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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
219 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
TXZ024-180945-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
219 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 86 49 63 45
Temp 96 93 78 75 71 68 75 81 84 83 71 67 59 50 52 59 63 61 51 48 47 45
Dewpt 26 27 32 45 50 42 33 29 32 34 38 38 41 42 42 42 42 43 47 46 45 43
RH 9 9 19 34 47 38 21 15 16 17 30 35 52 75 68 53 46 52 86 93 92 95
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW N N N NE E NE NE N N NW
Wind spd 25 24 16 17 17 14 20 20 19 18 11 9 10 11 11 11 12 13 12 9 10 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 40 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.01 0.27
Rain shwrs C C C C D D L L S
Tstms C C C C D D L L S
Mix Hgt 15700 4300 100 5200 8900 2500 1500 2600 3300 2400 1500
T Wind Dir SW S SW W SW SE NE NE NE N NW
T Wind Spd 37 14 14 31 29 16 21 17 18 25 20
RFTI 7 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CH NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 46 81 56 81 57 77 57 75
Temp 58 65 51 47 75 79 62 56 79 76 59 57 69 75 61 57 69 70
Dewpt 40 35 41 40 37 35 45 48 55 54 56 56 55 51 58 56 56 55
Min/Max RH 32 80 18 74 39 97 39 97 0
RH 51 32 67 79 26 20 54 74 44 48 90 97 61 43 88 97 63 60
PWind dir NW SE SW S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 50 60 70 60 70
Rain shwrs S C L C L L L C L L
Tstms S C L C L L L C L L
$$
TXZ026-180945-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
219 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 87 51 63 46
Temp 98 95 81 76 72 67 74 83 86 82 73 66 59 52 52 60 63 60 53 50 48 46
Dewpt 29 35 47 52 53 52 45 37 37 41 48 46 47 45 45 44 44 44 46 45 45 44
RH 9 12 30 43 51 59 35 19 18 23 41 48 64 77 77 56 50 55 78 84 90 93
Wind dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE N N N NE NE NE NE N N NW
Wind spd 23 23 17 17 17 12 17 19 20 17 12 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC OV OV B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 60 40 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.02 0.41
Rain shwrs S L L C C S S C C D D D D S
Tstms S L L C C S S C C D D D D S
Mix Hgt 14500 200 200 2700 4700 600 1600 2500 2800 1900 1400
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW S SE NE N NE N N
T Wind Spd 24 18 13 10 17 17 23 19 20 25 21
RFTI 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 67 46 79 55 81 57 78 56 76
Temp 59 66 52 47 72 77 62 55 78 76 61 57 71 76 61 56 71 74
Dewpt 40 37 41 41 42 40 46 49 54 54 56 57 55 53 56 55 56 55
Min/Max RH 33 83 24 80 38 100 42 98 0
RH 48 34 66 81 33 26 56 80 43 47 84 99 56 45 83 95 59 51
PWind dir NW SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 50 70 70 70 70
Rain shwrs S C L L L L L L L L
Tstms S C L L L L L L L L
$$
TXZ043-180945-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
219 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 89 57 74 48
Temp 98 95 81 76 71 68 74 84 88 86 77 71 67 60 57 68 74 69 59 56 52 48
Dewpt 34 41 51 55 55 55 54 45 43 44 47 49 50 47 47 44 42 48 53 53 49 46
RH 11 16 35 49 57 63 49 26 21 23 34 45 55 64 67 42 33 48 80 92 90 93
Wind dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N NE E E NE N N NW
Wind spd 17 17 14 13 12 10 12 16 17 16 11 9 8 6 9 9 12 12 11 9 8 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 50 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.02 0.55
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C D D L L
Tstms C C C C C C C C D D L L
Mix Hgt 14300 2500 100 4600 6800 1100 600 2000 2400 1400 2200
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW S S NE N NE N N
T Wind Spd 25 19 12 16 21 16 8 18 23 24 20
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 72 47 81 55 83 58 81 59 80
Temp 65 71 54 47 74 78 61 56 81 80 63 58 74 79 64 59 74 77
Dewpt 42 38 43 43 44 43 46 52 58 57 58 58 58 56 59 58 58 57
Min/Max RH 29 88 24 87 41 100 39 98 0
RH 43 30 66 87 34 28 58 87 44 45 85100 57 45 86 95 57 51
PWind dir NW SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 50 70 60 60 60
Rain shwrs C L C C L L L C L
Tstms C L C C L L L C L
$$
TXZ035-180945-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
219 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 83 50 75 43
Temp 94 93 79 72 67 62 70 79 82 80 70 63 58 51 54 68 75 70 58 52 48 43
Dewpt 25 26 31 44 47 41 35 32 31 30 33 30 30 36 36 34 32 33 41 42 40 38
RH 8 9 17 37 49 46 28 18 16 16 25 29 34 57 51 28 21 25 53 68 75 82
Wind dir SW SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW NW N NE E SE SE NE N N NW
Wind spd 26 25 16 17 14 11 18 23 26 21 13 10 9 9 10 10 13 16 13 11 10 11
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 20 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.15
Rain shwrs S S S S L L C C
Tstms S S S S L L C C
Obvis BD
Mix Hgt 12000 7800 100 5700 11500 7300 700 2000 2800 2100 1300
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW S NE NE NE N NW
T Wind Spd 34 12 12 28 33 11 9 16 16 20 16
RFTI 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CH NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 72 46 83 55 82 56 79 56 78
Temp 63 71 54 46 78 80 62 55 80 76 61 56 74 76 62 56 75 74
Dewpt 35 26 31 33 31 30 41 46 53 50 52 53 50 46 52 53 52 49
Min/Max RH 18 60 14 73 35 90 31 90 0
RH 35 18 41 59 18 16 46 72 39 40 72 90 42 35 70 90 44 41
PWind dir NW S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 50 50 60 50 60
Rain shwrs C C C C L C C C L
Tstms C C C C L C C C L
$$
TXZ031-180945-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
219 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 89 52 67 46
Temp 98 95 81 76 73 68 77 85 88 84 75 70 61 53 54 62 67 63 54 51 48 46
Dewpt 30 35 48 54 55 54 45 38 38 44 49 48 48 47 47 45 45 46 51 50 48 46
RH 9 12 32 46 54 61 33 19 17 25 40 46 62 80 77 54 46 54 89 96100100
Wind dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S N N N N NE E NE N N NW
Wind spd 20 21 14 14 13 11 16 18 18 16 11 9 9 9 10 11 13 12 11 9 9 9
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC OV OV B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 60 40 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.42
Rain shwrs S L L S S S S C C D D D D S
Tstms S L L S S S S C C D D D D S
Mix Hgt 15700 200 200 3800 5200 400 1500 2400 2600 2000 1500
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW S SE NE N N N N
T Wind Spd 27 19 16 12 18 14 19 18 20 24 21
RFTI 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 46 81 55 83 57 81 57 77
Temp 62 68 52 46 74 78 62 56 80 79 61 57 75 80 61 57 72 75
Dewpt 42 38 44 43 42 41 47 51 55 56 58 57 57 55 59 57 58 57
Min/Max RH 32 91 22 85 37 100 39 100 0
RH 47 33 75 89 32 26 58 85 43 47 90100 55 43 93100 62 54
PWind dir NW SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 50 70 70 70 70
Rain shwrs S C L C L L L L L L
Tstms S C L C L L L L L L
$$
TXZ029-180945-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
219 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 81 43 64 38
Temp 90 89 74 69 65 60 70 76 80 78 65 60 52 43 47 58 64 61 47 44 40 38
Dewpt 24 27 31 41 46 36 31 29 30 31 33 31 36 37 39 38 35 40 45 44 40 38
RH 9 11 20 36 50 41 23 18 16 18 30 33 54 79 72 47 34 46 91100100100
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N NE NE E E NE N N NW
Wind spd 26 24 13 13 12 10 18 21 24 18 10 8 8 9 9 9 13 13 11 9 8 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 30 30 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.17
Rain shwrs S C C C D D C C S
Tstms S C C C D D C C S
Obvis BD
Mix Hgt 12500 7100 100 6000 11900 8100 1400 2000 2600 2200 1400
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW W NE NE NE N NW
T Wind Spd 37 13 12 33 36 9 18 17 18 20 17
RFTI 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CH NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 41 79 51 78 50 75 51 74
Temp 56 65 49 41 72 76 58 52 77 73 55 50 69 73 56 51 70 68
Dewpt 37 31 37 36 33 31 43 47 54 52 55 50 52 49 55 51 53 52
Min/Max RH 27 82 16 84 42 100 37 100 0
RH 48 28 62 81 23 19 58 84 45 48 100100 54 43 97100 55 56
PWind dir NW SE SW S S SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 50 50 70 60 70
Rain shwrs S C C C L L L C L L
Tstms S C C C L L L C L L
$$
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