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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
224 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
TXZ024-310915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
224 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 79 63 85 65
Temp 85 77 66 64 63 62 67 74 78 77 69 67 65 64 72 80 84 82 70 68 67 66
Dewpt 67 66 64 64 63 62 64 64 64 63 65 65 64 64 66 68 67 67 67 68 67 66
RH 55 70 95100100100 88 72 63 62 89 95 98 99 83 67 58 61 91 99 98100
Wind dir S S NW E NE NW NE E SE SE SE S N N SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 11 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 9 10 8 8 6 6
Clouds FW B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 40 30 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.16 0.02 0.01 0 0.51
Rain shwrs L L C S S C C S S C C C C S S C C S S
Tstms L L C S S C C S S C C C C S S C C S S
LAL 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 1100 900 3200 4500 2200 600 4700 5900 2700 1000
T Wind Dir SE E NE SE S N SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 9 13 9 11 17 18 11
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 06/02 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 87 68 95 66 98 67 93 66 89
Temp 82 84 72 69 90 93 73 67 91 96 76 68 90 89 73 67 86 87
Dewpt 68 67 66 65 62 56 65 59 59 53 56 58 60 57 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 54 89 26 82 23 70 31 83 37
RH 64 57 81 88 40 29 76 75 34 25 51 70 37 34 70 83 46 39
PWind dir S S SW S S S NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
$$
TXZ026-310915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
224 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 82 64 86 67
Temp 84 81 70 67 64 64 69 75 80 80 71 69 66 65 73 81 85 83 74 72 69 68
Dewpt 68 69 67 65 64 64 65 64 65 64 68 67 66 65 67 68 68 68 70 70 69 68
RH 59 67 90 93100100 87 69 61 59 89 95100100 82 66 57 61 86 95100100
Wind dir S SE E E N NE N SE S SE SE SE E N SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 13 13 12 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 9 10 9 8 6 6
Clouds FW B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 90 50 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.71 0.02 0.01 0 0.46
Rain shwrs S D L S S C C S S C C S S S S C C S S S
Tstms S D L S S C C S S C C S S S S C C S S S
Flood A A A
LAL 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 1100 700 3100 4400 2000 300 4100 4700 2800 1200
T Wind Dir E E N SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 11 8 8 10 6 10 14 16 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/02 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 68 95 69 98 69 93 66 91
Temp 81 84 73 69 90 93 77 69 91 95 77 69 89 89 74 67 87 89
Dewpt 69 69 69 69 68 65 70 66 64 61 66 64 61 60 64 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 58 100 38 93 30 87 34 92 38
RH 68 61 88100 49 40 79 89 41 33 69 83 39 38 71 91 45 40
PWind dir S S S SE S SE E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S C
Tstms S C
$$
TXZ043-310915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
224 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 80 64 86 67
Temp 87 85 70 67 66 65 69 73 79 79 71 69 67 65 73 79 84 85 74 72 70 68
Dewpt 68 69 67 66 66 65 66 67 67 68 69 69 67 65 69 70 71 70 71 70 70 68
RH 53 58 92 97100100 89 81 68 69 93100100100 89 76 64 61 90 96100100
Wind dir SE SE E E E NE E SE SE SE E E E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC
PoP 12hr 100 40 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.73 0.09 0 0 1.19
Rain shwrs C D C C S C C S S S S S C C S S C C
Tstms C D C C S C C S S S S S C C S S C C
Flood A A A
LAL 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 800 1200 2200 3200 2000 600 3200 4300 2600 500
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 11 10 9 9 11 13 13 9
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 06/02 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 87 68 98 69 100 69 96 67 91
Temp 83 82 72 69 90 95 77 70 94 98 77 70 92 93 75 68 88 90
Dewpt 71 70 71 69 70 64 67 66 65 59 64 66 65 62 67 66 66 63
Min/Max RH 62 100 32 89 25 87 32 95 39
RH 68 66 97100 51 37 71 87 38 29 63 87 41 36 76 94 48 41
PWind dir S S S S SW S NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
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TXZ035-310915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
224 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 83 63 87 64
Temp 90 80 69 65 63 61 68 75 81 79 71 67 65 64 72 81 87 83 73 70 68 65
Dewpt 63 62 62 62 62 61 63 63 61 61 63 64 62 62 66 66 64 63 64 64 64 64
RH 41 54 78 90 97100 84 66 51 54 75 91 89 94 82 60 47 52 73 82 88 96
Wind dir S SE E E E E NE E SE SE SE E SE E SE SE SE SE S SE S S
Wind spd 16 16 17 12 11 9 8 6 9 11 10 9 6 5 6 9 12 13 12 11 9 9
Clouds FW B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 20 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.03 0 0.01 1.56
Rain shwrs L C C S S S S S C C S S S S C C
Tstms L C C S S S S S C C S S S S C C
LAL 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 1900 1200 2700 3800 2500 800 3900 4400 2300 700
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 20 17 12 12 13 12 12 18 18 13
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 06/02 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 91 67 98 66 101 67 95 66 91
Temp 84 85 72 68 92 95 75 66 95 97 77 67 92 89 74 66 88 88
Dewpt 67 61 64 64 54 41 49 53 45 38 48 54 53 51 58 59 59 55
Min/Max RH 40 89 14 63 11 62 22 78 30
RH 57 45 77 88 28 16 40 62 18 13 36 62 27 27 57 77 38 33
PWind dir S S SW S SW S E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
$$
TXZ031-310915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
224 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 82 64 87 66
Temp 87 83 70 67 66 64 69 76 80 81 72 69 67 65 74 81 85 85 74 71 69 67
Dewpt 69 70 68 67 66 64 65 66 66 66 69 68 67 65 68 69 70 70 72 71 69 67
RH 56 64 92 99100100 88 73 63 60 91 98100100 81 67 61 61 91100100100
Wind dir S SE E NE S NE NW E SE SE SE SE SE N SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 11 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 6 9 10 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 90 50 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.68 0.02 0 0 0.56
Rain shwrs S D L S S C C S S C C S S C C S S S
Tstms S D L S S C C S S C C S S C C S S S
Flood A A A
LAL 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1900 1200 3100 4400 2600 600 4300 5200 3000 1000
T Wind Dir SE E NE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 11 9 9 10 8 10 13 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/02 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 67 97 68 99 68 96 66 92
Temp 82 86 72 68 91 95 76 69 93 97 77 69 92 92 75 67 88 90
Dewpt 71 70 70 68 70 66 70 66 65 62 66 64 63 62 67 66 65 63
Min/Max RH 59 100 37 97 29 89 33 96 39
RH 69 61 93100 50 39 81 92 40 31 69 85 40 38 77 95 48 41
PWind dir S S S S S SE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 5 10 5 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S C S
$$
TXZ029-310915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
224 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 78 59 84 59
Temp 86 76 63 61 59 57 66 73 77 76 65 63 62 60 71 79 83 80 66 64 62 60
Dewpt 63 61 62 61 59 57 63 62 61 60 64 63 62 60 65 66 64 64 66 64 62 60
RH 46 60 97100100100 90 68 58 57 96100100100 82 66 52 59 99100100100
Wind dir S SE SE E E NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE E SE S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 13 12 12 9 8 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 11 9 8 8 8
Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 60 30 40 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.04 0 0 1.31
Rain shwrs L L C S S C S C C C C S S S S C C
Tstms L L C S S C S C C C C S S S S C C
LAL 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1100 1200 3200 5100 2100 600 3300 5000 1900 900
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 13 11 10 14 11 11 18 20 16
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 06/02 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 87 61 94 59 97 62 92 61 88
Temp 81 82 67 62 88 91 68 60 91 94 72 63 89 87 69 62 85 86
Dewpt 66 62 64 62 54 46 54 54 50 42 51 54 54 52 60 61 59 56
Min/Max RH 47 100 19 86 15 74 25 96 35
RH 61 51 91100 31 21 61 81 25 17 48 72 31 30 73 96 42 37
PWind dir S S SW SE SW S NE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C
Tstms 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