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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
228 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
TXZ024-200915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
228 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
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 42 69 46 82 54
Temp 48 48 45 42 43 44 49 58 67 68 56 53 50 47 64 77 82 79 66 63 59 55
Dewpt 40 41 42 42 43 41 40 43 41 40 44 44 42 41 42 39 37 38 44 46 45 47
RH 74 76 88100100 91 73 57 40 36 64 72 75 80 44 26 20 23 45 54 60 73
Wind dir N NE N NW N NW NW NW NW NW SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind spd 12 12 12 11 11 14 16 14 10 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 11 11 11 12 9 6
Clouds OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 30 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.39 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C D D C C
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 2200 1000 3900 6500 600 500 8200 10800 3900 500
T Wind Dir N NW NW NW SE SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 20 14 10 13 18 20 20 18
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 04/22 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
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 82 55 75 59 77 54 74 55 74
Temp 78 76 60 56 71 72 63 60 73 71 60 55 68 73 61 56 69 72
Dewpt 55 55 57 56 60 59 61 60 60 59 59 55 56 56 56 56 58 57
Min/Max RH 40 100 60 100 56 100 53 99 56
RH 46 49 90100 71 63 93100 64 65 95100 66 54 83 99 67 60
PWind dir S S SE SE S E NE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 60 70 60 80 70 30 20 50
Rain shwrs C L C L L L C L D L C C C S S C C
Tstms C L C L L L C L D L C C C S S C C
$$
TXZ026-200915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
228 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 68 46 83 53
Temp 48 48 47 45 45 45 50 58 65 67 55 52 48 46 62 76 82 79 66 63 57 53
Dewpt 42 43 43 43 44 43 42 43 42 42 44 43 43 43 46 44 42 44 47 46 47 48
RH 80 83 86 93 96 93 74 57 43 40 66 73 82 88 56 32 24 29 50 54 70 82
Wind dir N N N N N W NW NW NW NW SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 14 13 12 12 13 17 17 11 5 5 5 5 5 6 12 13 12 12 12 9 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 40 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.41 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C D D C C
Tstms C C C S S
Mix Hgt 1700 1200 3900 5200 400 300 6500 8700 400 400
T Wind Dir N NW NW NW SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 20 13 9 11 16 20 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/22 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 55 76 59 77 54 74 56 76
Temp 76 78 62 56 71 72 63 60 72 72 60 55 69 72 62 56 71 74
Dewpt 55 55 57 56 60 58 59 60 60 59 57 55 56 55 54 55 56 56
Min/Max RH 39 100 58 100 56 100 51 95 51
RH 48 45 84100 69 61 88100 66 64 90100 63 54 75 95 59 54
PWind dir S SE SE SE S E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 70 80 70 80 80 40 30 40
Rain shwrs C L C L D L C L D D C C C S C C C
Tstms C L C L D L C L D D C C C S C C C
$$
TXZ043-200915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
228 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
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 72 46 82 53
Temp 58 52 49 46 47 46 52 61 68 71 60 55 50 47 63 77 81 79 67 62 57 54
Dewpt 47 47 46 46 47 45 45 43 43 42 46 46 45 44 47 46 44 44 47 48 48 50
RH 66 81 88100100 95 75 51 40 35 60 73 82 87 56 34 27 29 49 61 72 89
Wind dir N NE NE N N W W W NW W SE SE S SW SW S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 14 13 12 10 8 8 11 12 9 5 5 4 3 4 5 9 9 9 9 8 5 5
Clouds B1 B2 OV OV SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 100 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.62 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L D L
Tstms S C C C
Svr Tstorm A A
Mix Hgt 1800 1300 4800 5700 500 400 6500 8100 2900 500
T Wind Dir N NW NW W SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 20 13 19 13 10 11 14 18 18 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 04/22 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
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 84 57 77 59 77 56 76 57 76
Temp 78 78 63 58 72 75 65 60 74 74 63 57 71 75 64 58 73 75
Dewpt 59 58 59 58 62 62 62 60 62 62 61 57 59 58 59 57 60 59
Min/Max RH 42 100 61 100 61 100 54 97 55
RH 52 50 86100 72 63 89100 68 66 92100 66 56 84 97 64 57
PWind dir S SE SE SE S E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 70 70 60 80 70 30 20 40
Rain shwrs C L C L L L C L D L C C C S S C C
Tstms C L C L L L C L D L C C C S S C C
$$
TXZ035-200915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
228 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 72 44 82 51
Temp 57 55 47 40 40 41 48 60 69 70 58 51 47 44 60 76 81 77 66 59 54 51
Dewpt 41 40 40 40 39 37 37 38 36 33 35 37 37 36 38 34 32 31 37 41 42 45
RH 55 57 76100 96 86 65 44 30 25 42 58 67 72 43 22 17 18 34 51 64 79
Wind dir NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE S SW SW S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 13 18 17 12 11 12 16 16 10 6 5 5 5 5 9 12 13 14 12 12 9 8
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.22 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C D C S
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 2100 1300 4000 6800 600 400 7000 9600 6200 500
T Wind Dir N NW NW W S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 21 16 20 16 10 16 18 19 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/22 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 53 76 56 77 51 75 52 73
Temp 76 76 59 54 70 70 60 57 71 70 57 52 70 72 58 53 69 71
Dewpt 54 51 55 54 56 54 58 57 57 54 54 52 53 50 52 53 54 51
Min/Max RH 35 100 51 100 47 100 42 100 48
RH 47 42 86100 62 57 92100 60 57 90100 55 46 80100 59 50
PWind dir S SE S SE S E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 60 50 80 60 30 20 50
Rain shwrs C C C L L C C C D L S C S S S C C
Tstms C C C L L C C C D L S C S S S C C
$$
TXZ031-200915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
228 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
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 70 46 83 53
Temp 51 49 47 45 46 46 53 61 67 69 58 53 49 46 64 78 82 80 68 62 57 53
Dewpt 44 45 45 45 46 45 43 44 43 44 46 46 45 45 46 44 42 44 48 48 49 50
RH 79 85 93100100 95 71 53 42 40 64 77 87 95 53 31 25 29 50 60 75 89
Wind dir N N N N N W NW NW NW NW SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 12 10 9 10 14 14 10 5 5 5 4 4 5 11 12 11 10 9 8 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 30 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.39 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C D D C C
Tstms C C C S
Mix Hgt 2000 1500 4500 5700 700 600 7000 8800 1800 600
T Wind Dir N NW NW NW SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 20 16 20 13 9 12 16 20 20 18
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 04/22 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
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 84 55 76 58 78 55 76 55 77
Temp 78 80 62 56 72 73 63 59 74 74 62 56 70 75 62 56 73 74
Dewpt 57 57 59 56 62 61 62 59 62 61 60 56 58 58 57 56 59 58
Min/Max RH 39 100 59 100 58 100 52 100 54
RH 49 45 89100 71 66 97100 68 66 94100 65 55 84100 63 58
PWind dir S S S SE S NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 70 80 70 80 80 30 20 50
Rain shwrs C L C L D L C L D D C C C S S C C
Tstms C L C L D L C L D D C C C S S C C
$$
TXZ029-200915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
228 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 38 67 39 80 48
Temp 49 51 44 39 39 38 47 57 65 67 53 48 43 40 60 74 80 77 63 58 52 49
Dewpt 38 40 38 39 39 38 39 40 38 36 39 41 40 38 39 35 32 34 39 44 44 46
RH 66 66 79100100100 74 53 37 32 59 77 89 93 46 24 18 21 41 60 73 90
Wind dir NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 14 12 9 9 11 13 13 10 5 4 5 5 5 9 11 12 11 9 10 9 6
Clouds OV B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 20 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.26 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C D L C S
Tstms S C S
Mix Hgt 2100 1600 4000 6800 500 500 6900 10200 6100 500
T Wind Dir N NW NW W S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 20 17 20 16 11 16 19 20 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/22 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 49 74 53 76 48 73 49 72
Temp 75 73 57 51 70 70 60 55 71 68 57 50 68 72 56 51 69 70
Dewpt 54 53 56 51 59 57 60 55 58 57 56 50 54 52 56 51 56 55
Min/Max RH 37 100 55 100 53 100 47 100 53
RH 48 50 96100 68 63 100100 64 68 96100 60 49 99100 64 58
PWind dir S S S S S E NE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 70 60 80 60 30 20 50
Rain shwrs C C C L L L C L D L S C C S S C C
Tstms C C C L L L C L D L S C C S S C C
$$
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