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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
325 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
TXZ024-272115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
325 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 64 86 61 75
Temp 65 62 77 86 93 91 77 71 67 65 75 84 81 72 66 65 63 62 65 70 74 74
Dewpt 39 40 46 47 46 46 51 58 61 63 65 64 64 62 63 64 63 62 64 64 64 63
RH 39 44 33 25 20 21 41 64 79 92 70 50 56 71 90 97 98100 94 82 72 70
Wind dir N N E SE SE E E SE E E E E E SE SE E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 4 4 8 12 12 11 12 9 8 6 9 11 17 14 10 6 6 6 8 9 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 60 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.35 0.15 0.03
Rain shwrs S S L L L L L L C C C C C
Tstms S S L L L L L L C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5600 9600 700 700 4200 4400 1400 1300 2400 2800
T Wind Dir E SE E SE E SE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 17 13 13 21 14 10 10 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 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 63 80 62 81 64 84 64 85
Temp 66 64 74 79 67 63 75 77 66 65 77 81 68 65 79 82
Dewpt 65 64 67 66 66 63 66 64 65 64 64 64 65 63 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 60 99 50 95 50
RH 97100 79 64 95100 72 64 97 99 65 55 89 95 62 54
PWind dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 50 40 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-272115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
325 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 66 87 62 78
Temp 64 60 79 89 94 93 79 75 70 67 76 85 81 74 69 67 64 63 67 72 76 77
Dewpt 44 45 50 47 47 48 55 61 64 64 65 66 65 64 65 65 64 63 64 64 64 65
RH 48 58 36 23 20 22 44 62 81 90 69 53 58 71 87 93100100 90 76 66 67
Wind dir NE N E E SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 5 5 9 13 13 13 14 10 9 9 10 12 13 13 10 8 6 6 9 10 11 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 60 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.39 0.27 0.04
Rain shwrs S S L L L L L L C C C C C
Tstms S S L L L L L L C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6700 8500 500 600 4000 4300 1000 700 2700 2600
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE SE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 16 16 20 14 10 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 82 62 82 64 84 64 87
Temp 69 65 75 79 68 63 77 78 68 65 77 81 70 65 79 85
Dewpt 67 65 68 68 68 63 67 66 67 65 66 66 67 65 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 64 100 54 100 52
RH 93100 79 69 100100 71 67 97100 69 60 90100 67 53
PWind dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 60 50 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C L C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C L C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-272115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
325 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 99 66 92 63 77
Temp 66 62 80 91 98 96 80 73 69 67 81 90 87 74 68 67 65 64 68 73 75 76
Dewpt 47 47 53 55 51 52 60 64 65 64 67 68 66 67 67 67 65 64 66 67 67 67
RH 50 58 39 30 21 23 51 74 88 92 62 48 49 78 98 99100100 92 81 75 73
Wind dir NE N E E E E E E E E SE SE E E SE E E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 4 8 11 10 10 11 8 6 5 8 10 13 17 9 6 5 5 6 9 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 70 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 1.06 0.29 0.03
Rain shwrs L L L L C C C C C C C
Tstms L L L L C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 3600 9800 700 600 4700 6400 1100 1500 2000 2100
T Wind Dir E SE E SE SE SE E E E E
T Wind Spd 12 11 17 13 13 24 17 10 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 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 64 84 64 87 65 87 65 88
Temp 69 65 78 82 69 65 82 81 68 66 80 84 69 65 82 85
Dewpt 69 65 70 69 69 65 69 68 68 66 68 67 68 65 68 67
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 56 100 51 100 50
RH 99100 75 66 100100 65 64 99100 66 56 97100 63 54
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 50 50 50 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C S S C C C C C C S S C S S
Tstms C S S C C C C C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ035-272115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
325 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 64 91 62 78
Temp 64 61 78 90 96 94 81 73 67 64 77 88 89 79 68 67 64 62 67 72 77 75
Dewpt 38 40 45 44 38 36 45 56 59 60 63 61 58 59 61 61 61 61 63 63 62 62
RH 38 46 31 20 13 13 28 55 75 87 62 40 35 50 78 81 90 97 87 73 60 64
Wind dir E E E SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 5 5 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 9 11 12 16 18 17 12 10 9 10 11 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 50 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0.06 0.02
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 6400 14600 1100 700 4900 7100 2700 1600 2400 2400
T Wind Dir SE S E SE S SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 19 18 14 24 20 13 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 85 63 90 64 89 64 90
Temp 67 64 78 82 70 63 82 82 69 64 81 84 71 64 82 86
Dewpt 64 64 66 60 63 60 62 57 62 61 61 56 62 61 62 55
Max/Min RH 100 46 90 36 91 35 90 33
RH 90100 67 47 78 90 51 43 78 90 51 38 73 90 51 35
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 40 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S S C C S S C S S S S S
Tstms C S S C C S S C S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-272115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
325 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 96 66 90 62 77
Temp 64 60 80 90 95 94 80 75 69 67 79 88 84 76 69 67 65 63 68 72 75 77
Dewpt 44 45 50 50 50 52 58 65 67 66 67 66 66 65 66 67 65 63 65 66 66 66
RH 48 58 36 25 22 24 47 73 93 99 67 50 56 71 91 99100100 92 83 74 71
Wind dir N N E E E E E E E E E E E E SE E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 3 3 6 12 12 12 12 8 5 5 9 11 14 13 9 5 5 5 6 10 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 60 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.56 0.29 0.07
Rain shwrs S S L L L L C C C C C C C
Tstms S S L L L L C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6000 8000 800 700 4100 4300 2000 1200 2400 2400
T Wind Dir E SE E SE SE E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 17 14 16 20 12 10 10 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 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 63 83 62 83 64 85 64 87
Temp 68 64 75 82 69 63 77 79 68 65 79 82 69 65 81 84
Dewpt 68 64 69 69 69 63 68 68 68 65 68 67 69 65 68 68
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 64 100 57 100 53
RH 99100 82 67 100100 75 70 100100 71 62 100100 67 58
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 50 50 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-272115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
325 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 59 87 57 74
Temp 59 56 76 86 92 90 74 68 62 60 74 84 85 75 63 62 60 58 65 69 73 72
Dewpt 38 39 43 43 39 39 47 57 61 60 62 60 59 59 63 62 60 58 63 62 62 62
RH 45 53 31 22 16 17 38 68 97100 66 44 41 58100100100100 93 78 68 71
Wind dir E NE E SE SE E E E SE E E SE E E SE E E E E E SE SE
Wind spd 5 4 9 12 11 10 11 10 9 6 9 11 14 16 12 9 6 5 8 10 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 5 50 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.06 0.02
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5400 13400 1500 600 4800 6000 1900 1800 2500 2800
T Wind Dir SE S E SE SE SE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 20 18 13 23 20 13 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 82 58 85 59 85 59 87
Temp 63 60 76 79 63 61 78 76 63 60 77 80 64 60 79 82
Dewpt 63 60 65 61 63 61 63 61 63 60 61 56 62 60 62 57
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 49 100 38 100 38
RH 100100 69 54 100100 60 60 100100 58 44 93100 56 43
PWind dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 50 40 40 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S S S S S S
$$
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