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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
254 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
TXZ024-080915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
254 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon
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 76 100 71 93 64
Temp 98 97 86 81 79 76 86 96100 98 86 81 76 72 81 89 92 88 75 72 68 65
Dewpt 58 58 58 57 56 58 62 62 58 57 56 58 61 62 64 65 64 64 66 66 66 65
RH 28 28 39 44 45 54 44 33 25 25 37 46 60 70 55 45 39 46 74 81 93100
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SE SE E E E E NE NE NE
Wind spd 17 17 14 16 17 17 17 13 14 13 12 11 8 6 6 8 10 10 9 8 8 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.72
Rain shwrs S S S S L L L L C
Tstms S S S S L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 4
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1200 700 6400 9200 1200 900 5000 5400 3100 1500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 20 23 21 18 20 12 10 16 14 11
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 06/10 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
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 78 61 84 63 90 68 97 71 97
Temp 73 74 66 62 80 82 68 64 84 89 74 69 91 94 77 71 92 94
Dewpt 66 64 64 62 64 64 65 64 66 64 66 65 66 62 64 65 64 61
Min/Max RH 67 100 51 99 43 89 33 81 31
RH 77 72 94100 59 56 90 99 56 45 76 89 43 35 64 80 39 33
PWind dir E SE S SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 10 5 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
TXZ026-080915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
254 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 76 103 73 98 66
Temp 99 98 89 83 78 76 87 97101100 88 82 76 74 83 93 97 92 80 75 70 67
Dewpt 62 60 60 59 60 59 62 62 57 54 55 58 61 62 63 65 63 64 66 66 67 67
RH 30 29 38 44 54 56 43 32 24 22 33 44 60 66 51 40 33 40 62 74 90100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SE S SE E E E E NE NE
Wind spd 17 17 14 13 13 13 17 17 17 17 12 11 9 8 9 8 10 12 11 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.38
Rain shwrs S S C C L L C
Tstms S S C C L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 900 500 5000 7700 1200 400 6800 9700 6500 1300
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE SE NE
T Wind Spd 20 18 21 20 20 11 10 12 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 63 86 65 92 68 97 71 98
Temp 77 78 69 64 82 84 71 65 86 90 75 68 91 95 78 71 92 95
Dewpt 66 65 65 64 65 65 65 65 66 64 66 66 67 64 66 67 65 62
Min/Max RH 56 100 50 100 40 94 34 87 33
RH 69 64 87100 56 53 81100 51 42 74 93 45 36 67 87 41 34
PWind dir NE E SE E SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 10 5 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C C C S S S
Tstms C C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-080915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
254 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon
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 75 101 75 99 69
Temp 100 99 88 82 77 75 86 96100 99 88 82 78 75 86 95 98 95 82 77 72 70
Dewpt 60 58 59 59 59 61 63 60 56 54 57 59 59 62 66 65 63 62 66 67 67 67
RH 27 26 39 46 54 63 46 30 23 22 35 46 54 65 51 37 32 34 58 71 84 91
Wind dir S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E NE NE
Wind spd 12 13 11 10 10 10 14 16 14 13 11 9 8 6 9 8 10 10 9 6 5 6
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.55
Rain shwrs S S C C L L C
Tstms S S C C L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 900 600 5700 8700 1000 600 5800 9100 5800 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE E NE
T Wind Spd 19 18 23 20 18 14 14 13 18 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 06/10 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
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 85 64 89 65 94 69 99 71 100
Temp 81 83 69 65 84 86 72 66 87 93 77 70 94 97 80 72 95 97
Dewpt 66 63 65 64 64 63 66 66 66 63 67 67 67 61 66 66 65 60
Min/Max RH 48 100 43 100 36 92 28 83 27
RH 60 51 87 99 51 46 82100 50 37 71 90 41 31 63 81 37 29
PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 20 5 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-080915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
254 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 101 73 97 66
Temp 99 97 87 82 76 74 84 95100 97 87 82 77 73 82 92 96 90 79 73 68 66
Dewpt 55 53 54 54 56 57 61 60 55 53 55 58 59 60 62 61 58 60 62 64 64 64
RH 23 23 32 38 50 55 46 31 23 23 34 44 54 64 51 36 28 37 56 73 87 93
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S SE E E E E NE NE
Wind spd 19 19 17 16 16 14 17 17 17 17 16 13 11 9 9 9 12 13 12 11 10 10
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.41
Rain shwrs S S L L C C C
Tstms S S L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3000 800 6000 9900 2100 700 6600 10200 5300 1300
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SE SE E
T Wind Spd 21 20 20 18 20 16 12 16 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 63 90 65 94 68 99 71 100
Temp 79 81 69 64 85 86 71 66 88 92 76 69 94 96 79 71 94 95
Dewpt 64 60 62 61 62 58 62 62 63 59 62 63 62 56 60 61 60 54
Min/Max RH 46 91 35 89 32 83 24 71 23
RH 60 49 78 90 46 39 73 87 43 33 62 81 35 26 52 71 32 25
PWind dir E E S SE S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 5 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
TXZ031-080915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
254 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon
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 76 103 73 99 66
Temp 99 99 89 83 79 76 87 97101100 88 82 77 74 85 94 98 94 81 76 70 67
Dewpt 62 61 62 59 59 59 63 63 59 57 56 59 61 62 64 65 64 65 68 67 68 67
RH 30 29 41 45 51 56 44 33 25 24 34 46 58 67 50 40 33 39 64 75 94100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S SE SE E E E NE NE
Wind spd 17 17 12 11 12 12 17 17 17 16 12 9 6 5 6 8 10 11 9 6 6 6
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.36
Rain shwrs S S C C L L C
Tstms S S C C L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 1100 700 5100 8400 1800 700 6500 9400 4100 1500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE SE NE
T Wind Spd 20 19 23 20 19 11 11 12 19 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 06/10 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
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 82 63 86 64 93 67 98 71 100
Temp 78 79 69 64 81 85 71 65 85 92 76 68 92 97 79 71 94 97
Dewpt 67 65 65 64 65 66 67 65 67 66 68 67 67 65 67 67 66 63
Min/Max RH 60 100 52 100 41 99 34 88 30
RH 70 62 89100 58 53 87100 56 43 78 97 45 35 69 86 40 32
PWind dir NE E S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 20 5 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C C C S S S
Tstms C C C S S S
$$
TXZ029-080915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
254 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 99 68 92 61
Temp 96 95 83 78 73 70 83 93 98 96 83 78 72 69 80 88 91 86 74 68 64 62
Dewpt 55 53 55 54 57 58 60 59 54 53 56 59 60 61 62 61 60 61 64 66 64 62
RH 25 24 38 43 57 66 46 32 23 24 40 52 66 76 54 40 36 43 71 93100100
Wind dir S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SE S E E E E E E NE
Wind spd 17 17 14 13 14 13 17 13 13 13 12 10 9 5 6 8 10 10 9 8 8 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 30 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0.86
Rain shwrs S S C C L L L L C
Tstms S S C C L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 4
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2200 700 5700 10200 1800 700 5000 7500 5200 1300
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE SE E
T Wind Spd 23 23 20 17 20 16 11 16 23 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 58 85 59 90 63 97 66 97
Temp 73 74 63 59 79 84 66 60 85 88 71 64 91 93 74 67 91 93
Dewpt 63 60 62 59 61 59 64 60 63 59 64 63 62 57 62 62 59 55
Min/Max RH 55 100 42 100 35 99 26 86 25
RH 71 62 97100 54 43 93100 48 38 79 97 38 30 66 84 34 28
PWind dir E SE S SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
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