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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
TXZ024-042100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 88 64 89 63 87
Temp 68 65 77 86 87 84 73 71 68 65 75 85 88 85 75 71 67 64 74 83 86 81
Dewpt 54 54 55 52 49 50 54 55 55 55 56 55 53 53 54 54 55 56 57 56 54 54
RH 62 69 46 31 28 32 51 58 64 70 52 36 30 34 49 55 66 76 56 39 33 40
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 8 6 10 13 16 14 13 11 11 11 13 14 14 12 11 10 8 5 5 5 8 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 8600 9600 800 800 5200 8100 1100 600 6400 8700
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 17 21 18 18 21 18 18 12 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 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 61 81 58 78 59 82 61 86
Temp 67 62 77 77 65 59 73 75 63 60 79 79 66 62 81 80
Dewpt 58 60 59 57 59 59 59 58 59 58 58 56 58 57 57 54
Max/Min RH 92 43 98 50 95 41 84 35
RH 74 92 55 49 83 98 60 55 86 93 49 45 76 83 44 41
PWind dir SE NE NE E S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-042100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 63 90 63 88
Temp 68 64 74 86 89 85 76 71 67 64 74 86 90 85 76 71 66 63 73 84 87 84
Dewpt 56 56 57 55 53 53 54 52 52 53 55 56 54 53 53 54 55 56 58 58 56 54
RH 65 75 55 35 29 33 46 51 59 67 51 36 30 33 45 55 68 78 59 41 35 36
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 9 8 11 13 16 16 14 12 12 11 13 16 16 12 12 11 9 5 6 5 6 8
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7900 8700 600 500 5900 7600 1000 400 6000 8500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 14 20 19 18 19 18 19 12 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 82 59 81 60 84 61 88
Temp 69 62 78 79 66 60 75 78 66 61 80 81 68 62 82 83
Dewpt 58 59 60 57 58 58 59 57 58 58 58 56 57 57 57 53
Max/Min RH 90 44 93 45 90 38 84 31
RH 68 90 54 47 75 93 58 48 75 90 47 42 68 84 43 36
PWind dir E NE NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-042100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 90 63 91 61 90
Temp 68 65 76 87 88 86 77 73 68 65 75 86 90 87 76 71 66 62 75 86 89 86
Dewpt 56 57 58 56 54 53 56 55 54 55 59 57 54 53 55 55 57 57 60 58 54 54
RH 65 76 55 35 31 32 49 54 62 71 58 37 30 32 49 57 74 83 60 39 31 33
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 8 10 12 12 11 9 9 8 11 12 12 10 9 8 5 4 5 5 8 8
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8200 8700 800 500 6100 8300 1600 500 7400 9600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 17 17 16 17 14 16 11 10 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 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 62 87 61 83 60 84 59 89
Temp 71 63 84 82 69 62 78 78 67 61 79 82 68 60 84 85
Dewpt 61 62 62 59 62 61 61 60 62 61 61 58 59 59 57 55
Max/Min RH 96 40 97 47 100 41 96 33
RH 72 96 48 46 78 97 56 54 83100 53 44 74 96 41 37
PWind dir SE E E NE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-042100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 64 90 62 88
Temp 67 62 75 83 87 83 75 71 67 64 73 83 89 85 75 71 67 62 73 82 87 84
Dewpt 53 53 54 52 50 51 53 55 56 56 56 55 54 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 53 53
RH 61 72 48 34 28 33 46 57 68 75 55 38 31 33 48 55 65 78 55 41 31 34
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 10 8 12 17 19 17 18 16 14 13 17 17 17 16 16 12 11 9 9 10 11 10
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7000 8400 900 600 4500 7700 1000 500 5300 8300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 17 20 20 19 20 18 18 16 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 83 61 81 60 84 60 88
Temp 69 61 79 78 66 61 75 77 66 60 78 80 67 60 82 82
Dewpt 57 58 59 58 59 58 60 58 59 58 58 56 57 56 56 53
Max/Min RH 90 44 90 49 93 40 87 31
RH 66 90 50 50 78 90 60 52 78 93 50 44 70 87 41 37
PWind dir SE E E E SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S C S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-042100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 63 91 62 90
Temp 68 64 76 88 90 86 77 73 68 64 76 87 90 86 77 71 66 63 74 85 89 84
Dewpt 57 57 58 56 54 54 56 55 54 55 56 57 55 54 55 56 57 57 59 59 57 56
RH 68 79 54 34 30 33 48 54 61 72 52 37 31 33 48 59 73 82 58 41 34 38
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 8 5 10 13 16 14 13 11 10 9 13 16 16 12 12 9 6 5 5 6 8 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8300 9200 800 800 6100 8000 1200 700 6400 8900
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 14 20 19 18 19 17 18 12 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 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 61 86 59 82 59 85 60 88
Temp 69 62 81 81 67 60 77 78 66 60 81 82 68 61 83 83
Dewpt 61 61 62 59 61 60 61 60 61 59 60 58 59 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 97 41 100 49 100 41 91 34
RH 77 97 52 46 81100 59 53 83 97 49 45 75 91 43 39
PWind dir SE NE NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-042100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 60 86 58 85
Temp 63 59 72 81 83 80 70 67 62 60 70 82 86 82 71 68 63 59 70 80 84 79
Dewpt 53 53 54 50 48 48 53 55 55 55 56 54 52 53 55 54 54 54 55 55 52 53
RH 70 80 53 34 30 33 55 65 78 84 61 38 31 37 57 61 72 83 59 42 33 41
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 8 6 11 14 17 14 13 12 12 12 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 5 6 6 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 7400 8700 900 700 5100 9100 1200 600 6200 8500
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 23 20 21 23 18 19 16 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 79 54 76 54 79 56 83
Temp 64 58 75 75 61 55 71 73 60 55 75 77 63 57 79 78
Dewpt 57 58 57 56 60 55 58 56 59 55 57 56 58 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 52 100 45 100 37
RH 78100 54 52 97100 64 55 96100 54 48 84 96 45 43
PWind dir SE E E E SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S C S C S
Tstms S S S S
$$
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