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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
206 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
TXZ024-070915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
206 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 34 67 42 79 55
Temp 52 52 41 39 36 35 49 60 66 65 53 48 44 43 58 73 79 77 63 61 58 56
Dewpt 29 29 31 31 29 29 34 32 30 31 34 32 33 32 34 35 33 35 36 34 33 32
RH 43 42 67 72 74 79 56 34 26 27 48 53 63 64 40 26 19 22 37 36 39 40
Wind dir N W W W W W NW N N W S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 9 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 8 11 13 13 11 11 14 16 14
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 5200 7800 600 500 5800 9400 600 600
T Wind Dir W W NW N S SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 12 10 8 11 17 20 20 19 25
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 04/09 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 51 76 47 77 53 87 61 91
Temp 78 79 60 52 71 73 55 48 69 76 59 54 79 85 70 62 86 87
Dewpt 40 42 47 44 40 36 39 36 37 38 40 41 45 43 43 41 39 36
Min/Max RH 22 75 24 64 24 63 21 45 14
RH 25 27 63 73 32 26 55 63 31 25 49 62 30 23 38 45 19 16
PWind dir NW NE N NE S S S SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-070915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
206 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 33 68 40 78 50
Temp 53 53 44 39 35 33 47 60 66 66 52 47 43 41 55 71 77 76 64 59 54 51
Dewpt 25 25 29 29 29 29 33 32 29 30 33 32 33 33 37 37 36 37 38 36 35 35
RH 34 33 55 67 77 84 58 35 25 26 48 56 67 73 51 29 23 24 38 42 48 54
Wind dir N N S SW W W NW N N SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 10 6 3 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 9 14 17 13 12 12 12 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 300 4100 6300 400 300 4900 8700 400 400
T Wind Dir SW W NW N S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 6 11 13 17 21 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/09 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 50 77 45 75 50 86 58 89
Temp 78 79 58 51 73 74 55 46 69 73 57 51 76 85 68 59 84 87
Dewpt 41 42 46 44 41 36 37 36 35 36 38 40 44 44 43 43 41 41
Min/Max RH 23 79 23 69 23 67 23 55 17
RH 27 27 64 77 31 25 51 68 28 26 49 66 32 24 40 55 22 20
PWind dir NW NE N NE E SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-070915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
206 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 33 70 40 79 51
Temp 54 55 46 41 36 33 49 62 68 68 55 49 44 40 55 72 78 78 65 59 56 52
Dewpt 27 28 30 30 29 28 32 35 31 31 33 34 33 32 37 39 35 36 36 36 34 32
RH 35 36 54 66 75 81 53 36 26 26 44 57 66 72 50 30 22 23 35 42 43 47
Wind dir N N NW SW W W W NW N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 11 8 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 11 12 10 9 10 11 11
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 5000 7700 500 400 5500 8100 1200 500
T Wind Dir NW W NW N SE S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 9 10 10 11 11 17 18 19 21
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 04/09 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 51 79 47 79 50 89 60 94
Temp 79 84 61 52 75 76 57 48 71 77 60 51 81 87 70 61 87 92
Dewpt 39 43 47 46 45 38 40 37 37 36 40 40 46 43 42 41 44 36
Min/Max RH 20 80 24 68 22 64 21 48 13
RH 24 24 61 79 34 25 53 65 29 23 47 64 29 22 36 48 23 14
PWind dir W NE NE NE E S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-070915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
206 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 32 68 39 81 49
Temp 51 52 42 39 36 33 48 62 67 66 53 48 42 40 56 73 80 77 64 59 54 49
Dewpt 25 25 28 26 26 26 31 29 27 26 28 29 28 28 32 32 29 29 30 30 30 30
RH 36 34 57 60 67 74 52 28 22 22 38 47 57 62 40 22 15 17 28 33 40 48
Wind dir N N SE W W W NW N N N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 10 9 4 5 5 6 8 8 6 6 4 5 5 6 11 16 17 14 12 12 12 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 6600 8100 500 400 5600 9400 500 500
T Wind Dir NW W NW N SE S SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 13 13 9 13 17 19 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/09 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 49 78 47 78 51 88 57 90
Temp 81 82 60 50 74 74 56 47 72 75 60 52 81 85 68 58 85 85
Dewpt 35 34 42 41 39 35 36 36 35 35 37 38 41 36 39 37 34 31
Min/Max RH 16 71 23 66 21 59 16 45 13
RH 19 18 51 71 28 24 47 65 26 23 42 59 24 17 35 45 16 14
PWind dir NW NE NE E SE S S S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-070915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
206 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 31 70 40 81 53
Temp 54 55 45 39 35 32 48 62 68 67 53 47 44 41 57 73 80 78 64 60 57 54
Dewpt 26 28 31 31 31 30 34 34 29 31 35 34 34 34 37 37 35 36 38 36 34 34
RH 34 35 59 73 85 92 59 36 24 25 51 60 67 78 47 27 21 22 38 41 43 47
Wind dir N N SW SW W W W N N E S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 5 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 8 14 16 12 11 10 11 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 600 4400 6600 600 500 5500 9100 700 700
T Wind Dir SW W NW N S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 9 6 11 13 18 20 19 19
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 04/09 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 50 79 46 78 50 90 60 94
Temp 81 82 60 51 74 76 55 46 71 77 59 51 78 88 70 61 88 90
Dewpt 41 42 48 46 41 36 39 38 36 38 40 41 45 44 44 43 41 38
Min/Max RH 21 86 22 74 23 69 21 51 14
RH 24 24 65 83 31 24 55 74 29 24 50 68 32 22 39 51 19 16
PWind dir NW NE N NE E S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-070915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
206 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 27 65 34 77 44
Temp 48 48 37 33 30 28 45 58 63 63 48 43 37 35 53 69 76 74 58 54 49 45
Dewpt 28 29 31 30 28 28 34 31 28 28 30 31 30 31 34 34 30 33 34 33 31 30
RH 46 47 79 89 91100 65 36 26 27 49 62 75 85 48 27 18 22 40 45 50 55
Wind dir N NW SW W W W NW N N N S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 8 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 6 10 14 14 12 10 10 10 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 5700 7700 500 400 6000 8900 500 500
T Wind Dir W W NW N S SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 12 8 14 19 21 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/09 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25 Sun 04/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 45 74 42 75 47 86 53 88
Temp 76 78 55 46 69 71 51 43 68 74 56 48 77 83 63 54 82 84
Dewpt 37 37 45 43 39 36 37 36 36 37 40 39 44 40 41 39 36 33
Min/Max RH 20 90 25 79 25 71 20 57 14
RH 24 23 69 89 33 28 59 76 31 26 55 71 31 22 44 57 19 16
PWind dir NW E NE E S S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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
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