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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
223 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
TXZ024-072115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
223 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25
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 66 92 63 78
Temp 68 66 72 78 84 86 76 71 68 67 77 87 91 82 69 66 64 63 68 72 76 77
Dewpt 66 65 66 68 67 66 69 68 67 65 68 70 67 66 67 65 64 63 64 65 64 63
RH 92 96 83 71 56 52 78 90 98 95 74 56 45 59 91 98100100 86 77 67 62
Wind dir SW N E SE E NE E S W NW SE SE SE N NE E E N NE NE E E
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 6 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 80 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.42 0.78 0
Rain shwrs S C C D D C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C D D C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 3900 5300 2400 500 3400 5300 1600 1300 4000 4300
T Wind Dir E S E S S S SE E E E
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 5 8 20 16 13 9 8
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 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25 Fri 06/13/25
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 82 62 80 63 87 66 90
Temp 67 64 78 79 67 63 75 78 67 64 81 84 71 67 85 87
Dewpt 65 63 64 62 63 63 64 62 64 64 65 62 65 65 67 64
Max/Min RH 99 53 100 55 100 45 95 44
RH 94 98 64 57 89 99 69 60 90 99 59 48 82 93 55 47
PWind dir E E SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 40 30 20 30 10
Rain shwrs C C S C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C S C C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-072115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
223 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 69 93 64 81
Temp 70 67 74 81 86 87 79 74 70 69 79 88 92 83 73 68 66 64 69 75 79 80
Dewpt 65 64 65 66 66 64 68 66 67 65 68 67 67 64 66 64 64 63 64 64 63 61
RH 84 90 74 60 51 46 69 76 90 86 68 49 44 53 78 88 93 96 84 69 59 53
Wind dir E NE E SE E NE E E E E E SE SE E E E NE N NE NE E E
Wind spd 8 8 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 9 9 5 5 6 6 8 6 5
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 80 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.28 0.84 0
Rain shwrs S C C D D C C C C S S C
Tstms S C C D D C C C C S S C
Mix Hgt 3400 4500 2000 300 3300 4600 1200 1300 4000 4200
T Wind Dir E N NE E S S E E NE E
T Wind Spd 11 4 9 6 9 18 24 11 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25 Fri 06/13/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 84 64 83 65 87 68 91
Temp 69 64 79 81 69 64 77 80 69 65 79 86 72 68 86 88
Dewpt 65 64 64 60 63 63 64 60 64 64 65 61 65 65 66 63
Max/Min RH 100 47 95 47 97 42 90 41
RH 89 99 60 49 81 95 64 51 84 95 62 43 79 89 51 44
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 40 40 20 30 10
Rain shwrs C C S C C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C S C C C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ043-072115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
223 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25
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 93 69 99 64 82
Temp 71 69 79 85 92 91 82 77 72 69 82 92 98 95 79 71 66 65 71 76 80 80
Dewpt 67 65 68 69 69 68 71 70 70 68 70 70 67 64 67 67 66 65 67 68 67 67
RH 87 87 70 61 47 47 68 78 92 95 67 49 36 37 67 87100100 86 75 64 64
Wind dir S E E E E NE NE E E E SE SE SE S SE NE E E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 6 6 8 8
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 60 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.51 0.01
Rain shwrs S S L L C C S S C C L
Tstms S S L L C C S S C C L
Mix Hgt 4300 5100 900 500 3900 6900 1500 1500 3300 4400
T Wind Dir SE E NE E S S SE E E E
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 6 10 19 25 21 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 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25 Fri 06/13/25
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 85 62 82 63 89 68 93
Temp 69 64 80 80 69 63 77 80 69 64 83 87 74 69 87 90
Dewpt 68 64 66 65 66 63 65 63 65 64 67 65 68 67 68 66
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 55 100 45 95 42
RH 96100 63 60 91100 68 58 89100 58 48 81 94 53 46
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 70 40 50 50 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs L L C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms L L C C C C C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-072115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
223 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 66 97 62 80
Temp 69 68 75 82 88 87 78 72 68 66 79 90 96 92 77 69 65 62 68 74 79 76
Dewpt 63 63 65 65 63 62 66 66 65 64 67 65 63 60 63 63 62 62 62 62 62 62
RH 81 84 71 56 43 43 67 81 90 92 68 43 34 35 63 80 91 99 82 67 57 61
Wind dir S E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 9 9 9 5 5 8 9 9 8 5 8 9 10 11 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.13 0.01
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C L
Tstms S S C C S S C C L
Mix Hgt 3500 5100 2200 800 4000 6500 1300 1200 3200 4900
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE S SE E E E
T Wind Spd 11 9 13 12 13 14 20 23 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25 Fri 06/13/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 84 60 81 62 88 65 93
Temp 66 61 77 78 65 60 75 77 66 62 81 84 70 65 86 89
Dewpt 63 61 61 61 61 60 60 60 61 61 60 60 63 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 49 97 40 92 36
RH 91 99 57 56 88 99 59 56 84 96 48 44 78 92 46 40
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 50 50 40 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs L C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms L C C C C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-072115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
223 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25
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 68 96 64 81
Temp 70 67 74 81 87 89 81 74 70 68 79 89 94 85 73 67 66 64 70 75 79 80
Dewpt 67 65 67 68 68 68 70 69 70 67 70 71 69 68 68 66 66 64 66 67 66 65
RH 92 96 78 65 54 50 71 84 99 95 75 55 44 58 85 97100100 87 77 66 61
Wind dir S NE E E NE NE NE E NE N E SE SE SE E E NE N NE NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 5
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 80 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.10 1.09 0
Rain shwrs S C C D D C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C D D C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 3900 5200 2000 1200 3500 4400 1500 1200 3900 4300
T Wind Dir E SE NE E S S E E E E
T Wind Spd 11 5 9 5 9 19 24 14 10 8
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 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25 Fri 06/13/25
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 85 63 83 64 89 67 93
Temp 69 64 80 82 69 63 77 79 68 64 81 87 72 68 86 89
Dewpt 68 64 66 62 66 63 66 63 66 64 67 65 67 67 68 66
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 54 100 46 99 44
RH 97100 62 52 89100 68 58 92100 63 49 85 97 55 47
PWind dir E E SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 40 40 40 20 30 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ029-072115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
223 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 63 92 59 76
Temp 64 62 71 77 84 86 75 69 65 64 77 87 91 86 69 63 61 60 66 72 75 73
Dewpt 64 62 66 65 63 63 67 67 65 63 68 66 65 63 65 63 61 60 63 62 62 63
RH 100100 84 67 49 46 76 93 98 97 74 50 42 46 87100100100 91 70 64 71
Wind dir S NE E E E E E E E E SE SE S W E E E E NE NE E E
Wind spd 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 6 5 6 6 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 70 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.27 0
Rain shwrs S C C L L C C S S C C L
Tstms S C C L L C C S S C C L
Mix Hgt 3500 5000 2700 700 4500 6300 1400 1500 3900 4500
T Wind Dir E S E SE S SW SE E E E
T Wind Spd 10 5 12 11 11 21 18 19 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25 Fri 06/13/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 81 57 79 59 85 62 90
Temp 64 59 77 77 64 58 74 76 64 60 79 84 67 63 84 86
Dewpt 63 59 59 61 62 58 60 60 63 60 61 60 63 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 52 100 41 100 41
RH 98100 54 58 93100 62 58 97100 54 44 87100 51 46
PWind dir E E SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 40 50 40 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs L C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms L C C C C C C C C S S
$$
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