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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
216 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
TXZ024-270915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
216 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
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 61 93 64 89 61
Temp 93 92 75 69 65 62 76 87 91 91 77 71 67 65 74 82 87 78 66 65 63 62
Dewpt 31 29 36 38 40 41 46 47 46 46 51 58 60 62 64 63 62 62 64 63 63 62
RH 11 11 24 32 40 46 33 25 21 22 41 63 78 89 70 52 44 58 92 93 99100
Wind dir NW N NE W NW N E SE SE SE E SE E E E E E SE E E E E
Wind spd 12 9 5 5 4 4 6 10 10 10 9 9 8 6 9 11 12 11 9 8 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 60 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.38 0.34
Rain shwrs S S L L L L L L C
Tstms S S L L L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 2
Mix Hgt 600 500 5900 10300 900 1100 3600 5100 1500 1400
T Wind Dir NE E E SE SE SE E E E E
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 13 17 12 13 19 16 11
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/29 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 76 63 85 62 87 64 86 64 89
Temp 69 75 65 65 78 79 66 63 80 83 68 65 78 83 68 65 81 86
Dewpt 65 64 65 64 68 65 66 63 65 63 64 63 64 61 63 62 63 59
Min/Max RH 66 100 54 100 45 93 45 90 38
RH 86 68 99 99 70 61 99100 59 52 87 93 62 47 84 90 55 40
PWind dir E SE S SE SE SE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-270915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
216 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 95 66 85 62
Temp 95 93 77 71 64 60 78 89 93 93 79 74 69 67 75 81 84 78 69 67 64 63
Dewpt 34 33 40 43 45 45 49 48 48 49 56 60 63 63 65 64 64 64 65 65 64 63
RH 12 12 26 36 50 58 36 24 22 22 45 62 81 87 71 56 51 62 87 93100100
Wind dir NW N NE NE N N E SE SE SE E E E E SE E SE E E E E E
Wind spd 14 10 8 5 5 5 8 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 10 12 13 12 9 8 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 60 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.54 0.79
Rain shwrs C C L L L L C C C
Tstms C C L L L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 400 300 6600 8600 1300 900 3600 4900 1200 1200
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE E SE E E E
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 13 19 13 17 20 16 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/29 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 64 83 63 86 64 85 65 89
Temp 71 77 68 65 77 80 68 64 80 82 70 65 79 82 70 65 81 85
Dewpt 65 65 67 65 68 66 68 64 68 67 68 65 67 65 66 65 67 64
Min/Max RH 65 100 59 100 55 100 52 100 44
RH 81 67 97100 74 62 100100 67 61 93100 67 56 87100 63 50
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 50 40 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-270915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
216 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
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 62 98 66 91 63
Temp 98 96 80 72 65 62 79 91 97 96 79 73 69 67 81 89 85 76 69 66 65 64
Dewpt 34 31 36 40 45 48 51 52 48 49 59 65 66 66 67 67 65 66 66 66 65 64
RH 11 10 21 31 48 59 38 27 19 20 50 75 89 98 62 48 51 70 90100100100
Wind dir W W NW NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE E E E E E E
Wind spd 12 9 5 5 4 5 5 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 8 11 12 11 9 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 70 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 1.39 0.61
Rain shwrs S S L L L L C C C
Tstms S S L L L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 600 500 4400 12400 1600 600 4900 5700 1200 1300
T Wind Dir N E E SE E SE SE E E E
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 13 20 13 16 21 16 11
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/29 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 79 64 87 64 91 66 90 65 90
Temp 74 78 68 65 82 83 69 65 84 86 70 67 82 86 70 65 83 87
Dewpt 66 67 68 65 70 68 69 65 68 65 68 67 67 65 67 65 67 64
Min/Max RH 66 100 54 100 44 100 45 100 42
RH 76 68 100100 66 61 99100 60 49 93100 62 49 91100 58 46
PWind dir E SE SE SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 40 40 40 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C S S C C S S C S S S
Tstms C C C S S C C S S C C S S C S S S
$$
TXZ035-270915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
216 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 98 64 91 61
Temp 93 92 79 71 64 61 78 90 97 94 78 71 67 65 79 89 85 78 69 66 63 62
Dewpt 26 24 28 29 35 38 43 41 35 32 43 54 57 58 61 59 57 57 60 62 61 61
RH 9 9 15 21 34 42 29 18 12 11 29 55 70 78 54 37 39 48 73 87 93 97
Wind dir W W W E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE S SE SE E E E E E
Wind spd 18 14 8 5 5 5 9 10 10 10 11 12 11 9 11 12 16 16 17 12 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.30 0.11
Rain shwrs L L C C C C C
Tstms L L C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 3
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 1100 500 8200 15400 1600 800 6200 7000 2000 1900
T Wind Dir W E SE S E SE S E E E
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 14 19 17 14 24 20 14
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/29 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 64 88 63 92 64 90 63 90
Temp 73 74 68 65 80 83 68 64 85 86 71 65 82 84 70 64 84 86
Dewpt 64 62 64 64 65 57 61 62 59 50 56 60 60 54 60 60 60 54
Min/Max RH 58 97 39 94 26 84 32 87 32
RH 73 66 87 97 60 41 78 93 41 29 59 84 47 36 71 87 44 34
PWind dir E SE S SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 30 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C S S C C S S S S
Tstms C C C S S C C S S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-270915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
216 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
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 60 95 65 90 63
Temp 97 96 78 71 64 60 79 90 94 93 80 74 69 66 77 84 88 79 69 67 65 64
Dewpt 33 34 40 43 45 45 50 50 50 51 57 63 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 67 65 64
RH 11 12 26 37 50 58 36 26 23 24 46 69 89100 70 56 48 64 91100100100
Wind dir NW N NE NE N N E E SE E E SE E E SE E SE E E E E E
Wind spd 12 9 5 4 3 3 5 11 11 10 9 8 5 5 9 12 13 11 9 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 60 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.60 0.74
Rain shwrs S S L L L L C C C
Tstms S S L L L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 700 600 6100 8500 1300 1100 3600 4800 1500 1600
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE E SE E E E
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 14 17 12 17 18 17 12
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/29 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 79 63 86 63 89 64 88 64 91
Temp 72 78 68 64 80 82 69 64 82 83 69 65 81 84 69 65 83 88
Dewpt 66 66 68 64 70 68 69 64 69 68 69 65 68 66 68 65 67 64
Min/Max RH 65 100 59 100 51 100 50 100 43
RH 81 67 100100 73 64 100100 66 60 99100 66 55 96100 60 46
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 50 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-270915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
216 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 92 59 89 57
Temp 90 89 72 65 58 56 76 86 90 90 73 67 63 60 75 82 86 78 64 61 60 58
Dewpt 26 25 32 33 36 38 43 43 40 38 48 56 60 60 60 59 57 59 62 61 60 58
RH 10 10 23 30 44 51 31 22 17 16 41 68 90100 60 46 37 52 93100100100
Wind dir W W S E E E E SE SE SE E E SE E SE SE E E E E E E
Wind spd 14 9 5 5 5 4 6 9 9 8 9 10 9 6 9 12 13 12 12 9 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 60 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.22 0.18
Rain shwrs L L L L C C C
Tstms L L L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 700 500 6800 13500 1200 1100 4000 7100 1800 1400
T Wind Dir SE E SE S SE SE SE E E E
T Wind Spd 11 12 16 14 20 16 13 21 20 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/29 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 59 85 58 89 59 87 58 89
Temp 70 72 63 60 77 80 63 59 81 83 64 60 79 81 64 59 81 84
Dewpt 63 62 63 60 65 60 63 59 58 51 59 60 60 56 61 59 60 53
Min/Max RH 64 100 46 100 29 100 38 100 32
RH 78 71 100100 67 51 100100 46 33 84100 52 42 90100 49 34
PWind dir E SE S S S SE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 50 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C C S C C S S S S
Tstms C C C S S C C C S C C S S S S
$$
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