300 1000 2900 7500 7700
T Wind Dir W NW W W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 24 24 18 14 13 19 23 32 54 46
RFTI 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 5 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO EL EL CH CH CH CH
Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25
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 44 58 36 66 45 80 54 79
Temp 52 45 54 57 45 37 57 65 48 46 72 77 63 55 75 77
Dewpt 15 22 20 19 23 21 17 16 19 17 21 20 22 22 22 18
Max/Min RH 41 22 52 14 33 11 28 10
RH 23 41 26 22 42 51 21 15 31 31 14 12 21 28 14 11
PWind dir W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-120930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
316 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025
Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 44 81 48 69
Temp 51 47 57 72 77 76 62 54 50 46 56 73 80 77 65 59 54 49 54 62 68 67
Dewpt 21 21 25 24 22 25 26 27 29 30 33 33 30 28 28 27 27 27 22 18 17 16
RH 30 35 29 16 13 15 25 35 44 53 42 23 16 16 25 29 35 42 28 18 14 14
Wind dir W W W W W W W W NW NW W SW S S S S SW SW W W W W
Wind spd 10 11 12 18 17 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 14 13 12 11 14 23 37 43 40 29
Clouds CL CL SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
Mix Hgt 3600 10400 300 300 2600 6300 400 800 8900 9200
T Wind Dir W W W NW W SW S SW W W
T Wind Spd 18 20 14 11 10 17 19 24 52 43
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL CH CH
Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 42 60 36 65 40 80 50 80
Temp 53 43 55 59 44 36 57 64 47 41 71 77 60 51 73 77
Dewpt 20 25 22 19 23 20 17 17 19 19 21 20 23 24 24 21
Max/Min RH 49 20 52 15 43 11 34 11
RH 27 49 27 21 43 52 21 16 32 41 15 12 24 34 16 12
PWind dir W N NW NW S SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-120930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
316 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025
Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25
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 82 48 83 52 71
Temp 55 50 63 77 80 80 67 62 55 49 59 77 82 80 68 63 60 54 56 63 69 69
Dewpt 16 16 17 21 20 19 21 24 25 26 28 29 25 25 24 25 25 25 19 14 10 10
RH 21 25 17 13 11 10 17 24 31 40 31 17 12 13 19 23 27 33 23 15 10 10
Wind dir SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W
Wind spd 8 9 16 27 24 16 12 10 9 8 8 9 14 14 9 8 12 20 34 37 37 28
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
Wind Y Y
Mix Hgt 10000 12900 600 500 4400 6800 500 2500 8700 8700
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW S SW W W
T Wind Spd 28 33 19 17 13 19 17 27 51 46
RFTI 0 0 0 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 7 7
RFTI Category NO NO NO CH CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO EL CL CH EX EX
Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25
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 44 64 37 69 42 82 53 85
Temp 56 45 61 62 47 38 61 68 49 43 74 79 64 54 77 81
Dewpt 12 15 21 20 25 19 16 15 20 18 21 21 28 29 28 22
Max/Min RH 30 18 48 12 36 10 38 10
RH 17 29 22 20 42 46 18 13 31 36 13 11 25 38 16 11
PWind dir W NW NW NW S SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-120930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
316 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025
Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 42 80 44 67
Temp 53 47 59 71 77 75 63 56 48 43 55 73 79 77 64 57 51 45 49 59 66 65
Dewpt 9 9 15 18 16 17 20 23 24 25 27 26 22 19 20 21 22 24 17 13 10 8
RH 17 21 18 13 10 11 19 28 39 49 34 17 12 11 18 24 32 43 28 16 11 10
Wind dir W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 11 12 19 26 28 21 16 14 12 10 10 12 19 19 14 12 18 28 40 43 41 34
Clouds CL FW B2 B1 CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
Wind Y Y
Mix Hgt 7300 12900 600 500 4200 6400 1600 2400 7600 7700
T Wind Dir W NW W W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 26 31 20 18 13 24 18 29 55 47
RFTI 0 0 0 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 6 7
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL EX CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO EL CL CL CH EX
Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 38 61 34 66 39 79 47 81
Temp 50 39 55 60 42 34 57 65 47 39 71 76 58 48 74 78
Dewpt 12 15 22 18 22 20 16 11 15 14 18 14 20 21 21 14
Max/Min RH 39 19 56 11 35 9 34 8
RH 21 37 27 19 45 56 20 12 27 35 13 9 23 34 13 9
PWind dir W NW NW NW SW SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-120930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
316 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025
Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25
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 82 46 83 52 71
Temp 56 50 62 75 80 79 64 58 52 47 59 75 82 79 67 62 58 53 56 63 70 68
Dewpt 17 17 23 21 20 24 25 27 28 29 32 31 27 28 27 26 26 27 19 14 13 14
RH 21 27 22 13 11 13 23 31 40 50 36 20 13 15 22 25 29 37 23 15 11 13
Wind dir SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W
Wind spd 9 9 13 19 17 11 10 10 8 6 6 8 13 12 10 9 12 21 36 41 39 28
Clouds CL CL SC B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
Mix Hgt 6800 12300 600 600 3200 6800 700 1800 9300 9400
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW S SW W W
T Wind Spd 21 24 16 12 9 17 18 25 52 43
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 6 6
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO EL CL CH CH CH
Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25
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 44 62 36 68 43 82 53 83
Temp 55 45 58 60 46 37 59 67 49 44 74 79 63 54 77 79
Dewpt 16 25 21 19 25 21 17 16 19 19 21 22 25 27 25 21
Max/Min RH 45 18 54 13 38 10 35 10
RH 21 45 24 20 43 53 19 14 30 36 13 12 23 35 15 11
PWind dir W NW NW NW SW SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-120930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
316 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025
Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 38 75 40 62
Temp 48 44 56 67 73 71 57 51 45 40 51 69 74 72 60 54 48 42 45 54 61 60
Dewpt 12 11 16 19 17 19 22 25 26 26 29 28 24 22 22 22 24 24 17 14 12 11
RH 23 26 20 16 12 14 25 36 47 57 42 21 15 15 23 28 39 48 32 20 14 14
Wind dir W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 9 11 17 24 19 16 11 10 8 8 9 12 17 17 13 11 17 26 40 44 40 29
Clouds CL FW SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
Mix Hgt 5600 13300 600 500 4200 6400 1200 4000 7200 7700
T Wind Dir W NW W W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 24 26 20 17 13 23 23 31 56 46
RFTI 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CH CH
Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 35 55 29 62 36 77 45 76
Temp 45 36 51 53 38 30 54 61 43 37 69 74 56 46 71 73
Dewpt 12 19 22 19 24 21 16 14 16 14 18 17 20 21 21 16
Max/Min RH 50 24 69 15 40 11 37 10
RH 26 50 32 26 57 69 22 16 33 38 14 11 24 37 15 11
PWind dir W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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