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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
227 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
TXZ024-231015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
227 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 32 69 37 77 42
Temp 61 57 43 38 36 32 42 60 68 63 48 44 41 38 49 68 76 71 55 49 44 42
Dewpt 20 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 25 26 24 23 22 23 25 27 31 32 32 30 30
RH 20 23 39 45 52 60 43 23 17 23 42 46 49 52 35 19 17 23 41 51 58 61
Wind dir S S S SW W W W N NE E SW W W W W W NW NE N N NW NW
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 8 8 9 11 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 2100 4900 100 0 2500 4000 0 0
T Wind Dir S W NW N S W SW NW N NW
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 4 8 11 9 6 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 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 44 64 35 69 42 76 44 69
Temp 68 70 51 45 60 60 43 36 62 66 49 43 70 72 56 45 62 64
Dewpt 32 35 36 30 24 21 22 21 19 21 23 21 22 22 23 24 26 29
Min/Max RH 22 58 19 54 15 42 13 42 21
RH 27 28 56 55 25 22 42 53 19 18 36 41 17 15 28 42 25 27
PWind dir NE SW N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ026-231015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
227 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 28 67 33 77 37
Temp 57 53 41 36 32 29 38 56 66 61 48 41 36 34 43 66 75 71 54 47 41 38
Dewpt 20 19 20 21 21 21 24 25 25 28 27 27 25 25 28 28 27 32 32 33 32 32
RH 23 26 43 55 63 71 57 30 21 28 44 57 64 69 55 24 17 24 43 58 70 79
Wind dir S S S S SW W W W S SE S SW SW W SW SW S E NE N N N
Wind spd 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 0 0 1700 3800 0 0 2400 5100 0 0
T Wind Dir S SW W N S W SW W N N
T Wind Spd 6 2 4 3 4 5 9 9 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 41 62 33 68 38 75 41 68
Temp 66 70 49 42 59 60 42 34 61 65 46 39 67 71 54 43 62 64
Dewpt 37 38 40 33 28 24 25 23 23 23 26 24 24 24 27 27 28 31
Min/Max RH 26 72 23 64 17 56 14 53 24
RH 34 31 71 70 30 25 51 64 23 20 45 54 19 17 35 53 27 29
PWind dir NE SE N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ043-231015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
227 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 32 68 33 80 40
Temp 56 54 42 39 37 32 39 57 66 65 50 43 38 34 45 70 79 75 59 51 46 41
Dewpt 23 21 23 26 26 29 28 26 26 29 29 28 27 25 27 27 26 31 31 30 32 32
RH 27 27 46 57 65 87 64 30 22 27 45 55 64 68 49 20 14 20 34 44 59 69
Wind dir S SE S SW SW W W W SW E E W W W SW SW SW SW N NW N N
Wind spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 10 12 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles O O
Mix Hgt 100 100 1500 3200 0 0 2100 6000 0 0
T Wind Dir S SW SW NW NE W SW W NW NW
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 3 3 5 10 14 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 44 68 36 69 41 77 45 75
Temp 68 73 53 45 63 63 46 37 62 66 49 41 69 74 57 46 67 69
Dewpt 36 38 41 34 30 26 27 24 21 22 25 23 24 25 27 30 30 32
Min/Max RH 25 71 22 60 16 49 14 54 21
RH 31 28 64 67 29 24 47 58 21 19 39 48 18 16 32 53 25 25
PWind dir NE SE N N NW SW SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ035-231015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
227 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 29 70 34 80 39
Temp 57 55 43 38 33 29 38 62 70 66 49 43 37 34 46 71 79 74 58 51 44 39
Dewpt 20 17 19 20 20 20 21 23 22 23 24 24 23 21 22 25 25 28 28 29 29 28
RH 23 22 38 49 58 69 49 22 16 19 37 47 56 58 38 18 14 18 32 42 55 64
Wind dir S S S SW W W NW NW NW N N SW SW W W W W N NE N N N
Wind spd 4 6 5 6 5 6 8 8 5 4 2 3 5 8 10 14 14 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 0 1800 7000 0 0 2600 4800 0 0
T Wind Dir S W NW N NE SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 4 5 13 12 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 41 66 32 68 38 75 40 73
Temp 70 73 51 42 61 60 42 32 61 64 46 38 68 71 53 41 65 67
Dewpt 31 29 32 28 26 20 22 20 20 18 22 21 23 21 24 25 26 25
Min/Max RH 17 57 19 62 15 50 13 53 17
RH 23 20 48 57 26 21 45 61 20 17 38 50 18 15 32 53 23 20
PWind dir E SW N NE W SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ031-231015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
227 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 31 68 32 77 38
Temp 59 55 42 37 34 31 39 57 67 63 49 41 36 33 45 69 76 71 56 48 42 39
Dewpt 21 20 21 23 23 23 24 24 25 29 29 27 25 25 27 26 27 33 33 34 33 32
RH 23 25 42 55 65 72 55 28 21 27 46 57 65 72 48 20 16 25 42 58 72 78
Wind dir S S S S SW SW W W S E S SW SW W SW SW SW NE NE N N NW
Wind spd 5 8 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 5 6 10 5 4 3 4 3
Clouds CL SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 0 1400 3400 100 0 3700 5400 0 0
T Wind Dir S SW NW N S W SW W N NW
T Wind Spd 6 4 4 2 4 6 11 10 6 6
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 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 42 67 35 69 41 78 43 71
Temp 66 70 51 43 62 62 43 35 62 67 48 42 71 74 55 45 64 66
Dewpt 36 39 41 34 29 24 27 23 21 22 26 23 24 25 27 27 28 31
Min/Max RH 26 72 21 64 16 49 13 49 22
RH 33 32 70 70 28 23 53 62 20 19 42 48 18 16 34 49 26 27
PWind dir NE S N N W SW SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
$$
TXZ029-231015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
227 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 26 67 30 74 36
Temp 56 52 38 32 29 26 37 58 65 61 44 38 33 31 43 65 74 69 52 45 39 37
Dewpt 19 17 18 19 20 19 21 23 21 24 24 22 22 20 22 25 25 30 30 29 29 28
RH 23 25 44 57 68 74 53 26 18 24 45 52 63 63 43 22 16 23 43 53 67 70
Wind dir SW S S SW W W NW N N N N SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE N N
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 8 11 12 5 4 4 3 3
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 0 2600 6800 100 0 1600 4800 0 0
T Wind Dir S W NW N E SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 9 3 8 11 11 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 72 39 60 29 65 35 72 37 66
Temp 66 69 47 40 56 56 38 29 57 62 42 36 65 68 49 38 59 60
Dewpt 31 31 32 27 24 21 21 20 20 20 22 20 23 22 23 23 27 28
Min/Max RH 21 61 22 70 17 53 14 54 22
RH 27 24 56 59 29 25 50 69 23 20 45 52 20 17 36 54 29 29
PWind dir E SW N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
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