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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

TXZ024-060900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                      75          98          75          99          76
Temp                   82 78 75 85 92 96 95 86 81 78 75 85 93 98 95 86 82 79 76
Dewpt                  59 61 63 63 59 56 58 59 60 61 62 63 59 56 57 59 60 61 63
RH                     47 55 66 48 32 27 29 40 48 55 64 47 32 25 28 40 48 54 64
Wind dir                S  S SW SW SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                5  5  4  3  9 10 11  8  6  5  5  5  9 12 12  9  8  8  6
Clouds                 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     500  8000  9600  1900   500  8200 10600  6600   500
T Wind Dir                   SW     S    SE     S    SW     S     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd                   10     9    12    14    12    12    13    16    14
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           09/08  Wed 09/09/26  Thu 09/10/26  Fri 09/11/26  Sat 09/12/26
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         100      76    99      75    99      74    99      74    99
Temp          94 96   82 78 95 95   82 77 94 95   80 75 94 95   81 75 95 95
Dewpt         59 57   59 61 58 56   58 60 57 55   57 60 56 55   57 60 57 55
Min/Max RH       24      58    23      57    23      60    23      61    22
RH            31 27   45 57 29 27   44 57 29 26   46 60 28 26   45 61 28 26
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   SC FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10     5      10     5

$$
TXZ026-060900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                      75         100          74         100          75
Temp                   84 78 75 86 94 98 95 87 83 78 75 86 94 99 95 88 84 79 76
Dewpt                  60 61 62 64 63 61 61 61 61 63 63 65 63 61 60 60 61 63 63
RH                     45 56 63 48 36 29 33 42 48 60 66 50 36 29 31 39 46 58 64
Wind dir               SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                8  6  5  4  6  9 10  9  8  6  5  5  9 11 11  9  9  9  8
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     500  7700  9600  2600   500  7900  9900  6300   500
T Wind Dir                    S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                   11     9    11    14    11    11    14    16    13
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           09/08  Wed 09/09/26  Thu 09/10/26  Fri 09/11/26  Sat 09/12/26
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         101      75   101      74   100      73   100      73   100
Temp          95 97   84 77 96 96   83 76 95 95   82 74 95 95   82 74 96 95
Dewpt         64 59   60 62 62 58   59 61 61 57   59 61 61 57   59 61 61 57
Min/Max RH       26      60    25      60    25      64    25      64    25
RH            36 29   44 60 33 28   44 60 33 28   46 64 33 28   46 64 32 28
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     5      10     5      10     5

$$
TXZ043-060900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                      75         100          75         100          75
Temp                   84 78 75 86 95 98 97 89 83 78 75 86 95 99 97 89 84 79 76
Dewpt                  62 63 64 66 63 61 60 62 63 65 65 66 63 61 60 62 64 64 65
RH                     49 61 69 51 35 29 30 41 52 64 73 51 36 29 30 42 51 61 69
Wind dir                S  S  S SW SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                5  4  3  2  6  8  9  6  5  4  3  3  6  9 10  8  5  5  4
Clouds                 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     500  7600  9100  3100   500  7700  9500  5600   500
T Wind Dir                    S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                    9     8    10    12     9     9    11    14    10
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           09/08  Wed 09/09/26  Thu 09/10/26  Fri 09/11/26  Sat 09/12/26
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         100      76   100      75   100      74   100      74   101
Temp          95 97   84 77 96 97   83 76 95 97   83 75 96 98   83 75 96 97
Dewpt         64 59   62 64 63 58   61 63 61 57   60 62 60 57   60 62 61 57
Min/Max RH       26      64    26      64    25      64    24      65    24
RH            36 29   48 64 34 28   48 64 33 27   47 64 30 26   47 65 33 27
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     5       5     5       5     5

$$
TXZ035-060900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                      72          95          71          95          72
Temp                   80 74 72 82 91 94 92 83 79 75 72 81 90 94 92 83 79 75 72
Dewpt                  59 61 62 64 61 58 56 57 59 60 61 63 61 58 57 58 59 61 62
RH                     49 63 70 55 37 30 30 41 50 60 68 54 38 30 31 43 50 62 71
Wind dir               SE  S  S SW SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                9  6  5  3  9 11 12 10  8  6  5  5  9 12 13 11 10  9  6
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt                     500  7600  9400  3600   600  7800  9600  5300   500
T Wind Dir                    S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                   11     9    12    14    12    11    13    14    13
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           09/08  Wed 09/09/26  Thu 09/10/26  Fri 09/11/26  Sat 09/12/26
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          96      72    96      71    96      70    96      70    97
Temp          91 92   79 73 91 92   79 72 91 92   78 70 91 93   78 70 92 93
Dewpt         61 56   58 60 60 55   57 59 59 54   56 58 57 53   56 59 58 53
Min/Max RH       28      64    27      64    26      66    24      68    25
RH            37 30   49 64 36 29   47 64 34 28   47 66 32 26   47 68 32 26
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     5      10     5      10     5

$$
TXZ031-060900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                      76         102          76         102          76
Temp                   85 80 76 88 97100 96 89 84 79 76 87 97101 97 89 85 80 77
Dewpt                  61 62 63 64 61 59 61 62 62 63 64 65 62 59 60 61 62 63 64
RH                     45 56 63 46 32 26 31 40 48 59 66 47 33 25 30 39 47 57 65
Wind dir               SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                5  5  3  3  6  9 10  8  5  5  4  5  9 10 11  8  6  6  5
Clouds                 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                     500  7900  9700  2200   500  8000  9800  5400   500
T Wind Dir                    S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                   11     8    11    14    11    11    13    16    13
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           09/08  Wed 09/09/26  Thu 09/10/26  Fri 09/11/26  Sat 09/12/26
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         103      77   103      76   102      75   102      74   103
Temp          98 98   85 78 98 97   84 77 98 97   83 75 97 97   83 75 98 97
Dewpt         62 60   61 63 61 58   60 62 59 58   60 61 59 57   60 61 60 58
Min/Max RH       25      61    24      61    23      62    24      63    23
RH            32 29   45 60 30 28   44 59 28 28   45 62 29 27   45 63 29 28
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10     5      10     5

$$
TXZ029-060900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                      69          96          68          96          69
Temp                   79 73 70 82 91 94 93 82 78 73 69 82 91 95 93 82 78 73 70
Dewpt                  59 61 62 62 57 55 55 58 59 60 61 61 58 55 55 58 59 61 62
RH                     51 66 76 51 32 27 28 44 52 64 76 49 33 26 28 44 52 66 76
Wind dir                S  S  S SW SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd                5  5  4  4  8 10 10  8  5  5  4  5  8 11 11  8  6  6  5
Clouds                 FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt                     500  8100  9800  1600   500  8000  9800  5600   500
T Wind Dir                    S     S    SE     S    SW     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                   12     9    11    14    13    11    12    16    14
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           09/08  Wed 09/09/26  Thu 09/10/26  Fri 09/11/26  Sat 09/12/26
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          97      69    97      69    96      68    97      68    97
Temp          92 93   78 71 92 93   78 71 92 93   77 69 92 93   77 69 93 93
Dewpt         58 55   58 60 56 54   58 59 55 52   57 59 54 52   57 59 54 52
Min/Max RH       25      68    25      68    23      70    23      70    23
RH            32 28   50 68 30 27   50 66 29 25   50 70 28 25   50 70 27 25
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     5      10     5      10     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