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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
200 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
TXZ024-172115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
200 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 92 62 92 60 88
Temp 62 60 77 86 90 89 74 68 65 63 78 89 92 90 76 72 66 61 76 85 88 86
Dewpt 38 45 44 37 38 38 42 44 47 51 50 33 24 25 28 26 29 31 36 34 31 29
RH 41 58 32 18 16 17 32 42 52 65 38 14 9 10 17 18 25 32 23 16 13 13
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W
Wind spd 5 5 6 10 13 11 8 6 6 8 11 16 20 19 11 10 10 8 10 16 19 19
Clouds B1 SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 8600 12200 600 600 9100 10700 5400 600 9900 14300
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 14 21 27 11 19 21 32 23 18 19 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
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 57 81 54 82 53 85 61 95
Temp 68 57 75 80 62 54 75 81 64 54 76 84 66 61 85 92
Dewpt 33 42 40 36 41 41 43 41 45 46 48 48 50 50 51 48
Max/Min RH 56 20 62 23 74 27 66 22
RH 27 56 29 21 46 60 32 24 51 73 37 29 56 66 32 23
PWind dir W NW N NE SE SE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-172115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
200 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 64 94 61 91
Temp 62 60 75 86 89 89 75 69 66 64 76 89 94 91 77 71 65 62 76 87 91 88
Dewpt 44 49 56 52 44 46 53 55 56 59 61 54 35 33 37 43 47 43 41 37 33 32
RH 52 67 52 31 21 23 46 61 70 84 60 31 13 13 24 36 52 50 28 17 13 14
Wind dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW W SW SW W
Wind spd 5 5 6 9 12 11 9 8 9 9 12 17 23 19 12 11 11 9 11 16 19 17
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 3200 8700 400 400 5600 10200 900 400 8500 13300
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW S SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 17 24 17 16 19 28 17 13 16 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 82 55 81 53 83 59 93
Temp 68 58 76 81 64 55 75 80 64 54 74 82 66 60 85 89
Dewpt 37 43 40 37 41 42 43 41 45 45 46 46 49 50 53 50
Max/Min RH 57 20 62 24 72 27 70 24
RH 32 57 27 21 43 61 32 25 50 71 37 28 54 69 33 26
PWind dir W NW N NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ043-172115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
200 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 66 95 64 93
Temp 64 61 78 88 92 92 78 74 69 67 79 92 95 93 79 74 69 65 80 90 93 91
Dewpt 44 52 58 45 42 43 52 58 60 62 64 44 32 31 40 51 54 55 44 35 33 32
RH 49 71 51 23 18 18 39 57 72 86 60 19 11 11 25 44 60 71 28 15 12 12
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 4 4 5 9 11 11 8 6 8 8 12 17 20 17 9 9 9 8 10 14 18 17
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 6700 9700 500 600 7300 9400 2400 500 8200 11900
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 14 23 17 13 21 28 14 17 19 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
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 60 84 55 85 55 88 63 96
Temp 71 60 79 83 66 56 79 84 67 56 80 86 70 63 88 91
Dewpt 32 36 40 37 43 43 44 42 46 47 50 50 52 52 54 50
Max/Min RH 41 19 62 22 73 27 66 23
RH 24 41 25 19 43 62 29 23 47 73 35 29 54 66 31 25
PWind dir W N NE NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-172115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
200 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 62 93 59 89
Temp 64 61 76 87 91 90 77 70 66 62 78 89 93 90 78 72 64 59 74 84 88 86
Dewpt 33 36 34 31 32 31 34 37 43 46 37 23 19 18 22 23 26 29 32 30 28 26
RH 31 39 22 13 12 12 21 30 43 56 23 9 7 7 12 16 23 32 21 14 11 11
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 6 6 10 14 17 17 10 6 9 9 13 21 27 23 13 10 9 9 12 18 24 25
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 9300 13700 900 500 8000 9900 6400 500 9400 13600
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 14 20 28 13 16 23 34 21 18 20 28
RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CH EX CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Date Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 83 55 87 56 89 63 96
Temp 67 55 76 82 65 55 79 86 67 56 81 87 71 63 88 92
Dewpt 30 35 37 33 37 38 38 34 42 44 48 46 49 50 49 44
Max/Min RH 47 17 53 15 64 23 62 18
RH 25 47 24 17 35 53 23 16 40 64 32 24 46 62 26 19
PWind dir W NW NE SE SE SE S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-172115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
200 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 64 96 61 93
Temp 62 60 78 88 91 90 76 70 67 65 79 91 95 92 77 70 66 62 80 89 92 90
Dewpt 44 51 58 49 43 46 52 55 57 59 64 52 33 32 37 42 47 40 40 37 33 33
RH 52 73 50 26 18 22 45 60 69 81 59 27 11 12 24 35 51 44 25 16 12 14
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW W SW SW W
Wind spd 5 5 5 9 12 10 8 5 6 9 12 17 21 18 10 9 9 8 9 14 18 17
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 3800 8200 600 600 6700 10200 2600 600 9000 13500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 13 19 24 17 16 20 28 16 14 17 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
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 58 84 55 83 53 85 60 97
Temp 69 58 78 83 65 55 77 82 65 54 77 83 67 61 88 91
Dewpt 35 43 41 39 43 43 43 43 47 47 47 49 51 51 54 52
Max/Min RH 57 21 65 25 76 28 71 23
RH 28 57 28 22 45 64 30 26 53 76 35 31 57 70 31 27
PWind dir W N N NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ029-172115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
200 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 55 88 53 83
Temp 57 55 73 83 87 86 70 64 60 56 74 85 88 86 73 67 59 54 72 80 83 81
Dewpt 34 36 34 32 33 33 37 37 42 44 38 24 21 22 25 24 26 29 33 31 28 27
RH 42 49 24 16 15 15 30 37 51 64 27 11 9 10 17 19 28 38 24 17 13 14
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W
Wind spd 5 5 8 12 14 13 8 5 5 6 12 18 23 20 11 9 8 5 10 17 19 19
Clouds B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 8800 13700 700 500 8100 10100 6400 500 9300 13700
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 17 20 28 13 17 21 34 23 18 20 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 78 49 81 50 85 58 92
Temp 62 50 71 77 59 49 74 80 62 51 77 82 65 58 84 87
Dewpt 32 39 39 35 39 39 41 38 44 45 48 47 49 50 49 45
Max/Min RH 66 21 68 21 80 27 75 21
RH 32 66 31 22 47 68 30 22 52 80 36 29 56 75 30 23
PWind dir W N NE E SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
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