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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
301 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
TXZ024-062115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
301 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
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 100 70 98 76 101
Temp 71 70 84 95 98 94 77 75 72 71 80 91 97 96 85 80 78 77 86 96100 99
Dewpt 60 64 67 64 60 62 65 64 64 65 65 64 60 58 57 56 54 56 59 59 56 55
RH 69 80 56 35 28 35 64 70 75 82 59 40 30 28 38 43 43 48 40 29 23 23
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S SE S S N S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 8 5 10 10 12 10 12 10 4 5 8 13 17 17 13 13 14 16 16 12 12 11
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 20 50 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C
Tstms S C C C
LAL 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7400 10100 700 700 5100 8500 4200 600 6700 11200
T Wind Dir SW S SE E S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 12 14 9 11 23 19 20 19 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 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 69 85 62 78 62 82 63 89
Temp 79 70 83 81 69 63 73 77 67 63 79 80 69 64 85 87
Dewpt 58 62 62 64 62 61 60 60 60 60 61 61 61 61 64 62
Max/Min RH 75 46 93 52 89 47 92 39
RH 49 75 51 56 78 93 63 55 78 89 54 52 76 91 49 42
PWind dir S NE NE E SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 60 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C S C L C C S C S S S
Tstms C S C L C C S C S S S
$$
TXZ026-062115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
301 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 71 100 74 103
Temp 71 69 83 94100 95 81 78 73 71 81 92 99 98 87 83 77 75 87 98102101
Dewpt 64 63 67 66 63 62 65 65 66 65 64 64 62 60 59 58 59 59 59 59 56 55
RH 78 80 59 40 30 34 58 65 78 80 56 40 30 29 39 43 54 58 39 28 22 22
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE E E SE S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 9 10 12 13 12 5 5 5 9 14 18 19 13 12 12 12 14 14 14 13
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4600 7900 700 500 4300 7000 3300 400 6000 9800
T Wind Dir SW S E E S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 11 12 21 18 14 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 89 64 81 64 86 64 91
Temp 81 72 86 86 72 65 77 80 70 64 81 83 71 65 85 90
Dewpt 59 63 64 63 64 62 60 60 61 62 62 61 63 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 73 42 91 48 94 44 97 38
RH 47 73 48 46 76 90 56 51 73 93 53 47 76 93 50 39
PWind dir SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 50 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-062115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
301 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
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 101 73 101 74 103
Temp 71 69 85 95100 98 84 80 75 74 85 96100 99 87 83 77 75 87 98103101
Dewpt 65 67 69 66 60 59 63 63 64 65 65 64 59 57 56 58 57 59 61 58 54 52
RH 82 95 58 38 27 27 48 57 68 73 51 35 26 25 35 43 50 58 42 27 20 20
Wind dir S SW S S S S E SE SW E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 4 10 9 10 11 12 10 6 5 6 11 14 14 11 9 10 9 13 14 13 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5200 9200 800 500 5800 9700 5700 600 6300 10000
T Wind Dir SW S SE S S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 12 17 13 13 18 19 17 21 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 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 74 93 64 83 64 90 65 92
Temp 83 75 91 89 72 65 79 82 70 65 85 87 71 66 87 90
Dewpt 58 63 64 62 65 64 62 60 64 63 64 61 64 64 65 62
Max/Min RH 68 37 94 46 95 37 94 37
RH 44 68 41 41 78 94 55 47 81 93 49 42 78 93 47 39
PWind dir S SE E NE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 50 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S S S S S
Tstms S C C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-062115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
301 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 73 101 73 102
Temp 71 69 83 95100 98 85 81 76 73 83 95100 98 88 83 77 73 85 96102 99
Dewpt 60 64 65 60 55 54 59 60 60 61 63 61 54 52 52 51 53 55 59 58 53 51
RH 68 83 54 32 22 23 41 50 58 65 51 33 22 21 29 33 43 53 41 28 20 20
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 5 12 13 13 14 13 12 9 8 12 17 19 21 17 16 14 13 17 16 14 16
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
LAL 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 6900 11100 2800 600 5200 9300 6000 600 6600 12500
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 14 21 17 16 23 20 19 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 91 64 81 63 89 63 92
Temp 81 72 88 85 72 64 77 80 69 63 83 85 70 64 87 90
Dewpt 56 60 60 60 62 60 60 58 59 59 58 56 59 60 61 57
Max/Min RH 66 34 87 46 87 32 87 31
RH 42 66 39 43 71 87 56 47 70 87 43 37 68 87 42 33
PWind dir S E E E SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 60 40 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C L C C C C S S S
Tstms S C L C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ031-062115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
301 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
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 101 71 100 74 105
Temp 71 69 85 95 99 97 82 79 74 71 83 92 99 98 87 83 77 75 88 98104102
Dewpt 64 64 68 67 63 63 65 64 66 65 64 66 62 61 59 58 59 58 60 59 55 55
RH 78 85 57 40 31 33 57 62 76 81 55 42 30 29 39 43 54 55 39 28 21 21
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S SE E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 3 9 10 12 11 12 9 5 4 6 13 17 17 12 11 11 11 16 14 13 12
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
LAL 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4900 8200 1000 600 5000 7800 2700 700 6700 9700
T Wind Dir SW S SE E S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 17 9 10 19 18 17 19 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 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 72 90 63 82 63 87 64 92
Temp 82 73 87 86 72 64 77 81 69 64 82 83 71 65 86 90
Dewpt 59 64 64 65 65 62 61 61 63 63 63 64 64 64 65 64
Max/Min RH 73 42 93 48 98 45 98 39
RH 45 73 46 49 78 92 57 52 81 95 53 53 80 97 49 41
PWind dir S E NE E SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 50 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-062115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
301 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 67 97 69 99
Temp 68 66 82 94 98 92 77 74 70 68 81 92 96 94 83 77 72 70 83 93 98 96
Dewpt 59 63 65 60 55 57 61 61 61 62 62 60 56 53 54 53 53 54 57 57 53 52
RH 72 91 56 32 24 31 57 65 73 82 53 34 26 25 37 43 51 57 41 30 22 23
Wind dir S S SW S S S SE S S SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 8 5 12 11 13 13 13 13 6 5 10 16 18 18 13 12 12 12 16 12 12 11
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 20 50 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.13 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C
Tstms S C C C
LAL 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 7000 11900 2700 600 5000 8700 5500 600 6800 12700
T Wind Dir SW S SE SE S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 13 19 14 16 23 20 19 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 84 59 77 58 84 58 89
Temp 76 67 81 78 67 60 73 76 64 59 79 80 65 59 84 87
Dewpt 57 61 60 60 62 60 59 58 60 59 58 58 61 59 60 57
Max/Min RH 81 44 100 51 100 41 100 34
RH 52 81 49 54 84100 62 54 87100 49 47 87100 44 36
PWind dir S E E E SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 40 60 40 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C S C L C C C C S S S
Tstms C S C L C C C C S S S
$$
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
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