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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
302 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
TXZ024-052330-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
302 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
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 80 48 73 37 77
Temp 41 41 47 61 78 73 58 56 53 51 58 70 72 66 51 46 41 38 46 69 77 71
Dewpt 33 36 41 47 39 33 33 30 25 20 23 24 25 30 34 34 34 33 32 28 22 25
RH 72 81 81 61 25 23 39 37 33 30 27 18 17 26 52 63 77 82 58 21 13 18
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW N E E E E E SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 4 5 9 16 17 10 8 9 10 10 8 8 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 8 10 8
Clouds OV OV OV SC CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle O O S
Obvis F F PF
Mix Hgt 1500 3500 500 500 2300 3500 700 600 2400 4400
T Wind Dir S SW W W N E E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 17 12 14 13 12 12 6 9 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
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 79 30 49 28 44 28 43
Temp 57 54 76 69 44 31 44 47 35 29 39 41 34 29 39 40
Dewpt 22 16 19 25 22 16 10 11 13 14 17 22 23 23 22 22
Max/Min RH 29 11 53 19 55 37 77 43
RH 25 22 12 19 41 53 24 23 39 53 41 46 64 77 51 48
PWind dir SW NW NE NE E E NE NE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S
Snowshwrs S S C S
$$
TXZ026-052330-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
302 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 62 42 71 36 76
Temp 41 41 41 41 52 53 45 42 42 42 52 67 70 64 51 44 40 37 42 61 73 68
Dewpt 32 33 37 41 43 42 39 35 31 28 28 28 29 32 34 33 32 32 34 35 32 32
RH 70 73 86100 71 66 79 76 65 57 39 23 22 30 52 65 73 82 73 38 22 26
Wind dir E SE SE S S S S SW W W NW N NE E E E NE N S S S S
Wind spd 2 3 8 14 17 11 8 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 5 5 4 4 5 9 9
Clouds OV OV OV B2 FW FW FW FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle O O S
Obvis F F PF
Mix Hgt 1200 2100 300 300 2000 2700 800 600 1500 3000
T Wind Dir S S SW W N E E NE W SW
T Wind Spd 11 16 11 10 13 12 12 6 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 78 29 49 27 44 28 44
Temp 53 49 74 67 42 30 44 47 34 28 39 42 34 29 40 42
Dewpt 31 26 22 23 22 16 12 11 13 14 20 22 24 24 24 22
Max/Min RH 43 12 56 21 60 43 81 43
RH 43 40 14 19 45 55 27 23 41 55 46 45 66 81 52 45
PWind dir SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C
Snowshwrs C C S
$$
TXZ043-052330-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
302 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
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 78 48 79 41 82
Temp 47 47 47 59 74 73 62 59 55 52 57 73 78 73 59 52 46 42 48 69 81 77
Dewpt 37 39 44 51 50 48 49 50 48 43 37 31 28 32 36 38 39 39 41 41 36 34
RH 70 75 90 74 43 40 62 73 76 71 47 21 15 21 41 59 76 90 77 36 21 21
Wind dir E E S SW SW S S SW W W W NW E E NE NE N N W SW SW S
Wind spd 3 4 10 17 17 11 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 5
Clouds B2 OV OV B1 SC CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 1500 2400 500 500 1900 3200 700 1000 1800 4100
T Wind Dir S SW S W NW E E NE W SW
T Wind Spd 13 17 16 16 11 10 13 8 8 16
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 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
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 86 32 53 30 45 30 47
Temp 62 56 79 78 50 34 48 51 39 31 41 43 37 31 41 44
Dewpt 36 45 28 26 27 21 15 15 15 17 21 26 29 28 27 26
Max/Min RH 65 10 58 22 58 42 87 45
RH 39 65 15 15 41 58 27 23 37 55 45 50 71 87 57 48
PWind dir SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 20
Rain shwrs C S C S
Snowshwrs S
$$
TXZ035-052330-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
302 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 41 80 40 83
Temp 47 47 52 67 82 77 61 53 46 42 51 73 79 74 58 50 44 41 48 72 82 77
Dewpt 39 42 48 49 32 27 30 27 23 22 22 23 21 22 26 30 30 29 27 25 18 17
RH 74 83 86 52 16 16 31 36 40 45 32 15 11 14 29 46 58 62 44 17 9 10
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW S S SE SE S SW W SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 10 14 17 20 12 8 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 9 11 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 1500 4000 400 400 1800 4100 400 400 1700 4300
T Wind Dir S SW SW W NW SE SE SW W SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 13 13 11 12 14 11 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 80 30 53 28 48 29 50
Temp 58 48 74 73 46 31 46 50 35 28 41 46 35 30 44 46
Dewpt 18 18 17 18 23 18 16 15 14 14 22 25 25 25 26 24
Max/Min RH 30 9 58 23 58 39 81 39
RH 21 30 11 12 40 58 30 24 41 55 46 43 66 81 49 42
PWind dir SW W NE NE E E E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Snowshwrs S S
$$
TXZ031-052330-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
302 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
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 69 43 74 36 78
Temp 41 41 41 50 63 64 53 48 46 44 54 70 73 67 53 46 41 37 44 65 76 72
Dewpt 34 35 38 45 45 45 42 37 33 30 28 28 29 34 36 36 35 35 37 36 33 33
RH 76 79 90 82 52 51 66 65 60 58 36 21 20 29 53 67 81 93 77 35 21 24
Wind dir E SE SE S S S SW SW W W NW N NE E E NE N N SW S S S
Wind spd 2 2 6 16 17 10 5 5 5 5 5 9 8 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 9 8
Clouds OV OV OV B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle O O S
Obvis F F PF
Mix Hgt 1700 2400 600 600 2200 3100 900 1100 1800 3600
T Wind Dir S S SW W N E E NE W SW
T Wind Spd 11 17 11 10 12 11 12 5 9 13
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 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
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 83 30 52 28 45 29 45
Temp 56 53 79 71 44 31 46 49 35 29 41 43 35 30 40 42
Dewpt 31 25 21 28 24 18 12 12 14 15 19 23 26 26 24 23
Max/Min RH 39 11 58 20 57 39 86 44
RH 39 34 12 20 45 58 25 22 41 55 42 46 69 86 52 47
PWind dir SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S
Snowshwrs S S
$$
TXZ029-052330-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
302 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 39 75 35 78
Temp 41 43 49 64 78 73 56 48 44 41 49 69 74 68 51 45 39 36 45 70 77 71
Dewpt 37 42 48 48 31 27 30 26 22 19 23 23 21 25 30 32 31 29 26 22 15 18
RH 86 96 96 56 18 18 37 42 41 41 36 17 13 20 44 60 73 75 47 16 9 13
Wind dir S S SW SW SW W SW W W W W NW S SE SE SE S SW W SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 9 13 17 17 11 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 9 11 6
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 1600 3900 500 400 2500 4000 500 400 2300 4700
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N SE SE S W SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 12 12 11 12 14 11 11 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 75 25 49 23 43 23 43
Temp 52 45 70 68 39 26 43 46 30 24 36 40 30 24 38 39
Dewpt 18 13 18 22 23 16 13 14 12 13 20 25 23 23 24 23
Max/Min RH 27 12 66 23 65 44 96 46
RH 26 27 14 17 52 65 29 27 46 62 52 55 75 96 57 52
PWind dir SW W NE NE E E E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
Snowshwrs S S S
$$
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