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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
TXZ024-172200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 54 78 51 76
Temp 76 78 72 62 60 59 56 62 74 77 69 59 56 53 52 60 71 75 70
Dewpt 40 38 38 38 38 36 35 35 33 32 33 35 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
RH 27 24 29 41 43 43 45 37 22 19 26 40 46 56 62 52 39 36 46
Wind dir W W SW W W W W W NW W E S SW W W W SW S S
Wind spd 16 16 8 8 8 9 10 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C
Mix Hgt 6000 500 500 3300 5100 500 500 2100 4800
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SE S W SW
T Wind Spd 21 16 19 13 9 9 8 10 13
RFTI 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
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 67 47 64 40 63 42 65
Temp 60 56 63 61 54 48 61 58 47 41 59 57 48 43 61 59
Dewpt 53 54 55 52 43 40 40 40 38 37 38 38 37 37 39 42
Max/Min RH 92 65 75 39 85 36 80 39
RH 77 91 75 71 66 74 46 50 71 85 46 49 65 80 44 53
PWind dir SW S SW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 80 30 5 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs C C D L C S S
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ026-172200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 49 78 48 75
Temp 77 81 74 64 58 54 51 58 73 78 70 61 56 51 49 57 69 75 70
Dewpt 41 40 39 39 39 38 37 36 34 32 33 34 37 38 39 42 44 48 51
RH 28 23 28 40 49 55 59 44 24 19 25 36 49 61 68 57 40 38 51
Wind dir W SW SW SW W W SW W NW NW E E NE N NW NW SW S SE
Wind spd 13 14 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C
Mix Hgt 6200 300 300 2300 3200 300 300 1700 3300
T Wind Dir W W W NW NW E E NW S
T Wind Spd 20 11 12 11 6 10 8 6 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 67 46 67 39 63 41 64
Temp 61 57 63 62 54 47 62 59 47 40 58 57 47 42 59 58
Dewpt 55 55 58 55 48 42 42 40 39 37 40 40 39 38 41 42
Max/Min RH 93 70 90 37 89 41 86 43
RH 81 93 84 78 80 83 48 49 74 89 51 53 74 86 51 55
PWind dir S S SW W NW W S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 80 40 5 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C C D D C S S
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ043-172200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 84 51 84 56 78
Temp 80 84 78 66 61 57 53 62 77 82 77 66 60 58 57 63 73 77 73
Dewpt 43 40 39 40 40 40 39 40 39 37 40 43 45 48 51 53 58 58 58
RH 27 21 25 39 46 53 59 44 25 20 27 45 58 71 80 70 58 51 59
Wind dir W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW S SW SW W W SW S SE
Wind spd 12 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Mix Hgt 6600 500 500 2500 5600 400 400 2800 4100
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW S SW W S
T Wind Spd 20 14 13 13 13 10 9 9 9
RFTI 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
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 70 46 69 39 64 42 65
Temp 64 59 66 65 55 47 66 63 49 40 60 60 49 43 60 62
Dewpt 61 59 60 56 49 41 41 41 41 39 41 42 42 41 43 46
Max/Min RH 100 65 85 33 96 41 94 45
RH 91 100 80 72 80 79 41 44 73 96 48 52 77 94 54 57
PWind dir S S SW W N NE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 70 90 30 5 0 10 20 30
Rain shwrs C L D D C S C C
Tstms S C C C
$$
TXZ035-172200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 47 81 52 77
Temp 74 78 72 61 57 53 49 57 76 80 72 62 57 54 53 60 73 77 71
Dewpt 41 39 36 36 36 35 35 36 35 33 32 34 35 38 41 44 48 46 46
RH 30 25 27 39 45 50 58 45 22 18 23 35 43 55 64 55 41 33 41
Wind dir W W SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S
Wind spd 16 14 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Mix Hgt 6200 500 400 3000 5300 500 400 3600 6100
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 14 14 9 10 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 67 43 68 38 66 41 67
Temp 59 54 64 59 50 44 63 60 46 39 62 58 47 42 62 60
Dewpt 50 52 53 45 38 36 37 35 35 34 37 36 36 36 39 41
Max/Min RH 93 56 73 31 82 33 79 38
RH 72 93 67 60 63 73 38 39 65 82 39 44 65 79 43 49
PWind dir S S W NW NW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 80 20 5 0 10 20 30
Rain shwrs C L D L S S C S
Tstms S C C S
$$
TXZ031-172200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 83 50 82 50 78
Temp 80 83 75 63 59 55 52 61 76 80 72 62 56 52 51 59 72 77 73
Dewpt 42 40 41 41 41 39 38 37 35 34 36 37 39 40 40 43 47 52 55
RH 27 22 29 44 51 55 59 41 22 19 26 39 54 63 67 55 40 41 54
Wind dir W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N E E NW NW NW W SW S SE
Wind spd 12 12 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Mix Hgt 6700 600 600 2900 4300 600 600 2300 5100
T Wind Dir W SW W W W E E NW SW
T Wind Spd 18 12 11 12 9 9 8 8 11
RFTI 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
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 69 46 68 39 64 41 65
Temp 62 58 66 63 54 47 64 61 47 40 60 58 47 42 60 60
Dewpt 59 58 59 56 49 43 42 42 42 39 40 42 41 39 41 44
Max/Min RH 100 70 92 37 96 41 90 42
RH 92 100 80 79 84 86 45 50 80 96 48 56 79 90 49 56
PWind dir S S SW NW NW W S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 80 30 5 0 10 10 30
Rain shwrs C C D D C C C
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ029-172200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 44 76 47 74
Temp 70 73 67 56 52 49 46 56 71 75 67 56 51 49 47 57 69 73 68
Dewpt 40 38 38 38 37 36 35 36 34 32 34 34 35 37 38 42 44 43 46
RH 34 28 34 51 56 61 65 47 26 21 29 43 54 63 71 57 40 34 45
Wind dir W W SW W W W W W W W SW S S SW W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 16 14 8 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Mix Hgt 5600 500 500 3300 5600 500 500 3300 5600
T Wind Dir W W W W W S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 21 16 18 14 13 8 10 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 65 39 62 33 61 35 63
Temp 54 50 62 58 46 40 58 56 41 34 57 55 42 36 58 57
Dewpt 50 50 54 48 41 38 38 39 37 34 36 37 36 36 38 42
Max/Min RH 100 62 92 38 100 36 100 41
RH 86 100 75 69 83 92 47 53 86 100 45 51 79 100 47 57
PWind dir SW S W NW NW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 80 20 5 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs C C D L S S S
Tstms S C C C
$$
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