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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
208 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
TXZ024-172015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
208 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 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 61 93 62 98 67
Temp 80 81 69 65 63 61 76 87 92 91 76 70 66 63 79 93 97 95 81 75 71 68
Dewpt 53 51 54 53 52 51 52 51 49 49 55 56 57 56 53 49 45 43 47 48 45 42
RH 39 35 60 65 69 71 43 29 23 24 47 61 74 78 41 23 16 17 30 37 39 39
Wind dir N S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 8 9 8 8 6 5 10 14 16 14 13 18 18 17
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 500 4000 12100 700 500 8800 13800 900 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SE S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 11 12 18 13 21 25 23 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date 05/20 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 98 69 93 61 85 60 90 62 92
Temp 94 96 75 70 90 91 72 62 78 84 66 61 81 86 70 63 86 90
Dewpt 40 35 40 37 36 33 36 40 43 40 46 52 51 47 52 50 49 44
Min/Max RH 11 30 12 44 20 71 25 64 20
RH 15 12 28 30 15 13 27 44 29 21 48 71 36 26 52 62 27 20
PWind dir SW SW W W N SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ026-172015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
208 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 95 64 98 68
Temp 81 81 71 67 62 59 75 87 93 91 78 72 67 65 77 90 97 94 82 78 72 68
Dewpt 56 54 57 58 58 57 57 56 54 54 60 62 63 63 61 59 55 53 59 58 57 55
RH 42 39 61 73 87 93 54 35 27 29 54 71 87 93 58 35 25 25 46 50 59 63
Wind dir SW S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 3 5 6 6 5 4 5 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 12 16 18 17 17 17 16 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 400 300 4600 8200 600 400 3800 12000 700 600
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 11 16 19 16 23 27 25 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/20 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 69 95 62 85 60 88 62 91
Temp 94 97 77 69 92 93 73 63 80 83 68 61 81 84 71 63 86 89
Dewpt 50 45 54 49 44 40 46 47 48 46 53 56 58 55 58 59 57 52
Min/Max RH 15 52 15 56 26 84 35 90 27
RH 23 17 45 49 19 16 38 56 33 27 59 84 46 37 63 87 37 28
PWind dir SW S W SW N E SE SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-172015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
208 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 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 95 62 98 70
Temp 82 81 70 65 61 59 77 90 95 93 78 72 66 63 80 94 98 96 83 78 74 70
Dewpt 57 53 55 56 56 56 57 56 53 54 58 59 59 58 60 59 52 51 54 56 56 57
RH 42 38 59 73 83 88 50 32 24 27 49 65 80 83 50 31 21 22 37 46 53 63
Wind dir NW S SE S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 9 13 16 14 13 13 13 11
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 4500 10600 600 500 4900 11500 3000 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 12 12 13 18 12 19 25 23 19
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 05/20 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 100 72 98 65 88 62 93 62 95
Temp 95 97 77 72 95 95 75 66 84 86 68 63 83 90 70 63 89 92
Dewpt 55 49 53 61 45 43 47 51 48 47 52 57 59 49 57 56 58 52
Min/Max RH 17 69 15 57 24 82 23 80 24
RH 26 20 43 69 18 17 37 57 29 26 57 82 44 24 62 78 35 26
PWind dir SW S SW SW N E S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-172015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
208 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 96 62 100 66
Temp 81 80 71 66 62 59 75 90 96 93 79 72 66 63 78 93 99 95 83 75 70 66
Dewpt 50 46 49 50 50 49 49 45 39 37 45 49 49 48 49 46 39 37 40 43 44 44
RH 34 30 46 56 65 69 40 21 14 14 30 44 54 58 36 20 13 13 22 32 39 45
Wind dir W SW SE S S SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S SW SW S S SW SW
Wind spd 4 5 5 8 6 5 8 6 5 6 9 9 9 9 13 17 19 17 16 17 16 13
Clouds FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2900 500 8600 13500 500 500 9400 15000 9000 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 12 11 17 18 23 27 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/20 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 67 94 60 87 60 93 60 93
Temp 94 95 76 67 90 90 72 61 82 85 68 61 85 87 70 61 88 90
Dewpt 36 31 34 41 35 30 34 37 39 34 46 50 44 32 41 43 43 35
Min/Max RH 9 39 11 41 15 67 13 51 14
RH 13 10 22 39 14 12 25 41 22 16 45 67 24 14 35 51 21 14
PWind dir SW SW W W NW SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 5
$$
TXZ031-172015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
208 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 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 95 63 99 69
Temp 82 83 71 66 61 59 78 89 94 92 78 72 66 64 79 93 99 96 83 78 73 70
Dewpt 56 54 57 58 57 56 57 56 54 54 60 62 63 62 60 58 54 52 56 57 54 53
RH 42 38 61 75 86 89 49 33 26 28 54 72 88 95 52 32 23 23 40 48 51 55
Wind dir E S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 4 3 5 9 9 10 9 8 5 5 10 14 17 16 16 16 14 13
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 700 600 4900 8600 800 700 4300 12600 1300 900
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 11 16 18 16 20 26 25 20
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 05/20 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 102 70 98 63 88 60 92 62 95
Temp 96 99 77 70 94 95 75 64 82 85 68 61 83 86 70 63 88 91
Dewpt 50 45 55 48 43 40 43 45 48 46 52 56 58 54 58 57 58 52
Min/Max RH 15 47 14 50 23 84 31 84 25
RH 21 16 46 45 17 15 33 50 32 26 58 84 43 34 66 81 36 27
PWind dir SW S W W N SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-172015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
208 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 92 57 96 59
Temp 78 78 65 60 57 54 73 86 90 90 73 67 61 58 76 90 95 93 77 70 64 60
Dewpt 50 47 50 51 50 48 48 46 42 39 48 51 52 48 48 45 39 36 40 41 39 37
RH 37 33 58 72 77 80 41 25 19 17 41 56 72 69 37 21 14 14 26 35 40 42
Wind dir W SW S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 12 16 17 16 12 14 14 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 500 8100 13400 600 600 9600 14600 7700 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SE S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 13 10 19 20 24 28 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/20 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 62 91 55 83 55 89 55 91
Temp 91 92 69 62 86 88 67 55 78 81 63 56 81 84 65 56 84 88
Dewpt 33 31 35 34 33 30 32 36 38 33 44 49 46 34 43 42 43 36
Min/Max RH 10 35 12 49 16 78 16 61 15
RH 13 11 28 35 15 12 27 49 24 18 50 77 29 17 45 59 24 16
PWind dir SW SW W W NW SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5
$$
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