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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
203 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024
TXZ024-052015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
203 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
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 87 54 87 58
Temp 71 72 64 63 62 65 73 84 86 83 69 64 59 55 70 81 86 85 70 68 64 59
Dewpt 59 59 61 61 62 64 63 48 37 30 23 20 20 22 28 28 29 30 35 30 25 26
RH 66 65 90 93100 99 70 29 18 15 18 18 22 27 21 14 13 14 27 23 22 28
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W NW NW W SW SW S S SW W NW
Wind spd 9 12 10 14 12 14 19 17 18 18 11 13 12 10 8 10 17 17 10 16 14 12
Clouds B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2200 900 7300 11100 1000 600 7000 9500 2200 500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W NW W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 18 18 24 26 20 19 13 24 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 51 76 50 75 53 75 54 77
Temp 77 81 60 52 72 74 57 51 69 73 58 54 71 73 60 55 74 75
Dewpt 33 32 38 36 36 36 38 39 41 39 41 42 45 43 45 45 49 47
Min/Max RH 16 53 24 63 28 66 32 70 34
RH 20 17 44 53 28 25 49 63 36 29 53 65 38 34 59 69 41 37
PWind dir N NE NE NE NE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-052015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
203 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 89 53 87 57
Temp 72 73 66 63 62 64 71 82 87 84 70 65 57 53 68 81 86 85 71 67 61 57
Dewpt 61 61 63 63 62 64 66 61 48 40 34 29 29 29 34 33 35 38 43 44 40 37
RH 68 66 90100100100 84 49 26 21 26 26 34 39 28 18 16 19 36 43 46 47
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W W NW NW W SW S S S S SW NW
Wind spd 5 9 9 9 11 11 17 18 19 14 10 11 9 8 8 9 16 16 13 12 9 12
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B2 OV B1 SC SC CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1600 600 4500 10000 700 500 5200 8200 2100 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SW W NW NW SW S W
T Wind Spd 16 14 23 24 19 17 11 21 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 52 78 51 76 52 77 54 79
Temp 76 81 61 52 73 75 59 51 70 74 58 52 72 75 60 54 74 77
Dewpt 38 37 43 40 39 39 42 42 42 41 45 45 46 45 48 48 51 50
Min/Max RH 20 65 25 72 29 78 33 80 36
RH 25 21 51 63 29 27 53 71 36 30 62 77 39 34 64 80 44 39
PWind dir N NE NE NE N SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-052015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
203 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
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 90 53 88 60
Temp 73 73 66 64 64 65 73 84 90 86 70 64 57 53 69 81 86 86 73 68 64 60
Dewpt 63 63 64 64 64 65 68 59 45 43 43 40 36 34 38 38 38 43 44 45 45 40
RH 71 70 95100100100 84 43 22 23 37 42 45 48 32 21 18 23 36 43 50 47
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W S S S S S SW W
Wind spd 5 8 6 6 8 8 13 17 17 11 8 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 9 10 10 10
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 900 900 4200 8800 500 400 4100 6700 800 500
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW W NW NW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 20 25 11 12 9 18 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 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 87 54 78 52 75 51 77 54 79
Temp 82 84 63 54 74 76 60 52 71 73 58 52 74 75 61 55 75 77
Dewpt 41 43 47 44 47 45 45 43 45 45 47 46 48 48 49 50 53 51
Min/Max RH 20 70 32 72 33 82 34 84 37
RH 23 24 57 68 37 33 58 71 39 36 66 80 40 38 66 83 47 40
PWind dir NW NE NE NE NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-052015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
203 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 87 51 88 58
Temp 73 73 66 64 63 65 72 83 86 83 69 63 55 52 67 81 87 86 75 69 64 59
Dewpt 58 59 61 62 63 63 59 40 31 27 24 22 21 21 27 26 26 24 27 25 24 24
RH 59 62 84 93100 93 64 22 14 13 18 21 26 29 22 13 11 10 17 19 22 26
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW SW W W NW W NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 9 17 14 17 14 17 19 19 20 19 11 9 9 8 6 10 19 20 14 17 13 11
Clouds B1 FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3000 1400 7200 11200 1100 500 6700 9800 6600 500
T Wind Dir SE S SW W NW NW W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 23 21 23 25 16 14 11 26 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 52 78 50 76 52 77 53 80
Temp 80 84 63 53 74 74 59 51 69 72 58 52 72 73 60 53 74 75
Dewpt 28 25 37 35 39 36 38 38 39 37 40 41 44 41 44 45 48 44
Min/Max RH 11 51 23 61 26 66 29 74 29
RH 15 11 38 50 28 25 45 61 33 28 51 66 37 31 55 74 40 33
PWind dir NW E NE NE NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-052015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
203 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
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 62 91 54 88 59
Temp 73 74 66 64 63 65 74 84 89 87 71 65 58 54 70 81 87 85 71 67 63 59
Dewpt 62 62 64 64 63 65 68 62 47 41 34 30 26 28 34 33 36 39 44 43 38 32
RH 67 67 92100100100 83 47 23 20 26 27 29 36 26 18 17 20 38 42 39 36
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W W NW NW W SW S S S S SW W
Wind spd 5 9 8 9 10 10 18 17 18 12 9 9 9 5 5 8 14 12 11 11 9 11
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2700 700 4400 10900 700 600 5400 8200 1500 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SW NW NW NW SW S W
T Wind Spd 14 16 23 24 17 17 10 20 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 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 85 52 79 51 77 52 77 53 79
Temp 80 83 61 53 74 76 59 51 71 76 58 52 74 75 60 54 76 77
Dewpt 38 38 44 41 41 41 43 42 44 42 47 46 47 48 50 50 52 51
Min/Max RH 19 67 27 72 30 81 34 85 37
RH 23 21 54 65 31 28 56 71 38 31 67 80 39 38 69 85 44 41
PWind dir N NE NE NE NE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-052015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
203 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 84 45 85 51
Temp 71 71 60 60 59 60 70 79 82 81 65 57 50 46 66 78 84 83 68 64 57 52
Dewpt 57 57 60 60 59 60 58 38 30 22 20 19 19 19 25 23 24 23 27 23 22 22
RH 61 61100100100100 66 23 15 11 18 22 29 34 21 13 11 11 21 21 25 31
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW W W W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW S SW W NW
Wind spd 9 13 12 13 13 14 17 17 19 19 9 9 8 5 6 11 17 17 10 12 9 9
Clouds B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2300 1300 7400 10200 800 500 7300 10700 7300 500
T Wind Dir S S SW W NW NW W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 23 24 25 27 19 16 12 27 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 47 74 45 72 46 73 47 76
Temp 76 81 58 47 70 71 54 45 67 69 54 47 69 70 54 48 72 73
Dewpt 28 23 35 32 35 33 36 37 39 37 40 40 42 42 44 44 47 44
Min/Max RH 11 56 23 73 27 78 32 86 32
RH 17 12 42 56 27 25 50 73 36 31 59 76 37 36 69 86 41 35
PWind dir NW E NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
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