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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
221 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
TXZ024-160930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
221 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
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 70 93 72 95 72
Temp 90 90 80 75 72 70 80 88 92 91 81 76 74 72 81 89 95 93 83 79 76 73
Dewpt 65 64 66 64 64 65 67 69 68 65 66 64 63 64 67 68 67 65 64 65 65 67
RH 44 43 62 70 76 84 66 54 46 43 61 66 68 75 64 50 41 40 54 62 70 81
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 11 11 10 9 8 8 12 12 16 14 13 12 12 13 16 16 18 16 16 17 16 14
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 3
Mix Hgt 1500 600 4300 6700 1800 800 4300 6300 4100 1200
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 18 23 20 18 24 25 23 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 06/18 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 94 71 85 68 80 67 84 69 90
Temp 88 91 76 71 81 84 72 68 76 79 71 68 79 83 72 69 86 89
Dewpt 68 65 67 67 68 66 66 67 69 68 67 66 68 65 63 65 65 62
Min/Max RH 40 87 54 96 70 94 52 86 0
RH 53 44 73 86 65 55 81 95 81 71 88 94 68 53 73 85 50 42
PWind dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 30 30 30 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ026-160930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
221 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 95 72 95 73
Temp 92 92 83 78 74 72 81 89 93 92 83 79 75 72 80 90 94 93 83 80 76 73
Dewpt 65 64 64 64 66 67 67 69 68 65 65 65 66 66 67 68 66 65 66 67 69 69
RH 41 40 53 62 76 84 63 52 44 41 55 62 75 80 65 49 40 40 57 65 80 86
Wind dir S S SE S SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 12 11 11 10 13 14 17 16 14 13 13 12 17 17 19 18 17 17 16 13
Clouds CL FW B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 800 400 4500 6400 2400 800 4600 6400 3400 1700
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 18 23 21 19 25 25 25 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 72 89 69 85 69 89 70 93
Temp 88 92 78 72 84 85 74 69 78 84 74 69 83 86 75 70 88 91
Dewpt 68 66 68 68 69 67 67 67 69 68 67 67 68 65 66 65 66 63
Min/Max RH 41 87 50 94 58 93 46 86 0
RH 51 43 71 86 61 55 79 92 74 59 79 92 60 50 74 83 48 40
PWind dir S SE SE SE E SE S S S
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-160930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
221 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
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 73 96 73 97 74
Temp 94 93 83 78 75 73 81 89 95 94 84 78 75 73 82 91 96 96 85 80 76 74
Dewpt 63 63 64 65 66 68 69 67 65 65 65 65 65 67 67 66 65 63 66 68 69 69
RH 36 37 54 64 73 84 66 48 37 38 54 64 71 79 62 45 36 34 52 68 77 84
Wind dir S SE SE S SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 10 10 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 12 14 16 14 13 12 11 9
Clouds FW CL SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 1000 700 4800 7200 1500 800 5000 7300 5000 2100
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 14 20 20 23 18 23 24 26 21
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 06/18 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 97 71 89 69 84 69 86 69 93
Temp 91 95 78 71 85 85 73 69 78 83 72 69 81 86 74 69 88 90
Dewpt 67 64 69 69 68 66 69 69 70 68 68 68 68 65 66 66 65 62
Min/Max RH 34 92 49 100 60 98 49 92 0
RH 46 37 75 91 57 53 86100 75 61 88 98 65 50 77 90 47 39
PWind dir S SE SE E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 40 30 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-160930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
221 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 94 71 96 72
Temp 92 90 81 76 74 71 79 89 94 91 84 78 74 72 79 90 96 93 84 79 75 73
Dewpt 61 60 63 63 62 63 67 67 63 60 61 61 60 63 66 65 62 60 61 62 62 65
RH 36 37 54 64 66 76 67 48 36 36 46 56 61 74 64 44 33 34 46 56 63 77
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 16 14 13 12 12 12 17 17 17 19 18 16 16 17 19 18 19 19 19 18 17 17
Clouds FW SC SC FW CL CL SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.31 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 6
Mix Hgt 4100 600 3800 7800 2000 800 3900 7600 4800 1600
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 18 20 20 23 20 24 25 25 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 70 89 68 83 67 85 68 90
Temp 90 93 77 71 83 84 72 68 79 78 71 67 80 82 72 68 86 87
Dewpt 66 58 64 66 66 63 65 66 67 65 66 65 66 62 62 63 64 60
Min/Max RH 29 85 45 92 59 92 49 83 0
RH 45 31 63 85 56 49 79 92 67 64 84 92 62 51 71 83 48 41
PWind dir S SE SE E E SE S S S
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 30 30 30 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C S S C C S S S
Tstms C S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ031-160930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
221 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
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 72 95 72 97 73
Temp 92 92 82 77 74 72 81 89 93 93 83 78 75 72 81 91 95 95 85 80 76 73
Dewpt 66 66 67 66 67 68 70 70 68 68 67 66 67 67 69 69 67 67 67 68 70 69
RH 43 44 59 70 79 87 69 55 45 44 59 67 76 84 66 49 41 41 56 67 83 88
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 11 9 9 9 12 13 16 14 13 12 12 10 16 17 18 17 17 14 13 12
Clouds FW FW SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1400 700 4800 7100 2800 1000 5000 6500 3300 2000
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 16 19 23 21 18 24 25 25 23
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 06/18 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 71 88 69 84 68 87 69 93
Temp 88 93 78 71 84 86 74 69 78 83 72 68 82 85 74 69 87 91
Dewpt 69 68 70 69 70 69 69 69 71 69 69 68 70 67 67 66 67 65
Min/Max RH 42 94 53 99 64 100 53 93 0
RH 54 44 77 92 63 58 84 98 80 64 91 99 67 55 78 90 51 41
PWind dir S SE SE SE E SE S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-160930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
221 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 92 67 93 68
Temp 90 88 76 72 69 67 77 85 91 90 79 74 70 68 77 86 92 90 78 74 71 68
Dewpt 61 61 64 64 64 63 66 67 64 62 63 62 62 63 65 65 63 61 63 63 64 65
RH 38 40 66 76 84 87 69 55 41 39 58 66 75 85 67 49 38 38 60 69 80 89
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 12 11 10 9 9 9 13 13 16 16 13 13 13 14 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16
Clouds FW SC SC CL FW CL SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2000 700 3700 7000 2900 800 4000 7200 4700 1300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 19 19 21 23 23 25 26 24 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 66 86 64 79 63 82 63 88
Temp 86 90 72 66 80 82 68 65 75 76 66 64 75 81 68 64 83 86
Dewpt 65 59 66 66 65 64 66 65 67 65 66 64 65 62 63 63 63 60
Min/Max RH 33 99 51 100 66 100 51 99 0
RH 49 35 81 99 60 55 93100 77 69 100100 71 52 84 97 51 42
PWind dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 30 30 40 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S
$$
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