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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
558 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
TXZ024-012115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
558 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 65 90 69 98
Temp 64 70 80 86 86 74 71 67 66 76 85 89 87 75 72 71 70 82 93 97 96
Dewpt 62 64 65 64 64 66 66 65 66 68 68 66 66 67 68 67 65 63 56 48 50
RH 93 79 60 49 48 76 84 92100 75 57 46 50 78 89 88 86 53 29 19 21
Wind dir NW E S SE SE SE E S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 4 5 9 11 11 10 9 8 8 11 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 8 9 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0 0.09 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S S S C C S S
LAL 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 3600 6200 700 700 5000 6700 3600 900 5400 13500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 16 17 14 18 19 19 21 18 13
RFTI 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
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 67 102 66 94 68 95 68 94
Temp 75 68 97 98 76 67 89 92 76 69 92 93 76 69 90 92
Dewpt 57 50 44 44 55 57 59 56 62 62 60 57 59 60 59 55
Max/Min RH 58 12 70 28 79 28 73 27
RH 54 53 16 16 49 70 37 30 61 78 35 30 57 73 35 29
PWind dir S SW NE NE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-012115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
558 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 67 91 69 99
Temp 65 73 81 87 86 78 74 69 68 77 85 90 87 77 74 71 69 81 93 98 96
Dewpt 63 64 65 65 65 68 69 69 68 68 70 70 68 70 70 71 69 68 63 60 59
RH 93 73 58 48 50 71 84100100 74 61 52 53 79 87100100 65 37 29 29
Wind dir W SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW S S
Wind spd 3 5 9 10 12 10 9 9 9 11 13 16 13 12 12 11 10 11 11 11 11
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.23 0 0.34 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S C C C C
Tstms S S S C C S S S C C C C
LAL 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 3600 5000 700 600 4000 5500 3400 800 5200 9500
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 13 18 16 16 19 19 18 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 102 67 96 68 96 69 95
Temp 78 70 96 99 78 68 90 94 78 69 92 94 78 69 91 93
Dewpt 67 63 55 52 63 63 63 61 65 66 63 59 63 63 61 58
Max/Min RH 82 18 84 32 94 29 82 29
RH 69 78 25 21 60 84 41 34 64 90 38 31 60 81 37 31
PWind dir S SW E NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-012115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
558 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 90 66 91 70 100
Temp 65 74 83 88 88 77 72 69 67 77 85 90 87 77 75 72 71 82 94100 97
Dewpt 64 66 68 67 67 68 69 69 67 70 70 70 70 72 71 70 70 70 66 56 57
RH 95 75 60 49 49 74 90100100 78 61 52 57 85 87 93 95 67 40 23 27
Wind dir NE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S
Wind spd 3 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 9 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 12 11 10 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0 0.40 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S C C C C
Tstms S C C S S S S C C C C
LAL 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4400 6600 1200 700 5500 6700 3000 600 4900 10600
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 13 17 13 19 19 14 14 19 13
RFTI 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
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 69 104 69 97 69 97 69 97
Temp 77 70 97101 79 70 92 95 78 70 93 95 77 70 92 95
Dewpt 63 64 57 50 58 64 65 62 68 67 65 60 64 64 62 58
Max/Min RH 81 16 80 31 92 29 81 28
RH 63 80 27 18 49 80 41 34 70 91 39 32 63 80 37 29
PWind dir S SW SW NE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-012115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
558 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 66 93 68 101
Temp 65 72 81 87 86 75 71 68 66 75 86 92 90 79 75 71 68 81 94100 98
Dewpt 61 63 64 61 61 63 63 63 64 67 66 62 60 62 65 64 64 61 47 35 32
RH 87 73 56 42 43 66 76 84 93 76 51 37 37 56 71 79 87 51 20 11 10
Wind dir N S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 8 11 13 14 13 12 10 10 13 14 17 16 16 13 12 12 12 9 10 11
Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 30 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S C C S C C S S
Tstms S C C S C C S S
LAL 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4800 7200 4300 900 4600 5900 3200 600 7500 15400
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 12 18 19 17 19 19 19 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 104 66 96 68 96 67 95
Temp 77 66 98101 77 66 91 93 77 68 93 92 76 68 90 93
Dewpt 41 45 35 30 45 53 56 51 59 61 58 53 57 58 57 51
Max/Min RH 47 7 63 22 78 23 70 23
RH 28 47 11 8 32 63 31 24 54 78 31 27 52 70 33 24
PWind dir S SW SE NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-012115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
558 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 91 66 91 68 100
Temp 65 74 82 88 88 78 73 69 67 77 85 90 86 77 74 71 69 83 95100 97
Dewpt 64 65 67 67 67 70 69 69 67 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 69 69 64 57 59
RH 95 75 62 50 50 76 88100100 78 62 53 59 84 92100100 65 37 25 29
Wind dir NW SE S S SE SE S SE S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW S S
Wind spd 2 5 9 10 11 9 8 6 5 10 12 14 12 11 9 9 9 11 10 11 10
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.57 0 0.17 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S C C C C
Tstms S S S C C S S S C C C C
LAL 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 3900 5700 900 800 5100 6600 3600 1400 5800 11300
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 12 17 16 17 20 18 20 18 14
RFTI 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
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 69 104 67 97 68 97 69 96
Temp 77 70 98101 78 68 92 95 78 69 94 95 78 70 93 94
Dewpt 66 63 54 50 62 61 63 61 67 66 63 60 64 63 61 58
Max/Min RH 84 15 80 31 92 30 81 28
RH 69 79 23 18 57 78 40 33 69 90 37 32 62 80 36 30
PWind dir S SW SE NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-012115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
558 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 61 89 63 96
Temp 60 70 78 84 84 71 67 63 62 73 83 88 85 72 69 67 64 78 91 95 92
Dewpt 60 63 63 61 61 65 64 63 62 66 65 62 59 64 66 64 62 59 48 38 37
RH 100 78 60 46 46 81 90100100 79 55 42 41 76 90 90 93 52 23 14 15
Wind dir N S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 4 5 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 12 13 14 12 12 12 12 10 10 8 9 8
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.05 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S C C S S
LAL 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4700 7400 3000 900 4700 6600 1900 600 4700 13900
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 18 19 18 19 19 20 19 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 99 61 92 63 93 63 91
Temp 70 61 95 96 71 62 88 90 72 64 91 89 72 64 88 89
Dewpt 49 40 37 37 50 53 54 51 59 61 57 53 57 58 56 52
Max/Min RH 51 10 72 24 92 25 82 27
RH 47 46 13 13 47 72 31 26 64 90 32 29 59 81 34 28
PWind dir S SW E NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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