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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
TXZ024-171000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
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 52 78 53 79 55
Temp 73 67 58 56 55 54 63 74 77 71 61 59 56 54 62 75 79 71 60 57 56 55
Dewpt 42 43 44 44 43 42 43 39 35 35 37 36 35 35 36 35 34 37 40 42 44 46
RH 34 41 60 64 63 63 48 28 21 27 40 42 47 49 38 24 20 29 47 56 63 71
Wind dir E SE S SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW S S SW SW W
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 16 16 9 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 500 500 4000 5200 500 500 4300 6900 800 700
T Wind Dir SE SW W W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 21 24 17 18 18 14 12 10
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 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 77 54 66 46 61 39 61 41 64
Temp 71 70 60 55 63 60 53 47 58 56 46 40 57 55 47 42 60 58
Dewpt 51 49 51 51 51 47 41 39 40 39 39 36 35 36 37 37 39 39
Min/Max RH 37 88 55 74 42 86 36 84 40
RH 49 48 71 88 64 62 63 74 51 53 74 86 44 49 67 84 45 50
PWind dir SW SW SW SW NW NW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 60 30 20 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S C L L C C S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-171000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 82 49 80 52
Temp 75 69 60 56 52 51 59 76 82 74 63 58 53 50 58 74 80 71 62 58 54 53
Dewpt 43 44 46 47 46 44 44 42 37 37 37 37 36 35 36 36 35 38 39 42 44 44
RH 32 40 60 72 80 77 57 30 20 26 38 45 52 56 44 25 20 30 43 55 69 71
Wind dir E E SE SE S SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SE SE S S W
Wind spd 5 3 4 4 4 5 8 12 13 8 6 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Mix Hgt 300 300 3400 5600 300 300 2200 5700 500 500
T Wind Dir E SW W SW W W W SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 8 14 21 11 12 12 12 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 55 67 46 63 39 62 40 64
Temp 70 70 60 56 64 61 53 47 60 57 47 40 56 56 47 41 59 58
Dewpt 51 53 54 55 54 49 44 40 41 40 39 36 37 37 39 38 40 40
Min/Max RH 42 96 58 76 41 86 39 89 41
RH 51 55 81 96 70 65 71 76 49 53 74 85 49 49 74 89 49 51
PWind dir SW S SW SW NW NW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 70 40 20 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C S C L L C C S S S
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ043-171000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
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 50 85 51 82 57
Temp 77 73 62 58 54 52 64 80 84 77 66 61 56 52 62 77 82 76 65 62 59 57
Dewpt 43 44 46 47 45 44 44 43 40 39 40 40 40 40 41 42 44 47 51 52 54 55
RH 29 36 56 68 71 75 48 27 21 25 39 46 56 63 47 29 26 37 59 70 83 93
Wind dir E E E S W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 4 4 3 3 5 5 9 11 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 400 400 3700 6300 500 500 3300 5500 1100 500
T Wind Dir SE W W SW SW W W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 6 11 17 20 16 13 12 14 11 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 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 80 56 69 46 67 39 63 40 65
Temp 75 74 63 57 66 65 55 47 63 61 48 40 58 58 48 41 60 60
Dewpt 58 54 60 57 57 49 44 42 41 41 43 40 39 40 42 40 43 43
Min/Max RH 42 100 56 84 37 100 41 95 44
RH 56 50 91 100 72 58 66 84 44 49 82 100 49 52 79 95 53 53
PWind dir S S SW SW W NW NW N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 60 70 40 20 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs C C L L L C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C
$$
TXZ035-171000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 79 48 80 53
Temp 79 72 61 57 55 52 60 74 79 71 61 56 52 49 57 75 80 71 62 57 56 54
Dewpt 37 37 38 39 39 39 42 40 37 35 34 35 34 35 36 36 36 36 39 41 43 46
RH 22 28 42 51 55 61 51 29 22 27 36 45 50 58 45 24 21 28 43 55 62 74
Wind dir S SE SE S SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW S S SW S SW
Wind spd 5 6 8 8 9 10 12 17 16 9 10 10 9 8 6 8 9 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Mix Hgt 400 500 3900 5700 600 500 4000 6000 1100 1100
T Wind Dir S SW W W W W W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 19 20 18 16 11 14 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 50 68 42 65 37 63 39 66
Temp 73 69 58 51 64 60 50 43 61 58 45 38 58 56 46 40 60 58
Dewpt 50 44 48 49 48 39 35 34 35 34 35 33 34 34 35 35 37 36
Min/Max RH 33 93 40 70 31 82 34 82 35
RH 44 40 69 93 56 46 56 70 38 40 68 82 40 43 65 82 42 44
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW NW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 60 30 10 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C L C C C S S
Tstms S C S
$$
TXZ031-171000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
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 50 84 49 83 55
Temp 75 70 60 56 53 52 63 78 82 75 63 59 54 50 61 78 82 74 63 59 56 55
Dewpt 44 46 47 48 47 45 44 42 38 39 39 38 37 37 37 37 36 41 43 46 47 47
RH 33 42 62 74 80 78 52 28 21 27 41 45 53 61 41 24 19 31 49 63 72 74
Wind dir E E SE S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW S S SW SW W
Wind spd 5 4 3 3 3 4 6 12 12 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Mix Hgt 600 600 4000 6100 600 600 4400 6400 900 900
T Wind Dir SE SW W SW SW W W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 8 8 16 20 13 12 13 13 11 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 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 79 55 69 46 65 39 63 40 65
Temp 72 73 61 56 66 63 55 47 62 59 47 40 58 57 47 41 60 59
Dewpt 54 54 57 56 56 51 45 42 42 42 41 39 38 39 40 40 41 43
Min/Max RH 41 100 59 83 43 96 39 96 44
RH 53 50 87 100 72 66 70 83 50 54 79 96 47 51 76 96 50 54
PWind dir SW S SW SW NW NW NW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 50 70 40 20 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C S C L L C C S S S
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ029-171000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 73 43 75 49
Temp 74 67 55 52 50 48 57 69 72 66 55 51 47 44 55 71 75 66 56 53 51 49
Dewpt 39 40 41 42 41 42 42 38 35 36 36 35 35 34 36 35 34 37 39 41 42 44
RH 28 37 59 69 71 80 57 32 26 33 49 54 63 68 49 27 22 34 53 64 71 83
Wind dir S SE SE S SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 16 14 9 8 6 6 5 5 8 8 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 3900 5000 500 500 4700 6500 500 700
T Wind Dir SE SW W SW SW W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 21 23 14 17 17 16 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 47 63 38 58 32 59 34 62
Temp 68 67 54 48 60 57 47 39 55 53 40 33 55 54 41 35 58 55
Dewpt 49 46 50 48 49 44 38 37 37 37 36 33 33 35 36 35 37 38
Min/Max RH 38 100 56 92 42 100 36 100 41
RH 51 47 86 100 67 62 71 92 51 54 85 100 43 48 82 100 45 53
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW NW W W SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 60 30 20 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs C L C C C S
Tstms S
$$
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