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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1233 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
TXZ024-062115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1233 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 91 69 91 70 90
Temp 71 70 78 85 89 89 80 74 71 69 78 85 90 88 80 76 72 71 79 84 89 85
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 67 67 70 70 69 69 69 68 67 67 70 70 69 69 68 67 67 68
RH 97 97 75 61 48 49 73 87 92 99 74 57 47 49 73 83 89 92 70 57 49 56
Wind dir NW NW N E E SE SE S W N E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 2 3 3 5 8 8 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 5 8 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 4200 4800 3100 600 4300 5400 1200 700 3300 5100
T Wind Dir NW N E SE NW E SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 5 9 9 12 6 5 9 12 10 9 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 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri 07/11/25 Sat 07/12/25
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 69 94 72 96 73 95 70 88
Temp 73 70 88 91 77 73 91 93 79 73 90 93 78 71 83 86
Dewpt 68 66 67 64 64 63 62 60 63 63 64 63 65 64 64 64
Max/Min RH 91 39 73 30 72 35 82 44
RH 84 88 49 41 65 71 38 33 59 72 42 37 64 81 54 48
PWind dir S SW SW SW S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-062115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1233 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 71 91 71 91
Temp 73 72 78 86 90 89 81 76 73 71 79 85 90 88 80 77 73 72 80 86 90 88
Dewpt 71 71 71 71 69 68 70 70 70 70 69 70 69 68 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 67
RH 93 97 79 61 50 50 69 82 90 97 72 61 50 52 69 76 87 90 67 55 49 50
Wind dir E N N E E SE SE SE E NE E SE SE SE S S S S SW S S SW
Wind spd 2 2 2 5 5 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 8 6 6 5 6 6 6 8
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 300 4000 4800 2700 500 4000 5100 1200 500 3100 5100
T Wind Dir SE N E SE SE E SE S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 5 6 9 12 6 5 9 13 11 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri 07/11/25 Sat 07/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 94 73 96 74 95 72 91
Temp 75 70 88 91 78 73 92 94 80 74 90 93 79 72 85 88
Dewpt 68 68 67 65 65 65 64 62 64 64 66 65 65 65 66 65
Max/Min RH 93 40 76 33 71 37 79 45
RH 79 93 50 42 64 76 40 35 58 71 45 40 62 79 53 47
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-062115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1233 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 71 89 71 91
Temp 74 72 78 84 88 87 80 76 73 71 79 85 88 85 79 76 73 71 80 86 90 87
Dewpt 73 72 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 71 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 69 70 70 68 68
RH 98100 84 67 59 62 81 88 97100 80 64 56 63 77 85 92 94 73 59 50 54
Wind dir E NE N NE E E SE S S NE S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 2 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 500 4100 4400 2400 500 3800 4900 1200 700 4100 5300
T Wind Dir E N E SE S S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 5 8 10 9 6 5 9 13 11 13 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 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri 07/11/25 Sat 07/12/25
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 71 94 73 96 73 98 72 92
Temp 76 71 88 91 79 73 91 93 81 73 92 94 80 72 86 88
Dewpt 70 67 68 65 66 65 65 63 65 65 66 65 66 65 66 64
Max/Min RH 87 41 76 35 75 35 79 42
RH 81 87 51 42 65 76 42 37 59 75 43 39 62 79 51 45
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
$$
TXZ035-062115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1233 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 70 92 71 91
Temp 73 71 78 86 91 90 81 75 72 70 79 86 91 88 80 76 73 71 78 84 90 88
Dewpt 70 69 70 68 66 66 68 68 68 68 69 68 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 66 65 64
RH 90 93 76 55 44 45 65 79 87 93 72 55 44 48 62 74 81 87 69 55 44 45
Wind dir NE N N NE E SE SE S SE N SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 3 3 4 5 8 10 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 11 10 9 8 6 9 8 8 10
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 500 4300 5200 3600 500 3600 4900 1300 800 2900 4900
T Wind Dir E N E SE S E SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 6 10 11 6 6 9 13 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri 07/11/25 Sat 07/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 94 70 96 72 97 71 91
Temp 75 69 88 90 76 70 89 92 78 72 90 93 78 71 85 87
Dewpt 66 64 65 63 62 62 62 58 62 63 64 61 64 64 65 63
Max/Min RH 84 37 76 29 73 32 79 41
RH 74 84 47 41 62 76 41 32 58 73 42 35 62 79 51 45
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-062115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1233 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 92 71 92 71 92
Temp 73 72 79 86 91 90 81 76 73 71 79 87 91 90 81 77 73 72 80 88 91 89
Dewpt 73 71 72 72 70 69 72 72 72 71 72 71 70 70 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 68
RH 100 98 80 63 51 51 74 87 97100 79 61 52 53 72 81 93 93 71 55 48 51
Wind dir NW NW N E E SE SE SE E NE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 2 2 2 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 4300 5100 3400 600 4100 5800 1300 800 3800 5700
T Wind Dir S N E SE SE E SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 10 12 5 5 9 13 11 13 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 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri 07/11/25 Sat 07/12/25
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 71 96 74 98 74 98 72 92
Temp 76 71 91 93 80 74 94 96 81 74 92 95 81 72 86 89
Dewpt 70 69 67 65 66 65 64 62 65 64 66 65 65 65 66 64
Max/Min RH 93 39 76 32 71 35 79 42
RH 83 93 46 40 63 74 38 34 58 71 42 37 59 79 52 44
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-062115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1233 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 66 88 67 87
Temp 68 67 75 84 87 87 77 71 68 66 76 82 87 85 76 72 69 68 76 81 86 85
Dewpt 68 67 69 66 65 65 68 68 67 66 68 67 65 65 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 66
RH 100100 82 55 48 48 74 90 97100 76 61 48 51 76 87 93 97 74 63 51 53
Wind dir N N N NE E E SE SW N NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 2 2 3 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 6
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 500 4100 5000 3200 500 3700 5000 1400 800 2600 4900
T Wind Dir E N E SE W E SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 8 11 6 6 9 13 10 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri 07/11/25 Sat 07/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 91 68 93 69 93 66 86
Temp 71 66 86 89 74 68 88 90 74 69 88 90 74 67 81 83
Dewpt 67 64 64 62 62 62 61 58 61 62 61 61 63 63 63 62
Max/Min RH 97 38 81 32 78 34 87 46
RH 87 93 48 41 66 81 41 34 64 78 41 38 69 87 54 49
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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