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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
TXZ024-082200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 70 39 56 32 63
Temp 52 50 60 67 69 61 51 48 45 41 46 53 56 51 42 38 34 32 41 56 63 56
Dewpt 31 31 29 29 27 26 25 24 21 22 24 25 23 23 25 25 26 26 26 26 24 25
RH 45 48 31 24 21 26 36 39 38 47 42 33 27 34 51 59 71 78 55 31 22 30
Wind dir SW SW NW N NE NE N N N N N N N N E S SW SW S S SW S
Wind spd 5 6 11 20 18 10 5 5 5 8 8 10 9 5 3 3 3 4 5 9 11 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3700 4800 500 600 4900 6200 500 500 4200 5300
T Wind Dir N NE N N N N E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 20 12 16 18 16 9 8 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 45 81 47 73 43 78 51 81
Temp 48 45 73 68 54 47 69 62 49 44 73 69 56 51 76 71
Dewpt 26 27 29 31 32 32 33 35 37 37 37 37 38 34 34 35
Max/Min RH 49 15 57 22 78 20 54 18
RH 43 48 19 25 44 57 26 36 64 78 27 31 50 54 22 27
PWind dir SW W NW NE S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-082200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 39 56 30 60
Temp 49 47 56 69 70 62 53 49 45 40 46 54 56 50 42 36 31 30 38 53 60 55
Dewpt 34 32 32 31 28 26 25 23 23 24 26 26 24 24 25 25 25 24 25 24 24 25
RH 56 56 40 24 21 25 33 36 41 52 45 34 29 36 51 64 78 78 59 32 25 31
Wind dir S W NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E W SW S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 11 19 19 10 8 6 9 9 10 12 10 5 4 2 2 3 5 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 4200 300 400 4600 5800 300 300 3400 4700
T Wind Dir NW NE N N N N NE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 24 13 16 18 16 9 5 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 40 80 44 75 42 77 48 81
Temp 44 40 71 71 52 44 69 65 49 42 69 68 56 48 75 73
Dewpt 26 26 29 30 33 34 35 35 38 38 40 40 41 39 40 40
Max/Min RH 57 15 68 22 86 25 71 22
RH 49 57 21 22 48 68 28 33 66 86 35 36 57 71 28 30
PWind dir S SW NW NE NE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-082200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 77 39 59 30 62
Temp 51 47 59 75 75 66 56 51 45 41 47 56 59 53 44 39 33 30 40 55 62 57
Dewpt 34 33 34 31 31 30 29 27 24 22 24 25 24 25 27 27 26 26 26 24 24 25
RH 53 59 39 20 20 26 35 39 43 47 40 30 26 33 50 63 74 85 57 31 23 29
Wind dir SW W W N N NE NE NE N N N N N NE E E NE S S S S S
Wind spd 4 5 8 13 17 13 10 5 6 8 10 12 10 5 4 2 2 2 4 6 9 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3700 4500 500 500 4300 5300 400 400 3600 4800
T Wind Dir W NE NE NE N N E E S SW
T Wind Spd 14 23 16 17 19 16 9 6 10 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 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 41 79 43 76 42 80 51 83
Temp 46 41 70 73 54 43 70 67 49 42 73 72 59 51 77 76
Dewpt 26 25 28 31 32 32 34 36 39 39 41 40 44 45 46 43
Max/Min RH 53 17 66 22 90 23 80 24
RH 45 53 21 22 44 66 26 33 68 89 31 31 57 80 33 31
PWind dir SW SW SW N NE SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-082200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 34 58 29 63
Temp 50 46 57 71 72 61 51 46 42 34 42 52 58 52 42 37 32 29 39 54 63 57
Dewpt 28 28 29 27 28 26 25 24 21 20 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 25 24 24 24
RH 42 49 34 19 19 26 36 42 43 56 45 31 25 31 45 56 69 78 57 31 22 28
Wind dir SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE N NE E SE S S S SW SW S
Wind spd 8 9 12 21 20 14 10 8 9 9 10 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 12 13 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 4300 600 500 4300 5900 400 400 3600 4200
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE N E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 16 17 20 13 10 8 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 39 80 42 77 41 80 46 83
Temp 45 39 72 71 51 42 71 67 49 41 73 71 55 46 76 74
Dewpt 23 25 28 26 29 29 30 30 33 33 34 32 34 35 34 31
Max/Min RH 57 14 60 17 73 17 65 15
RH 41 57 19 18 42 60 22 25 54 73 24 24 45 65 22 20
PWind dir SW SW NW NE SE SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-082200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 74 39 58 29 63
Temp 50 47 58 72 72 62 53 49 45 41 47 56 58 52 42 36 32 29 40 55 63 57
Dewpt 34 34 32 31 29 27 28 25 23 24 26 27 24 25 27 27 26 26 26 24 24 26
RH 54 60 38 22 21 26 37 40 41 50 45 32 27 35 54 69 78 87 57 30 23 30
Wind dir SW SW W N NE NE N N N N N N N NE E E SW SW S S S S
Wind spd 4 5 9 19 19 11 6 5 5 6 9 12 10 5 3 2 2 2 4 8 10 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3600 4900 600 600 4900 6100 600 600 3700 5100
T Wind Dir NW NE N N N N E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 19 23 12 16 18 16 9 5 11 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 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 43 82 44 75 41 80 50 83
Temp 46 43 73 71 53 44 70 65 48 41 74 71 57 50 78 74
Dewpt 27 27 29 32 34 34 34 37 40 40 40 40 42 41 41 41
Max/Min RH 53 15 68 22 96 24 71 21
RH 47 53 20 24 49 68 27 34 74 96 30 32 56 71 28 30
PWind dir S SW W NE NE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-082200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 67 31 54 27 60
Temp 45 43 54 64 66 59 46 42 37 31 41 51 54 47 38 33 29 28 39 52 60 53
Dewpt 29 28 28 28 28 27 25 24 20 21 23 23 22 22 24 24 25 25 26 25 24 25
RH 53 55 36 25 24 29 43 48 50 66 48 33 28 37 57 69 85 88 59 35 25 33
Wind dir SW W N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 12 19 17 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 11 12 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 4300 500 500 4100 5800 500 500 3800 4600
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE N N E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 18 14 18 18 14 9 9 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 37 78 40 73 40 77 43 79
Temp 42 38 71 66 46 40 69 61 45 41 71 66 51 43 73 69
Dewpt 25 26 28 29 31 31 31 32 35 35 33 32 34 31 31 31
Max/Min RH 64 15 70 20 82 19 62 16
RH 51 62 20 25 56 70 24 33 68 79 25 28 52 62 21 24
PWind dir SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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