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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
TXZ024-171000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 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 79 53 79 52
Temp 56 56 55 64 75 78 71 62 60 58 55 61 74 79 70 60 56 54 52
Dewpt 45 42 41 42 38 36 36 37 37 35 35 35 34 33 35 36 38 41 42
RH 66 60 59 45 27 22 28 40 43 43 46 38 23 19 27 42 52 61 68
Wind dir SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W S S SW W W
Wind spd 5 6 11 13 18 18 11 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 500 4200 5600 500 500 3500 5700 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W W W W W SW SE SW
T Wind Spd 13 21 24 17 20 18 13 6 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 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 76 55 67 47 63 39 63 42 66
Temp 70 71 61 56 64 61 53 48 59 57 47 40 57 57 48 43 61 59
Dewpt 48 50 53 52 54 51 45 40 41 39 39 37 36 38 39 38 40 41
Min/Max RH 38 88 60 79 43 89 35 82 39
RH 45 47 76 87 69 69 74 74 51 52 74 89 44 49 72 82 46 51
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW NW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 70 40 10 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S S C L L C C S S
Tstms C C S
$$
TXZ026-171000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 82 47 79 50
Temp 56 53 51 60 78 82 75 63 58 53 50 58 73 79 71 60 56 52 50
Dewpt 47 46 44 43 41 38 37 37 38 37 35 36 35 33 35 37 39 40 40
RH 72 77 77 53 27 21 25 38 47 54 56 44 25 19 27 42 53 63 68
Wind dir SE SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W E E E NE NW
Wind spd 4 5 6 10 16 17 9 6 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 300 3900 5500 300 300 2200 4100 400 300
T Wind Dir SW W W W W W NW E NE
T Wind Spd 9 17 21 12 12 14 11 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 55 68 46 64 39 63 40 65
Temp 70 71 62 56 65 62 54 47 61 58 46 40 56 57 47 41 60 59
Dewpt 47 52 55 56 57 53 48 42 42 39 39 37 38 38 39 38 41 40
Min/Max RH 41 100 65 86 41 89 39 89 41
RH 44 51 78 100 75 72 80 83 50 49 76 89 51 49 74 89 49 49
PWind dir SW S S SW NW N W S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 50 80 40 20 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C C L D C C S S S
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ043-171000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 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 83 56
Temp 58 54 52 64 79 83 77 66 61 57 53 61 77 83 76 65 61 58 56
Dewpt 46 44 41 44 43 39 39 40 40 40 39 39 40 39 42 46 50 53 53
RH 66 68 66 47 28 21 25 39 46 53 59 44 26 21 30 50 68 83 90
Wind dir S W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 3 5 6 10 13 14 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Mix Hgt 500 4100 6000 500 500 3500 5600 500 500
T Wind Dir W W SW SW W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 18 20 14 14 14 13 11 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 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 57 71 46 68 38 65 41 67
Temp 74 74 63 58 68 65 55 47 63 62 48 39 58 59 49 42 62 62
Dewpt 59 58 62 58 60 55 47 42 42 41 41 39 40 40 42 41 45 45
Min/Max RH 48 100 65 82 36 100 38 96 46
RH 59 58 95 100 76 72 74 82 45 46 78 100 51 49 75 96 53 55
PWind dir SW S S SW W N NW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 70 80 40 10 0 10 20 30
Rain shwrs C C C L D L C S S C C
Tstms C S C C S
$$
TXZ035-171000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 50 79 47 80 53
Temp 58 55 52 60 73 78 72 61 58 53 49 56 74 79 72 62 58 55 53
Dewpt 38 38 40 41 41 37 35 35 35 34 35 35 36 34 34 36 39 42 43
RH 47 53 63 49 31 23 26 38 42 48 58 45 25 20 25 38 49 61 69
Wind dir S W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW SW S SW W
Wind spd 8 9 11 13 17 17 11 10 10 9 9 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 400 4400 5900 500 400 3500 5500 500 500
T Wind Dir W W W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 20 16 16 16 14 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 52 68 43 66 37 66 40 67
Temp 71 72 59 53 64 61 51 44 61 59 45 38 58 59 47 41 62 61
Dewpt 51 46 50 51 51 45 40 36 36 35 36 34 35 35 36 36 39 38
Min/Max RH 36 93 54 73 33 85 33 82 36
RH 49 39 72 93 63 56 66 73 39 40 70 85 42 40 65 82 43 42
PWind dir SW S S W NW N W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 70 30 10 0 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C L L C S S S S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ031-171000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 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 84 49 82 52
Temp 56 53 51 63 79 82 75 63 58 54 51 61 77 81 73 61 56 54 52
Dewpt 48 47 44 44 42 39 39 40 39 37 37 37 36 34 37 40 42 43 43
RH 74 80 78 51 27 22 27 43 49 52 59 41 23 18 27 46 59 66 70
Wind dir SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W SW W W W E SE S NW W
Wind spd 3 4 5 10 14 16 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Mix Hgt 600 4500 5800 600 600 3300 6000 600 600
T Wind Dir SW W SW W W W NW SE W
T Wind Spd 10 17 20 13 11 14 13 6 6
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 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 55 70 46 66 38 66 40 68
Temp 73 73 62 56 67 64 54 47 63 59 46 39 58 59 47 41 62 61
Dewpt 51 56 60 56 58 56 49 43 43 42 41 38 39 40 41 41 43 45
Min/Max RH 43 100 66 87 41 97 38 98 43
RH 47 54 92 100 75 75 82 86 49 52 82 97 49 49 79 98 49 55
PWind dir SW S S SW NW N W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 60 80 40 10 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs C C C L L D C C S S
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ029-171000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 74 44 75 47
Temp 52 50 48 58 69 72 67 55 51 48 46 55 71 75 67 56 52 49 47
Dewpt 41 40 41 42 38 36 36 37 36 35 34 35 35 33 35 35 37 40 41
RH 66 68 77 55 32 27 32 51 56 60 63 47 27 21 30 45 56 71 79
Wind dir S W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW S SW SW W
Wind spd 5 5 8 12 17 17 10 8 6 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 500 4200 5500 500 500 3400 5800 500 500
T Wind Dir W W W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 21 23 16 19 17 16 8 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 47 64 39 60 33 62 35 63
Temp 68 67 54 48 62 55 46 40 56 54 41 34 56 55 42 37 58 56
Dewpt 49 47 51 48 52 48 43 39 38 38 37 34 35 36 37 37 38 40
Min/Max RH 38 100 65 96 42 100 36 100 41
RH 51 49 90 100 70 77 89 96 51 55 86 100 45 49 82 100 47 55
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW N SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 70 30 10 0 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S C L L C C S S
Tstms S C
$$
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