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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
307 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
TXZ024-282215-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
307 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
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 76 42 71 42 75
Temp 43 53 69 75 72 56 52 48 44 50 63 70 68 55 50 45 43 52 67 74 72
Dewpt 18 21 22 22 24 24 24 25 25 28 28 28 29 32 32 33 35 39 43 37 29
RH 37 28 16 14 17 29 33 40 48 42 26 21 23 41 51 63 75 63 42 26 20
Wind dir W W SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E E SE SE SE E SE S S SW SW
Wind spd 10 12 16 11 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 10 10 8 6 6 6 12 18 18 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.13
Rain shwrs S S S S
Mix Hgt 3900 8700 600 500 2800 4100 1500 500 4000 5600
T Wind Dir W W W N E SE SE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 20 16 11 11 11 12 14 11 21 29
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 49 80 49 66 38 62 35 67
Temp 57 50 74 76 62 51 61 62 46 39 54 60 43 35 58 66
Dewpt 25 25 27 25 26 21 18 21 27 24 21 21 22 22 22 21
Max/Min RH 36 13 32 17 57 20 58 16
RH 29 36 18 15 25 31 18 21 46 55 27 22 44 58 25 18
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-282215-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
307 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 77 38 71 40 73
Temp 37 48 69 76 73 57 49 45 40 48 63 70 68 55 48 43 41 49 66 73 70
Dewpt 20 22 23 23 25 26 27 27 27 29 29 29 30 31 32 33 33 37 42 41 38
RH 50 35 17 14 17 30 42 48 58 47 28 21 24 40 53 66 74 64 42 32 31
Wind dir W W SW SW SW SW NW N N NE E E E E E E SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 8 10 14 12 5 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 12 19 20 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.16
Rain shwrs S S C C
Mix Hgt 3600 8000 400 300 2800 4600 400 400 3500 6800
T Wind Dir W W W NE E E E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 10 13 11 11 14 14 23 29
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 79 49 67 36 61 33 65
Temp 54 46 72 75 61 50 63 62 46 37 53 60 42 34 57 63
Dewpt 32 29 33 32 33 30 22 21 28 25 23 20 23 22 23 22
Max/Min RH 53 16 48 17 64 20 62 19
RH 42 52 23 20 35 45 20 20 50 62 31 21 47 62 26 20
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW N E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ043-282215-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
307 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
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 75 40 76 46 81
Temp 36 47 68 74 72 56 51 47 42 51 67 75 74 60 54 49 47 56 73 80 77
Dewpt 21 23 24 25 29 31 32 32 30 31 31 32 31 34 36 38 40 44 46 41 32
RH 53 38 19 16 20 39 49 56 60 46 26 20 21 38 50 65 76 63 39 26 19
Wind dir W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E E E E SE SE S S S SW
Wind spd 5 6 11 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 12 17 19 14
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S
Mix Hgt 4400 5700 500 400 2600 4600 500 500 5200 9700
T Wind Dir W W SW NW NE E SE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 9 11 14 11 14 12 24 31
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 Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 49 84 52 72 38 64 35 71
Temp 61 50 76 81 64 53 65 68 51 40 57 62 45 36 63 69
Dewpt 34 35 34 29 36 30 14 16 27 28 23 21 24 24 24 22
Max/Min RH 55 14 47 11 62 19 62 16
RH 36 55 22 15 35 40 13 13 39 61 26 21 44 62 22 17
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW N E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 20 5 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ035-282215-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
307 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 37 75 45 76
Temp 34 44 65 70 68 54 47 41 38 48 67 73 70 56 52 47 45 52 69 76 72
Dewpt 18 21 23 23 24 26 27 25 24 27 29 27 26 29 31 33 38 42 42 30 21
RH 51 40 20 17 19 34 45 52 57 44 24 18 19 35 45 57 75 68 37 19 14
Wind dir W W SW SW SW S W NW N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W
Wind spd 6 9 13 12 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 11 11 12 11 12 17 20 21 17
Clouds FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs S S
Mix Hgt 3600 5800 500 400 2700 6000 1100 500 4100 10300
T Wind Dir W W SW N E SE SE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 14 13 10 11 13 11 18 17 25 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 43 80 44 67 34 63 35 70
Temp 53 43 73 75 59 45 61 63 45 35 55 60 44 36 63 67
Dewpt 21 21 26 19 24 19 16 14 23 23 23 20 21 21 23 20
Max/Min RH 41 11 35 13 61 19 55 15
RH 28 40 17 12 26 34 17 15 41 61 29 21 40 55 22 16
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-282215-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
307 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
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 79 39 73 43 78
Temp 38 51 72 78 75 58 50 46 41 49 65 72 71 57 51 46 44 52 70 76 74
Dewpt 20 23 22 23 27 28 29 28 27 30 30 30 31 34 35 36 36 40 44 42 37
RH 49 33 16 13 17 31 44 49 57 48 27 21 23 42 53 66 75 63 40 29 26
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N E E E E E E SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 5 9 13 12 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 6 6 5 5 12 18 19 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.14
Rain shwrs S S C C
Mix Hgt 4200 8000 600 500 2800 4500 700 700 4200 6500
T Wind Dir W W SW N NE E E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 11 12 11 10 16 14 21 27
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 47 82 51 70 38 62 34 69
Temp 56 48 75 78 63 52 65 65 48 39 55 61 44 35 61 67
Dewpt 30 28 31 31 34 30 19 21 29 27 22 21 24 24 23 22
Max/Min RH 47 15 47 15 64 20 64 16
RH 38 47 20 18 35 42 17 18 48 63 28 21 46 64 23 18
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW N E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ029-282215-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
307 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 34 70 40 72
Temp 33 46 64 69 67 51 44 39 36 46 63 69 67 52 48 44 41 50 64 71 68
Dewpt 17 21 23 22 22 23 24 23 23 27 28 27 28 29 30 33 36 43 42 30 23
RH 51 37 21 17 18 33 45 52 60 47 27 20 23 41 49 65 83 78 45 22 18
Wind dir W W SW SW SW SW W N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW
Wind spd 6 9 14 11 5 4 4 4 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 16 19 19 13
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs S S
Mix Hgt 3800 7700 700 400 2900 6100 700 500 4300 10200
T Wind Dir W W SW NE E SE SE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 9 12 13 11 16 18 25 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 42 75 40 62 30 59 30 66
Temp 51 43 70 72 54 41 57 58 41 31 52 58 39 31 58 63
Dewpt 22 21 26 21 22 18 17 20 24 23 22 21 21 20 22 21
Max/Min RH 42 13 39 17 71 22 63 17
RH 32 41 19 15 28 38 21 22 51 71 31 23 47 63 25 19
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
$$
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
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