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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
TXZ024-190915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon
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 49 65 44 69 48
Temp 75 71 63 60 55 51 53 59 63 61 50 49 47 45 51 59 66 68 57 54 51 49
Dewpt 33 41 44 44 42 43 43 43 43 43 47 46 46 45 43 41 41 39 43 43 43 41
RH 21 34 51 54 62 73 68 56 49 52 90 90 98 98 74 52 40 35 59 66 74 75
Wind dir NE NE E N N N N NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW E S SW SW
Wind spd 9 14 14 12 12 12 13 11 13 13 12 10 11 12 16 14 12 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 100 50 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.20 0.13 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C D D D D C C
Tstms C C S S C D D D D C C
Mix Hgt 1400 2000 3300 4100 2300 1700 5000 7300 4900 500
T Wind Dir E N N NE N N NW NW SE SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 18 17 20 16 20 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 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 04/21 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
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 55 83 57 78 58 79 55 81
Temp 77 79 63 55 79 76 62 58 73 74 63 59 74 74 62 56 76 79
Dewpt 39 37 45 46 53 52 56 57 59 57 59 59 59 57 57 56 57 54
Min/Max RH 20 70 35 95 50 98 49 98 39
RH 26 22 52 70 42 42 79 95 63 54 87 98 61 54 83 97 53 43
PWind dir SW S S S SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 50 70 70 80 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C L L L C L D C C C C
Tstms C C C L L L C L D C C C C
$$
TXZ026-190915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 62 47 69 47
Temp 74 68 59 58 55 54 55 60 62 60 55 52 50 47 52 60 66 69 58 54 49 48
Dewpt 38 45 47 46 47 46 46 45 45 47 48 48 47 46 45 43 41 40 43 42 43 43
RH 27 44 64 64 74 74 72 58 54 62 77 85 89 95 76 52 40 35 57 64 78 83
Wind dir NE NE NE E N N N N NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW E SE S S
Wind spd 12 16 18 12 16 13 14 12 16 14 13 12 12 12 17 17 13 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 50 100 50 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.34 0.13 0
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C C D D D D C C
Tstms C C C S S S S C C D D D D C C
Mix Hgt 1300 1300 2500 3200 1600 1200 4800 7100 4900 300
T Wind Dir E N N NE NE NW NW NW SE S
T Wind Spd 20 23 19 18 21 14 20 16 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 53 82 57 78 58 79 56 80
Temp 75 77 61 53 77 77 63 58 74 75 63 59 73 74 62 57 75 78
Dewpt 45 42 46 48 53 52 55 56 59 57 58 58 59 56 55 55 57 55
Min/Max RH 25 82 35 93 50 98 47 94 43
RH 35 29 58 82 43 42 75 93 60 54 84 97 61 53 78 94 54 44
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 60 80 70 80 60 40
Rain shwrs C L C L D L L L D L C C C
Tstms C L C L D L L L D L C C C
$$
TXZ043-190915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon
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 58 76 48 73 48
Temp 89 87 79 73 68 61 63 70 75 69 58 55 52 49 57 65 70 72 61 56 52 49
Dewpt 52 41 43 44 48 51 48 46 46 50 53 51 49 46 47 45 43 42 45 45 45 44
RH 28 20 28 35 49 69 58 42 37 52 82 86 89 89 69 48 37 34 55 67 77 83
Wind dir S SW N NE E N N NE NE NE NE N NW W NW NW NW NW E SE S SW
Wind spd 16 21 14 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 9 8 8 11 12 10 5 5 4 3 3
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 100 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.74 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C C D D D D S S
Tstms C C C S S S S C C D D D D S S
Mix Hgt 600 1100 5000 5700 900 800 5400 7900 5300 400
T Wind Dir SW W N NE NE NW NW NW SE S
T Wind Spd 20 19 17 18 18 13 17 12 9 11
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
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 54 85 58 81 59 80 57 83
Temp 78 79 63 55 79 81 64 59 75 77 65 60 75 77 64 58 77 82
Dewpt 47 44 48 50 57 54 57 57 62 59 61 60 61 59 58 58 61 57
Min/Max RH 26 85 35 93 50 100 51 99 42
RH 34 29 58 85 46 41 77 93 64 55 86100 62 54 80 98 58 43
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 70 70 70 50 30
Rain shwrs C L C L L L C L L C C S C
Tstms C L C L L L C L L C C S C
$$
TXZ035-190915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 71 43 71 45
Temp 87 84 75 68 61 53 58 67 71 68 59 54 48 44 51 62 69 70 59 54 49 45
Dewpt 30 31 31 28 33 37 37 35 35 37 41 43 41 39 38 37 36 32 35 36 36 36
RH 13 15 20 22 35 54 45 30 27 32 51 66 76 83 61 39 29 25 40 50 61 69
Wind dir SW SW SW S NE NE NE NE SE E NE N NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE S SW
Wind spd 23 20 18 9 11 12 14 12 16 17 16 12 12 12 16 16 11 9 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 90 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S S D D L L S S
Tstms S S S D D L L S S
Mix Hgt 700 1600 4900 6100 2200 1600 5200 8000 5500 500
T Wind Dir SW N E SE N NW NW NW S S
T Wind Spd 19 16 16 18 18 18 20 14 11 13
RFTI 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 52 82 55 80 55 78 54 82
Temp 76 78 61 53 77 74 59 56 73 75 61 56 73 74 60 55 77 78
Dewpt 34 30 40 44 53 52 53 54 55 51 54 54 55 51 52 53 51 44
Min/Max RH 15 72 36 94 38 94 40 95 28
RH 22 17 46 72 43 47 80 94 53 43 77 94 54 44 75 94 40 30
PWind dir S S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 50 50 60 60 70 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C C L L C L L C S S C
Tstms C C C C L L C L L C S S C
$$
TXZ031-190915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon
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 53 70 47 70 46
Temp 74 70 62 62 58 54 58 64 67 64 53 52 49 48 54 62 68 70 58 54 49 47
Dewpt 40 47 50 48 48 48 48 47 47 49 51 51 49 48 47 44 43 42 45 45 45 45
RH 29 44 66 60 69 80 69 55 49 59 91 96100100 76 53 41 37 63 74 86 93
Wind dir NE NE NE E N N N N NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW E S S SW
Wind spd 17 14 17 13 12 12 12 11 14 12 11 9 9 9 13 16 12 8 5 4 4 3
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 50 100 40 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0.34 0.08 0
Rain shwrs C C C S S S C C D D D D C C
Tstms C C C S S S C C D D D D C C
Mix Hgt 1000 2000 3100 3800 1900 1500 5100 7700 5300 600
T Wind Dir SE N N NE NE NW NW NW E S
T Wind Spd 19 21 19 17 20 14 20 16 10 12
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 04/21 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
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 53 85 57 80 58 81 56 82
Temp 77 80 63 54 79 79 64 58 75 77 63 59 75 76 62 57 77 80
Dewpt 45 43 47 50 55 54 57 58 60 59 60 59 61 59 58 57 59 57
Min/Max RH 24 86 36 100 51 100 51 100 43
RH 33 28 58 86 44 43 78100 61 55 91100 62 56 86100 54 46
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 60 80 70 80 60 40
Rain shwrs C L C L D L C L D L C C C
Tstms C L C L D L C L D L C C C
$$
TXZ029-190915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 67 40 67 41
Temp 72 71 61 57 50 45 51 59 65 62 49 47 43 41 49 58 65 66 54 49 45 42
Dewpt 31 34 35 39 38 38 41 40 38 41 45 45 43 41 41 40 38 37 40 40 40 38
RH 22 26 38 51 63 76 68 49 37 46 86 94 98100 75 51 37 34 58 72 83 86
Wind dir E E E NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW E SE S SW
Wind spd 13 14 13 12 14 14 13 12 13 13 12 9 9 9 13 13 10 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 90 40 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0.04 0
Rain shwrs S S S C D D D D C C
Tstms S S S C D D D D C C
Mix Hgt 800 2000 3900 5800 2300 1100 5000 7500 5100 500
T Wind Dir S NE NE E N N NW NW SE S
T Wind Spd 13 18 18 18 18 16 20 14 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 49 80 52 77 53 77 50 79
Temp 74 76 57 49 76 72 58 54 72 74 59 54 72 73 57 51 74 77
Dewpt 35 32 43 44 53 53 55 54 57 54 59 54 57 54 55 51 52 45
Min/Max RH 17 82 38 100 44 100 46 100 30
RH 24 20 59 82 45 52 89100 60 50 100100 59 51 93100 46 32
PWind dir SW S S S S SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 50 50 70 70 70 50 30
Rain shwrs C C C C L L C L L C S C C
Tstms C C C C L L C L L C S C C
$$
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