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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
TXZ024-101030-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 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 39 80 45 79 51
Temp 58 58 46 44 41 40 53 70 79 76 58 56 50 46 55 72 79 75 60 57 54 52
Dewpt 29 31 28 26 24 21 24 23 21 22 18 13 14 15 19 23 22 24 24 21 18 19
RH 34 37 50 50 50 45 32 17 12 13 21 18 23 28 24 16 12 15 25 24 24 26
Wind dir NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 8 4 5 6 8 8 9 11 12 8 11 14 14 13 12 11 9 6 8 10 11 12
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4400 500 500 3200 6000 600 600 3400 8300 600 600
T Wind Dir N W W W SW SW SW W W SW W
T Wind Spd 11 10 17 18 18 23 25 16 12 11 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25
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 77 49 79 50 64 40 63 40 72
Temp 70 74 56 50 73 76 62 51 59 63 50 41 57 62 47 41 64 70
Dewpt 26 26 28 27 28 23 22 25 14 11 13 18 18 18 21 22 18 18
Min/Max RH 15 42 13 35 13 39 17 48 12
RH 20 17 35 42 19 14 21 35 17 13 22 39 21 18 35 47 17 13
PWind dir W W SW SW W W NW W W
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-101030-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 33 81 42 82 46
Temp 54 54 43 40 36 34 45 65 76 75 59 52 46 43 53 70 80 76 60 54 50 47
Dewpt 32 33 31 29 28 26 29 31 29 30 27 23 21 22 25 27 27 27 30 29 27 26
RH 43 45 62 64 72 72 53 28 18 19 29 32 37 43 33 20 14 16 32 38 41 44
Wind dir NW W SW W W W W SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W S S SW W W
Wind spd 6 3 4 5 6 6 6 9 11 9 11 12 11 10 10 9 8 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 300 300 1900 3500 300 400 2300 7200 300 400
T Wind Dir NW SW W W SW SW SW W W S W
T Wind Spd 9 8 11 11 13 19 18 13 12 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 45 80 48 69 40 65 38 73
Temp 72 74 53 45 74 77 60 49 65 66 51 41 59 64 47 39 64 70
Dewpt 30 29 31 30 33 27 25 24 19 15 17 22 21 19 24 23 21 20
Min/Max RH 15 56 15 37 13 46 17 52 13
RH 21 19 43 55 22 16 26 37 17 14 26 46 23 17 40 52 19 15
PWind dir W W SW SW SW W NW W SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-101030-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 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 35 81 44 84 51
Temp 61 61 49 43 39 36 49 70 78 77 60 54 49 44 54 75 83 80 66 60 56 52
Dewpt 27 27 30 29 26 23 22 21 18 20 19 18 19 21 24 23 19 19 19 19 23 27
RH 27 27 48 57 59 59 34 15 10 12 20 24 30 40 31 14 9 10 16 20 28 39
Wind dir N N NE SW W W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 5 3 3 5 5 6 9 11 9 8 8 9 8 10 12 11 9 8 8 8 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5800 400 400 3700 5900 500 500 4200 8200 600 500
T Wind Dir N SE SW W SW SW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 6 11 13 16 18 20 17 18 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25
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 80 48 83 52 69 42 68 41 75
Temp 75 78 60 49 75 80 64 53 65 67 54 43 61 67 51 42 67 74
Dewpt 27 24 26 25 28 22 24 25 15 11 12 13 18 17 21 20 19 17
Min/Max RH 13 39 11 33 11 29 14 41 11
RH 17 13 27 39 18 12 22 33 14 11 18 29 18 14 30 41 16 11
PWind dir W W SW SW W W NW W SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-101030-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 33 80 38 82 46
Temp 61 61 47 41 37 34 47 70 77 75 57 50 43 39 51 74 81 76 62 56 51 47
Dewpt 21 18 20 19 17 15 16 16 12 10 9 9 12 13 15 15 12 9 12 12 14 17
RH 21 19 34 41 44 45 28 12 8 8 14 19 28 34 23 10 7 7 14 17 22 30
Wind dir N N SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 10 6 2 5 5 6 9 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 10 12 14 12 11 11 11 12
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5100 500 400 3700 5800 500 500 4800 9000 800 500
T Wind Dir N S W W SW SW SW W W SW W
T Wind Spd 14 6 11 13 17 18 19 17 18 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO
Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 44 80 45 64 37 67 38 74
Temp 71 73 54 45 72 75 57 46 59 61 47 38 60 64 47 39 66 71
Dewpt 22 18 22 23 25 18 20 24 13 8 12 14 17 13 18 18 19 15
Min/Max RH 11 41 10 42 11 37 13 43 11
RH 16 12 28 41 17 11 23 42 16 12 24 37 18 13 31 42 16 12
PWind dir W W SW SW W W W W W
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-101030-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 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 35 81 45 83 49
Temp 57 57 46 41 38 36 49 70 78 76 59 53 49 46 56 75 81 78 62 57 53 50
Dewpt 32 36 34 31 28 26 27 28 24 27 26 20 19 22 24 24 23 27 29 25 23 23
RH 40 46 64 67 67 65 43 21 13 17 28 26 31 38 30 15 12 16 28 29 30 35
Wind dir NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 4 3 5 5 5 5 9 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 6 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4100 600 500 2800 6100 600 700 3600 9000 600 600
T Wind Dir N W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W
T Wind Spd 11 6 11 11 16 18 20 14 13 10 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25
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 80 47 83 51 69 41 66 39 75
Temp 74 76 56 48 77 79 62 52 65 67 52 42 61 64 47 40 66 72
Dewpt 28 28 30 30 29 25 24 24 15 11 14 20 19 18 23 22 19 17
Min/Max RH 14 52 13 33 11 40 16 49 11
RH 18 17 37 50 18 14 23 33 15 11 22 40 20 17 38 49 16 13
PWind dir W W SW SW SW W NW W SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-101030-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 30 75 34 77 42
Temp 57 57 43 37 33 32 46 66 74 71 53 47 40 35 48 68 76 73 56 51 46 43
Dewpt 24 23 24 22 20 17 20 21 16 17 15 10 12 12 16 20 16 18 17 14 14 16
RH 28 27 47 54 58 53 35 18 11 13 22 22 31 38 27 16 10 12 21 22 27 33
Wind dir N N SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W SW
Wind spd 8 4 2 4 5 5 8 12 12 9 9 9 9 8 9 11 10 8 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4000 400 400 3500 6100 500 500 3300 8400 500 500
T Wind Dir N SW W W SW SW SW W W SW W
T Wind Spd 12 6 13 16 18 19 19 16 14 14 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 72 40 75 41 59 32 60 32 69
Temp 67 69 49 41 68 72 54 43 55 57 43 33 55 58 42 33 61 66
Dewpt 24 22 26 25 28 21 21 24 13 9 11 15 18 16 19 19 19 16
Min/Max RH 15 53 13 47 14 47 17 56 12
RH 19 17 40 53 22 14 27 47 19 14 27 47 23 19 39 56 19 14
PWind dir W W SW SW W W NW W W
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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