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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
332 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
TXZ024-192115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
332 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25
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 59 44 69 47 83
Temp 50 49 49 52 55 57 49 49 47 46 49 57 65 68 57 53 49 48 64 77 82 80
Dewpt 42 43 43 43 44 44 47 47 45 44 42 43 43 41 45 44 43 41 41 39 37 38
RH 75 80 79 73 65 63 92 91 93 94 77 61 45 37 64 71 79 77 44 25 20 22
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 12 14 13 13 14 14 14 12 14 13 16 16 12 6 5 5 5 5 6 10 11 11
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 90 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.53 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C D D C C C
Tstms S S C D D C C C
Mix Hgt 2400 2900 1600 1400 4300 7000 4700 500 8200 11000
T Wind Dir N NE N NW NW NW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 19 19 25 16 11 16 18 20
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 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
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 55 83 55 76 58 76 55 77
Temp 63 56 79 74 61 56 71 74 63 59 72 72 61 56 72 76
Dewpt 46 48 55 55 57 56 60 59 61 59 60 59 58 56 55 53
Max/Min RH 74 36 100 55 100 57 100 43
RH 54 74 44 51 86100 68 59 92100 66 64 89100 57 45
PWind dir S S S SE SE S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 40 60 80 80 80 60 30
Rain shwrs C L C L D D L L D L C C C
Tstms C L C L D D L L D L C C C
$$
TXZ026-192115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
332 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 65 47 68 45 81
Temp 52 52 52 53 57 62 51 50 48 47 51 59 66 67 57 52 48 46 60 75 80 78
Dewpt 47 45 44 44 45 46 46 46 46 46 45 44 43 42 45 44 44 43 46 44 41 43
RH 83 77 74 71 64 56 83 86 93 96 80 57 43 40 64 74 86 89 60 33 25 29
Wind dir N N N N NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 14 16 13 17 17 13 6 5 5 5 5 6 11 13 12
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 90 50 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.50 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C D D L C C
Tstms S S C C C D D L C C
Mix Hgt 2000 2500 1600 1500 3800 5900 3800 300 6000 9200
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NW NW NW S S SW S
T Wind Spd 20 18 20 19 24 16 11 14 16 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 82 56 77 58 76 56 77
Temp 62 54 77 77 62 57 72 74 63 59 72 73 62 57 73 75
Dewpt 47 49 55 53 55 57 59 58 58 59 59 57 57 57 56 53
Max/Min RH 83 38 100 53 100 53 100 44
RH 58 83 47 43 78100 64 57 84100 64 57 84100 55 46
PWind dir S S SE SE SE SE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 40 60 80 80 80 70 30
Rain shwrs C L C L D D L D D L C C C
Tstms C L C L D D L D D L C C C
$$
TXZ043-192115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
332 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25
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 71 48 73 47 82
Temp 62 58 58 63 67 64 56 54 51 49 55 63 70 72 61 55 51 48 63 76 81 79
Dewpt 48 50 49 48 46 49 51 50 48 46 46 45 43 42 45 46 45 43 48 46 44 44
RH 61 74 71 59 47 58 85 88 89 89 72 52 37 34 57 72 82 85 57 34 26 28
Wind dir E NE N N NE NE NE N NW W NW NW NW NW E SE S SW SW S S SE
Wind spd 12 11 11 12 16 16 13 11 10 8 11 12 10 5 5 4 3 3 5 9 9 9
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 50 90 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.71 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C L D D
Tstms S S S C L D D
Mix Hgt 2500 4600 1300 1300 5200 6500 4200 400 5900 8100
T Wind Dir N NE N NW W W SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 19 19 16 21 13 11 12 16 17
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 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
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 85 56 78 59 78 56 80
Temp 63 55 80 79 63 57 72 77 65 60 72 77 63 57 75 78
Dewpt 49 52 59 56 59 57 62 60 61 60 62 61 59 57 59 57
Max/Min RH 89 38 100 54 100 55 100 45
RH 60 89 49 45 87100 70 56 86100 69 58 87100 59 48
PWind dir SE S SE SE SE S N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 40 70 70 80 80 60 30
Rain shwrs C L C C L D L L D L C S C
Tstms C L C C L D L L D L C S C
$$
TXZ035-192115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
332 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 73 44 71 46 84
Temp 54 52 53 60 66 64 53 50 47 44 50 60 69 70 60 54 50 47 63 78 83 81
Dewpt 33 41 41 40 39 40 43 42 40 39 39 40 37 34 36 37 37 36 38 34 31 30
RH 45 66 64 47 37 41 69 74 76 82 66 47 31 26 41 52 61 65 39 20 15 16
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 11 13 13 14 17 18 18 14 14 12 16 16 11 8 5 5 5 5 9 12 13 13
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 OV B2 SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 80 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.33 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C D L S
Tstms S C D L S
Mix Hgt 3400 4800 1700 1500 4300 6700 4500 500 6300 10400
T Wind Dir NE E NE NW NW W S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 21 18 21 14 11 13 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 85 56 79 58 78 55 80
Temp 63 55 79 77 62 56 73 76 63 58 74 73 61 55 75 78
Dewpt 41 45 53 51 54 55 56 53 57 57 56 53 53 53 51 46
Max/Min RH 69 33 96 43 96 45 93 31
RH 44 69 41 40 75 96 55 45 81 96 53 49 75 93 43 32
PWind dir S S SE S SE S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 60 60 70 80 50 30
Rain shwrs C L C C L L L L D C S S C
Tstms C L C C L L L L D C S S C
$$
TXZ031-192115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
332 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25
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 64 47 70 45 83
Temp 53 53 54 56 59 62 52 51 49 47 53 60 68 69 58 53 49 46 63 77 82 79
Dewpt 48 47 46 46 46 48 50 50 49 47 46 45 44 44 47 46 45 45 47 44 43 44
RH 83 82 76 70 64 61 91 95100100 76 59 43 40 66 79 87 95 57 31 25 29
Wind dir N N N N N NE NE N N NW NW NW NW N SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 13 13 16 14 12 11 11 10 14 16 12 6 5 4 3 3 5 10 12 11
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 90 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.44 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C D D C C C
Tstms S S S C C D D C C C
Mix Hgt 2500 3000 1600 1500 4200 6300 3800 600 6400 9200
T Wind Dir N NE N NW NW NW SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 19 18 19 19 25 14 11 14 17 20
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 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
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 53 85 55 78 58 79 55 79
Temp 63 54 80 79 62 56 73 76 63 59 74 75 62 56 74 78
Dewpt 49 51 56 55 57 56 61 60 61 59 61 60 59 56 57 55
Max/Min RH 90 36 100 55 100 55 100 44
RH 61 90 45 44 84100 65 59 93100 66 60 91100 56 46
PWind dir S S SE SE SE S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 40 70 80 80 80 70 30
Rain shwrs C L C L D D L D D L C C C
Tstms C L C L D D L D D L C C C
$$
TXZ029-192115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
332 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 59 37 67 40 80
Temp 45 44 47 51 56 55 46 44 42 39 45 55 64 66 54 49 44 41 60 75 80 77
Dewpt 38 41 41 41 41 41 45 44 42 39 42 42 40 38 40 41 40 38 39 35 31 33
RH 76 89 79 68 57 59 96100100100 89 61 41 36 59 74 86 89 46 23 17 20
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 14 12 14 14 16 16 14 10 12 11 13 14 10 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 12 10
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 90 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.35 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C D L C C C
Tstms S C D L C C C
Mix Hgt 2700 3800 1600 1600 4400 6200 3900 500 6900 9900
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NW NW NW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 18 21 17 23 14 11 14 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 81 50 75 53 74 49 76
Temp 58 49 76 72 57 51 70 71 59 54 71 69 56 50 71 74
Dewpt 44 46 54 53 56 51 58 56 59 54 58 57 56 50 53 48
Max/Min RH 89 36 100 54 100 55 100 37
RH 60 89 46 51 96100 66 59 100100 64 66 100100 53 40
PWind dir S S S S SE S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 60 70 70 80 50 30
Rain shwrs C L C L L L L L D C S C C
Tstms C L C L L L L L D C S C C
$$
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