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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
229 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
TXZ024-102115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
229 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 74 63 80 64 88
Temp 68 67 67 69 72 74 68 66 65 64 70 75 78 79 71 68 66 65 73 81 86 86
Dewpt 65 65 65 66 66 66 67 66 65 64 66 67 67 66 68 67 66 65 68 68 66 65
RH 91 95 92 89 80 76 99 98 99100 87 76 69 64 92 97100100 84 64 52 50
Wind dir N N NE E E E S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 8
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 50 50 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.26 0.20 0.25 0.01 0
Rain shwrs L L C S S S C C C C C C S S
Tstms L L C S S S C C C C C C S S
LAL 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 2200 2900 2000 1000 3000 3400 2300 900 4700 6100
T Wind Dir E E SE S S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 9 8 11 8 6 9 12 9 8 9
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 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 95 72 95 71 95 71 95
Temp 73 69 90 93 78 72 91 93 77 71 90 92 77 72 90 93
Dewpt 67 67 68 64 65 66 64 61 63 62 61 57 58 61 62 59
Max/Min RH 94 37 81 33 74 30 68 30
RH 81 92 48 38 64 81 41 35 61 74 38 31 52 68 38 33
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-102115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
229 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 66 83 66 89
Temp 68 67 69 72 77 78 73 70 68 67 71 76 81 82 74 71 68 66 73 82 87 89
Dewpt 65 65 64 65 65 66 67 66 67 67 66 67 68 67 68 68 68 66 67 68 67 67
RH 90 93 84 79 67 67 81 87 97100 84 74 65 61 82 90100100 81 63 52 48
Wind dir NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 5 6 8 9
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 40 50 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.01 0.26 0.04 0
Rain shwrs L C C S S C C C C C C S S
Tstms L C C S S C C C C C C S S
LAL 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2800 3400 1500 800 2300 3800 2800 1200 4500 5900
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 10 8 11 9 8 11 11 9 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 97 72 98 72 97 72 98
Temp 75 69 91 95 79 72 93 95 80 72 92 94 79 72 93 95
Dewpt 68 68 68 65 67 67 66 62 63 63 62 58 61 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 99 35 86 32 76 29 75 29
RH 79 97 47 37 67 84 41 34 56 73 37 30 54 73 36 31
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ043-102115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
229 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 80 66 84 65 89
Temp 69 68 72 74 79 79 73 70 68 68 73 79 82 82 73 70 67 66 75 82 87 89
Dewpt 67 68 68 68 68 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 70 70 67 66 69 68 67 66
RH 93 99 88 81 68 66 85 92100 99 85 70 62 62 90100100100 83 63 51 47
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 8 6 8 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 6
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 30 10
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.08 0.62 0.07 0
Rain shwrs L C C C S S S C C C C C C C S S
Tstms L C C C S S S C C C C C C C S S
LAL 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2700 4100 1100 1100 3100 3200 2300 800 4000 6000
T Wind Dir NE E E S S SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 8 11 10 11 9 6 9
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 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 97 71 97 70 97 72 98
Temp 75 69 91 95 79 72 93 95 79 71 92 95 79 73 93 96
Dewpt 70 69 68 63 68 67 65 60 63 63 61 56 61 63 62 57
Max/Min RH 100 33 86 30 77 26 73 26
RH 84100 48 35 69 85 40 31 59 76 36 27 54 72 36 27
PWind dir SE S S S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ035-102115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
229 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 77 63 83 64 89
Temp 67 66 68 71 76 75 69 66 66 64 70 76 81 82 73 68 66 64 72 81 87 88
Dewpt 64 65 65 66 65 65 64 64 63 64 65 67 65 64 66 66 65 64 67 67 63 62
RH 90 97 90 84 69 71 84 93 90100 84 74 58 55 79 93 97100 84 63 45 42
Wind dir NE NE E E SE E SE S S SE S SE SE E E SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind spd 11 9 9 8 6 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 9
Clouds OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 50 50 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.47 0.25 0.15 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C L C C C C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms C L C C C C C C C C C C C S S
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2700 3000 1500 1200 3700 3800 2100 1300 3400 4900
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SW E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 10 11 13 11 10 9 13 11 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 95 70 94 70 95 69 95
Temp 73 68 89 93 78 70 90 92 77 70 89 92 77 69 91 92
Dewpt 66 66 67 61 63 64 63 58 60 60 60 54 56 58 60 57
Max/Min RH 93 32 81 30 71 27 68 28
RH 79 93 48 35 60 81 41 32 56 71 38 28 48 68 36 31
PWind dir SE S S S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-102115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
229 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 78 65 83 65 90
Temp 69 67 70 71 76 77 73 69 67 67 72 77 81 82 73 70 68 66 75 82 87 89
Dewpt 67 67 66 67 68 67 69 68 67 67 68 69 69 70 70 70 68 66 69 69 69 69
RH 95100 88 85 77 72 89 98100100 86 75 68 67 90100100100 84 65 54 52
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind spd 8 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 6 8 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 8
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 30 5
QPF 12hr 0.18 0 0.30 0.01 0
Rain shwrs L C C S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms L C C S S C C C C C C C C
LAL 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2500 3400 4100 1200 3200 3400 2700 1400 4900 6100
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 10 6 11 9 6 9 11 8 6 9
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 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 68 97 71 98 71 97 72 98
Temp 75 69 91 95 79 72 94 95 79 71 93 95 79 72 93 96
Dewpt 69 69 69 67 68 68 66 63 65 63 62 59 62 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 37 89 33 78 29 77 30
RH 83100 49 40 69 88 41 35 62 77 37 30 56 76 36 32
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ029-102115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
229 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 73 60 80 60 87
Temp 62 62 64 65 70 73 65 63 62 61 68 73 78 79 68 66 64 61 71 79 85 86
Dewpt 62 62 64 65 65 64 65 63 62 61 65 65 64 64 67 65 64 61 67 66 63 62
RH 100100100100 84 73100100100100 90 76 62 60 97 97100100 87 64 48 45
Wind dir NE NE NE E E SE S S S SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 60 50 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.74 0.11 0.10 0.01 0
Rain shwrs L L L C C L C C C C C C C S S
Tstms L L L C C L C C C C C C C S S
LAL 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2300 2700 1300 1100 2800 3900 2600 1200 4100 5500
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 10 10 11 10 8 8 12 11 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 94 66 92 65 92 65 93
Temp 69 65 87 93 74 66 89 90 74 66 87 90 73 66 88 90
Dewpt 67 65 65 61 64 64 61 57 61 60 59 54 56 58 59 55
Max/Min RH 100 33 94 31 82 28 77 28
RH 93100 48 35 71 93 39 33 64 81 39 30 55 75 38 31
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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