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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
233 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
TXZ024-150915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
233 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 90 59 76 56
Temp 85 83 69 66 66 65 77 88 88 77 67 63 61 60 66 71 75 70 61 60 58 57
Dewpt 48 48 52 51 50 50 54 53 51 55 58 58 58 58 60 60 60 59 60 58 56 55
RH 28 31 54 58 56 58 45 31 28 48 74 84 90 92 80 67 60 68 96 93 92 92
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S N E NE N N NE NE NE NE N NE W NW
Wind spd 12 12 10 12 16 17 19 13 16 12 9 5 6 8 9 9 10 9 5 5 6 6
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 60 60 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.08 0.15 0.27 0.20
Rain shwrs S S S C L L L L C C L L C C S S
Tstms S S S C L L L L C C L L C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 4 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 700 600 7400 12300 900 700 2900 3100 2000 1100
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW E NE NE E NE W
T Wind Spd 18 20 25 23 16 11 11 13 10 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 05/17 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 61 93 64 94 67 95 67 93
Temp 76 81 65 62 87 90 71 65 87 91 74 68 90 93 75 68 90 91
Dewpt 55 52 54 53 53 51 54 53 57 51 52 51 53 47 47 46 44 42
Min/Max RH 35 75 23 66 24 56 20 44 17
RH 49 37 67 73 31 27 54 66 37 26 47 56 29 21 37 44 21 18
PWind dir N S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-150915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
233 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 93 59 76 56
Temp 87 86 74 69 63 62 76 88 88 80 69 66 61 60 68 73 76 71 63 61 59 57
Dewpt 51 51 55 56 56 56 58 57 56 56 60 61 61 60 62 62 61 60 61 61 59 57
RH 29 30 51 63 78 81 54 35 34 44 73 84100100 81 68 60 68 93100100100
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW SW S NW E NE E NE NE E E N NE N NW N
Wind spd 12 12 11 11 9 6 12 13 17 16 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 8 6 6 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 60 60 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.24 0.17 0.32
Rain shwrs S S C C C L L C C L L L L S S
Tstms S S C C C L L C C L L L L S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 4 4 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 500 5200 11000 700 600 3200 4000 1900 800
T Wind Dir S S SW S NE NE E E NE NW
T Wind Spd 17 11 18 25 17 11 11 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/17 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 59 93 63 94 66 95 66 94
Temp 75 80 66 60 86 89 71 64 87 91 74 67 89 92 76 67 90 92
Dewpt 58 53 58 58 60 56 61 58 62 58 62 58 58 55 54 53 51 47
Min/Max RH 39 95 29 83 31 74 27 61 20
RH 55 39 75 93 42 33 71 81 43 33 66 73 35 29 46 61 26 21
PWind dir NW S S SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-150915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
233 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 61 81 58
Temp 84 85 72 67 65 64 78 88 91 87 73 68 63 61 70 77 79 75 64 61 60 59
Dewpt 53 53 55 56 55 56 57 54 51 51 54 56 58 58 62 64 63 62 62 61 60 59
RH 34 33 55 67 70 75 48 31 26 29 51 65 84 90 75 63 58 64 93100100100
Wind dir S SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S E E E NE E E E NE NE NE NW NW
Wind spd 9 9 9 10 10 8 14 17 17 14 10 9 5 5 6 8 9 10 8 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.07 0.18
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L L C C
Tstms C C C C C C L L C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 600 4300 7300 1200 500 3900 3800 1600 1200
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SE E E E NE N
T Wind Spd 16 17 24 26 18 10 10 16 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 05/17 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 60 96 65 98 69 98 69 97
Temp 77 81 65 61 88 92 72 66 90 93 76 69 93 95 77 69 92 94
Dewpt 60 56 58 57 60 55 56 56 62 56 55 58 58 55 54 55 51 46
Min/Max RH 40 90 25 72 25 69 24 61 19
RH 55 42 78 89 39 29 57 72 39 29 48 68 31 26 44 61 25 20
PWind dir NW SE SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-150915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
233 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 92 59 77 55
Temp 88 86 75 70 66 63 76 86 89 84 72 66 62 59 67 74 76 70 63 60 57 56
Dewpt 42 40 42 46 47 51 54 52 50 48 52 54 55 56 58 58 58 57 58 56 55 54
RH 20 20 31 42 50 65 46 31 26 29 49 65 78 90 73 57 54 63 84 87 93 93
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW S W E E E E NE NE E NE N N N NW
Wind spd 13 14 12 14 13 12 17 16 19 19 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 11 9 6 6 6
Clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.05 0.21 0.27
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C S S C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 800 700 6000 10800 1100 600 3700 4300 1600 1000
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SE E E E N NW
T Wind Spd 19 21 21 25 18 16 12 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/17 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 59 94 64 96 66 97 65 95
Temp 76 80 66 60 88 91 72 64 89 92 75 67 91 94 76 66 90 92
Dewpt 53 48 50 50 48 41 47 50 51 40 46 50 47 38 44 46 40 32
Min/Max RH 31 70 16 60 16 54 14 48 12
RH 45 33 56 69 25 18 41 60 27 16 36 54 22 14 32 48 17 12
PWind dir NW S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ031-150915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
233 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 92 59 80 56
Temp 86 86 73 68 64 62 78 89 91 83 70 66 61 60 69 77 79 74 63 62 60 57
Dewpt 52 53 55 56 56 55 58 57 55 56 59 61 60 60 62 62 62 62 63 62 60 57
RH 31 32 54 65 75 79 51 34 30 40 68 85 97100 79 62 57 66 98100100100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW S N E NE E NE NE E E NE N NE NW NW
Wind spd 11 12 11 11 10 5 17 17 17 13 10 8 6 5 6 9 10 10 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 50 60 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.13 0.18 0.31
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C L L L L S S
Tstms S S C C C C C C C L L L L S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 600 500 4800 9700 800 800 4200 4400 1300 900
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW NE E E E NE NW
T Wind Spd 18 13 21 24 16 11 11 14 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 05/17 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 59 95 63 95 68 97 67 97
Temp 77 82 66 60 88 91 71 64 88 92 74 69 91 94 77 68 92 94
Dewpt 59 56 59 58 60 57 61 58 64 58 61 57 58 55 54 52 51 47
Min/Max RH 39 97 28 82 31 68 26 58 19
RH 55 41 79 94 39 32 69 80 46 32 65 67 33 27 46 58 26 20
PWind dir N S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-150915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
233 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 89 54 75 51
Temp 85 83 69 63 59 57 73 84 86 75 65 61 56 55 64 70 74 69 58 56 53 52
Dewpt 41 40 45 46 46 48 52 50 49 51 55 56 55 55 58 57 56 57 58 56 53 52
RH 21 22 42 54 62 72 48 31 28 43 70 84 96100 81 63 53 66100100100100
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW
Wind spd 12 12 10 12 11 11 16 12 17 13 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 50 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0.09 0.33 0.21
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C S S L L C C S S
Tstms S S S C C C C C S S L L C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 4 3 2
Haines 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 600 600 6100 12400 800 900 3300 4200 2000 900
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW E E NE E NE NW
T Wind Spd 20 20 20 23 18 14 11 16 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/17 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 55 92 59 92 60 94 60 91
Temp 74 78 61 56 86 88 66 59 85 89 69 61 88 91 70 61 86 88
Dewpt 53 48 51 50 47 43 48 50 52 44 48 47 47 39 43 43 40 36
Min/Max RH 33 84 18 72 20 60 16 52 15
RH 48 35 70 80 26 21 52 72 32 21 47 60 24 16 38 51 20 16
PWind dir NW S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
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