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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
240 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024
TXZ024-300945-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
240 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat
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 85 61 78 63
Temp 81 80 71 67 64 64 70 79 85 80 68 65 64 62 67 71 76 77 68 65 65 64
Dewpt 62 63 65 66 64 64 68 68 68 66 66 65 64 62 64 64 63 63 66 65 64 64
RH 53 55 80 97100100 91 70 57 63 93100 99100 90 78 65 62 94100 99100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE NE E E NE E E E SE E NE
Wind spd 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 10 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 4
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 40 70 50 20
QPF 12hr 0.15 0.04 0.55 0.08 0.04
Rain shwrs C C S C L L L L C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C C S C L L L C C C S S S S S S S
LAL 1 3 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3800 900 3500 5100 1600 1100 2600 4100 2800 1200
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE E E E S E
T Wind Spd 16 12 16 19 17 12 12 9 9 6
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 06/01 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
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 83 64 88 67 95 67 97 69 94
Temp 76 81 68 65 83 85 71 68 90 92 72 68 91 94 76 70 90 91
Dewpt 66 65 66 65 68 65 67 65 64 58 63 62 60 53 56 55 61 58
Min/Max RH 56 100 48 94 29 82 23 59 31
RH 71 59 95100 60 51 88 92 43 32 72 81 36 25 51 59 38 33
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 20 10 10 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S
Tstms S C C C S
$$
TXZ026-300945-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
240 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 85 62 80 63
Temp 84 82 73 69 66 65 69 77 84 79 70 67 65 63 68 73 78 79 70 67 65 64
Dewpt 62 62 64 66 66 65 67 69 69 69 69 67 65 63 65 65 66 66 68 67 65 64
RH 48 51 73 90100100 93 76 61 72 97100100100 90 76 67 64 93100100100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE E E E SE E NE
Wind spd 10 10 9 8 6 6 9 11 12 13 10 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 5 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 60 70 50 20
QPF 12hr 0.55 0.19 1.05 0.06 0.01
Rain shwrs S C L C S C L L L L C C S S S S S S S
Tstms S C L C S C L L L L C C S S S S S S S
LAL 1 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1100 500 2900 5200 1200 1000 3000 3500 2100 1000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S E E E SE E
T Wind Spd 14 12 16 19 19 11 12 9 9 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/01 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 65 88 67 94 67 97 70 95
Temp 78 83 70 66 84 86 73 67 89 91 75 68 90 94 78 70 91 92
Dewpt 66 66 68 66 70 68 69 67 69 65 68 66 65 61 66 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 54 100 53 100 40 97 31 81 34
RH 67 57 93100 63 55 87100 52 42 79 93 44 34 67 78 40 38
PWind dir SE S S S S SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 20 10 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S
Tstms S C C C S
$$
TXZ043-300945-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
240 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat
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 65 88 63 79 63
Temp 84 82 71 68 66 66 76 81 88 82 70 68 66 64 69 74 79 77 69 67 66 64
Dewpt 65 66 68 68 66 66 69 70 70 70 68 68 66 64 66 66 67 67 69 67 66 64
RH 54 57 90100100100 79 69 55 66 92100100100 91 77 66 70 99100100100
Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE E NE NE E E E E NE
Wind spd 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 9 10 9 8 6 5 6 9 9 9 5 5 4 3
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 40 50 50 30
QPF 12hr 0.11 0.04 0.53 0.11 0.04
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C C C S S S
LAL 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3700 500 3600 6200 900 1100 1900 3000 1800 700
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 14 11 16 20 18 14 13 13 10 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 06/01 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
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 65 88 68 96 69 98 71 98
Temp 76 83 69 66 82 86 73 69 89 92 74 70 92 94 77 72 93 92
Dewpt 69 69 69 66 71 70 71 69 69 63 65 68 66 60 65 67 65 65
Min/Max RH 60 100 57 100 35 92 29 83 32
RH 78 62 100100 69 60 95100 52 39 73 91 42 31 67 82 39 41
PWind dir E S S S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 20 10 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C C S S
Tstms S C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-300945-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
240 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 91 62 80 62
Temp 83 79 70 65 65 64 74 82 91 82 71 68 64 62 67 75 79 77 69 66 64 63
Dewpt 62 63 64 65 65 64 67 66 62 61 62 63 61 62 63 64 62 61 63 63 63 63
RH 49 58 81100100100 79 58 38 49 73 84 90100 87 69 56 58 81 90 97100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE E E NE E E E E E E
Wind spd 14 14 12 12 10 9 10 11 13 14 14 12 9 9 9 9 10 12 10 9 6 5
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 40 20
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.11 0.16 0.02 0.03
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C C S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2700 800 4200 6000 1800 1100 2800 3700 2700 1300
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE E E E E
T Wind Spd 20 16 18 21 26 17 13 12 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/01 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 64 90 66 97 66 99 67 96
Temp 78 81 69 65 84 85 71 67 91 92 74 67 93 96 77 68 92 91
Dewpt 66 63 64 64 65 59 64 64 59 48 55 56 50 39 51 53 54 50
Min/Max RH 49 97 38 90 19 70 13 59 21
RH 67 54 84 97 53 41 79 90 34 22 51 68 23 14 40 59 28 25
PWind dir SE SE S S SW S SW S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 20 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S
Tstms S C C C S
$$
TXZ031-300945-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
240 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat
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 62 80 62
Temp 83 82 72 68 65 64 70 78 86 80 70 68 65 63 69 74 78 80 70 68 66 63
Dewpt 63 64 66 68 65 64 68 70 71 70 69 68 65 63 66 66 67 67 69 68 66 63
RH 52 54 81100100100 94 76 61 71 98100100100 92 78 71 65 98100100100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE E NE E NE E E E E E NE
Wind spd 9 10 6 5 5 5 6 10 11 12 9 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 4 3 2
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 30 70 40 20
QPF 12hr 0.21 0.12 0.74 0.12 0.02
Rain shwrs C C S C L L L L C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C C S C L L L L C C S S S S S S S
LAL 1 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1400 800 3200 5000 1400 1100 2900 3500 2300 1000
T Wind Dir SE S S S S E NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 20 23 13 12 9 9 6
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 06/01 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
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 64 89 66 95 67 98 70 97
Temp 78 82 69 65 84 87 73 67 90 92 75 68 91 96 77 71 93 95
Dewpt 68 68 69 65 71 70 71 67 70 67 68 66 64 62 65 63 64 64
Min/Max RH 59 100 55 100 40 96 31 78 33
RH 71 64 100100 65 57 93100 54 44 80 93 41 33 68 77 39 36
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 20 10 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S
Tstms S C C C S
$$
TXZ029-300945-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
240 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 87 57 77 58
Temp 81 78 64 63 63 61 71 77 87 78 65 62 60 58 65 72 76 75 64 62 61 59
Dewpt 61 62 64 63 63 61 67 66 62 61 64 62 60 58 63 62 61 61 64 62 61 59
RH 51 58100100100100 87 69 43 56 97100100100 93 71 60 62100100100100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE E E E E SE E
Wind spd 11 11 9 9 8 6 9 9 11 12 10 9 6 5 6 8 9 9 6 5 5 4
Clouds B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 40 60 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.07 0.05
Rain shwrs S S C L L C C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms S S C L L C C C C C C C C S S S
LAL 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2800 800 3800 6500 1300 1200 2300 4100 2700 800
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 19 20 23 16 14 11 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/01 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 59 87 61 93 61 96 62 92
Temp 77 79 64 60 81 82 65 62 88 90 69 62 91 93 72 63 89 88
Dewpt 65 63 64 60 65 62 65 62 57 50 59 56 51 42 52 51 55 53
Min/Max RH 53 100 47 100 23 85 16 65 28
RH 67 58 100100 58 51 100100 35 25 70 81 26 17 49 65 32 30
PWind dir SE S S S SW S SW S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 20 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S
Tstms S C C C S
$$
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