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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
Issued by National Weather Service Amarillo TX
221 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
TXZ024-030915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 55 75 57 71 57
Temp 75 73 62 59 58 57 60 66 73 73 64 62 60 59 64 68 70 67 60 60 59 58
Dewpt 57 55 56 55 55 55 57 60 61 61 62 60 59 58 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 58
RH 54 54 81 89 89 93 90 83 67 66 93 96 97 98 87 74 70 77100 97 98100
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S SW SW N NE E E E E E E
Wind spd 13 11 8 9 9 6 6 6 9 11 9 9 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 9 8 8
Clouds SC FW FW SC B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 80 90
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.05 0.19 0.85
Rain shwrs C C S S C C C C L L D D D D D D C
Tstms S S C S C C S S C C L C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1600 1400 2400 3800 1700 500 3000 3200 1300 1100
T Wind Dir NE E E SE S SW N E SE E
T Wind Spd 13 12 9 12 16 13 13 13 16 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 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 75 63 89 58 90 61 90 59 84
Temp 67 74 64 67 84 86 66 59 85 87 69 62 84 87 67 60 80 82
Dewpt 60 60 62 61 47 39 31 27 31 32 34 30 35 36 39 38 43 42
Min/Max RH 60 94 18 30 12 30 14 45 23
RH 78 62 94 82 28 19 28 29 15 14 27 30 17 16 35 44 27 24
PWind dir SE S SW W W SW W SW NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ026-030915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 77 58 71 57
Temp 76 74 65 62 59 58 62 69 74 75 67 62 59 61 64 69 71 69 63 62 59 58
Dewpt 61 59 58 57 57 58 59 62 63 63 65 62 59 59 62 63 62 62 63 62 59 58
RH 60 59 78 84 93100 90 78 69 66 93100100 93 93 81 73 78100100100100
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S N NE NE E NE E E NE
Wind spd 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 6 9 10 10 8 8 8 10 9 11 11 9 11 10 9
Clouds B1 FW SC B1 B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 80 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.16 0.20 1.30
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C L L D D D D D D L
Tstms S S S C C C C C S S C C L C L C C
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1900 1300 2500 4000 900 900 3000 3200 1100 800
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S N E N E
T Wind Spd 16 13 9 12 14 12 13 13 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 63 89 56 90 58 88 58 84
Temp 69 76 68 64 84 86 67 57 85 87 68 58 83 86 67 59 80 82
Dewpt 62 63 65 64 57 48 45 38 37 40 44 40 41 42 47 46 48 48
Min/Max RH 63 100 25 52 16 51 20 62 29
RH 78 64 90100 40 27 45 49 18 19 42 51 23 21 49 62 33 31
PWind dir E SE SW SW SW SW NW S NE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ043-030915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 79 59 77 59
Temp 87 81 69 64 61 60 65 71 77 76 66 63 61 60 70 73 76 73 65 63 61 60
Dewpt 58 61 63 61 61 60 62 64 65 64 63 63 61 60 66 66 65 65 65 63 61 60
RH 39 51 81 92 99 99 89 80 66 66 92 99100100 86 78 68 75100100100100
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S E E E E NE NE E
Wind spd 8 12 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 8 8 5 5 5 8 9 10 8 10 6 8
Clouds FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 80 90
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.08 0.11 0.35 1.18
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S C C D D D D L L C
Tstms S S S C C S S S S C C C L L L C C
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3
Haines 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1300 1400 2500 3800 1800 900 3200 4900 2300 1300
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S S E NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 12 9 13 16 12 11 16 20 18
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 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 77 63 90 60 92 62 93 60 90
Temp 71 77 67 64 85 87 68 60 86 89 70 62 87 90 69 61 85 88
Dewpt 65 64 67 64 59 48 52 47 41 43 42 41 42 42 43 43 49 48
Min/Max RH 64 100 24 68 17 46 17 52 24
RH 81 64 99100 41 26 55 62 21 21 36 45 21 19 40 50 29 25
PWind dir E S SW SW SW SW W SW N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
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TXZ035-030915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 56 81 59 74 57
Temp 82 80 68 61 59 57 62 71 79 76 66 63 61 59 66 70 72 67 60 60 59 57
Dewpt 50 48 54 56 56 56 58 60 57 57 58 59 58 59 62 61 60 59 59 58 57 57
RH 33 33 61 84 90 96 87 68 47 52 75 87 90100 87 73 66 75 96 93 93100
Wind dir N NE NE E E E E SE S SE SE S S S SW E E E NE E E E
Wind spd 10 13 13 14 11 9 9 8 11 16 13 13 9 8 9 11 12 14 12 10 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW B2 OV B2 B1 FW SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 80 90
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.03 0.49 0.61
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C D D D D D D C
Tstms S C S C C S S C C L C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 2700 1400 3100 6000 1500 900 2900 3100 1400 900
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE S S E NE E
T Wind Spd 19 16 12 17 19 16 13 20 23 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 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 77 62 88 56 89 58 91 58 88
Temp 70 76 66 63 83 85 66 56 83 86 69 59 84 88 69 59 82 85
Dewpt 61 58 61 60 42 32 33 29 30 27 29 29 31 27 32 35 39 34
Min/Max RH 53 94 14 35 11 32 10 40 15
RH 73 54 84 90 24 15 29 35 15 12 22 32 15 11 25 40 22 16
PWind dir SE S SW W W SW W SW W
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ031-030915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 78 58 75 58
Temp 79 76 66 62 60 58 63 69 76 76 66 64 61 59 67 72 74 71 64 63 60 59
Dewpt 62 60 60 59 59 58 61 63 65 64 66 64 61 59 65 64 65 64 64 63 60 59
RH 58 58 80 89 95100 93 82 71 68100100100100 93 78 74 81100100100100
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S N NE NE NE NE NE E NE
Wind spd 12 11 9 9 9 5 8 8 9 10 10 6 5 5 8 9 10 10 6 9 8 8
Clouds B1 FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 80 90
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.11 0.23 1.79
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C L L D D D D D D L
Tstms S S S C C S C C S S C C L C L C C
LAL 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1300 1400 2800 4100 2300 1000 2900 3400 1000 900
T Wind Dir NE NE NE SE SE S N E NE E
T Wind Spd 16 13 9 12 14 13 13 14 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 62 90 57 92 60 91 60 86
Temp 69 76 67 63 85 87 67 58 86 88 69 60 85 89 67 60 82 84
Dewpt 64 64 67 63 59 49 46 37 38 42 44 39 41 43 47 45 49 49
Min/Max RH 67 100 25 48 16 46 19 59 27
RH 85 68 100100 41 27 47 45 19 20 41 46 22 20 49 59 32 30
PWind dir E S SW SW SW SW W S N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ029-030915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
221 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 50 76 52 71 52
Temp 75 73 61 56 55 53 59 68 75 74 60 58 56 54 61 67 69 64 58 56 54 53
Dewpt 51 49 54 54 54 53 56 58 57 56 59 58 56 54 59 57 57 58 57 56 54 53
RH 43 43 78 93 96100 90 70 54 53 96100100100 93 70 66 81 96100100100
Wind dir N NE E E E E E SE SE S SE S S SW N NE E E E E E E
Wind spd 12 10 9 11 9 5 8 8 10 11 12 11 9 6 8 10 11 11 10 9 8 8
Clouds CL FW CL SC B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 80 80
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.03 0.40 0.61
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C L L D D D D D D C
Tstms S C S C S S S C C L C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Haines 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 2500 1400 3400 5800 1600 800 3500 3700 1200 1000
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE SW N E E E
T Wind Spd 18 16 11 16 18 17 14 14 20 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 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 75 57 85 50 86 53 87 52 83
Temp 67 73 60 58 80 82 60 51 81 84 63 53 81 86 63 53 79 82
Dewpt 59 56 60 58 39 30 28 24 26 25 31 27 30 26 32 36 40 35
Min/Max RH 53 100 15 36 10 36 11 52 18
RH 75 55 100100 23 15 29 34 13 11 30 36 16 11 31 52 25 18
PWind dir SE S SW W W SW W SW NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms 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