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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
313 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
TXZ024-212115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
313 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 86 70 94 73 96
Temp 70 69 77 81 84 84 77 74 72 71 82 89 93 93 82 79 75 74 84 92 96 94
Dewpt 69 68 69 68 68 66 67 66 65 66 67 65 62 61 62 60 61 61 64 63 62 61
RH 96 97 75 65 59 56 71 76 79 86 60 45 37 35 51 52 61 65 52 38 33 34
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 4 5 8 9 11 11 8 9 9 10 12 11 11 11 9 9 10 11 9 5 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5400 5800 1900 600 6200 9000 5800 600 8000 10000
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 16 14 18 19 14 17 18 14 11
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 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 75 98 77 99 75 97 75 94
Temp 80 75 94 96 82 77 95 97 82 76 94 95 81 75 91 92
Dewpt 60 62 61 59 61 66 67 64 67 68 68 64 66 68 68 66
Max/Min RH 63 28 69 33 76 35 79 41
RH 50 63 35 30 48 69 40 35 60 76 43 36 61 79 46 43
PWind dir S SW S SW S E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S S
Tstms S S C S S S
$$
TXZ026-212115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
313 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 71 96 74 99
Temp 73 72 80 86 88 87 81 77 73 72 83 92 94 95 84 80 76 74 84 94 99 97
Dewpt 69 69 68 68 67 65 67 66 68 67 67 66 64 62 62 62 64 63 64 64 63 61
RH 87 90 67 55 50 48 63 69 84 84 59 43 37 34 48 54 66 69 51 37 31 31
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 6 8 9
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5400 6400 900 500 6400 7900 5100 400 6600 9800
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 14 14 16 18 16 17 16 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 74 100 78 101 77 100 76 98
Temp 82 75 96 98 84 78 96 99 85 77 96 98 84 76 94 96
Dewpt 62 63 63 60 63 67 68 65 67 68 68 64 68 68 68 66
Max/Min RH 67 27 69 32 75 32 77 36
RH 51 66 34 29 49 69 40 33 55 74 40 33 59 76 43 38
PWind dir S S S S S E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-212115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
313 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 91 71 96 72 99
Temp 72 72 79 85 89 89 81 76 73 71 82 89 94 95 84 79 75 72 84 92 97 98
Dewpt 70 70 70 68 66 65 67 67 68 68 68 66 62 61 62 63 64 66 67 64 60 59
RH 93 92 73 56 47 46 63 74 86 92 64 47 36 32 49 58 70 81 57 39 30 28
Wind dir SE SE S S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 9 8 6 6
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 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 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5200 6600 600 500 6000 8100 5200 600 6500 9300
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 13 14 13 16 16 13 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 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 73 100 77 101 77 101 76 99
Temp 80 74 93 99 84 77 94100 85 78 96 99 83 77 95 97
Dewpt 60 65 64 60 66 70 69 64 67 71 69 64 68 69 68 64
Max/Min RH 74 27 79 30 79 31 76 32
RH 51 74 38 28 55 79 44 31 56 78 41 32 61 75 41 34
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-212115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
313 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 69 93 70 97
Temp 70 70 75 81 85 85 78 74 71 69 78 87 93 91 83 78 73 70 81 91 97 94
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 65 62 64 64 64 65 66 63 60 57 58 59 60 62 64 60 57 55
RH 90 90 79 63 51 46 62 71 79 87 67 45 33 32 43 52 64 76 56 36 27 27
Wind dir SE SE S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 8 10 12 12 13 11 11 10 9 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 6 9 10
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4500 5400 3200 600 5800 8300 5400 600 6100 9900
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 16 16 16 18 14 16 16 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 98 75 99 75 98 74 96
Temp 80 72 93 96 82 75 93 96 82 75 93 96 82 74 92 93
Dewpt 58 61 60 56 61 66 66 61 64 67 66 62 65 66 66 62
Max/Min RH 68 25 74 30 76 31 76 34
RH 47 68 33 26 49 74 41 32 55 76 41 33 56 76 43 36
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
TXZ031-212115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
313 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 90 71 96 73 99
Temp 72 70 80 85 88 88 80 76 73 71 84 91 94 95 84 79 75 74 85 93 97 98
Dewpt 71 70 71 69 68 67 69 69 68 68 68 67 65 64 64 64 64 64 66 65 63 63
RH 98 99 73 60 52 51 69 79 84 90 61 47 39 36 53 60 69 71 53 39 33 32
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 3 3 5 9 9 10 8 6 6 5 10 12 12 11 8 8 8 6 8 6 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
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 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5600 6600 2000 700 6500 8100 5300 700 7100 9100
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 14 16 18 16 16 16 13 11
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 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 75 100 78 101 77 100 76 99
Temp 81 75 95 99 84 78 96 99 83 77 96 98 83 76 95 96
Dewpt 63 63 63 61 65 69 70 66 69 69 69 67 70 70 70 68
Max/Min RH 66 28 74 33 77 34 82 38
RH 54 66 36 29 53 74 43 35 63 76 42 37 65 82 45 40
PWind dir S SW S S S SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 10 10 30 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ029-212115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
313 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 65 92 67 94
Temp 67 66 73 78 81 82 74 70 67 65 77 86 90 91 79 74 70 67 79 89 94 92
Dewpt 67 66 67 66 65 63 66 65 65 65 65 62 60 57 60 59 60 61 62 60 57 55
RH 100100 81 67 58 53 76 84 93100 67 45 37 32 52 59 71 81 56 38 29 29
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 10 9 8 9 8 8 5 6 6
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3900 4800 2200 600 5600 8200 5300 600 6900 10000
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 16 16 18 20 16 17 17 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 95 71 97 71 95 69 93
Temp 76 70 91 93 78 72 90 96 78 71 91 93 77 70 89 91
Dewpt 58 60 59 56 61 66 65 61 66 67 66 62 66 67 65 62
Max/Min RH 72 27 81 30 87 34 90 37
RH 54 71 34 29 56 81 44 32 67 87 44 36 69 90 45 38
PWind dir S SW S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S
$$
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