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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
336 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
TXZ024-242130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
336 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 56 98 68 96
Temp 66 61 69 77 82 82 70 64 59 57 73 90 97 95 81 77 72 69 81 89 95 93
Dewpt 24 30 35 36 37 37 41 43 46 49 56 50 34 25 23 22 22 25 33 35 33 31
RH 20 31 27 22 20 20 36 46 62 75 55 25 11 8 12 13 15 20 18 14 11 11
Wind dir W N N NE NE E E SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW
Wind spd 9 18 18 11 9 8 6 5 5 4 10 13 21 18 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4000 5500 700 600 5700 11700 4100 700 9000 14100
T Wind Dir N NE E SE S SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 23 10 12 13 18 32 25 23 17 16
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 61 90 60 89 63 83 63 86
Temp 71 62 84 87 68 60 82 84 68 64 79 80 69 64 78 81
Dewpt 36 41 44 42 50 53 55 53 56 58 61 60 61 61 65 63
Max/Min RH 46 19 77 29 83 48 90 51
RH 28 46 25 21 52 77 39 35 65 82 53 51 77 90 64 54
PWind dir W NE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 30 40 40 30
Rain shwrs S C S C C C S S C
Tstms S C S C C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-242130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
336 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 57 100 66 95
Temp 66 60 71 80 84 84 72 67 60 57 72 87 97 99 84 78 72 67 81 91 94 93
Dewpt 53 50 43 41 42 42 47 47 51 53 58 57 47 38 38 34 33 33 37 39 37 36
RH 63 69 36 25 23 23 41 49 72 86 61 36 18 12 19 20 24 28 21 16 14 14
Wind dir S NW N N NE NE E E E E SE S S S SW SW W W NW NW W S
Wind spd 9 14 20 14 12 9 9 8 5 3 9 12 19 18 12 11 11 10 13 12 13 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4000 5100 400 400 3400 8000 2300 400 7400 10300
T Wind Dir N N E E S S SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 24 12 12 11 14 25 20 17 18 13
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 92 61 89 63 85 64 86
Temp 72 63 86 89 70 61 83 86 70 64 80 81 70 64 78 84
Dewpt 45 47 47 47 54 56 57 56 60 61 62 61 64 63 65 64
Max/Min RH 56 21 84 34 93 46 100 50
RH 38 56 26 23 57 84 41 36 71 90 54 51 81 97 64 51
PWind dir SE NE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 40 40 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S C
Tstms S S S C C C S S C
$$
TXZ043-242130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
336 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 88 59 101 67 99
Temp 66 61 74 83 87 87 73 67 61 60 76 93100 98 83 76 71 67 83 95 98 97
Dewpt 41 47 43 48 46 45 48 50 55 56 62 54 40 34 34 34 31 30 34 34 33 32
RH 39 60 33 29 24 23 41 54 81 87 63 28 13 11 17 21 23 25 17 12 10 10
Wind dir SW SW N N N NE NE E E NE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 8 10 14 10 8 6 6 5 5 3 5 12 19 17 11 9 9 8 11 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3400 4700 500 500 4300 9700 3800 500 9400 11800
T Wind Dir N N E E S SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 17 10 12 10 13 25 18 17 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 95 62 90 63 86 65 89
Temp 72 63 89 92 70 62 85 85 68 64 83 84 70 65 81 84
Dewpt 40 41 46 44 54 56 57 56 60 61 64 63 64 65 67 65
Max/Min RH 45 17 82 32 93 46 100 49
RH 30 45 23 19 57 82 40 37 76 91 52 49 81100 62 53
PWind dir W NE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 30 40 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ035-242130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
336 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 58 99 64 96
Temp 65 61 70 80 87 87 74 68 62 58 74 92 98 96 84 78 70 64 79 91 96 93
Dewpt 16 16 33 35 33 32 39 42 46 50 54 37 25 20 19 20 22 25 31 30 27 26
RH 15 17 25 20 14 14 28 39 56 75 50 15 7 6 9 11 16 22 17 11 9 9
Wind dir W NW N NE E E E E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Wind spd 11 16 18 9 5 9 10 10 9 6 12 17 25 25 17 14 12 11 16 16 17 17
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3500 8000 1200 600 6900 11300 7200 600 9300 12600
T Wind Dir NE W E SE S SW W W NW W
T Wind Spd 19 9 17 18 19 33 25 20 18 19
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 3
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EX EX CL EL NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 94 61 90 62 86 63 89
Temp 72 61 88 91 71 61 84 84 68 62 81 82 69 63 81 83
Dewpt 28 36 41 36 46 53 54 53 57 58 61 58 61 60 63 58
Max/Min RH 39 13 75 29 87 40 90 39
RH 19 39 19 14 41 75 36 34 68 87 51 44 76 90 54 43
PWind dir W NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 20 40 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ031-242130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
336 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 86 57 100 68 98
Temp 67 60 73 81 85 85 72 66 60 57 74 89 98 99 84 79 72 68 84 92 97 95
Dewpt 46 43 43 43 42 42 47 49 51 54 60 58 46 35 36 29 27 29 35 38 36 35
RH 46 53 35 26 22 22 40 53 74 90 62 36 17 11 19 16 19 23 18 15 12 12
Wind dir SW W N N NE NE E E SE SW SE S S SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW
Wind spd 6 11 17 12 10 8 6 5 3 2 6 12 20 18 12 9 9 8 11 11 13 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4300 5200 700 600 3900 9000 2400 700 8000 11500
T Wind Dir N N E E S SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 23 11 11 11 14 25 21 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 93 60 91 63 86 63 87
Temp 73 62 88 90 70 61 85 86 69 63 81 82 70 64 79 84
Dewpt 43 46 48 47 54 56 57 56 60 62 64 62 65 64 67 66
Max/Min RH 55 21 88 32 96 46 100 52
RH 34 55 26 23 57 86 39 36 73 96 55 51 84100 69 55
PWind dir S NE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 40 40 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S C
Tstms S S S C C C S S C
$$
TXZ029-242130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
336 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 52 95 59 92
Temp 58 55 66 76 81 81 68 62 56 53 73 89 94 92 76 71 64 60 77 87 91 89
Dewpt 18 25 33 33 34 33 39 42 45 49 54 38 26 21 21 21 22 25 31 30 28 26
RH 21 31 29 21 18 18 34 48 66 86 51 17 9 8 13 15 20 26 18 13 10 10
Wind dir W N NE NE E E E E SE S S S SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
Wind spd 9 14 17 9 6 6 9 8 6 5 11 16 23 19 12 12 10 9 14 13 16 13
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 3600 6900 1200 600 6700 11800 7200 600 9900 13800
T Wind Dir NE W E SE S SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 21 9 17 18 21 33 25 21 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CL EL EL NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 88 56 87 57 83 58 85
Temp 66 57 83 85 64 56 81 81 63 58 78 79 64 59 78 79
Dewpt 31 38 41 39 47 51 52 52 55 56 60 58 61 59 62 59
Max/Min RH 49 18 83 30 93 44 100 44
RH 27 49 23 20 54 83 37 37 75 93 54 49 90100 58 50
PWind dir W NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 30 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S C C C S C
Tstms S C S C C C S C
$$
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