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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
TXZ024-282115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date Sat 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 95 73 95 70 90
Temp 72 72 84 92 94 92 82 78 75 74 84 93 95 92 82 78 72 70 80 86 89 82
Dewpt 67 64 63 63 61 63 63 62 60 60 63 63 60 61 63 63 64 64 66 66 65 67
RH 83 76 51 38 34 38 54 59 60 63 49 37 32 37 53 61 76 81 63 51 45 61
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S W SW W W E S
Wind spd 6 9 12 11 11 9 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 9 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 40 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S S S C C C C C C L
Mix Hgt 7200 8700 1900 600 8100 9300 4700 500 4700 4600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 14 18 23 16 13 12 13 10
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 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 85 68 89 69 89 70 91
Temp 72 67 81 81 72 68 86 85 74 70 86 86 75 70 87 88
Dewpt 68 67 67 67 68 66 65 65 65 65 66 65 66 66 67 67
Max/Min RH 99 55 94 42 86 44 88 45
RH 88 99 64 63 89 93 51 51 74 84 50 50 73 86 51 51
PWind dir SW S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 40 30 20 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs L L S C C S S S
Tstms L L S C C S S S
$$
TXZ026-282115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date Sat 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 73 97 72 92
Temp 72 72 83 92 95 94 85 81 76 73 84 93 96 93 84 80 74 72 81 88 91 86
Dewpt 67 66 65 64 62 61 64 63 62 61 63 63 62 61 63 63 64 64 66 66 65 65
RH 84 81 55 40 34 34 50 54 62 66 49 37 33 35 49 56 71 76 60 48 42 50
Wind dir S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S SW W SW E SE
Wind spd 9 9 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 10 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0.14 0 0.07
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C L
Mix Hgt 7400 9100 700 400 6600 7200 3600 400 5400 6600
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S SE SW W SW
T Wind Spd 17 18 17 16 20 18 17 12 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 87 69 91 71 92 71 93
Temp 74 69 81 84 74 69 86 88 76 71 87 89 78 71 88 91
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 65 65 66 66 64 65 66 68 65
Max/Min RH 93 54 95 45 85 42 85 42
RH 79 93 65 57 79 93 53 47 69 84 50 44 64 84 52 42
PWind dir NE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 40 30 20 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs L L S C C S S
Tstms L L S C C S S
$$
TXZ043-282115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date Sat 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 96 74 97 74 93
Temp 75 73 83 91 95 94 85 81 77 74 84 93 97 95 86 81 77 74 82 89 92 87
Dewpt 65 64 66 65 62 61 62 61 62 64 68 65 62 61 61 63 65 67 69 68 66 66
RH 72 74 57 42 34 34 46 51 59 71 58 40 32 33 44 54 68 79 64 49 43 50
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S SE E
Wind spd 6 8 10 9 10 9 8 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S C C L
Tstms S S S C C C C S S C C L
Mix Hgt 8000 9500 500 500 7200 9500 5800 900 3900 6200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 14 16 16 20 16 17 18 14 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 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 88 69 91 70 89 71 92
Temp 74 69 83 86 75 70 86 89 77 71 85 88 77 71 84 91
Dewpt 68 68 69 66 67 66 66 63 66 66 66 65 66 67 69 67
Max/Min RH 98 49 90 41 86 45 87 44
RH 82 98 63 51 77 87 52 42 70 85 53 47 70 87 60 45
PWind dir E S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 40 30 20 20 10 10 20
Rain shwrs L L S C C S S S S
Tstms L L S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-282115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date Sat 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 72 96 70 90
Temp 73 71 81 89 92 91 84 79 75 72 82 92 95 93 84 79 74 70 80 86 89 84
Dewpt 64 62 63 62 60 59 60 60 59 60 64 62 60 58 59 60 61 63 66 64 63 64
RH 73 73 54 41 34 34 44 52 58 66 55 37 31 31 43 52 64 78 62 48 42 51
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S SE E
Wind spd 9 10 13 12 12 12 9 9 10 10 12 13 12 11 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 9
Clouds SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S C C L
Tstms S S S S C C S S C C L
Mix Hgt 6800 9000 3600 700 6800 8500 5400 500 6600 7100
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 19 17 14 18 19 14 13 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 87 68 89 69 90 70 92
Temp 73 68 81 83 73 68 84 86 75 69 85 87 75 70 86 89
Dewpt 65 65 66 65 64 64 65 64 64 64 65 64 65 65 67 64
Max/Min RH 90 52 87 45 85 43 84 42
RH 76 90 60 55 73 87 53 48 69 84 51 46 71 84 53 44
PWind dir SE SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 70 40 30 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs L L S C C S S S S S S
Tstms L L S C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-282115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date Sat 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 98 74 98 72 95
Temp 73 73 85 93 96 95 85 81 76 74 85 94 97 95 86 81 75 72 83 91 94 86
Dewpt 68 66 65 65 63 63 65 63 62 62 66 65 63 63 64 64 65 66 67 66 66 67
RH 86 81 52 40 35 35 51 55 62 65 52 39 34 35 48 57 71 81 61 45 41 54
Wind dir S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S E
Wind spd 5 8 11 11 11 9 6 6 8 8 10 11 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.11
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S C C L
Tstms S S S S C C S S C C L
Mix Hgt 7900 9800 1100 600 7600 8100 4800 600 5000 5500
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 18 21 18 18 16 13 12
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 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 88 69 92 70 92 71 93
Temp 75 69 81 86 74 69 88 89 77 71 88 89 78 71 87 92
Dewpt 69 68 69 68 69 68 67 65 66 66 66 65 67 67 69 67
Max/Min RH 98 55 99 42 87 45 88 43
RH 81 97 68 55 84 97 51 45 70 85 49 47 70 87 56 44
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 40 30 20 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs L L S C C S S
Tstms L L S C C S S
$$
TXZ029-282115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date Sat 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 68 92 65 88
Temp 68 67 78 86 89 89 79 74 70 70 79 89 91 90 80 75 68 66 76 83 86 81
Dewpt 64 63 63 62 60 60 62 62 60 59 63 62 60 59 61 61 62 63 65 64 63 65
RH 87 87 60 45 38 38 56 66 71 68 58 41 36 35 52 62 81 90 69 53 46 58
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SE E
Wind spd 6 8 12 12 11 9 6 6 8 9 12 11 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 40 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C L
Mix Hgt 6700 8700 2600 700 7000 8600 5200 500 7000 7200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 18 20 14 13 10 12 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 83 64 86 65 86 65 88
Temp 69 64 78 78 68 64 82 83 71 66 82 83 71 65 83 85
Dewpt 66 64 66 66 66 64 63 63 64 64 64 64 65 65 66 66
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 46 95 48 100 48
RH 90100 67 67 93100 53 51 79 93 55 53 81100 57 53
PWind dir NE SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 70 40 30 20 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs L L S C C S S S
Tstms L L S C C S S S
$$
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