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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
204 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
TXZ024-242015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
204 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 97 68 94 61
Temp 82 82 69 64 59 58 72 87 95 95 80 77 72 68 81 87 92 92 76 70 64 62
Dewpt 37 37 41 43 46 49 57 55 38 27 23 21 23 27 33 33 32 30 36 37 40 41
RH 20 20 36 46 63 74 58 33 14 9 12 12 16 21 18 15 12 11 24 30 41 47
Wind dir NE E E SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW W W S SW N N
Wind spd 9 6 6 6 5 4 8 14 20 17 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 8 6 6 8 8
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 600 5200 11000 1100 700 9100 12100 7400 500
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW W NW W SW NE
T Wind Spd 11 13 17 27 23 24 18 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 92 61 89 61 82 64 83 66 89
Temp 86 89 68 62 84 84 64 62 78 80 66 65 78 81 68 66 84 86
Dewpt 46 46 50 54 59 58 61 61 63 62 63 63 65 64 64 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 20 77 35 99 51 95 54 94 40
RH 26 23 52 76 43 41 89 99 60 54 90 93 63 57 89 90 52 44
PWind dir NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 40 50 40 30 30 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C C S
Tstms C C C C C C S S C C S
$$
TXZ026-242015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
204 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 98 67 95 61
Temp 85 84 72 66 60 59 72 86 96 97 83 78 72 67 81 90 94 93 78 71 65 62
Dewpt 42 40 45 47 51 52 59 61 52 42 41 32 31 32 37 37 36 35 41 44 46 46
RH 22 21 38 50 72 78 64 43 23 15 23 19 22 27 21 15 13 13 27 38 50 56
Wind dir NE NE E E SE E SE S S S S SW W W NW NW NW W E E NE N
Wind spd 12 8 9 8 5 3 6 14 21 17 14 12 11 10 12 11 10 8 6 6 8 9
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 400 400 3300 9400 700 500 7800 10400 5300 400
T Wind Dir E E SE S SW W NW W SE NE
T Wind Spd 13 11 14 25 23 17 19 13 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 63 89 63 82 64 84 65 88
Temp 88 90 72 63 84 83 68 63 77 80 68 64 80 82 70 65 83 86
Dewpt 48 48 55 57 61 59 63 63 63 63 65 64 66 64 66 65 66 64
Min/Max RH 21 82 37 100 53 100 51 100 46
RH 25 24 55 81 46 44 84100 62 56 90100 62 55 87100 57 48
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 40 50 40 40 30 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-242015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
204 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 59 100 67 98 61
Temp 88 87 74 66 61 60 75 91 98 98 82 75 71 67 83 93 97 96 79 71 65 62
Dewpt 46 43 46 50 53 57 64 61 45 34 33 34 35 29 35 35 34 33 36 38 41 43
RH 23 21 38 56 77 92 68 37 16 11 17 22 27 24 18 13 11 11 21 30 42 49
Wind dir N NE NE E E E S S SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW W NW N
Wind spd 8 6 6 5 4 3 5 12 17 16 11 9 9 8 10 9 10 9 5 5 5 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL 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 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 5000 10600 1100 500 9400 11700 7200 500
T Wind Dir E E S SW SW W NW W SW SE
T Wind Spd 13 11 13 25 18 18 16 14 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 96 64 92 63 83 64 86 66 90
Temp 90 92 71 65 91 85 68 64 77 80 68 65 82 83 70 67 85 87
Dewpt 51 50 60 62 62 62 65 64 66 65 67 65 68 67 67 67 69 66
Min/Max RH 20 90 36 100 55 100 52 100 44
RH 26 24 67 88 38 46 89100 68 61 97100 63 59 91 99 58 49
PWind dir NE E SE SE E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 50 50 40 40 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C S S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S C S S S
$$
TXZ035-242015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
204 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 98 64 93 59
Temp 87 87 74 68 62 59 75 91 96 95 84 77 70 64 78 88 93 90 77 70 64 59
Dewpt 33 30 37 41 44 49 55 39 23 18 18 20 21 25 32 30 28 26 29 30 33 37
RH 14 13 26 37 52 69 50 16 7 6 9 12 15 22 19 12 10 10 17 22 31 44
Wind dir E SE E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W W NW N
Wind spd 5 8 11 10 9 6 11 19 26 23 17 16 13 12 14 12 14 14 9 6 9 10
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 800 500 7500 10800 1800 600 9500 12700 8000 500
T Wind Dir E SE S SW W W NW W W SE
T Wind Spd 17 18 20 33 24 21 16 19 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EX CH CL EL EL NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 60 92 60 82 62 85 63 92
Temp 89 92 68 60 88 84 64 60 76 77 64 62 80 81 68 63 85 88
Dewpt 43 37 50 54 59 55 60 60 62 59 62 62 62 58 61 60 60 52
Min/Max RH 14 81 29 100 46 100 40 90 27
RH 20 15 52 81 38 37 87100 62 54 93100 54 46 78 90 43 29
PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 30 40 50 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S C S S
$$
TXZ031-242015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
204 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 57 99 67 97 61
Temp 85 85 72 66 59 58 74 88 97 97 83 77 72 68 83 91 95 95 80 72 66 62
Dewpt 42 41 46 47 51 53 61 62 51 39 37 28 27 29 35 37 36 35 40 43 45 46
RH 23 21 38 51 75 83 65 42 21 13 19 16 19 24 18 15 13 12 24 35 48 56
Wind dir NE NE E E SE E S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W SE SE N N
Wind spd 10 6 6 5 3 2 5 13 19 17 12 10 9 8 10 10 9 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 600 4000 9700 1100 700 8600 10900 3700 600
T Wind Dir E E S SW SW W NW W S NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 25 20 18 18 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 91 62 84 64 85 65 89
Temp 88 90 71 63 87 85 68 63 79 82 68 64 82 84 70 66 83 87
Dewpt 50 49 57 59 62 61 65 63 65 65 67 64 68 67 68 66 68 66
Min/Max RH 22 89 37 100 52 100 55 100 46
RH 27 25 62 89 44 43 89100 61 56 98100 64 58 94100 62 50
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 40 50 40 40 30 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-242015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
204 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 94 59 91 56
Temp 82 81 67 62 55 53 72 88 94 92 77 71 65 59 76 85 90 88 72 65 60 57
Dewpt 34 32 38 40 44 47 54 44 26 20 20 20 22 25 31 30 29 26 31 33 35 38
RH 18 17 34 44 66 80 53 22 9 7 12 14 19 27 19 14 11 11 22 30 39 49
Wind dir E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W SW N N
Wind spd 6 5 9 8 6 5 10 17 21 17 14 12 11 9 11 10 11 10 6 5 8 9
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1000 600 6600 11100 1500 600 9200 13800 9100 500
T Wind Dir E SE S SW W W NW W SW E
T Wind Spd 17 17 20 32 24 21 17 19 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 56 88 56 81 59 83 60 89
Temp 86 89 65 57 85 80 59 57 76 77 62 60 77 80 64 61 84 85
Dewpt 43 40 48 53 56 56 59 57 61 60 62 60 62 61 63 61 60 54
Min/Max RH 17 88 31 100 50 100 47 100 31
RH 22 18 54 86 37 44 100100 60 56 100100 60 52 97100 44 35
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 30 40 50 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S C S S
$$
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