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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1255 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
TXZ024-230915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1255 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 61 95 70 99 67
Temp 92 85 71 66 63 61 69 84 93 94 75 72 72 71 83 94 99 90 74 70 69 67
Dewpt 55 59 64 65 63 61 64 65 59 54 59 59 59 60 60 55 49 52 61 61 61 61
RH 29 42 79 95100 99 84 53 32 26 57 63 63 68 47 27 19 28 64 72 77 81
Wind dir NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S S S
Wind spd 9 11 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 11 12 13 14 16 13 11 12 11 12 11 10 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs C S S S
Tstms C S S S
Mix Hgt 11000 4700 1400 4300 13200 9200 200 16900 20000 1800 1400
T Wind Dir S E SE S SW S SW SW W NE SE
T Wind Spd 8 23 14 20 20 16 16 23 13 21 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 05/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25
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 88 58 71 53 75 56 77 57 78
Temp 84 82 65 58 64 70 58 53 67 74 60 56 70 76 62 57 72 76
Dewpt 63 61 63 58 58 56 55 53 53 52 56 55 57 55 59 57 58 56
Min/Max RH 41 100 59 100 45 97 47 100 0
RH 49 49 94100 82 62 91 99 61 47 87 96 64 50 91 99 63 51
PWind dir S NE NE NE NE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 50 30 10 10 20 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S C C C C C
Tstms C C C C S S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-230915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1255 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 93 69 98 67
Temp 92 85 73 69 65 63 72 82 92 89 79 76 72 70 83 93 98 88 78 73 69 67
Dewpt 58 59 63 63 62 61 63 64 63 60 62 61 61 62 63 63 58 57 62 62 62 63
RH 32 41 71 82 91 94 74 54 38 38 57 59 68 76 50 37 27 35 58 68 77 87
Wind dir E E E SE E E SE S S S S S S S SW S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 12 10 9 8 8 9 12 14 13 13 12 12 11 13 12 13 12 12 12 11 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0.04
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 9100 1300 1400 5300 7400 3500 100 5700 18400 800 500
T Wind Dir SW E SE S S S S SW SW E E
T Wind Spd 9 20 12 18 26 18 12 19 14 23 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 59 72 53 73 55 78 58 79
Temp 84 82 66 59 66 71 58 53 67 71 61 55 70 77 64 58 74 77
Dewpt 64 62 62 59 58 56 54 53 53 52 54 54 55 54 56 57 57 54
Min/Max RH 45 100 57 100 48 96 43 96 0
RH 51 51 87 99 76 59 87100 61 50 79 96 58 45 75 95 55 44
PWind dir S NE N NE NE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 60 30 10 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C L C C S S C C C C
Tstms C L C C S S C C C C
$$
TXZ043-230915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1255 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 66 97 69 100 69
Temp 95 86 74 71 69 67 79 90 96 94 82 77 73 70 83 94100 95 83 76 72 70
Dewpt 56 59 63 63 63 63 65 66 62 59 61 62 62 64 67 65 60 57 60 62 63 65
RH 27 41 68 75 82 86 62 46 33 31 50 62 69 81 59 38 27 29 46 63 75 85
Wind dir S E E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 13 12 10 11 9 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 13 12 13 12 11 9 9 8
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.15 0 0.01
Rain shwrs L S S
Tstms L S S
Mix Hgt 16300 1000 1000 6100 10400 6000 100 8200 17900 9300 100
T Wind Dir SW E SE S S S S SW SW SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 23 24 25 23 14 10 24 20 16 9
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 05/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25
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 93 62 77 56 76 56 79 58 82
Temp 89 91 68 62 72 75 63 56 68 75 63 56 73 78 65 58 76 81
Dewpt 66 62 66 62 62 58 60 56 56 55 58 56 60 58 61 58 60 59
Min/Max RH 37 100 53 100 49 100 48 100 0
RH 46 39 96100 68 55 89 99 65 51 85100 63 50 87100 57 47
PWind dir S E N NE NE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 50 30 20 10 20 30 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S S C S C C C C
Tstms C C C C S S S S C S C C C C
$$
TXZ035-230915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1255 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 99 69 100 68
Temp 95 90 76 70 67 66 77 90 97 95 82 77 72 69 81 95100 93 82 75 71 68
Dewpt 45 46 55 58 59 61 64 61 51 47 53 55 58 59 60 52 45 47 52 56 58 59
RH 18 22 48 67 75 84 65 38 21 19 36 47 62 69 48 24 16 21 36 51 63 73
Wind dir S SE E SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 12 17 17 14 13 14 16 16 13 14 16 16 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 12 11
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 18300 2500 500 3400 16900 9400 100 15300 18500 11600 400
T Wind Dir W E SE S SW S S SW SW S SE
T Wind Spd 10 16 18 21 17 12 12 17 20 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 59 77 55 79 56 80 58 82
Temp 87 84 66 59 73 73 61 55 72 76 62 56 73 76 64 59 77 77
Dewpt 60 56 57 58 56 53 54 53 53 52 53 53 55 54 56 56 55 54
Min/Max RH 32 96 46 93 39 90 42 93 0
RH 40 39 72 96 55 49 77 93 52 43 72 90 53 46 76 91 46 45
PWind dir S E NE NE E SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 20 10 10 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C C S S C S S C C C S C
Tstms C C S S C S S C C C S C
$$
TXZ031-230915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1255 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 63 95 69 100 67
Temp 92 81 72 68 65 64 74 86 93 89 79 75 73 70 84 94100 87 77 72 70 67
Dewpt 60 61 66 65 63 62 65 66 64 62 64 62 62 63 65 64 59 60 63 63 63 64
RH 36 51 81 90 93 94 74 53 40 41 60 64 69 80 54 37 26 40 62 75 80 90
Wind dir SE E E SE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 10 10 8 8 9 8 12 13 12 12 12 11 10 12 12 13 11 12 9 9 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.04 0 0.03
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 11800 1400 1200 5400 7900 3500 100 5800 18000 700 600
T Wind Dir S E SE S S S S SW W NE SE
T Wind Spd 5 12 12 20 25 19 16 21 13 17 9
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 05/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25
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 90 59 73 53 75 55 79 57 81
Temp 87 86 65 59 66 72 59 53 67 74 60 56 72 78 64 58 75 79
Dewpt 66 64 65 59 60 58 57 53 55 55 58 56 58 57 59 58 60 59
Min/Max RH 44 100 60 100 49 100 48 100 0
RH 50 50 99100 82 62 95100 63 51 91100 63 49 86100 59 50
PWind dir S NE N NE NE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 60 30 20 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C L C C S S S S S C C C C
Tstms C L C C S S S S S C C C C
$$
TXZ029-230915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1255 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 94 63 97 61
Temp 91 86 70 66 62 62 73 85 93 93 75 69 67 63 80 92 97 90 74 69 66 61
Dewpt 47 52 61 62 60 60 65 61 51 46 52 56 58 59 59 49 42 47 55 58 58 59
RH 22 31 72 88 92 93 75 45 24 20 44 63 73 86 49 23 15 23 52 68 76 93
Wind dir SW E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
Wind spd 6 11 17 13 11 10 11 13 12 11 11 12 13 12 12 10 11 11 11 10 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 16900 600 600 2700 13000 9100 100 15900 18200 11500 1500
T Wind Dir S E SE S SW S SW SW SW E SE
T Wind Spd 12 18 14 18 18 12 13 18 18 24 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue 05/27/25 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 54 70 49 75 51 76 52 77
Temp 83 81 59 54 65 69 55 50 68 74 57 52 69 74 59 53 72 75
Dewpt 59 58 59 54 56 55 55 50 51 52 55 52 55 54 58 53 57 56
Min/Max RH 37 100 59 100 42 100 46 100 0
RH 44 46 100100 73 61 99100 55 47 95100 61 49 97100 60 51
PWind dir S E NE E E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 40 20 10 10 20 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S C C S S S S C C C C C
$$
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