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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
230 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
TXZ024-062130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
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 53 33 67 42 79
Temp 33 33 38 46 52 52 40 36 34 34 48 61 65 66 52 48 44 43 57 72 78 76
Dewpt 31 28 30 30 29 30 31 29 28 28 34 34 30 32 34 33 32 32 36 37 35 37
RH 92 83 73 53 42 43 70 76 79 80 58 36 27 28 50 56 62 66 45 28 21 24
Wind dir NW NW N N N NW W W W W NW N N NE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 8 9 10 9 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 3 5 6 6 6 9 12 12 10
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4400 5300 500 500 5400 7800 2500 500 5800 9200
T Wind Dir N N W W NW N SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 10 13 10 6 11 19 21 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 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25
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 55 83 51 76 48 77 54 88
Temp 61 55 79 80 61 52 72 74 56 49 70 76 60 55 81 86
Dewpt 34 32 41 44 46 43 39 38 39 38 38 39 42 42 44 41
Max/Min RH 41 23 72 25 67 25 63 19
RH 36 41 26 28 59 71 31 27 53 67 32 27 50 63 27 21
PWind dir SW NW E N NE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-062130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 55 33 67 40 78
Temp 33 30 37 45 51 53 43 38 34 33 46 61 66 65 53 47 42 41 55 70 77 76
Dewpt 32 30 30 26 25 25 28 27 28 28 32 32 29 30 33 32 33 34 37 38 36 37
RH 96100 75 47 36 33 55 64 78 82 58 33 25 27 46 56 70 76 51 31 23 24
Wind dir N NW N N N N S SW SW W W NE E SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 9 12 13 10 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 9 13 16 12
Clouds OV B2 SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4300 5200 300 300 5000 7200 3000 300 4400 8300
T Wind Dir N N S W NW NW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 14 8 8 8 5 13 13 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 83 50 77 47 77 51 87
Temp 58 52 76 80 59 51 73 74 56 48 70 75 59 52 79 84
Dewpt 36 35 42 46 46 44 41 38 38 38 38 38 41 42 45 43
Max/Min RH 54 24 78 25 68 25 69 22
RH 44 52 30 30 62 77 31 27 51 68 31 26 51 69 30 24
PWind dir S NW NE N NE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-062130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
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 57 32 69 39 79
Temp 34 31 40 49 54 56 45 40 35 33 48 62 67 68 54 48 43 40 55 73 78 77
Dewpt 32 31 32 28 27 27 29 29 28 27 32 34 31 31 34 34 33 32 36 38 36 37
RH 93100 74 44 35 33 53 65 75 79 54 35 25 25 47 58 66 75 49 29 22 24
Wind dir N NW N N N N SE SW W W W N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 9 6 10 12 11 6 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4700 5400 400 400 6200 8700 5100 400 5800 8300
T Wind Dir N N W W NW N SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 6 9 11 10 11 13 17 18
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 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25
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 51 87 51 79 48 79 52 90
Temp 59 52 79 84 62 52 75 76 58 49 71 78 61 53 82 87
Dewpt 35 33 40 43 44 42 44 39 40 38 39 37 40 40 45 41
Max/Min RH 48 19 69 25 67 22 61 19
RH 41 48 25 24 53 69 32 26 51 66 31 23 46 61 28 20
PWind dir SW SW SW NE NE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-062130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 53 30 69 39 80
Temp 27 25 34 44 49 52 41 35 32 33 48 63 68 67 54 48 43 40 57 72 79 77
Dewpt 27 25 27 25 25 25 27 25 25 26 31 28 26 25 28 28 28 28 32 31 29 29
RH 100100 75 47 39 35 57 66 75 75 51 26 20 20 36 46 55 62 38 22 16 17
Wind dir NW NW N N N NW SW SW W W NW N N N SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 12 12 10 9 3 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 10 14 16 13
Clouds B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 5100 400 400 6600 9100 4900 400 6000 8600
T Wind Dir N N SW W NW N SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 6 11 12 12 11 17 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 87 50 79 48 80 53 89
Temp 59 49 80 84 61 50 74 75 57 48 72 77 62 53 81 87
Dewpt 30 29 34 34 40 39 39 37 38 37 39 37 39 39 41 36
Max/Min RH 46 14 66 23 66 23 59 16
RH 33 46 19 17 46 66 28 25 49 65 30 24 43 59 24 16
PWind dir SW W SE NE E S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-062130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
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 57 31 69 40 81
Temp 34 30 40 49 56 57 45 38 34 31 47 62 67 68 53 47 44 41 56 73 80 78
Dewpt 34 30 32 27 26 27 32 30 30 29 34 34 30 31 34 34 34 34 38 38 36 37
RH 98100 74 43 32 32 61 74 86 91 62 36 25 25 48 60 68 78 52 28 21 24
Wind dir NW NW N N N N S SW SW W W N NE E SE S S SW S S S S
Wind spd 8 6 10 12 10 5 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 6 12 13 11
Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4300 5400 600 500 5100 7300 4100 600 5100 8500
T Wind Dir N N SW W NW NW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 14 6 8 9 6 12 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 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25
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 52 87 50 79 47 79 52 90
Temp 59 53 80 82 61 51 75 76 56 47 71 78 59 52 82 87
Dewpt 35 34 41 45 46 46 41 38 39 40 37 38 40 43 45 43
Max/Min RH 48 21 83 23 75 23 71 20
RH 40 48 26 27 59 82 30 25 53 75 29 24 49 71 28 22
PWind dir SW W NE N NE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-062130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 50 26 65 34 77
Temp 28 24 33 42 46 49 37 31 27 28 44 58 64 62 48 43 37 35 53 70 76 73
Dewpt 28 24 30 29 28 29 30 28 27 27 34 32 27 29 31 31 31 30 34 34 31 32
RH 100100 89 60 49 46 75 88100 96 68 37 24 28 51 62 79 82 48 26 19 22
Wind dir NW NW N N N N SW W W W NW N N N S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 6 9 9 8 5 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 9 13 13 10
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3700 4400 500 400 5100 8000 1900 500 6000 8400
T Wind Dir N N W W NW N S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 8 11 12 10 10 18 20 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 Fri 04/11/25 Sat 04/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 44 82 45 74 42 75 48 87
Temp 55 45 76 79 56 46 70 71 52 43 68 73 57 49 78 84
Dewpt 34 31 38 40 44 40 39 36 38 37 38 38 41 40 42 37
Max/Min RH 58 20 82 26 80 25 71 17
RH 45 58 25 25 64 79 32 28 59 79 33 28 55 71 28 19
PWind dir SW NW E NE E S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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