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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
217 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
TXZ024-120830-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
217 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
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 58 95 69 95
Temp 55 53 68 79 86 85 68 60 59 58 79 91 94 91 76 74 73 69 79 89 94 92
Dewpt 44 44 46 43 44 46 49 47 45 41 43 40 37 39 42 38 36 34 38 37 36 35
RH 66 71 45 28 23 26 51 62 59 53 29 17 14 16 29 27 26 28 23 16 14 14
Wind dir SW SW S S S SE SE S W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W
Wind spd 5 5 8 11 11 9 8 5 5 6 14 18 18 16 10 13 14 14 19 19 20 19
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4300 6500 500 500 7400 11000 2700 600 7000 11400
T Wind Dir S S S W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 16 17 14 13 21 29 20 26 28 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
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 61 83 59 88 59 91 63 92
Temp 71 61 76 82 63 60 82 86 67 59 84 89 68 64 88 90
Dewpt 31 28 28 27 37 34 35 33 42 45 43 36 42 38 37 33
Max/Min RH 29 13 39 14 60 14 41 13
RH 23 29 17 14 38 38 18 15 40 60 24 15 38 38 16 14
PWind dir W W SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ026-120830-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
217 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 55 96 65 97
Temp 55 52 66 77 82 82 70 63 58 55 72 89 95 93 77 71 69 65 79 92 97 93
Dewpt 47 46 49 46 46 46 49 49 48 48 49 46 39 42 45 44 41 39 41 38 37 38
RH 74 80 54 33 28 28 47 60 69 77 44 23 14 17 32 38 36 38 26 15 12 15
Wind dir S SW S S S SE SE SE SE S W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 3 4 5 11 12 11 10 9 5 5 6 12 17 12 8 10 12 12 17 19 18 17
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4000 5000 400 400 2800 9900 400 400 6000 11200
T Wind Dir S S SE S W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 17 11 10 20 16 19 23 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 85 57 89 58 90 61 93
Temp 72 60 79 84 64 58 83 87 67 58 83 88 69 61 88 91
Dewpt 37 33 30 29 40 39 38 35 44 47 47 40 45 45 41 38
Max/Min RH 36 12 51 14 67 17 56 14
RH 28 36 17 14 41 49 20 16 43 67 28 19 42 56 19 16
PWind dir W W S NW SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-120830-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
217 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
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 89 61 99 68 100
Temp 54 51 68 79 87 88 72 65 62 61 80 95 98 97 82 78 73 68 85 96100 98
Dewpt 45 45 47 44 43 45 47 44 41 40 44 41 38 40 40 39 38 38 41 39 39 39
RH 73 81 46 28 22 23 41 47 46 47 28 16 13 14 22 25 28 33 21 14 13 13
Wind dir SW W SW S S S SE S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW
Wind spd 2 3 5 9 9 6 6 5 6 8 12 17 17 13 9 9 9 9 13 17 19 17
Clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4400 6200 500 500 6400 12200 500 500 7800 12800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 11 16 16 17 23 28 16 18 21 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
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 65 88 62 93 60 94 64 96
Temp 77 65 83 87 70 63 88 91 70 61 89 91 71 64 91 93
Dewpt 37 33 28 31 37 37 37 34 43 46 45 40 43 47 48 37
Max/Min RH 30 12 40 12 60 15 54 13
RH 24 30 13 13 31 39 16 13 38 58 22 17 36 54 23 14
PWind dir W W SW W S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-120830-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
217 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 61 96 66 95
Temp 52 50 66 79 88 88 74 67 63 61 78 91 96 93 82 76 72 66 80 90 95 92
Dewpt 41 40 41 39 37 34 39 39 35 36 38 34 34 33 36 35 34 34 36 35 33 30
RH 66 68 40 24 16 15 28 36 35 39 24 13 11 12 19 22 25 30 21 14 11 11
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW W
Wind spd 5 5 10 13 12 11 9 8 10 12 19 21 24 20 16 17 16 13 23 25 28 25
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3700 12000 600 500 8100 13000 7800 600 9300 13400
T Wind Dir S W SW SW NW W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 13 19 28 37 24 21 27 36
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL NO NO NO NO EL CL CH CH
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 83 57 89 57 92 60 92
Temp 73 58 77 82 66 57 83 87 67 57 85 89 69 60 87 90
Dewpt 30 27 21 22 30 31 28 25 33 37 32 26 32 33 31 25
Max/Min RH 30 10 37 10 47 10 36 9
RH 20 30 12 11 26 37 13 10 28 47 15 10 25 36 13 10
PWind dir W W SW W S SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ031-120830-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
217 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
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 57 99 68 99
Temp 55 52 70 79 85 85 71 64 59 57 77 94 99 95 79 75 74 68 83 93 99 96
Dewpt 48 47 50 46 46 47 50 49 48 45 48 45 39 42 45 41 38 38 41 39 38 40
RH 77 85 49 31 26 28 49 58 65 64 36 19 13 17 30 29 27 33 23 15 13 15
Wind dir SW SW S S S SE SE S SE SW W W W W SW W W W W W W SW
Wind spd 2 2 5 11 11 10 9 5 4 3 8 13 17 12 8 9 10 9 14 17 17 17
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 5400 600 600 5400 11200 1600 600 6500 12300
T Wind Dir S S SE SW W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 17 17 11 13 24 17 20 23 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
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 63 86 59 92 59 94 63 95
Temp 75 63 80 85 66 60 86 90 69 59 87 90 71 64 90 92
Dewpt 37 32 30 32 40 39 38 37 46 48 47 42 46 45 43 39
Max/Min RH 31 13 48 14 67 16 50 14
RH 26 31 16 15 39 46 19 16 44 67 25 19 41 50 19 15
PWind dir W W SW W S S SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-120830-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
217 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 56 92 61 92
Temp 50 47 65 78 85 86 67 62 58 56 76 86 91 90 75 70 66 61 77 87 92 88
Dewpt 42 42 42 40 39 38 44 43 38 37 40 35 35 36 39 37 34 34 35 35 33 32
RH 74 83 43 26 20 18 43 50 47 49 27 16 14 15 27 30 30 36 22 16 12 14
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW S S SW W W W W W SW W W W W W W W
Wind spd 5 5 10 12 10 6 5 5 5 9 17 20 20 16 11 12 12 11 19 23 23 20
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3500 10400 600 500 7400 11300 5800 500 7800 12100
T Wind Dir S SW S SW W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 20 17 14 18 26 35 24 23 29 33
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 80 53 85 54 88 56 89
Temp 68 54 73 79 61 54 79 83 63 54 82 86 65 56 85 86
Dewpt 30 28 24 26 35 32 31 29 37 40 36 31 36 34 32 29
Max/Min RH 36 13 44 13 59 13 44 12
RH 24 36 16 14 38 43 17 14 38 59 19 14 34 43 15 13
PWind dir W W SW W S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
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