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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
224 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025
TXZ024-081015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
224 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025
Date 02/07/25 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 71 28 48 29
Temp 80 75 61 59 57 55 60 68 65 54 44 38 33 29 33 41 48 46 37 34 32 30
Dewpt 24 23 24 19 17 16 17 25 29 28 28 25 24 21 22 22 22 23 22 21 19 19
RH 13 14 24 21 20 21 19 20 25 36 54 60 71 71 65 46 37 40 54 57 60 62
Wind dir SW S SW SW W W W N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE
Wind spd 11 8 9 11 13 14 16 17 16 13 10 8 6 6 6 6 9 9 8 6 6 6
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain C
Snow S
Mix Hgt 500 500 2800 3600 1000 1400 2300 2900 1900 1800
T Wind Dir SW W W NE E NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 14 21 20 17 16 13 10 11 14 10
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 39 30 39 23 37 18 46 29 66
Temp 34 39 36 34 37 36 28 24 32 34 25 19 37 43 33 30 56 60
Dewpt 22 27 31 31 27 23 22 19 18 17 14 12 13 17 19 22 25 28
Min/Max RH 59 99 56 83 45 72 30 71 23
RH 62 62 83 91 68 60 77 83 55 49 62 72 37 35 55 71 31 29
PWind dir E E NE NE NE NE E S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 40 20 10 5 5 0
Frzg rain C S
Rain C S
Rain shwrs C S
Snow S
Snowshwrs S C S
$$
TXZ026-081015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
224 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025
Date 02/07/25 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 69 28 46 29
Temp 69 69 57 52 47 48 57 66 65 56 45 38 33 29 32 41 46 44 37 34 32 30
Dewpt 38 40 41 36 32 24 24 29 30 28 27 25 23 21 22 21 22 21 21 21 20 20
RH 32 34 55 54 55 39 28 24 27 34 49 59 66 72 66 44 38 40 52 58 61 66
Wind dir S SE S SW SW W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 10 9 9 9 11 14 19 18 14 12 9 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain C
Mix Hgt 300 300 2100 2800 900 1900 2500 3200 1600 1500
T Wind Dir S SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 13 19 19 17 16 13 12 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 40 30 39 22 35 18 43 27 63
Temp 34 39 33 33 36 37 28 23 30 33 24 19 35 40 31 28 52 59
Dewpt 23 27 31 31 28 24 21 19 18 16 14 12 14 18 20 22 27 29
Min/Max RH 59 96 59 84 47 77 34 78 27
RH 64 62 92 92 72 59 75 84 60 49 65 74 41 41 63 78 38 32
PWind dir E E NE NE NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 20 40 30 5 5 5 0
Frzg rain C C
Rain C C
Rain shwrs C S
Snowshwrs C
$$
TXZ043-081015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
224 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025
Date 02/07/25 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 81 33 52 32
Temp 79 78 65 63 61 56 59 76 76 61 49 44 38 34 36 45 50 50 44 41 37 33
Dewpt 44 37 39 43 49 49 44 30 27 34 34 32 30 26 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 25
RH 29 23 38 48 65 76 58 19 16 36 56 62 72 73 69 49 41 40 51 56 61 70
Wind dir SW SE S SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 5 8 9 10 9 10 11 17 14 12 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain C
Mix Hgt 500 500 1700 4000 1900 1900 2300 2500 2600 2100
T Wind Dir S SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 19 16 18 20 14 13 14 16 13
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 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 43 34 46 25 43 21 48 29 68
Temp 37 42 39 37 43 42 33 26 37 40 28 22 39 46 36 30 56 63
Dewpt 28 32 35 37 34 30 28 24 23 21 18 15 16 20 23 24 28 31
Min/Max RH 61 100 59 93 44 75 31 76 25
RH 70 68 87 97 70 62 82 93 55 47 66 75 40 35 60 76 34 30
PWind dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 40 20 5 5 0 0
Frzg rain C S
Rain C C
Rain shwrs C S C S
$$
TXZ035-081015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
224 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025
Date 02/07/25 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 79 30 52 30
Temp 83 79 65 60 53 47 53 74 78 65 49 41 35 31 34 45 52 49 40 36 33 31
Dewpt 23 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 27 29 28 27 25 26 29 30 29 26 24 23 23
RH 11 10 17 20 26 32 27 13 12 23 46 59 72 78 72 53 43 46 57 61 66 72
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW E E E E NE NE E E E E E E E
Wind spd 11 10 12 12 11 9 10 13 14 14 16 12 10 9 9 9 10 13 12 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain S S C
Mix Hgt 500 500 2300 5000 1700 1700 2000 2400 2100 1800
T Wind Dir SW W W N E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 19 18 14 17 20 16 12 12 17 12
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 46 34 50 26 46 19 51 31 69
Temp 37 44 40 39 45 43 31 27 39 41 27 20 42 48 36 32 58 63
Dewpt 30 32 36 36 34 28 26 23 24 19 15 13 17 18 20 22 27 25
Min/Max RH 60 100 47 85 38 74 28 66 20
RH 75 62 85 89 65 55 81 85 54 41 60 74 36 30 52 66 30 23
PWind dir E S E E E NE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 30 10 5 5 0 0
Frzg rain C
Rain C
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ031-081015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
224 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025
Date 02/07/25 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 74 29 50 30
Temp 75 73 60 55 53 51 57 71 66 55 45 39 34 30 33 43 49 47 40 36 32 31
Dewpt 40 40 42 35 30 23 22 26 31 31 31 28 25 23 24 23 23 24 24 22 21 20
RH 29 31 53 46 41 35 26 19 27 39 58 64 69 75 67 45 36 40 52 56 63 64
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 8 6 8 9 9 12 18 17 13 9 6 5 6 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain C
Mix Hgt 600 600 3000 3100 1900 2200 2600 3100 2500 1800
T Wind Dir S W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 19 18 16 13 13 14 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 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 41 31 42 22 38 18 45 27 66
Temp 36 40 35 33 39 38 29 23 34 36 26 19 36 43 32 29 55 60
Dewpt 23 29 31 33 29 25 24 21 19 18 16 13 14 19 21 22 25 30
Min/Max RH 60 100 56 91 46 77 33 79 24
RH 60 63 85 100 66 60 80 91 55 48 67 77 39 38 65 76 32 32
PWind dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 20 40 20 5 5 5 0
Frzg rain C S
Rain C C
Rain shwrs C S
$$
TXZ029-081015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
224 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025
Date 02/07/25 Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 72 25 50 25
Temp 78 73 57 52 49 44 52 69 69 56 42 36 30 26 30 42 49 45 34 31 28 26
Dewpt 16 20 19 17 17 15 17 23 27 30 29 25 25 22 25 27 27 26 24 22 21 21
RH 9 13 22 25 28 30 25 17 21 36 60 64 81 85 81 55 42 47 66 69 75 81
Wind dir SW S SW SW W W W NW NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 12 6 8 9 9 9 11 13 14 12 12 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow S S C
Mix Hgt 500 500 2600 4000 1600 1600 2000 2500 1900 1800
T Wind Dir SW W W NE E E E NE E E
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 16 19 16 12 11 16 12
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 41 27 40 19 38 14 47 27 64
Temp 33 40 34 33 36 35 25 20 33 34 21 15 38 43 31 28 53 59
Dewpt 26 32 34 33 29 26 22 19 21 19 14 13 15 18 19 21 26 27
Min/Max RH 67 100 62 100 48 92 30 75 25
RH 75 73100 100 75 69 88 96 61 54 74 92 38 36 61 75 35 29
PWind dir SE S NE E E NE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 40 20 10 5 5 0
Frzg rain C S
Rain shwrs S
Snow C
Snowshwrs S
$$
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