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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
309 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
TXZ024-292115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
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 95 69 90 66 83
Temp 75 73 83 91 93 89 79 76 71 70 79 86 89 82 74 71 68 67 73 79 82 81
Dewpt 63 63 64 64 62 63 64 64 64 64 66 66 65 67 69 68 67 67 68 68 68 68
RH 65 71 52 41 37 42 61 66 79 81 64 52 45 59 84 90 96 99 84 69 62 66
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SE SW NW N NE SW N NE S N NE E SE SE
Wind spd 6 9 11 11 11 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 50 70 50
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.29 0.15 0.21 0.11
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S C C L L L L C C C C C
Tstms S S C S S S S C C L L L L C C C C C
Mix Hgt 7500 8000 1300 700 4900 5300 1100 900 3300 3800
T Wind Dir SW S S W NW E S NW SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 13 10 9 10 10 6 9 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 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
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 67 88 69 88 69 90 71 92
Temp 71 67 84 84 73 69 84 84 74 69 84 87 76 71 86 88
Dewpt 69 67 65 65 66 65 66 67 67 67 68 68 67 67 69 68
Max/Min RH 100 44 88 48 92 48 89 46
RH 92 99 54 53 79 88 55 57 79 92 59 54 74 88 57 53
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 10 20 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-292115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 71 92 69 87
Temp 76 74 84 93 95 92 83 79 74 72 79 88 90 85 76 73 71 69 76 82 86 83
Dewpt 62 62 63 64 63 62 64 63 64 65 66 66 66 66 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67
RH 62 66 49 39 35 37 53 58 71 79 64 48 45 53 76 84 90 97 76 63 55 59
Wind dir S S SW S S S SE S N SW W W NE SW E NE W N NE E SE SE
Wind spd 9 9 12 11 11 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 70 40
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.03
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S C C L L L L S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S C C L L L L S S C C C
Mix Hgt 7300 8300 400 400 4800 6000 1500 700 3900 4400
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W NW N NW SW SE
T Wind Spd 17 14 13 11 11 9 8 6 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 90 71 92 71 91 72 94
Temp 73 69 85 87 76 71 87 88 76 71 86 89 78 72 88 91
Dewpt 68 67 66 64 66 66 66 64 66 66 69 68 67 67 69 68
Max/Min RH 95 44 85 42 84 47 85 44
RH 84 93 53 46 71 84 50 45 71 84 57 50 69 84 54 47
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C S S S
Tstms C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-292115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
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 97 74 94 68 88
Temp 77 74 84 91 95 94 84 81 77 74 83 91 91 84 76 74 71 68 77 84 88 86
Dewpt 62 64 67 65 62 61 63 64 65 67 68 68 67 68 69 70 69 68 69 68 66 66
RH 61 71 56 42 34 35 49 56 68 79 61 47 45 59 79 88 95100 76 59 48 51
Wind dir S S SW S S SE SE S SW S SW S SE N E E NE NE E E SE SE
Wind spd 8 8 10 9 9 9 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 50 70 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.03 0.33 0.18 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S C C L L L L C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S C C L L L L C C C C C
Mix Hgt 7400 9300 500 500 5900 6700 1400 500 5100 7200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW NE NE NW SW SE
T Wind Spd 18 13 16 16 11 10 11 6 9 11
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 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
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 90 70 90 70 91 72 94
Temp 75 70 85 87 76 70 87 87 76 70 85 88 79 72 88 91
Dewpt 68 66 66 64 66 66 66 66 67 68 69 67 67 67 69 67
Max/Min RH 88 44 89 46 92 48 85 42
RH 78 87 53 47 71 88 51 50 75 92 59 50 68 85 53 45
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 10 20 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-292115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 71 90 67 85
Temp 75 73 81 91 94 91 83 78 73 71 80 88 85 79 75 72 69 67 74 81 84 82
Dewpt 61 62 64 62 60 60 61 62 62 63 66 65 65 65 66 65 66 65 66 66 66 66
RH 62 68 56 38 32 36 48 58 68 76 62 47 51 62 74 79 90 93 76 60 55 58
Wind dir S S SW S S SE SW W SW S SW S N E NE E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 10 12 12 12 11 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 30 60 80 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0.49 0.26 0.13
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S L L D D L L C C L L C
Tstms S S C S S S S L L D D L L C C L L C
Mix Hgt 6700 7900 4100 500 5900 5900 1000 1000 4000 5700
T Wind Dir SW S S SW S E E S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 13 10 6 12 10 8 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 87 68 88 69 89 71 92
Temp 72 67 82 84 73 68 83 84 74 69 83 87 76 71 87 87
Dewpt 65 65 64 65 64 64 66 66 66 66 68 66 67 66 67 67
Max/Min RH 94 50 87 50 90 48 85 45
RH 79 93 55 53 73 87 57 55 76 90 61 50 74 84 52 52
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 20 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C S C S S S C S S S
Tstms C C S C S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ031-292115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
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 98 72 95 68 88
Temp 77 75 86 94 97 92 83 79 75 72 82 89 93 85 77 74 70 68 76 84 87 85
Dewpt 63 63 65 65 63 63 64 64 65 67 68 67 67 68 69 70 69 68 69 69 68 69
RH 63 68 50 39 34 39 54 61 73 83 63 50 43 59 78 89 97100 80 62 54 59
Wind dir S S SW S S S SE S NE SW W W SE W E NE W N NE E SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 10 11 11 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 70 50
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.14 0.03
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S C C L L L L S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S C C L L L L S S C C C
Mix Hgt 7400 8600 900 700 5600 6100 1100 1200 3900 4200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W NW SW W SW SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 13 12 11 6 10 6 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 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
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 91 71 92 71 92 73 95
Temp 75 69 87 88 76 71 88 88 76 71 86 89 78 73 88 90
Dewpt 70 68 67 63 67 66 67 66 68 67 69 69 67 68 70 69
Max/Min RH 100 42 88 45 89 49 86 46
RH 85 98 52 44 75 86 52 49 76 89 59 53 69 85 56 50
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-292115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 65 87 63 81
Temp 71 69 78 86 89 89 78 73 68 66 77 85 82 77 71 68 65 64 71 77 78 79
Dewpt 62 63 64 62 61 61 63 62 63 64 65 64 64 66 68 66 65 64 67 67 66 67
RH 73 81 62 45 39 39 60 68 84 93 67 50 55 69 90 93100100 87 71 67 67
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S W NE SW SW W SW SE E E E N E SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 11 11 10 9 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 50 80 60
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.31 0.07 0.41 0.33
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S C C D D L L C C L L C
Tstms S S C S S S S C C D D L L C C L L C
Mix Hgt 6300 8400 1800 500 5600 5700 1300 600 3500 4300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W S E N SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 13 11 6 9 9 5 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 84 64 84 64 86 66 89
Temp 68 64 80 81 70 64 80 82 70 65 81 84 72 67 84 83
Dewpt 67 64 63 64 64 64 65 65 66 65 66 66 67 66 67 67
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 54 100 52 98 48
RH 97100 56 56 81100 60 56 87100 60 55 84 97 57 59
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S S S
$$
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