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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
243 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
TXZ024-280930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
243 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu
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 86 61 75 64
Temp 92 92 77 72 67 64 74 83 80 69 63 63 62 62 65 70 74 74 68 66 66 65
Dewpt 46 45 53 58 62 63 65 66 66 64 63 63 62 62 65 65 65 64 66 66 65 65
RH 21 20 43 62 84 94 74 57 62 84100100100 99 97 84 73 71 96 98 98100
Wind dir SE E E SE E E E SE E E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 9 9 8 8 6 9 11 12 12 10 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 9 8 8 8
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 60 70 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0.08 0.01 0.06
Rain shwrs C L L L L L C C S S C C C C C
Tstms C L L L L L C C S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 2 3 3
Haines 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 800 1000 3900 5200 1700 1400 2700 3500 2500 1500
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 23 13 9 9 12 13 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 05/30 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 82 61 79 62 86 65 88 68 95
Temp 77 79 66 62 74 77 66 63 78 80 68 66 82 84 71 69 88 90
Dewpt 68 67 66 62 67 65 66 63 64 64 66 65 67 66 66 65 65 62
Min/Max RH 63 100 62 100 46 98 49 88 35
RH 75 68 100 99 77 65 99100 61 56 92 98 60 55 84 87 45 40
PWind dir SE SE E E SE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 40 40 20 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S C S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ026-280930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
243 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 86 63 77 64
Temp 95 94 81 75 69 67 76 82 82 74 68 68 65 64 68 72 76 76 69 68 66 65
Dewpt 47 49 54 58 65 65 66 67 66 65 65 65 65 64 65 66 66 66 67 67 66 65
RH 19 22 39 55 87 93 71 61 58 74 89 91 99100 92 81 71 71 93 98 99100
Wind dir SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 13 11 11 10 9 9 11 12 14 13 10 8 6 6 9 10 10 11 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 10 70 70 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.31 0.44 0 0.13
Rain shwrs S S C L L L C C C C S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C L L L C C C C S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 3
Haines 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 500 1000 3500 4600 1400 1400 3200 3300 2100 1300
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 16 20 12 9 10 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/30 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 61 80 63 86 65 88 68 94
Temp 76 79 68 62 74 78 68 64 79 81 71 66 82 84 72 68 87 90
Dewpt 69 69 67 62 67 67 67 64 67 65 68 66 68 67 69 68 69 67
Min/Max RH 67 100 65 100 54 100 54 100 43
RH 79 72 97 98 78 70 97100 66 58 90100 62 57 90 99 55 47
PWind dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 60 50 40 20 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C L C C C C S S S C S S S S
Tstms C C L C C C C S S S C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-280930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
243 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu
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 91 63 77 64
Temp 98 97 81 74 70 67 78 88 86 74 67 67 64 64 68 73 76 76 69 69 67 65
Dewpt 51 49 59 66 64 64 67 67 66 67 67 67 64 64 67 68 69 68 69 69 67 65
RH 21 20 47 76 82 89 69 50 52 80100100100100 95 84 79 75 99100 99 99
Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 10 8 9 8 5 5 8 10 12 12 9 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 9 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 5 70 60 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.22 0.22 0.06 0.26
Rain shwrs C L L L C C C C S S C C S S S
Tstms C L L L C C C C S S C C S S S
LAL 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 2
Haines 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 600 600 4400 5800 1400 1300 2300 3000 2100 1200
T Wind Dir E SE S SE E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 17 12 16 24 23 10 10 12 13 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 05/30 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 86 64 83 64 88 66 89 69 96
Temp 79 84 69 65 76 81 69 65 81 82 70 67 83 85 73 70 90 92
Dewpt 71 69 69 65 69 68 69 65 69 68 70 67 70 69 71 69 70 66
Min/Max RH 57 100 61 100 53 100 52 99 38
RH 76 61 100 98 77 66 100 99 65 62 99100 64 59 92 97 51 42
PWind dir SE SE E E SE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 50 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-280930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
243 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 95 62 76 64
Temp 97 95 82 73 67 64 78 89 91 77 67 64 63 62 66 72 75 74 68 66 66 65
Dewpt 38 31 45 57 60 60 61 60 54 60 62 63 62 62 64 64 63 63 64 64 64 64
RH 13 10 27 57 78 87 56 38 29 56 83 96 95 99 93 76 66 69 88 93 93 97
Wind dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 9 11 13 11 9 10 12 13 17 17 12 10 9 9 10 12 13 13 12 10 9
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 50 40 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.24 0 0.03 0.05
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S C C S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S C C S S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 900 600 6300 10100 1700 1700 2900 3900 2700 1400
T Wind Dir E SE S SE SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 13 23 23 16 12 13 18 17
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/30 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 62 85 63 89 66 91 67 98
Temp 81 84 69 63 78 80 68 64 82 83 70 66 84 85 73 68 90 92
Dewpt 66 59 63 63 62 59 62 62 63 59 63 64 64 59 63 63 60 50
Min/Max RH 40 100 43 95 38 93 36 85 23
RH 60 43 80100 57 48 81 94 52 45 78 92 51 41 71 85 36 24
PWind dir S SE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 30 20 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C S C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-280930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
243 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu
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 66 88 63 77 64
Temp 95 94 80 75 69 67 78 86 82 72 68 66 66 64 69 72 76 77 69 69 67 65
Dewpt 50 53 58 62 68 67 67 69 67 66 67 66 66 64 67 67 67 67 69 69 67 65
RH 23 25 47 65 95100 70 57 62 82 96100100100 94 85 75 72 99100100100
Wind dir E E E SE E E SE SE SE E E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 10 9 8 6 5 9 12 13 12 9 5 5 5 5 9 10 10 9 6 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 10 60 60 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0.29 0.03 0.13
Rain shwrs C L L L C C C C S S C C C C C
Tstms C L L L C C C C S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 3
Haines 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 800 700 4300 4700 1400 1400 3300 3500 2700 1500
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 14 16 21 14 9 10 12 14 12
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 05/30 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 84 61 81 63 87 65 89 68 96
Temp 76 82 68 63 73 80 69 64 80 82 70 66 82 85 72 68 89 91
Dewpt 71 70 68 63 69 68 69 64 68 68 70 66 71 69 71 68 70 69
Min/Max RH 65 100 66 100 54 100 56 100 43
RH 83 68 99 99 86 68 100100 68 62 100100 69 59 97 99 54 48
PWind dir SE SE E E SE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 60 40 40 20 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C L C C C C S S S C S S S S
Tstms C C L C C C C S S S C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-280930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
243 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu
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 91 58 74 59
Temp 92 91 75 69 62 60 75 87 87 73 61 60 59 59 64 70 73 71 63 63 62 60
Dewpt 39 37 49 58 62 60 61 59 58 61 61 60 59 59 63 63 63 63 63 63 60 60
RH 16 15 40 68100100 62 39 38 66 99100100100 95 79 71 76100100 93100
Wind dir SE SE E E E E E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 11 6 9 10 9 6 9 10 13 13 12 9 6 5 6 9 11 10 10 9 8 6
Clouds CL SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 50 60 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.01 0.03
Rain shwrs C C L L C C C C S S C C C C C
Tstms C C L L C C C C S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 2 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 1200 700 6800 12000 1800 1400 3600 4000 2400 1500
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 16 12 21 20 13 10 13 17 17
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 05/30 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 85 57 81 58 86 61 89 62 94
Temp 78 80 63 62 74 77 63 59 79 80 65 62 82 83 67 63 88 89
Dewpt 66 60 63 62 62 60 63 59 61 60 63 62 63 60 63 63 58 51
Min/Max RH 46 100 50 100 40 100 41 100 26
RH 67 50 100100 65 56 100100 54 51 93100 52 46 87100 36 27
PWind dir S SE E SE S SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 40 30 20 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C S S S S S S
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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