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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
317 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
TXZ024-192215-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
317 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 31 18 28 12 35
Temp 14 18 24 30 28 22 23 21 19 22 26 28 25 20 19 15 13 17 28 34 31
Dewpt 6 5 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 -1 -1 2 6 11 6 4 0 -1 2 7
RH 63 56 38 28 32 42 40 44 43 39 30 29 37 54 70 66 65 47 28 25 35
Wind dir N N SE S SE SE S S S SE SE E E NE NE N N NW W SW SW
Wind spd 5 4 4 6 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 9 8 9 10 10 6 5 5 6 5
Clouds FW FW SC CL FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S S
Extreme Cold A A A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 3500 4600 900 1300 3400 4400 1700 1800 3600 4200
T Wind Dir NE S S S S SE NE N NW SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 14 17 18 11 11 12 11 12
RFTI 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
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 25 50 25 49 25 57 34 61
Temp 26 27 46 43 30 26 45 44 33 26 51 52 43 35 55 54
Dewpt 7 7 10 15 16 13 9 11 12 10 11 16 14 14 17 24
Max/Min RH 46 21 58 19 49 16 41 20
RH 43 43 22 33 55 56 23 25 41 49 20 23 30 40 22 31
PWind dir SW NW N NW W SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-192215-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
317 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 30 18 27 13 33
Temp 16 20 25 29 27 23 22 20 19 20 25 27 25 22 18 15 14 16 26 32 30
Dewpt 4 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 -1 -3 1 9 11 8 5 1 -1 1 5
RH 52 47 34 28 32 38 41 44 46 42 31 27 34 58 72 72 67 51 30 26 34
Wind dir N N N S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE N N NW W SW S
Wind spd 8 5 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 11 12 10 9 9 11 11 9 6 5 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S S
Extreme Cold A A A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 3700 4000 500 1100 3100 4200 1500 1500 3200 4100
T Wind Dir N S SE S S SE NE NE NW SW
T Wind Spd 9 6 13 16 19 12 12 13 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 20 49 23 50 23 57 31 59
Temp 23 22 43 43 29 24 44 45 31 24 49 53 40 32 52 53
Dewpt 8 8 11 15 17 14 13 14 13 13 15 17 17 18 21 24
Max/Min RH 57 23 68 22 61 19 56 24
RH 52 55 26 32 60 65 28 28 47 61 26 24 39 55 29 32
PWind dir SW W N NW NW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-192215-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
317 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 32 18 32 14 33
Temp 16 22 27 31 30 25 23 22 19 21 29 32 29 23 20 18 15 17 26 32 32
Dewpt 7 5 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 2 -2 -2 -2 -1 2 5 9 6 2 3 6
RH 57 47 33 26 29 38 39 41 46 42 26 23 25 34 44 57 76 61 35 29 33
Wind dir N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE N N N W SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 6 3 4 3
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Extreme Cold A A A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 3600 4000 800 900 3000 4700 1800 2300 3100 3900
T Wind Dir N E SE SE SE SE E NE N W
T Wind Spd 11 6 13 16 19 14 17 18 12 9
RFTI 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
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 20 53 23 51 24 58 32 65
Temp 24 22 46 47 31 24 46 46 32 25 51 55 42 34 57 60
Dewpt 9 11 12 17 17 15 12 14 14 12 14 13 17 20 23 25
Max/Min RH 62 20 69 20 58 17 57 19
RH 53 61 25 29 56 68 26 27 47 58 22 19 35 56 27 26
PWind dir SW W N NW W SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-192215-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
317 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 30 15 29 9 33
Temp 13 16 23 29 27 20 19 18 16 17 25 28 25 19 17 13 10 12 25 32 31
Dewpt 8 8 6 5 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 6
RH 75 70 48 35 37 49 47 49 54 47 33 30 36 46 52 61 67 60 37 29 34
Wind dir N N SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE N W W SW
Wind spd 5 4 4 8 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 11 11 12 13 12 10 8 6 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S S
Cold Weather Y
Extreme Cold A A A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3100 4300 1000 1100 3200 4000 1800 1500 2900 3800
T Wind Dir NE S SE SE S SE E NE N W
T Wind Spd 6 11 17 20 20 13 16 16 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 21 51 22 48 23 57 29 63
Temp 23 23 45 45 29 22 41 43 30 24 49 53 40 30 55 58
Dewpt 7 8 10 12 13 12 11 11 11 9 12 12 13 14 19 20
Max/Min RH 54 19 64 22 54 17 50 18
RH 49 53 23 26 51 64 28 26 44 52 22 19 33 50 24 22
PWind dir SW NW N NW W SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-192215-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
317 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 32 19 30 13 36
Temp 16 21 27 31 29 24 24 22 20 22 28 30 27 22 20 16 14 16 28 35 32
Dewpt 4 3 0 0 2 3 2 3 3 1 -1 -2 5 11 9 9 6 1 -1 1 6
RH 53 46 32 26 31 40 39 44 46 40 28 25 38 61 61 73 71 50 28 24 33
Wind dir N N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE N N N W SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 11 10 9 8 9 9 6 4 4 5 4
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S S
Extreme Cold A A A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 3900 4100 900 1400 3500 4500 2600 2500 3400 4500
T Wind Dir N SE SE S S SE NE NE NW SW
T Wind Spd 10 6 14 17 19 12 13 13 11 11
RFTI 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
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 22 52 23 53 24 59 33 63
Temp 24 24 46 45 29 24 46 47 31 25 51 54 41 34 56 57
Dewpt 9 9 10 17 18 15 12 14 13 12 14 16 16 18 20 25
Max/Min RH 54 21 68 19 57 18 51 21
RH 52 53 23 32 63 68 25 27 48 57 22 23 36 50 24 30
PWind dir SW W N NW W SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-192215-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
317 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 29 12 26 6 31
Temp 10 14 21 27 25 18 17 16 14 16 23 26 23 16 14 10 7 11 23 31 27
Dewpt 7 7 5 4 5 4 2 2 1 -1 -1 0 3 5 6 4 2 0 1 4 8
RH 82 73 49 37 42 53 51 54 55 47 34 32 41 60 71 77 80 61 38 31 43
Wind dir N N S S S S S S S SE SE SE E E NE NE N NW W W SW
Wind spd 5 3 4 6 6 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 8 9 10 9 5 5 6 8 5
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries S S
Cold Weather Y
Extreme Cold A A A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2900 4200 1000 1400 3300 4100 1800 1500 2900 3600
T Wind Dir NE S S S S SE NE NE NW W
T Wind Spd 6 11 16 19 18 11 14 13 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 18 46 18 45 19 53 26 59
Temp 19 20 43 39 24 19 40 39 25 21 47 49 35 27 53 52
Dewpt 7 7 9 13 13 11 9 11 10 9 11 15 13 13 17 23
Max/Min RH 61 23 73 23 60 19 54 20
RH 58 55 25 34 62 70 27 31 52 59 23 25 39 54 24 32
PWind dir SW NW N NW W SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
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