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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
407 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
TXZ024-041015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 97 68 93 69 98
Temp 66 81 92 96 95 80 74 71 69 79 88 93 91 79 74 71 70 82 93 97 94
Dewpt 60 54 52 51 54 61 63 64 65 66 61 57 55 61 62 64 65 68 63 58 59
RH 80 39 27 22 26 52 70 80 87 64 39 31 30 54 67 79 85 62 37 28 31
Wind dir NW NW N N NE N N N N NE E E SE SE SE S SW S SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 8 8 6 6 5 6 9 10 10 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 9 10
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0.12
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3900 9300 800 700 4500 6100 4100 600 4800 9600
T Wind Dir NW NW NE NE E E SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 11 16 12 11 10 10 12
RFTI 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
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 91 70 96 70 91 67 89
Temp 76 69 87 90 76 71 93 94 77 71 88 89 74 68 86 87
Dewpt 63 64 65 61 63 63 61 59 61 62 63 62 63 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 83 38 76 29 74 38 82 37
RH 66 83 47 39 64 76 35 30 57 74 43 41 68 82 44 39
PWind dir SE SE S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 40 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S S C C C S C
Tstms S S S S S C S S C C C S C
$$
TXZ026-041015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 69 96 69 99
Temp 68 79 91 98 96 83 78 72 70 80 91 95 94 82 77 72 70 82 94 98 95
Dewpt 66 63 60 58 60 65 67 69 68 67 61 57 57 63 65 67 67 69 66 62 61
RH 93 58 36 27 30 55 69 90 93 65 37 28 29 53 67 84 90 65 40 31 33
Wind dir E W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 9 10 11 10 9 6 5 5 3 5 6 9 11
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.09
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2500 7800 600 700 4700 6200 3600 400 4700 8300
T Wind Dir W N NE NE NE E SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 17 12 17 12 11 10 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 93 71 98 71 93 67 90
Temp 78 70 89 91 78 72 94 96 80 72 90 91 76 68 87 88
Dewpt 65 66 66 63 66 66 63 60 62 64 63 61 64 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 87 38 84 29 76 35 87 38
RH 64 87 47 40 67 81 36 30 54 76 41 37 66 87 43 40
PWind dir E SE S S S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S S C C S S C C S S
$$
TXZ043-041015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 102 69 94 69 99
Temp 70 85 97102100 84 78 72 70 80 91 94 92 82 77 72 70 84 96 99 97
Dewpt 60 57 47 41 48 57 63 67 68 68 65 62 60 66 68 69 68 69 65 62 61
RH 72 38 18 13 17 40 61 84 93 68 42 34 35 59 74 90 93 61 37 30 31
Wind dir SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 11 11 10 6 5 5 5 5 9 12 11 9 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4200 11000 600 700 4200 5600 3300 500 5400 8400
T Wind Dir SW W NE NE NE E E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 18 12 16 16 19 14 11 9 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 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
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 70 95 71 98 72 97 69 93
Temp 78 70 91 93 78 72 94 96 81 73 93 95 77 70 88 91
Dewpt 67 66 67 64 67 66 65 60 63 64 65 63 66 65 63 60
Max/Min RH 88 36 81 29 74 32 86 33
RH 69 87 45 38 69 81 38 30 54 74 39 35 70 85 43 35
PWind dir SE SE SE S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 20 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-041015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 68 95 68 99
Temp 65 84 96100 98 83 77 71 68 79 90 95 92 82 77 72 69 83 95 99 96
Dewpt 36 36 38 37 42 53 58 61 63 63 58 54 53 58 60 63 63 66 61 55 54
RH 34 18 13 11 15 36 52 71 84 58 34 25 27 44 56 73 81 57 33 23 25
Wind dir W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind spd 8 9 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 13 16 14 12 9 8 5 5 5 8 11 13
Clouds CL FW B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 9000 15300 700 600 4900 6800 4200 600 7700 10900
T Wind Dir W NW NE E E E SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 18 18 19 16 13 12 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 95 70 97 70 94 67 92
Temp 77 70 91 93 77 70 93 95 79 70 91 92 75 68 87 90
Dewpt 60 62 61 56 59 61 59 54 58 60 59 57 60 60 58 52
Max/Min RH 76 29 73 24 71 29 76 26
RH 56 76 37 29 54 73 32 25 49 71 34 31 60 76 38 27
PWind dir SE SE SE S S SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S S S C S C C S S C
Tstms S S S C S C C S S C
$$
TXZ031-041015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 69 96 69 100
Temp 66 81 94100 98 83 78 72 70 80 91 96 94 82 77 71 70 84 95 99 96
Dewpt 62 55 54 52 57 64 67 69 69 68 63 58 58 65 67 69 68 70 66 62 62
RH 86 41 27 21 26 53 71 91 98 67 39 28 31 56 73 92 95 64 39 31 33
Wind dir S SW W N NE N NE N N NE E E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 9 11 10 9 5 5 3 2 4 6 9 10
Clouds SC FW SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3100 7200 700 1100 4800 6100 3600 700 5000 7900
T Wind Dir W NW NE NE NE E SE S SW SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 16 12 17 13 11 10 10 13
RFTI 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
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 94 71 99 71 95 67 92
Temp 77 70 90 92 78 72 95 97 81 72 92 92 76 68 89 90
Dewpt 67 66 66 65 67 66 64 61 63 64 65 64 66 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 90 38 86 30 78 36 90 38
RH 71 88 46 41 69 81 36 32 56 78 41 40 73 88 43 40
PWind dir SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S S C S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ029-041015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 63 92 64 96
Temp 60 83 94 96 93 77 71 66 63 76 87 92 90 77 72 66 65 81 92 96 92
Dewpt 45 38 42 42 48 58 60 63 63 62 56 54 53 58 61 63 63 65 60 55 54
RH 58 20 17 16 22 52 68 90100 62 35 28 28 52 68 90 93 58 34 25 28
Wind dir W NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 10 12 11 9 6 5 5 4 5 6 9 10
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 7700 14300 1000 700 4900 7200 4700 600 5500 11100
T Wind Dir NW NW NE E E E SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 18 19 12 12 12 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 92 66 94 65 90 62 88
Temp 72 65 88 88 73 67 90 92 74 66 87 86 70 63 84 86
Dewpt 62 63 61 59 61 61 58 55 59 61 60 59 61 61 58 55
Max/Min RH 93 36 84 27 84 35 93 33
RH 71 93 40 38 66 81 34 29 59 84 40 40 73 93 41 35
PWind dir SE S S S S S SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 10 40 30 50 30
Rain shwrs S S S C S C S C C C S C
Tstms S S S C S C S C C C S C
$$
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