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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
215 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
TXZ024-112115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
215 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
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 82 50 76 47 79
Temp 53 47 58 73 81 78 62 59 55 53 61 71 75 73 61 56 52 48 58 73 78 76
Dewpt 14 13 16 19 19 23 20 17 15 15 20 23 21 23 25 27 28 28 31 30 27 25
RH 22 25 19 13 10 13 20 19 20 22 20 17 13 15 25 33 40 46 36 21 15 15
Wind dir SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 14 13 13 14 13 9 8 12 13 14 20 21 17 12 10 9 9 8 9 10 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 7900 500 500 7600 11300 600 500 4500 6300
T Wind Dir W W SW W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 17 24 29 26 19 17 16 21
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25
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 51 66 41 60 37 66 45 80
Temp 62 53 59 64 52 42 55 58 44 38 57 65 49 46 72 78
Dewpt 24 26 14 12 15 21 19 20 25 24 21 20 20 18 19 20
Max/Min RH 35 12 42 21 57 17 33 10
RH 23 35 17 13 23 42 24 23 46 57 24 18 31 32 13 11
PWind dir SW W W NW NW NW SW SW
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-112115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
215 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 43 79 44 81
Temp 47 43 53 72 82 80 65 56 50 44 58 73 78 75 61 54 48 45 55 73 80 76
Dewpt 23 22 27 27 23 27 25 23 22 22 26 26 26 26 28 29 30 30 34 34 29 29
RH 38 43 36 19 11 14 22 28 33 41 29 17 15 16 28 38 49 55 45 24 15 18
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W W W W SW S S
Wind spd 11 10 11 12 11 8 8 9 9 10 13 18 17 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 6800 400 300 6100 10800 300 300 2400 7600
T Wind Dir W W SW W W W W NW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 14 13 17 21 25 18 13 10 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 69 41 62 36 68 42 80
Temp 59 51 62 68 52 42 58 60 45 37 58 67 49 43 72 78
Dewpt 27 26 17 14 21 24 21 20 23 22 20 20 22 21 22 22
Max/Min RH 37 12 48 20 56 15 43 11
RH 29 37 17 12 29 48 24 21 41 54 23 16 34 41 15 12
PWind dir SW W W N N NW S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-112115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
215 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
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 86 48 79 48 83
Temp 50 45 56 76 85 83 67 61 55 49 62 75 77 78 66 60 54 49 59 77 82 81
Dewpt 17 18 22 19 14 17 16 15 18 21 20 23 24 20 21 24 25 26 28 30 24 22
RH 27 33 26 12 7 8 14 17 24 33 19 14 14 11 18 25 33 41 30 18 12 12
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 8 11 14 16 11 8 9 8 9 14 23 21 16 10 9 6 5 6 8 14 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3600 8500 500 500 9700 11300 1100 500 5300 7500
T Wind Dir W W SW SW W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 19 24 16 17 27 34 19 17 16 24
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25
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 54 70 43 66 38 69 44 82
Temp 63 55 65 68 55 44 62 63 48 39 61 67 52 45 74 79
Dewpt 25 25 14 9 13 15 20 21 26 24 21 20 23 21 23 24
Max/Min RH 31 10 30 18 55 15 40 11
RH 23 31 14 10 19 30 20 20 42 55 21 16 32 39 15 13
PWind dir SW W W NW NW NW S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-112115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
215 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 44 77 42 81
Temp 46 39 52 75 81 79 64 57 50 45 58 71 76 73 61 55 48 43 54 73 80 77
Dewpt 11 10 11 13 9 9 10 9 10 11 17 22 17 18 20 24 24 25 28 26 21 18
RH 24 30 19 9 6 7 12 14 19 25 20 16 11 12 20 30 39 49 36 17 11 11
Wind dir SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 9 11 17 18 14 12 12 11 12 19 26 26 20 14 11 9 8 9 12 19 17
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD
Mix Hgt 3900 8500 500 500 8100 11500 3800 500 5000 6700
T Wind Dir W W SW W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 18 21 18 20 28 33 20 17 13 27
RFTI 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO NO NO CL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 67 38 62 34 68 40 80
Temp 57 47 59 65 49 39 56 61 44 35 58 67 49 41 72 78
Dewpt 21 25 13 9 12 15 19 19 23 21 20 15 17 16 18 16
Max/Min RH 42 11 38 19 57 13 36 9
RH 24 42 16 11 22 37 23 19 43 56 23 13 28 36 13 10
PWind dir SW W W W NW NW S SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-112115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
215 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
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 87 47 80 47 83
Temp 50 46 57 78 85 83 65 59 54 49 62 76 79 76 63 57 51 47 58 76 82 79
Dewpt 19 21 25 20 18 25 24 19 18 18 23 23 23 24 28 27 30 30 32 33 26 26
RH 29 37 29 12 8 12 21 21 24 30 23 14 13 14 26 32 45 51 37 21 13 14
Wind dir SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW S
Wind spd 9 9 10 12 13 8 6 9 8 8 13 20 18 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4100 8800 600 600 8600 11700 600 600 4400 7200
T Wind Dir W W SW W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 14 17 25 27 18 13 11 19
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25
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 54 70 42 64 37 68 45 83
Temp 62 55 64 68 53 43 60 61 46 38 60 67 50 45 74 79
Dewpt 26 26 15 12 17 22 19 20 25 24 20 20 22 21 21 22
Max/Min RH 33 11 43 18 58 15 39 10
RH 25 33 15 12 24 43 21 20 44 57 21 16 33 38 14 12
PWind dir SW W W NW N NW S S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-112115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
215 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 41 73 39 75
Temp 44 37 50 70 78 76 58 53 47 43 55 66 72 70 55 50 44 40 51 69 74 72
Dewpt 11 9 14 18 14 15 15 13 12 12 19 23 18 20 22 25 26 26 30 29 24 21
RH 26 31 23 14 9 10 18 20 24 28 24 19 13 15 27 37 49 57 44 22 15 14
Wind dir SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 10 16 16 11 8 9 9 10 17 21 20 13 10 8 6 5 8 11 16 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 7900 500 500 7600 11700 600 500 4600 6300
T Wind Dir W W SW W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 20 28 28 18 18 16 24
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 42 61 34 56 29 63 37 77
Temp 54 44 53 60 45 35 52 53 39 30 55 62 44 38 69 73
Dewpt 22 25 13 11 13 17 20 20 23 22 20 17 18 16 18 17
Max/Min RH 47 14 47 25 72 17 40 10
RH 28 47 20 14 27 47 28 27 52 72 25 17 35 40 14 12
PWind dir SW W W NW NW NW SW SW
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
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