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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
232 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
TXZ024-282130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
232 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
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 84 60 88 54 76
Temp 56 54 63 76 82 82 71 67 65 62 72 83 87 84 71 66 61 55 60 70 75 75
Dewpt 54 54 55 52 47 45 47 48 46 42 33 26 23 22 23 23 22 21 26 28 25 25
RH 92 98 76 45 29 27 43 52 50 49 24 12 9 10 17 19 22 26 28 21 16 16
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW W W W SW W SW W W W NW NW N E
Wind spd 8 6 8 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 16 16 17 17 11 12 13 12 12 10 11 10
Clouds SC SC SC CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5100 7800 600 600 7700 11100 3300 600 5800 9300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W SW W W NW SW
T Wind Spd 13 17 18 24 20 25 18 21 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 03/31/25 Tue 04/01/25 Wed 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25
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 41 68 47 87 53 78 51 80
Temp 54 42 58 67 53 48 75 86 69 54 70 77 60 52 74 77
Dewpt 34 32 32 30 33 36 42 24 23 18 17 17 24 30 31 27
Max/Min RH 67 25 63 10 25 10 41 15
RH 47 65 38 26 47 63 31 10 17 24 13 11 24 41 20 16
PWind dir NE E SE S W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5 0 10 10
$$
TXZ026-282130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
232 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 56 91 51 73
Temp 58 56 62 72 80 79 68 63 60 58 69 85 90 87 73 67 58 52 59 69 73 71
Dewpt 53 54 55 54 51 48 51 52 51 49 44 31 25 24 25 25 27 27 33 32 31 31
RH 83 93 78 53 36 34 55 67 72 71 40 14 10 10 17 20 31 37 37 25 21 22
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW N N N NE
Wind spd 10 9 10 12 14 14 16 14 12 11 13 14 18 17 11 11 12 11 12 11 12 12
Clouds B2 B2 B2 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 6300 400 400 7000 11600 500 400 4900 6900
T Wind Dir S S S S W SW SW W NW N
T Wind Spd 13 17 19 16 16 23 16 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/31/25 Tue 04/01/25 Wed 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 65 44 86 51 77 48 79
Temp 53 42 58 65 52 45 73 85 67 52 72 75 57 49 73 77
Dewpt 33 31 32 31 34 37 43 37 34 26 22 22 29 32 34 30
Max/Min RH 64 27 73 18 37 12 52 16
RH 46 64 38 28 51 73 34 18 29 36 15 13 34 51 24 18
PWind dir NE NE SE S SW W S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 10 0 10 10
$$
TXZ043-282130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
232 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
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 84 58 93 57 83
Temp 59 56 64 74 82 83 71 67 63 60 71 87 92 89 77 71 63 58 67 78 83 81
Dewpt 54 56 58 56 50 47 50 52 53 54 50 33 24 21 22 23 24 23 24 24 22 24
RH 84 98 80 52 33 29 47 59 69 81 47 15 9 8 13 17 23 26 19 13 11 12
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W SW W NW NW W NE
Wind spd 5 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 13 13 18 17 11 9 9 8 9 10 11 10
Clouds B2 OV B2 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4700 7300 500 600 6300 12600 1900 500 6600 10000
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W SW W W NW SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 16 17 19 26 21 14 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 03/31/25 Tue 04/01/25 Wed 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25
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 43 69 46 90 54 83 50 84
Temp 57 44 62 69 54 47 78 89 69 55 75 81 61 52 79 82
Dewpt 36 33 33 31 34 39 48 38 46 34 23 23 30 37 37 28
Max/Min RH 65 24 75 17 49 11 55 13
RH 45 64 35 25 47 75 34 17 43 44 14 12 31 55 23 14
PWind dir NE NE SE S SW W S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 0 10 5
$$
TXZ035-282130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
232 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 52 89 51 80
Temp 55 54 59 73 81 81 69 65 61 54 66 83 88 84 71 65 58 52 62 74 79 78
Dewpt 51 51 53 52 44 40 41 42 42 41 32 25 21 19 18 19 19 18 19 17 15 13
RH 86 90 80 48 27 23 36 43 49 61 28 12 9 9 13 17 22 26 19 11 9 8
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW W W W SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
Wind spd 8 5 9 11 12 13 12 12 12 9 13 16 20 21 16 12 12 12 13 13 14 13
Clouds B1 B2 B1 CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3600 7700 500 600 7600 11400 4700 500 7000 10100
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 12 16 20 20 18 25 23 19 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 03/31/25 Tue 04/01/25 Wed 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 40 73 47 88 49 79 47 79
Temp 54 41 62 72 55 48 80 86 66 50 73 77 58 48 75 77
Dewpt 25 28 31 25 29 33 39 21 21 16 17 16 21 25 25 20
Max/Min RH 59 17 56 9 25 9 40 11
RH 32 59 31 17 37 56 23 9 18 25 12 10 24 40 16 12
PWind dir E E SE SW W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ031-282130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
232 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
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 84 59 93 55 78
Temp 58 57 63 75 82 82 70 65 63 61 73 88 92 88 75 69 62 56 64 72 78 76
Dewpt 54 57 56 55 51 49 53 53 53 51 45 30 25 25 26 25 25 24 29 31 29 30
RH 88100 79 51 34 32 55 65 69 70 36 13 9 10 16 19 24 29 26 23 17 19
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S SW SW W SW SW SW W W W NW N N NE
Wind spd 6 5 8 10 12 12 12 11 11 10 12 12 17 16 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3800 7000 700 700 7700 12500 700 700 5500 7800
T Wind Dir S S S SW W SW W W NW N
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 19 18 23 18 18 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/31/25 Tue 04/01/25 Wed 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25
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 41 67 45 89 53 81 49 83
Temp 55 42 60 67 52 46 75 88 69 54 73 79 59 50 77 81
Dewpt 36 33 32 32 34 38 44 37 35 26 19 23 30 34 34 30
Max/Min RH 71 28 76 17 36 11 54 15
RH 49 70 36 28 52 76 33 17 28 34 13 13 33 54 21 16
PWind dir NE NE SE S SW W S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 10 0 10 10
$$
TXZ029-282130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
232 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 48 86 46 77
Temp 52 50 59 72 80 80 67 63 57 51 66 81 86 82 67 60 53 47 57 70 76 74
Dewpt 50 50 54 51 44 41 44 44 41 37 30 26 24 23 23 22 20 18 22 22 18 18
RH 93100 83 48 28 25 43 50 55 58 25 13 10 11 19 23 27 31 25 16 11 12
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W SW W W W NW W W W
Wind spd 6 5 9 11 12 11 11 11 10 8 12 16 18 17 10 9 10 9 11 11 11 10
Clouds B1 B1 SC CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 9000 600 500 7200 10700 3400 500 6900 10300
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W W W W NW W
T Wind Spd 16 17 21 21 20 25 18 18 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 03/31/25 Tue 04/01/25 Wed 04/02/25 Thu 04/03/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 36 68 42 84 45 74 43 76
Temp 50 37 57 67 49 43 76 81 61 46 68 72 55 44 72 74
Dewpt 33 31 32 29 32 35 40 21 21 16 17 16 22 26 27 24
Max/Min RH 80 23 74 11 29 10 48 14
RH 51 78 38 24 52 74 28 11 21 29 14 11 27 48 19 16
PWind dir E E S SW W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5 0 10 10
$$
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