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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
235 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025
TXZ024-140845-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
235 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Date Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25
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 63 87 59 89
Temp 76 71 84 92 96 94 81 76 68 63 71 77 84 85 69 64 62 60 74 84 88 87
Dewpt 34 34 37 37 37 38 37 34 27 28 29 28 28 29 33 34 31 29 32 31 29 31
RH 22 26 19 15 13 14 21 22 21 26 21 16 13 13 26 33 31 31 22 15 12 13
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW W NW W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 16 14 16 19 21 23 16 14 12 9 8 6 11 11 8 6 8 9 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6400 10700 800 700 5900 8900 5800 500 8100 10700
T Wind Dir W SW W NW W W SW W W W
T Wind Spd 26 34 24 19 13 21 14 16 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25 Tue 05/20/25
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 58 91 62 94 65 91 59 84
Temp 66 59 84 88 70 63 90 91 71 65 85 88 68 59 77 82
Dewpt 35 38 38 36 42 39 35 30 36 41 36 31 32 33 38 35
Max/Min RH 47 15 45 11 42 12 38 17
RH 31 46 20 16 37 41 15 12 28 42 18 13 26 38 24 18
PWind dir W SE S SW SW SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ026-140845-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
235 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Date Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 63 88 57 91
Temp 73 70 83 95 99 97 82 76 69 63 71 79 86 86 73 65 61 58 74 86 91 88
Dewpt 39 37 41 38 38 40 40 37 34 32 33 31 31 32 38 39 38 36 37 34 31 32
RH 29 30 23 14 12 14 22 24 27 31 25 17 14 14 28 38 42 44 26 16 12 14
Wind dir W W W W W SW SW W W W NW W SW SW S S SW W W W SW SW
Wind spd 14 13 17 19 19 18 13 12 12 9 9 6 9 10 9 6 6 8 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5500 10000 400 400 4700 7300 2000 300 5500 8300
T Wind Dir W SW W NW NW SW S SW NW SW
T Wind Spd 23 25 19 13 12 16 14 13 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25 Tue 05/20/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 93 62 95 64 91 59 85
Temp 67 59 87 90 70 62 90 93 72 64 86 89 69 59 79 83
Dewpt 40 44 44 41 46 46 42 35 44 45 41 34 36 37 39 36
Max/Min RH 57 16 56 13 50 13 44 17
RH 37 57 22 18 42 56 19 13 37 50 21 14 30 44 24 19
PWind dir SE E SE S S SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 10 5 10 0
$$
TXZ043-140845-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
235 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Date Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25
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 101 64 90 62 94
Temp 74 69 86 97101100 85 77 71 64 77 84 87 89 75 69 66 63 78 90 93 92
Dewpt 37 38 42 41 41 42 42 40 37 34 32 30 31 34 36 37 37 34 35 33 32 34
RH 27 31 21 15 13 14 22 26 29 33 19 14 13 14 24 31 34 34 21 13 12 13
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW SW SW S S SW SW W W W SW
Wind spd 10 9 11 17 19 17 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 9
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6100 10200 500 500 5600 7000 1700 500 7300 10300
T Wind Dir W W SW W NW SW S SW W W
T Wind Spd 19 27 13 13 11 13 12 14 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25 Tue 05/20/25
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 95 63 96 65 94 61 88
Temp 71 63 90 93 72 64 92 94 73 66 89 92 71 62 83 87
Dewpt 37 42 42 37 43 45 45 35 44 49 42 36 34 36 38 35
Max/Min RH 45 14 52 13 56 13 38 15
RH 29 45 19 14 35 51 20 13 35 55 19 14 26 38 20 16
PWind dir SW SW S SW S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 10 5 10 0
$$
TXZ035-140845-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
235 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Date Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 61 86 57 89
Temp 74 68 82 92 94 91 82 77 68 61 71 80 85 85 73 67 62 57 73 85 89 87
Dewpt 33 34 37 34 35 34 34 30 25 24 25 23 24 24 27 27 26 26 27 25 25 24
RH 22 28 20 13 13 13 18 18 20 24 18 12 11 11 18 22 25 30 18 11 10 10
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 17 13 18 26 31 27 17 16 13 9 9 9 12 13 9 8 8 9 9 10 11 12
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD
Wind Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 7200 11100 1600 700 5400 9300 6100 500 8400 10800
T Wind Dir W W W NW NW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 28 41 25 17 12 23 17 17 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25 Tue 05/20/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 92 59 91 61 88 57 83
Temp 67 58 87 90 70 59 87 89 70 61 82 86 66 57 77 81
Dewpt 27 30 27 22 26 27 26 23 29 35 29 25 27 30 32 29
Max/Min RH 34 8 30 8 38 11 35 14
RH 22 34 11 8 19 29 11 9 22 38 14 11 23 35 19 15
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ031-140845-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
235 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Date Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25
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 101 65 89 60 93
Temp 76 71 87 96101 99 84 79 72 65 76 81 87 88 74 66 63 61 76 88 92 90
Dewpt 39 37 41 39 40 42 42 38 35 31 33 31 32 35 39 39 37 34 37 34 32 35
RH 26 29 21 14 12 14 24 24 26 29 21 16 14 16 29 37 38 36 24 15 12 14
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW W SW SW S S SW W W W W SW
Wind spd 12 11 13 17 18 18 11 10 9 5 6 6 9 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6400 9200 800 700 5400 7800 2200 600 5500 8800
T Wind Dir W SW SW W NW SW S SW NW W
T Wind Spd 21 27 19 13 11 16 13 14 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25 Tue 05/20/25
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 60 94 63 96 65 94 60 87
Temp 68 61 87 91 72 63 91 93 72 65 89 92 71 60 81 85
Dewpt 40 43 44 43 48 46 45 35 46 47 41 35 35 36 38 38
Max/Min RH 52 16 54 13 51 13 42 17
RH 36 51 22 18 42 54 20 13 39 51 19 14 27 42 22 19
PWind dir SW SW S S S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 5 10 0
$$
TXZ029-140845-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
235 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Date Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 57 83 52 86
Temp 71 65 80 88 92 89 77 70 63 57 66 75 80 82 67 61 55 53 70 81 85 84
Dewpt 34 33 36 35 35 35 36 31 25 26 27 24 24 25 31 32 29 27 30 27 26 27
RH 26 30 21 15 13 15 23 23 23 30 23 15 13 12 26 33 37 36 22 14 12 13
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 12 11 17 23 25 24 14 12 10 8 8 9 12 12 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 9
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD
Wind Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 6900 11900 1400 600 5800 9300 6200 500 8100 10800
T Wind Dir W SW W NW NW W SW W W W
T Wind Spd 28 39 24 18 12 23 12 16 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25 Tue 05/20/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 89 55 89 57 86 53 81
Temp 62 53 83 87 65 56 86 87 67 57 81 84 63 53 74 79
Dewpt 33 33 33 28 35 33 29 27 31 37 31 27 30 31 35 31
Max/Min RH 46 11 44 11 47 12 43 16
RH 34 46 17 12 33 42 13 11 26 47 16 13 29 43 24 17
PWind dir SW SW S SW SW SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0
$$
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