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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
328 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
TXZ024-310930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
328 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 63 85 65 88
Temp 61 62 66 72 78 77 69 67 65 64 72 80 84 82 71 69 67 66 75 83 88 86
Dewpt 61 61 63 64 64 63 65 64 63 64 66 67 67 66 68 69 67 66 67 69 67 67
RH 100 99 89 78 62 61 87 89 93100 80 66 57 58 91100 99100 76 62 50 54
Wind dir N N NE E SE SE SE NW S NW SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 8 6 10 11 12 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.04 0 0.53 0.09
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S S C C C C S S C C S
Tstms C C S S S S S S S C C C C S S C C S
LAL 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 2800 3900 1000 500 4700 6000 4100 1000 4500 5500
T Wind Dir NE SE S SW SE S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 9 11 17 18 13 18 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 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 98 66 101 68 93 65 91
Temp 73 69 92 95 74 67 93 97 78 69 88 89 73 66 86 89
Dewpt 68 66 60 54 58 57 54 50 51 56 59 59 60 59 58 55
Max/Min RH 89 22 70 18 63 32 79 29
RH 84 88 35 25 57 70 27 21 40 63 38 37 64 78 39 32
PWind dir S SW S SW SW NE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-310930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
328 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 64 86 66 88
Temp 63 64 67 74 80 80 72 69 66 65 73 81 86 84 75 71 69 67 75 83 88 86
Dewpt 63 64 64 65 64 64 66 65 66 65 66 67 68 68 70 69 69 67 69 69 70 70
RH 100100 90 74 58 58 81 87100100 79 63 55 59 84 93100100 82 63 55 59
Wind dir N W N E E SE SE SE SE NW SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 9 10 9 8 8 6 9 12 13 12
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0 0.24 0.10
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C C C C S S C C S
Tstms C C C S S S S C C C C S S C C S
LAL 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2200 4000 800 400 4300 5200 2600 900 4900 5200
T Wind Dir NE E SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 9 10 16 19 13 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 96 68 101 68 94 64 92
Temp 75 69 91 94 77 69 93 97 78 69 89 90 74 65 87 90
Dewpt 70 69 67 65 69 65 62 58 61 62 61 60 62 60 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 37 91 24 78 33 86 31
RH 84100 45 39 76 87 36 28 56 78 39 37 66 84 38 33
PWind dir S S SE S S NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 5 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-310930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
328 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 81 64 86 65 89
Temp 64 63 68 74 79 79 71 68 66 66 74 81 85 84 74 70 68 66 75 83 88 85
Dewpt 64 63 65 66 66 66 68 67 66 66 68 70 71 70 72 70 68 66 70 70 71 71
RH 100100 90 77 64 63 89 97100100 83 69 62 64 93100100100 82 65 57 62
Wind dir NE N NE NE E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 8 10 10 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 20 20 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.32 0.05 0.03 0.20 0.06
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S C C C C S S C C S
Tstms C C C S S S S S C C C C S S C C S
LAL 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 5
Mix Hgt 2200 3300 1100 500 3500 5200 3300 1000 4400 4600
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 9 8 11 14 14 10 18 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 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 98 70 102 70 96 66 93
Temp 74 70 90 95 76 71 95 98 78 71 92 92 75 67 89 91
Dewpt 72 70 70 62 67 67 62 57 60 60 63 63 67 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 30 88 22 69 34 94 33
RH 92100 51 34 73 86 34 26 55 68 38 38 76 90 40 35
PWind dir S S S SW S N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-310930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
328 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 64 87 64 90
Temp 63 62 67 74 81 79 71 68 66 64 72 81 87 84 74 70 67 65 74 84 90 88
Dewpt 61 60 61 63 62 60 63 62 62 63 65 67 64 63 65 65 64 64 67 67 63 61
RH 93 93 81 69 53 52 76 81 87 97 79 63 46 49 74 84 90 97 79 57 41 40
Wind dir E NE E E SE SE SE NE SE E SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 6 6 6 9 10 10 9 6 5 8 10 12 13 12 11 9 9 12 14 14 16
Clouds B2 OV B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.02 0 0.61 0.03
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S C C
Tstms C C C C C C C S S C C
LAL 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 3
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 2800 4200 3000 700 4200 4600 3100 1100 4300 4600
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 11 16 17 14 16 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 101 66 102 67 94 64 92
Temp 75 68 93 98 76 66 96 99 78 68 89 89 74 65 87 89
Dewpt 65 64 51 37 44 50 41 33 42 49 54 52 55 56 55 50
Max/Min RH 88 11 57 9 52 24 73 25
RH 71 87 24 12 32 56 15 10 28 51 30 28 51 73 34 26
PWind dir S SW S SW SW NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ031-310930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
328 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 82 63 86 65 89
Temp 63 62 68 74 80 81 72 68 65 64 74 81 86 84 74 70 68 66 76 83 88 86
Dewpt 63 62 65 66 66 65 68 67 65 64 68 69 70 70 72 70 68 66 70 70 71 71
RH 100100 90 76 63 60 86 97100100 83 68 60 64 95100100100 83 66 58 62
Wind dir N NW NW E E SE SE SW SE N SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 6 9 10 8 5 5 5 8 11 12 12
Clouds B2 B2 OV B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.05 0 0.17 0.09
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C C C C S S C C S
Tstms C C C S S S S C C C C S S C C S
LAL 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2600 4200 1300 600 4300 5200 2900 1000 4500 5200
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 8 10 16 18 13 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 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 98 68 103 68 95 65 93
Temp 74 69 93 95 76 69 95 98 78 69 91 91 74 66 89 91
Dewpt 72 69 68 64 70 64 61 57 61 62 63 63 65 62 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 33 92 22 78 35 89 32
RH 92100 45 36 81 85 33 26 55 78 41 40 73 88 38 34
PWind dir S S S S S NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 5 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-310930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
328 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 59 84 60 87
Temp 58 57 65 72 78 76 66 63 61 60 70 79 83 81 67 65 63 61 72 81 87 84
Dewpt 58 57 61 62 62 60 63 62 61 60 64 65 64 63 67 65 63 61 66 66 63 62
RH 100100 87 71 58 58 90 97100100 81 62 53 54100100100100 81 60 45 48
Wind dir NE NE E E SE SE SE NE SE NE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 4 5 8 10 10 9 9 8 8 10 12 13 12
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.10 0 0.79 0.02
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C C C S S S S C C
Tstms C C C S S C C C C S S S S C C
LAL 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 3
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 3100 4600 2600 700 3900 6000 3500 1100 4600 6300
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 10 16 18 19 17 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 96 60 98 62 91 59 89
Temp 69 63 90 93 69 61 93 95 72 63 87 86 69 60 85 87
Dewpt 66 63 50 42 50 50 44 40 46 51 54 55 57 58 55 52
Max/Min RH 100 15 69 12 65 28 96 28
RH 90100 25 17 51 67 19 15 39 65 32 35 66 93 36 30
PWind dir S SW S SW SW NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10
$$
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