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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
254 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
TXZ024-082215-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
254 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 42 28 40 26 42
Temp 25 22 25 34 41 37 29 29 31 31 33 37 40 36 33 34 28 27 28 36 42 35
Dewpt 16 19 20 20 21 21 20 19 18 20 24 25 26 29 30 28 25 21 20 17 14 16
RH 68 89 82 57 43 52 67 67 60 63 71 63 58 73 92 89 84 81 73 47 32 45
Wind dir NE N NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind spd 4 3 2 3 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 8 9 8 10 11 12 12 11 12 11 5
Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.01 0
Rain C
Snow C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 4 4
Mix Hgt 2300 3100 100 500 1400 3300 2100 2800 3500 4700
T Wind Dir NW SW SW SW SW NW N N N NW
T Wind Spd 4 5 9 12 19 16 26 32 24 16
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 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 26 56 31 47 25 51 26 49
Temp 27 28 48 46 36 31 43 41 30 25 45 44 32 26 44 42
Dewpt 13 14 18 25 25 26 24 24 22 20 24 25 24 21 24 28
Max/Min RH 59 25 84 37 82 33 83 37
RH 56 55 30 43 65 84 49 50 72 82 42 49 74 83 47 55
PWind dir W W NW N NW SW S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-082215-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
254 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 40 26 36 26 42
Temp 23 21 23 32 39 34 29 26 26 27 29 34 36 35 32 31 29 28 26 35 42 36
Dewpt 14 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 22 26 27 28 29 30 30 27 24 23 20 18 19
RH 68 83 81 58 48 57 67 74 74 75 88 78 72 82 96100 96 88 85 52 38 50
Wind dir N N N W SW S S S S S S S SW N N N N N N N N NW
Wind spd 5 4 2 3 4 5 9 6 8 9 9 9 5 5 6 9 12 12 12 12 11 4
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.01 0
Rain S C
Snow C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 4
Mix Hgt 2400 2900 100 200 1400 1900 300 2900 3400 4600
T Wind Dir N SW S S S S N N N NW
T Wind Spd 2 4 8 10 18 11 11 25 23 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 22 53 29 48 23 51 25 50
Temp 26 22 44 45 34 29 43 42 29 23 42 44 31 25 42 43
Dewpt 17 15 21 25 26 27 27 26 24 21 26 27 25 23 27 28
Max/Min RH 76 31 92 42 93 36 94 39
RH 68 74 40 45 75 92 55 53 81 92 49 49 78 92 53 53
PWind dir W SW N N NW SW S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ043-082215-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
254 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 38 28 38 27 43
Temp 25 24 26 32 37 36 32 30 29 28 32 35 38 37 32 31 31 28 29 36 43 39
Dewpt 8 13 16 17 18 19 19 19 20 22 23 24 27 30 31 31 30 26 24 21 19 19
RH 48 62 68 55 45 51 60 63 67 81 75 63 65 74 93100 94 94 80 53 37 47
Wind dir NE N N N S S S S S SW S S SW N N N N N N N N NW
Wind spd 5 6 5 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 9 10 10 12 9 5
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.05 0.01 0
Rain C
Snow C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4
Mix Hgt 2200 2500 100 700 1500 2100 100 1100 3700 4700
T Wind Dir NE SE S SW SW SW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 11 3 5 9 18 12 8 23 23 14
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 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 24 57 29 50 24 52 25 51
Temp 27 24 47 52 38 29 46 44 31 24 45 46 32 25 45 46
Dewpt 17 15 21 25 25 27 28 27 26 22 26 28 25 24 27 29
Max/Min RH 70 27 94 41 95 36 95 39
RH 68 68 37 36 63 92 50 50 82 95 46 49 75 94 50 53
PWind dir W SW W N N S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-082215-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
254 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 40 27 36 24 40
Temp 24 23 25 33 39 35 31 29 28 27 29 32 36 33 30 30 27 25 25 34 40 34
Dewpt 11 16 18 20 20 19 19 18 20 22 23 25 27 28 29 28 24 21 20 18 16 14
RH 56 77 77 59 46 51 62 62 71 85 81 78 69 78 92 92 85 84 81 51 37 43
Wind dir NE NE NE NW S S S SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N N N N N NW
Wind spd 6 5 3 1 4 6 6 9 8 8 6 6 6 9 12 13 14 14 12 13 12 6
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 30 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0 0
Snow C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 1700 2900 500 1000 1000 2200 2500 3200 3800 4900
T Wind Dir NE S SW SW SW W N N N N
T Wind Spd 4 5 9 10 16 11 27 32 24 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 23 55 27 46 21 49 23 49
Temp 25 23 46 49 34 27 42 40 29 21 41 42 30 23 42 42
Dewpt 14 14 21 24 24 25 25 22 22 20 26 25 23 21 27 27
Max/Min RH 70 27 92 40 96 39 95 40
RH 60 68 35 37 66 92 53 46 78 96 53 49 72 92 53 53
PWind dir W W NW N NE SW S S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-082215-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
254 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 42 28 39 28 45
Temp 24 21 25 34 40 36 30 28 29 29 31 36 39 37 34 33 31 28 30 38 45 38
Dewpt 14 17 19 18 19 21 21 19 21 23 25 26 28 31 31 31 28 24 23 20 17 19
RH 64 81 80 53 42 52 68 68 67 78 80 67 64 79 92 98 92 83 79 47 32 46
Wind dir NE N N W SW S S S S S S S SW N N N N N N N N NW
Wind spd 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 8 5 6 9 6 5 5 8 9 10 11 12 11 4
Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.01 0
Rain C S C
Snow C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 4
Mix Hgt 2400 2800 100 200 1400 1700 200 2700 3500 4700
T Wind Dir N SW S S S SW NW N N NW
T Wind Spd 2 4 8 10 17 12 11 23 23 14
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 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 24 57 29 50 23 53 24 51
Temp 26 24 48 48 35 29 46 45 31 23 47 47 31 24 45 44
Dewpt 16 15 21 26 27 27 27 27 25 21 25 28 26 23 26 29
Max/Min RH 70 26 94 37 92 34 96 38
RH 65 67 32 42 75 92 48 51 80 92 44 51 77 95 49 54
PWind dir W SW NW N NW SW S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ029-082215-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
254 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 39 23 35 21 39
Temp 21 18 21 30 38 32 25 23 24 24 27 32 35 31 29 28 23 22 22 33 39 33
Dewpt 16 18 21 21 20 20 19 18 18 20 23 25 26 29 28 26 24 20 19 16 14 14
RH 81 94 99 67 48 62 76 81 81 84 88 75 69 92100100100 96 81 47 35 45
Wind dir NE NE N W SW S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind spd 4 4 2 3 4 4 6 8 8 8 6 8 9 9 10 11 12 11 11 12 10 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.01 0
Snow C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 4
Mix Hgt 1600 3000 100 500 1000 3400 2600 2700 3800 4800
T Wind Dir N SW SW SW SW NW N N N NW
T Wind Spd 3 5 9 12 18 17 28 32 23 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 21 54 25 43 19 47 20 47
Temp 22 22 44 45 30 25 39 37 25 19 40 40 26 20 40 39
Dewpt 13 13 19 24 24 25 24 23 20 19 24 25 22 20 25 26
Max/Min RH 71 27 100 43 100 38 100 40
RH 65 71 34 43 81 100 57 56 84 100 52 57 88 100 53 57
PWind dir W W N N E SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
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