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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
241 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
TXZ024-152115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
241 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24
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 94 72 95
Temp 70 70 79 88 91 89 76 73 70 69 80 89 93 92 81 77 74 72 80 89 94 93
Dewpt 63 63 66 66 65 64 65 63 63 64 67 68 67 64 65 63 63 63 66 68 66 64
RH 79 80 64 48 42 44 70 72 79 83 64 51 42 40 58 63 67 73 64 49 41 39
Wind dir NW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 12 13 16 14 13 12 12 12 17 17 18 16
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.08 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 4 3 3 3 6 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 8200 8600 4600 100 5700 7100 3800 300 4000 5500
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 12 11 21 25 17 11 25 32
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 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 73 95 72 90 70 87 70 89
Temp 77 73 90 93 76 72 85 88 74 70 83 85 74 70 85 88
Dewpt 64 66 68 64 66 67 69 66 66 66 68 65 65 65 65 63
Max/Min RH 79 36 84 47 88 49 84 42
RH 64 79 49 38 71 84 57 50 75 88 62 52 74 83 52 44
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-152115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
241 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 72 95 72 95
Temp 73 71 80 89 94 92 82 78 73 72 81 90 95 93 83 78 74 73 80 89 94 93
Dewpt 65 65 66 67 65 64 65 65 65 66 67 68 66 65 65 64 65 66 66 68 66 65
RH 76 81 62 48 39 40 56 64 76 81 63 49 39 39 55 61 74 80 62 50 40 40
Wind dir NW S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 8 10 11 12 13 12 11 11 10 13 14 17 16 14 13 13 13 16 18 19 18
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5400 8000 4300 200 6000 6700 4000 300 4400 5300
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 18 14 11 24 26 18 12 27 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 97 73 93 71 91 71 92
Temp 79 73 90 95 79 73 89 91 79 72 86 89 77 71 86 90
Dewpt 67 68 68 65 68 68 68 66 66 67 68 65 66 66 66 63
Max/Min RH 84 35 84 42 87 43 84 38
RH 68 84 48 37 69 83 51 43 65 85 55 46 69 84 51 41
PWind dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-152115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
241 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24
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 73 97 73 97
Temp 73 71 81 91 94 94 83 77 74 73 82 92 97 94 84 80 76 74 82 91 96 95
Dewpt 65 65 67 66 63 63 64 64 65 66 67 66 64 63 64 65 65 66 67 65 64 62
RH 77 81 62 44 36 36 52 64 73 79 59 42 34 36 51 61 70 78 61 43 35 33
Wind dir E NE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 13 14 14 14
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW 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 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 6800 7700 4800 100 6200 7000 4100 400 4400 5700
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 12 10 23 21 17 12 25 29
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 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 74 99 73 93 71 90 70 92
Temp 81 74 92 97 80 74 89 91 76 71 86 88 75 71 87 90
Dewpt 67 69 67 63 69 69 68 65 68 69 68 65 66 67 67 63
Max/Min RH 84 31 86 40 94 45 89 38
RH 64 84 44 33 70 86 51 42 77 93 56 47 73 87 51 40
PWind dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S
Tstms S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-152115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
241 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 70 96 71 97
Temp 71 69 77 86 93 89 79 74 72 70 78 90 96 93 84 79 75 71 79 90 97 94
Dewpt 62 63 65 64 61 60 62 62 61 62 65 66 62 60 60 61 59 61 65 65 61 58
RH 73 81 67 48 35 38 56 66 68 76 64 45 33 33 44 54 57 71 63 44 31 30
Wind dir NE E S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 12 14 16 14 13 12 12 12 16 16 18 19 18 16 16 16 19 19 21 20
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.25 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S C
Tstms C S C
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 6600 7300 4600 100 5000 7800 4000 200 3300 6000
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 18 14 13 18 21 17 12 24 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 97 71 91 68 89 68 89
Temp 78 71 90 94 77 71 85 88 75 68 84 86 74 68 83 86
Dewpt 60 64 65 58 63 65 66 63 65 66 67 63 64 64 65 61
Max/Min RH 79 28 81 40 93 42 87 40
RH 54 79 44 30 61 81 52 44 72 93 57 46 71 87 54 44
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ031-152115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
241 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24
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 94 72 95 73 96
Temp 71 70 80 88 93 92 82 77 74 72 83 90 94 93 83 78 75 73 83 91 95 94
Dewpt 66 66 68 68 66 66 66 65 66 67 68 69 67 66 66 66 66 66 68 68 67 66
RH 83 86 68 52 43 43 58 67 77 85 62 51 42 42 56 67 75 79 62 48 40 40
Wind dir NW S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 9 10 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 13 16 14 13 12 12 11 16 16 18 16
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 6300 7600 4400 100 5700 6500 3900 300 4200 5300
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 18 12 11 24 25 17 12 26 32
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 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 74 97 73 92 71 90 71 92
Temp 79 74 91 96 79 73 89 91 78 72 85 88 76 71 87 90
Dewpt 68 69 69 67 70 70 70 68 68 69 69 68 68 67 67 66
Max/Min RH 86 37 90 46 94 49 88 42
RH 70 86 48 39 75 90 53 48 72 92 60 52 76 88 52 44
PWind dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-152115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
241 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 66 93 67 93
Temp 65 64 75 84 90 87 74 70 68 66 77 87 92 91 79 73 69 67 77 87 93 89
Dewpt 63 62 64 64 61 61 64 63 63 62 65 65 63 60 62 61 62 61 65 65 62 60
RH 93 93 69 51 38 42 71 78 84 87 67 49 38 36 57 66 77 80 68 48 36 38
Wind dir N S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 11 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 13 13 16 16 13 13 13 14 18 17 18 17
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.15 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C C S
Tstms L C C S
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 7200 7800 4700 100 5200 8600 3800 200 3300 5900
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 16 13 12 20 23 18 13 24 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 95 67 88 65 85 64 87
Temp 72 67 88 93 73 67 83 85 70 66 79 82 69 65 82 85
Dewpt 62 64 64 58 64 66 67 64 66 66 66 63 65 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 90 29 97 45 100 48 100 42
RH 71 90 45 31 74 97 58 49 87100 64 53 87 98 53 44
PWind dir S S S S SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
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