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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
TXZ024-040915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 45 58 39 41 29
Temp 53 53 46 47 46 46 49 51 56 56 50 50 45 40 41 39 36 37 34 35 33 30
Dewpt 43 43 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 45 47 48 45 40 39 35 31 30 30 29 27 25
RH 70 69 95 95 96 95 91 82 69 67 89 94100100 91 87 81 74 85 79 77 81
Wind dir E E E NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW
Wind spd 14 12 9 6 6 8 8 10 11 9 8 9 13 18 24 23 23 16 13 10 10 9
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 80 100 100 50
QPF 12hr 0.17 0.05 0.33 0.57 0.10
Rain D D D D C C
Rain shwrs S C D D D C C C C D D D
Snow S D C C
Tstms C C C
Mix Hgt 2500 1500 2200 3600 2000 2100 2400 2400 1400 600
T Wind Dir E NE N NE NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 14 10 11 12 13 21 29 33 20 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 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 56 35 71 44 80 52 82 53 82
Temp 48 55 40 36 66 69 51 45 73 76 60 53 76 79 61 54 77 79
Dewpt 26 26 29 27 34 34 33 33 36 36 36 34 39 38 41 39 39 38
Min/Max RH 31 72 24 63 20 49 21 58 21
RH 42 33 65 71 31 27 51 62 27 23 40 49 27 23 47 57 26 23
PWind dir N W NW SW SW SW W SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-040915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 57 41 44 31
Temp 52 51 46 46 45 46 49 53 56 56 53 51 47 42 44 43 40 39 37 37 33 32
Dewpt 42 42 43 43 44 45 46 46 46 45 46 46 46 42 39 35 30 29 29 27 27 25
RH 69 71 89 89 96 96 89 77 69 66 77 83 96100 82 73 67 67 72 67 78 75
Wind dir E E E E NE N N N NE NE NE N N NE N N N N N N N NW
Wind spd 16 12 10 8 9 10 12 13 13 10 10 11 14 18 26 27 26 17 14 11 10 9
Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 90 90 100 90 60
QPF 12hr 0.29 0.12 0.31 0.41 0.20
Rain D D D D L L
Rain shwrs C L D D C C S C D D D
Tstms C D D C
Mix Hgt 1500 1300 1600 2300 1700 1500 2600 2800 1500 800
T Wind Dir E N N NE NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 14 16 25 29 33 21 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 58 33 71 41 79 49 81 51 83
Temp 49 57 39 34 64 69 49 42 71 76 57 50 74 79 60 51 77 80
Dewpt 24 24 28 27 32 32 34 34 38 37 38 36 39 39 41 41 40 38
Min/Max RH 27 76 22 74 21 60 22 69 20
RH 37 28 64 75 30 25 56 73 30 24 49 58 28 24 49 68 26 22
PWind dir N SW NW S S S SW S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-040915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 46 59 43 46 30
Temp 52 54 49 48 48 48 50 54 57 58 55 53 50 44 46 45 41 40 37 36 34 31
Dewpt 46 46 47 47 48 47 48 49 49 48 49 49 48 44 44 42 37 33 33 32 30 28
RH 78 74 95 95100 96 93 83 74 68 80 86 95100 93 88 84 78 84 84 85 87
Wind dir NE E NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE N N N NE N N N N N NW NW
Wind spd 12 10 9 6 8 9 10 13 13 9 8 8 10 12 19 23 24 17 12 9 8 6
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW
PoP 12hr 90 80 100 90 60
QPF 12hr 0.59 0.09 0.31 0.29 0.10
Rain D D D D L L
Rain shwrs C D D D C S S C D D D
Tstms D D D C S S
Mix Hgt 1900 1300 2200 2700 1800 1800 2500 2600 1800 1600
T Wind Dir E NE N NE NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 17 16 19 17 14 20 29 33 25 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 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 58 33 73 42 81 50 83 51 85
Temp 50 57 40 34 66 70 51 43 74 78 59 51 76 80 62 52 79 82
Dewpt 27 26 30 27 34 33 34 32 39 36 37 35 41 40 41 40 45 41
Min/Max RH 29 78 22 67 19 55 21 63 22
RH 40 30 67 76 30 25 53 66 28 22 44 55 29 24 47 63 30 23
PWind dir N SW W S SW S SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-040915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 59 39 41 27
Temp 57 55 48 46 45 46 48 54 56 55 48 47 43 40 41 41 38 36 34 33 31 28
Dewpt 40 40 42 42 42 41 42 43 44 43 44 43 41 40 36 33 30 27 27 25 24 22
RH 53 57 80 86 89 83 80 66 64 64 86 86 93100 82 73 73 69 75 72 75 78
Wind dir SE SE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW
Wind spd 16 13 11 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 9 9 12 17 25 26 27 19 16 10 10 9
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 60 90 100 50
QPF 12hr 0.17 0.02 0.33 0.57 0.05
Rain D D D D C C
Rain shwrs S S L D D L C C C L D D D
Snow S D C C
Tstms C C C
Mix Hgt 2500 1600 2900 3800 1600 1600 2400 2300 1600 700
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 16 13 16 14 13 21 29 31 23 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 57 32 72 41 81 48 83 49 84
Temp 49 54 39 33 66 69 49 42 74 75 57 49 77 78 59 50 78 78
Dewpt 23 22 24 23 28 26 29 29 32 31 33 31 36 34 37 36 37 34
Min/Max RH 27 68 18 60 16 50 18 59 18
RH 36 28 54 66 24 20 46 60 21 20 40 50 23 20 44 58 23 20
PWind dir N W NW S SW SW W SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-040915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 45 60 41 46 29
Temp 53 53 48 47 47 46 50 54 57 58 54 50 47 42 46 44 39 39 36 35 33 30
Dewpt 44 45 46 46 47 46 47 47 47 47 49 49 47 42 42 37 34 32 34 32 30 28
RH 71 73 93 97 98100 90 78 69 67 82 95100100 88 78 81 78 91 88 88 91
Wind dir E E E NE NE N N N NE NE NE N N NE N N N N N N N NW
Wind spd 13 10 9 5 5 8 10 12 12 9 9 8 10 14 21 24 25 17 12 9 8 6
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 90 80 100 100 60
QPF 12hr 0.34 0.11 0.33 0.45 0.18
Rain D D D D L L
Rain shwrs C D D D C C S C D D D
Tstms C D D C S
Mix Hgt 2400 1600 1900 2800 2300 2000 2800 3000 1700 1300
T Wind Dir E N N NE NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 14 12 16 13 16 23 31 32 23 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 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 58 33 73 42 81 50 83 51 85
Temp 51 57 39 34 65 71 50 43 74 78 58 51 76 80 61 52 79 81
Dewpt 27 27 31 29 34 34 36 35 37 38 38 36 39 40 42 42 41 40
Min/Max RH 30 85 23 74 20 58 21 68 21
RH 39 31 73 84 32 26 58 73 26 24 47 57 26 24 50 68 26 23
PWind dir N SW NW S S S SW S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-040915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 55 32 38 21
Temp 52 51 43 42 42 42 46 50 53 52 45 45 40 33 38 36 33 33 29 30 26 22
Dewpt 41 42 43 42 42 42 44 44 43 44 45 45 40 33 37 32 29 29 29 27 25 22
RH 66 71100100100100 93 80 69 74100100100100 96 85 85 85100 88 96100
Wind dir SE SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW
Wind spd 14 11 9 5 5 5 8 9 10 9 8 8 11 16 23 26 24 17 12 8 8 6
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 80 100 100 50
QPF 12hr 0.22 0.03 0.28 0.56 0.05
Rain D D D D S
Rain shwrs S S L D D D C C L L D D D
Snow S D D C C
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 2500 1400 2400 3800 2000 1900 2200 2200 1400 500
T Wind Dir E NE N NE NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 16 12 12 12 13 21 31 34 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 53 27 68 37 77 43 80 45 79
Temp 45 52 34 28 63 66 45 38 70 73 53 44 72 77 55 46 74 76
Dewpt 25 25 28 26 32 31 33 31 35 34 34 33 37 36 39 37 38 36
Min/Max RH 32 94 24 78 20 65 20 71 21
RH 45 35 78 92 31 27 63 76 28 24 48 65 28 23 55 71 27 23
PWind dir N W NW SW SW SW W SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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