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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
212 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
TXZ024-260915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
212 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue
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 67 93 61 92 63
Temp 95 95 80 77 72 68 82 89 93 91 74 69 64 61 75 87 92 89 77 71 66 64
Dewpt 41 28 26 22 22 27 35 32 31 30 37 37 37 41 45 44 44 45 48 51 55 56
RH 15 10 14 13 16 21 18 13 11 12 26 31 37 47 34 23 19 22 37 49 67 75
Wind dir S SW SW W W W NW NW NW N NE NE N N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 19 17 14 14 13 13 14 14 12 9 5 5 5 5 8 11 10 10 9 8 6 6
Clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 700 600 9100 12500 900 500 5700 10100 4800 900
T Wind Dir SW W NW W NE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 24 23 18 11 10 16 16 18 13
RFTI 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL CL EL EL EL NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/28 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 90 62 80 64 85 64 87 64 85
Temp 86 76 66 63 76 79 67 65 81 82 68 66 81 82 69 65 79 82
Dewpt 62 62 62 62 65 64 65 64 65 64 64 63 64 61 62 61 60 58
Min/Max RH 38 99 59 98 51 94 44 86 41
RH 45 62 87 99 70 60 93 98 59 56 89 89 56 49 78 86 54 45
PWind dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S C C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-260915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
212 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 95 60 94 65
Temp 95 94 80 75 69 66 81 91 94 93 79 71 64 61 76 89 93 91 79 74 68 65
Dewpt 57 50 52 43 37 34 37 35 34 33 39 42 45 46 49 48 46 48 52 56 59 60
RH 28 23 38 32 31 30 21 14 12 12 24 35 50 58 39 24 20 23 39 53 73 84
Wind dir S S S S SW W NW NW NW N NE NE N N E E E E E SE SE E
Wind spd 20 18 14 12 12 10 12 16 13 9 8 5 5 5 9 11 11 10 10 9 8 6
Clouds SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 600 400 8500 10600 600 300 6300 8700 4500 600
T Wind Dir S W NW W NE NE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 21 19 12 12 13 16 17 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/28 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 62 82 64 85 65 88 64 86
Temp 85 80 68 63 76 81 70 65 81 83 71 66 82 84 71 65 81 83
Dewpt 64 63 64 63 66 65 67 65 68 66 68 66 67 65 66 64 62 60
Min/Max RH 45 100 56 100 53 100 48 100 43
RH 50 56 87100 71 58 90100 65 57 90100 61 53 84 97 53 46
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 60 50 40 30 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C L C C C C S S C C S S C S S S
Tstms S C L C C C C S S C C S S C S S S
$$
TXZ043-260915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
212 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue
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 65 97 61 96 66
Temp 97 96 80 74 70 66 83 93 97 95 81 71 65 62 78 90 96 92 79 74 69 67
Dewpt 58 45 43 43 46 34 35 34 33 32 35 39 42 43 49 50 49 52 55 61 62 64
RH 27 18 27 33 42 30 18 13 11 11 20 31 43 51 36 25 20 26 44 65 79 89
Wind dir S SW S S SW W NW W W W W N NE N NE E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 16 14 11 9 9 8 11 12 13 9 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 9 9 8 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
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 4
Mix Hgt 600 500 8500 11600 800 400 4200 9600 2900 1000
T Wind Dir SW SW W W N NE E SE E SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 18 19 12 13 16 16 18 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/28 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 93 63 83 65 88 65 90 65 87
Temp 90 83 67 64 79 81 70 66 84 83 70 66 84 85 71 66 81 84
Dewpt 64 64 65 64 67 67 68 66 69 66 68 66 69 66 67 66 65 64
Min/Max RH 36 100 59 100 52 100 47 100 47
RH 42 52 93100 66 62 93100 60 57 92100 60 53 86100 58 50
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 50 30 30 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S C S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S C S S
$$
TXZ035-260915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
212 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 94 61 96 64
Temp 96 94 83 76 70 64 79 89 93 91 79 72 65 61 77 89 95 92 80 72 68 65
Dewpt 27 19 20 20 22 26 32 29 26 25 28 30 32 36 43 42 38 36 44 51 54 57
RH 9 7 10 12 16 23 18 12 9 9 15 21 29 39 30 19 14 14 28 48 61 75
Wind dir SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W W NW NE NE E SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind spd 24 23 17 16 13 12 16 17 17 16 9 5 6 6 10 12 11 11 12 12 11 9
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1100 600 8600 11500 800 500 9000 13500 8500 1400
T Wind Dir W W NW W SW E SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 20 21 23 12 14 18 14 21 17
RFTI 6 6 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CH CL EL NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/28 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 62 85 64 91 64 92 63 88
Temp 87 80 67 63 79 79 69 65 84 85 71 65 85 86 70 64 82 82
Dewpt 61 59 61 61 63 60 62 62 61 56 61 61 57 49 54 58 56 52
Min/Max RH 34 93 46 90 31 87 25 81 32
RH 42 49 81 93 58 52 78 90 46 37 71 87 39 28 57 81 41 35
PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-260915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
212 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue
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 65 97 60 95 65
Temp 97 96 80 77 70 66 85 93 96 95 77 71 64 61 77 90 94 92 79 74 68 65
Dewpt 57 49 48 34 31 29 36 36 34 34 39 42 43 45 49 49 48 50 53 57 60 61
RH 27 20 32 21 24 26 18 14 12 12 25 35 46 57 37 25 21 24 41 55 77 87
Wind dir S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N NE NE N N E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 19 17 12 10 10 9 12 16 13 9 5 4 4 4 6 10 10 9 9 6 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 900 600 9000 12000 900 500 6100 8500 4400 1000
T Wind Dir SW W NW W NE NE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 18 21 18 12 11 14 16 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/28 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 93 62 83 64 86 64 89 64 87
Temp 88 83 68 63 78 82 70 65 82 84 71 65 83 85 71 65 81 84
Dewpt 64 64 66 63 67 67 69 65 69 67 68 65 69 66 67 64 65 62
Min/Max RH 40 100 58 100 54 100 50 98 46
RH 45 54 93100 69 60 98100 66 58 91100 64 54 88 98 57 49
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 50 40 30 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S C C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-260915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
212 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 91 55 91 59
Temp 93 91 76 71 64 59 78 85 89 88 72 64 59 56 74 85 90 87 73 67 61 60
Dewpt 29 21 21 20 22 26 32 29 27 26 31 33 35 37 43 42 40 40 46 50 53 56
RH 10 8 13 14 20 28 19 13 11 11 22 31 40 49 33 22 17 19 38 54 75 87
Wind dir SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W E E NE E SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind spd 21 18 14 12 11 10 12 14 13 10 5 5 5 5 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 6
Clouds SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 800 600 8700 12400 800 500 7800 12300 6200 700
T Wind Dir SW W NW W SW E SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 21 23 20 12 13 18 14 19 17
RFTI 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/28 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 56 81 59 88 59 87 58 85
Temp 85 78 62 57 76 77 64 60 81 79 65 60 81 81 65 59 78 79
Dewpt 58 58 61 57 63 61 64 60 61 59 62 60 58 54 57 59 57 54
Min/Max RH 33 100 51 100 38 100 35 100 37
RH 40 50 97100 64 58 100100 51 50 90100 46 39 75100 48 42
PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C S C S S S S S S
$$
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