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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
616 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

TXZ024-142100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
616 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date             Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25
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          57          84          57          84
Temp             62 68 80 83 79 69 65 61 58 69 80 83 78 67 64 60 58 69 80 84 79
Dewpt            59 58 57 55 55 54 54 53 53 54 54 51 51 52 51 49 50 51 52 51 52
RH               89 70 45 38 43 60 69 76 83 59 41 33 39 58 63 67 75 54 38 32 39
Wind dir         SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SW  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          5  5 10 11  9  6  5  5  5  5  9 11  9  6  6  5  5  8 12 14 10
Clouds           SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis            PF
Mix Hgt              4500  5600   600   600  4900  6200   500   500  5200  7200
T Wind Dir              S     S    SE     S     S     S    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             10    16    13    11    12    17    16    13    16    19
RFTI              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


Date          Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25
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          60    84      56    82      50    81      57    88
Temp          67 61 79 78   62 57 77 74   57 51 75 75   61 58 82 82
Dewpt         54 53 49 48   46 40 39 39   42 41 39 38   40 41 44 42
Max/Min RH       75    29      57    21      69    21      52    20
RH            63 75 35 36   56 54 25 28   56 68 27 26   45 52 26 24
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    NW      NW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW CL   CL FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5     5       5     5       0     0       5     5

$$
TXZ026-142100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
616 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date             Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25
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          58          84          57          85
Temp             62 69 80 84 81 71 66 62 60 67 80 84 79 70 65 60 58 67 80 84 80
Dewpt            57 57 56 54 53 54 54 53 53 54 54 51 51 51 49 49 49 50 51 51 50
RH               84 66 44 36 38 55 65 72 78 63 41 32 38 51 56 67 72 54 36 32 35
Wind dir          E SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE
Wind spd          6  8  9  9  6  6  6  5  4  5  8  9  6  8  8  6  5  8 11 12  9
Clouds           SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis            PF
Mix Hgt              4500  5600   400   400  4500  5800   400   400  4500  6300
T Wind Dir              S     S    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             10    13    14    11    10    13    16    12    13    18
RFTI              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


Date          Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25
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      56    83      51    82      55    89
Temp          68 61 80 79   65 57 78 77   59 51 75 76   61 56 81 83
Dewpt         52 54 55 54   55 46 44 42   43 42 40 38   40 41 45 44
Max/Min RH       78    37      70    23      71    21      57    22
RH            57 78 42 42   70 67 30 29   55 71 28 25   46 57 28 25
PWind dir         S     S       S    NW       N    SW       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW CL   CL FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     5      10     5       0     0       0     5

$$
TXZ043-142100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
616 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date             Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25
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          57          88          58          88
Temp             62 72 83 87 83 72 67 62 59 70 83 87 82 72 67 62 59 71 84 87 83
Dewpt            54 56 57 53 52 54 54 54 54 55 53 51 50 51 50 49 49 51 53 52 52
RH               75 58 42 32 35 54 63 74 83 58 36 29 33 48 54 64 70 50 34 30 34
Wind dir          E  S  S SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          5  5  9  9  6  5  5  4  2  3  5  8  6  5  5  5  4  5  9 10  9
Clouds           FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt              5200  6000   500   400  5600  6700   600   500  5900  7300
T Wind Dir              S    SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             11    13    12     9    10    12    14    12    14    17
RFTI              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


Date          Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25
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          60    89      58    88      51    85      56    92
Temp          69 61 82 85   69 59 82 81   62 52 78 79   64 57 85 86
Dewpt         54 56 57 56   52 46 42 37   45 44 40 38   42 43 49 47
Max/Min RH       83    35      64    18      74    19      62    22
RH            59 83 43 38   55 62 24 21   54 74 26 24   45 61 30 26
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W       N    SE       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW CL   CL FW FW CL   CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr          0     5      10     5       5     0       5     5

$$
TXZ035-142100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
616 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date             Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25
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          57          84          58          86
Temp             62 70 78 84 79 69 65 61 57 68 78 83 79 69 65 62 58 69 79 85 80
Dewpt            56 57 59 56 55 54 52 52 51 53 55 54 52 51 51 50 50 51 51 50 52
RH               81 63 52 38 44 59 63 72 80 59 45 37 39 53 60 65 75 53 38 30 38
Wind dir         SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          8 10 14 14 12 10  9  8  5  8 12 13 12 11  9  9  9 12 17 17 13
Clouds           SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                                    S
Tstms                                                                         S
Mix Hgt              4100  5000   600   500  4800  5800   500   500  4600  6200
T Wind Dir              S     S    SE     S     S     S    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             14    17    14    13    14    17    18    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
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25
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          59    87      55    84      50    84      56    89
Temp          68 59 79 81   63 55 78 78   59 50 77 78   62 56 82 83
Dewpt         52 51 50 43   42 38 35 33   38 39 38 36   40 41 43 40
Max/Min RH       75    24      55    17      66    19      57    19
RH            57 75 36 26   46 53 21 19   45 66 24 22   44 57 25 22
PWind dir         S    SW       W    NW      NE     S       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW CL   CL FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         20     5       0     5       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S

$$
TXZ031-142100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
616 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date             Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25
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                      87          57          86          57          87
Temp             61 70 82 86 82 71 67 62 59 69 82 85 80 70 65 60 57 69 82 86 82
Dewpt            58 58 57 55 55 56 55 55 55 55 54 52 52 53 51 50 50 50 53 52 52
RH               89 65 43 36 40 58 67 80 89 61 39 32 37 54 60 69 77 53 36 31 36
Wind dir          E  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind spd          5  5  9 10  6  5  5  4  2  4  8  9  6  5  5  5  5  6 11 12  9
Clouds           SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis            PF
Mix Hgt              5000  6200   600   600  4900  6300   600   600  5200  6800
T Wind Dir              S     S    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             10    13    13    10    10    13    14    13    16    18
RFTI              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


Date          Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25
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    87      56    86      51    84      57    91
Temp          68 61 81 80   65 57 80 78   60 51 77 78   63 57 84 85
Dewpt         54 55 55 56   55 45 44 42   45 44 40 39   42 42 47 46
Max/Min RH       80    36      70    21      76    21      58    22
RH            62 80 42 44   70 64 28 28   58 76 27 25   45 58 28 26
PWind dir         S     S      SW    NW       N     S       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW CL   CL FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     5      10     5       5     0       0     5

$$
TXZ029-142100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
616 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date             Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25
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                      80          52          81          53          81
Temp             57 66 75 79 76 65 62 57 54 65 76 80 76 65 62 57 54 65 76 80 77
Dewpt            56 57 57 55 54 55 54 53 52 53 54 51 51 53 51 50 49 51 51 50 52
RH               96 73 54 44 46 70 75 86 93 65 46 36 42 65 67 77 83 60 42 35 42
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          5  8 11 11  9  6  5  5  4  5  9 11  9  8  6  6  5 10 13 13 10
Clouds           SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                                    S
Tstms                                                                         S
Mix Hgt              4000  4900   500   500  4800  5700   700   500  4800  6300
T Wind Dir              S     S    SE     S     S     S    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             14    17    16    14    16    17    18    17    19    20
RFTI              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


Date          Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25
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      49    79      45    79      52    85
Temp          64 54 75 76   56 50 75 72   54 46 73 73   58 53 78 79
Dewpt         54 51 45 40   42 37 35 34   39 39 37 35   39 41 41 38
Max/Min RH       90    25      63    19      79    20      66    19
RH            70 90 34 27   59 61 23 25   57 76 27 25   49 64 27 23
PWind dir         S    SW       W    NW      NE    SW      SW    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW CL   CL FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         20     5       0     5       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          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