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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
248 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
TXZ024-180900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
248 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 90 69 83 66 75
Temp 75 73 78 83 90 88 78 74 71 69 74 79 83 82 74 71 67 67 70 71 74 75
Dewpt 68 68 69 70 70 68 68 67 67 68 68 69 68 67 68 65 65 66 67 68 68 67
RH 78 84 74 65 52 52 72 80 88 97 81 70 63 61 81 83 94 98 90 90 82 78
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
Wind spd 18 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 13 12 11 11 13 13 11 9 6 6 8 10 11 10
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.14 0 0 0.11
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 3600 5600 3500 2500 4500 5100 3200 1100 3100 3300
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 27 28 24 28 16 19 18 10 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 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 67 82 70 92 72 93 72 95
Temp 68 67 76 81 73 71 87 90 76 73 90 91 76 72 90 93
Dewpt 67 67 69 67 66 66 68 65 65 66 68 66 66 66 67 65
Max/Min RH 100 61 88 43 79 42 81 39
RH 98100 79 63 78 85 53 44 69 78 48 44 72 81 46 41
PWind dir SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 5 0 20 10 30 10
Rain shwrs C C S S C
Tstms C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-180900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
248 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 70 86 68 80
Temp 76 74 78 86 90 90 82 77 73 70 76 82 86 85 77 73 69 68 71 75 79 79
Dewpt 70 69 68 70 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 68 67 67 66 65 66 65 66 68 68 67
RH 82 84 71 60 50 49 63 76 87 93 74 63 53 55 69 76 90 90 84 79 69 67
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
Wind spd 17 17 19 18 18 18 18 17 13 12 12 12 13 14 12 9 6 6 9 10 11 10
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4600 6000 4700 1700 4600 5500 2500 700 2600 3500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 32 29 33 26 16 18 17 10 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 88 71 94 74 97 73 98
Temp 72 69 81 87 76 72 89 92 80 75 92 95 79 73 93 96
Dewpt 67 68 69 67 66 67 68 66 65 66 68 65 66 67 68 65
Max/Min RH 97 51 87 40 76 35 81 34
RH 84 97 67 52 71 84 50 43 60 74 46 37 64 81 44 36
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 0 10 10 20 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-180900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
248 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 71 86 67 78
Temp 76 74 78 87 93 91 83 77 73 71 77 83 86 83 74 70 67 67 68 73 76 78
Dewpt 70 68 69 68 68 68 68 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 69 68 69
RH 81 82 71 53 44 47 62 79 87 90 73 60 53 59 78 91100100 99 86 76 73
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 12 13 18 17 17 17 16 13 11 8 9 10 12 14 11 8 6 5 8 10 10 10
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 40 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.08 0.28
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5000 5900 5000 2200 4900 5400 2600 1100 2200 2800
T Wind Dir S S SE S SE SE SE E E E
T Wind Spd 29 27 32 23 14 20 17 12 14 14
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 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 69 87 70 94 72 96 73 98
Temp 71 69 81 86 75 70 88 93 78 72 89 95 79 73 93 96
Dewpt 69 69 68 66 68 69 68 64 67 69 68 64 66 69 67 63
Max/Min RH 100 49 98 37 89 35 87 32
RH 93100 65 51 79 96 52 38 68 89 50 36 64 86 43 34
PWind dir E SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ035-180900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
248 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 69 86 66 72
Temp 77 72 75 84 91 89 81 76 72 69 73 81 86 82 74 71 67 66 68 70 72 71
Dewpt 66 66 67 68 66 64 66 66 65 65 66 66 64 65 65 64 64 64 66 67 66 66
RH 69 81 75 58 44 44 60 72 79 87 79 60 48 56 74 79 90 93 93 90 81 84
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
Wind spd 20 18 20 18 19 20 20 19 16 14 14 13 17 19 17 13 11 9 12 14 16 16
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 40 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.35 0 0.01 0.31
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C L L C
Tstms S S C C C C C C L L C
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 4
Haines 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2700 6000 4000 2300 4000 4800 3600 1600 2100 2500
T Wind Dir S S SE S SE SE SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 27 28 25 26 17 20 20 14 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 82 68 90 70 93 70 94
Temp 66 66 77 80 73 68 83 87 76 70 88 90 76 70 88 91
Dewpt 66 66 68 65 65 66 67 63 64 65 66 62 63 65 66 62
Max/Min RH 100 58 93 41 84 37 84 35
RH 100100 74 60 76 93 59 45 66 84 48 39 64 84 48 38
PWind dir SE SE S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 20 10 0 10 10 20 5
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
TXZ031-180900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
248 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 92 71 86 67 79
Temp 76 74 79 86 92 91 83 77 74 71 77 83 85 85 76 71 69 67 72 74 77 79
Dewpt 71 69 69 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 68 70 70 70
RH 86 86 73 61 50 51 66 79 84 92 75 64 59 61 77 86 94100 88 88 77 74
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
Wind spd 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 13 9 10 11 13 14 11 6 5 5 6 9 10 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.15 0 0.01 0.15
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C S S C
Tstms S S S S C C C C S S C
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
Haines 5 5 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4600 5800 4000 2300 4700 5000 3100 1100 2100 3500
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 32 29 29 24 16 18 16 10 12 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 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 69 87 70 94 73 96 73 98
Temp 71 69 81 86 76 71 89 93 79 73 92 95 78 74 92 96
Dewpt 69 69 70 69 68 69 70 67 67 68 69 67 68 69 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 55 97 43 84 40 85 37
RH 95100 71 57 78 95 54 44 68 84 48 41 73 83 48 39
PWind dir SE S S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 0 10 10 20 5
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
$$
TXZ029-180900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
248 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 67 82 62 72
Temp 72 69 75 82 88 87 77 71 70 67 71 77 81 80 70 64 63 62 68 68 72 70
Dewpt 66 66 67 68 66 65 66 66 67 67 67 66 64 63 66 64 63 62 65 66 65 64
RH 81 90 75 63 48 48 68 84 90100 87 69 56 56 87100100100 90 93 79 81
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E
Wind spd 18 16 18 17 17 17 17 17 13 12 12 11 13 16 12 10 8 5 9 12 13 12
Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 40 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.12 0 0 0.16
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C L L C
Tstms S S S C C C C C C L L C
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 4
Haines 6 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2700 5800 3700 1800 4000 4900 3500 1700 2500 2400
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 26 27 23 27 16 19 18 13 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 81 64 89 66 92 67 92
Temp 63 64 74 79 68 65 83 87 71 67 87 89 71 68 87 90
Dewpt 63 64 67 64 65 65 66 63 65 66 65 63 66 66 65 62
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 42 99 39 95 37
RH 100100 79 60 90100 57 45 81 97 48 42 84 93 48 39
PWind dir SE S S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 20 20 30 10
Rain shwrs C C S S S C
Tstms C C S S S C
$$
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