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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
403 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
TXZ024-282115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
403 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 89 60 75 63 83
Temp 65 76 87 86 73 66 64 64 62 67 72 75 74 68 66 65 64 71 78 82 80
Dewpt 64 65 64 64 63 64 64 63 61 64 65 65 65 66 66 65 64 67 68 67 67
RH 94 68 48 49 71 92 99 97 95 89 80 71 72 95100100100 85 70 59 64
Wind dir E SE SE SE E E SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 12 16 16 13 9 6 6 6 9 9 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 11
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 80 40 30 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.61 0.11 0.03 0.08 0.07
Rain shwrs C D C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C L
Tstms C D C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C L
LAL 1 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4500 5100 1700 900 3600 4400 3500 1200 5200 5800
T Wind Dir S SE E E SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 21 16 9 10 13 16 10 13 18
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 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 61 79 63 84 64 89 68 93
Temp 65 63 73 77 65 64 78 78 67 66 84 87 74 69 89 90
Dewpt 64 63 64 63 65 64 67 66 66 65 68 64 67 65 63 60
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 58 100 44 86 34
RH 99100 73 63 99100 71 67 98 98 59 46 78 86 42 37
PWind dir SE E SE SE SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 50 40 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs L L C C C S S C C S S S S
Tstms L L C C C S S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-282115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
403 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 63 78 64 82
Temp 67 76 83 82 72 68 65 64 64 68 74 78 77 70 69 67 65 71 77 81 79
Dewpt 65 66 66 65 63 65 65 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 67 65 67 69 69 68
RH 93 71 56 56 73 90100100100 90 74 67 69 90 93100100 87 76 67 69
Wind dir E SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 11 16 17 17 13 9 6 6 8 10 10 11 9 9 8 8 9 11 12 12
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 40 50
QPF 12hr 0.47 0.32 0.04 0.07 0.09
Rain shwrs S C L C C C S C C S S C C C C C C C C L
Tstms S C L C C C S C C S S C C C C C C C C L
LAL 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 3400 4900 1200 700 3700 4600 3000 1200 4100 5000
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 23 17 9 10 12 16 10 13 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 80 63 84 64 88 69 94
Temp 68 63 73 79 67 64 79 82 70 65 84 86 75 70 88 91
Dewpt 65 63 66 66 66 64 68 67 68 65 69 68 70 68 69 66
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 58 100 52 98 41
RH 90100 79 64 97100 69 61 93100 61 55 84 93 54 44
PWind dir SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 70 50 40 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs L L C C C S S C C S S S S
Tstms L L C C C S S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-282115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
403 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 93 63 80 64 86
Temp 68 81 91 89 76 69 67 66 64 70 74 79 78 70 69 67 65 72 79 85 83
Dewpt 68 67 68 66 67 67 67 65 64 66 67 67 68 69 69 67 65 69 70 71 70
RH 99 63 47 46 72 92 99 97 98 86 78 69 70 97100100100 90 74 62 64
Wind dir SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 8 12 14 16 13 9 5 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 9 10 11
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.41 0.24 0.04 0.07 0.03
Rain shwrs C L C S S S S S C C C C S S S S C C C
Tstms C L C S S S S S C C C C S S S S C C C
LAL 1 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4200 6100 1400 1100 3300 4200 2500 900 4100 5700
T Wind Dir S SE E E E E SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 14 25 21 12 11 13 13 9 13 16
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 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 63 80 63 87 64 91 70 95
Temp 69 64 75 80 69 64 81 84 69 65 85 88 75 71 90 92
Dewpt 69 64 67 67 69 64 70 69 69 65 72 69 70 69 70 65
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 55 100 49 96 38
RH 100100 77 64 100100 69 60 100100 64 53 84 94 52 41
PWind dir SE E E SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 40 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S C C S S S
Tstms C C C C C S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-282115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
403 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 62 79 64 90
Temp 65 79 90 92 80 70 67 65 63 67 74 78 75 69 67 66 64 72 82 88 84
Dewpt 61 62 59 54 58 61 62 61 61 63 64 63 63 64 64 64 63 66 65 60 60
RH 87 55 35 27 47 72 85 87 93 87 71 60 66 84 90 93 97 81 56 39 44
Wind dir SE S S S E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind spd 8 10 16 17 21 20 16 9 9 9 10 12 13 12 12 10 9 10 11 13 14
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.03 0.06
Rain shwrs C C S S S C S S S S C C S S S S C C C
Tstms C C S S S C S S S S C C S S S S C C C
LAL 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3
Haines 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7800 9900 1700 1500 3400 4600 3000 1300 4100 9900
T Wind Dir S SE E E SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 14 23 23 17 13 14 19 12 17 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 83 63 87 64 93 67 97
Temp 68 63 77 81 68 63 82 83 70 65 86 90 75 67 91 93
Dewpt 63 62 64 60 63 63 65 61 63 63 64 53 59 62 57 48
Max/Min RH 97 47 100 42 93 27 84 20
RH 84 97 64 49 84100 56 47 78 93 48 28 58 84 32 22
PWind dir SE E SE S SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 30 30 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S
Tstms C C C C C C C S
$$
TXZ031-282115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
403 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 62 78 63 83
Temp 67 80 89 87 74 69 66 66 64 69 74 77 78 71 69 67 64 72 78 82 80
Dewpt 67 68 67 66 66 66 66 65 63 66 67 67 67 69 69 67 64 69 70 71 70
RH 99 68 48 51 76 92100 98 98 92 78 71 69 95100100100 89 78 69 71
Wind dir E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 9 14 17 17 12 6 5 5 5 9 10 10 8 5 5 5 6 10 11 12
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 80 50 30 40 50
QPF 12hr 0.91 0.25 0.03 0.05 0.08
Rain shwrs C D C C C S C C S S C C C C C C C C L
Tstms C D C C C S C C S S C C C C C C C C L
LAL 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 3900 5300 1400 1300 3500 4600 3100 1300 4300 4800
T Wind Dir S SE E E SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 23 14 9 9 12 14 9 13 18
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 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 61 80 62 85 64 89 68 95
Temp 68 62 74 79 68 63 80 82 69 65 84 87 75 69 89 92
Dewpt 68 62 67 68 68 63 70 69 69 65 72 71 71 69 70 67
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 63 100 55 100 42
RH 100100 79 68 100100 73 66 100100 67 58 87 99 55 45
PWind dir SE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 50 40 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs L L C C C S S C C S S S S
Tstms L L C C C S S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-282115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
403 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 56 75 59 86
Temp 60 76 87 87 74 64 62 61 57 64 71 75 72 64 64 62 60 69 79 85 80
Dewpt 60 62 60 56 59 63 62 60 57 63 62 62 63 64 64 62 60 66 65 62 61
RH 100 62 40 35 59 98100 98 98 97 73 64 73100100100100 90 62 46 52
Wind dir E S SE SE E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind spd 5 8 13 16 18 16 11 6 5 5 9 10 10 9 9 8 6 8 10 12 12
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 20 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.12 0.02 0.04 0.07
Rain shwrs C C C S S C S S S S C C C C S S C C C
Tstms C C C S S C S S S S C C C C S S C C C
LAL 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
Haines 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 6600 9200 1900 1300 3400 4500 3000 1200 4900 9800
T Wind Dir S SE E E SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 23 21 14 12 13 18 12 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 80 58 84 59 90 62 92
Temp 63 58 73 77 63 59 80 78 64 60 84 86 70 63 88 89
Dewpt 63 58 62 60 63 59 65 62 64 60 64 55 63 62 57 52
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 47 100 33 98 26
RH 100100 68 56 100100 60 58 100100 51 35 78 97 35 28
PWind dir SE E SE S SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 30 30 30 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C S C C S
Tstms C C C C C S C C S
$$
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