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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
TXZ024-140915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 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 69 93 70 93 71
Temp 96 94 81 75 71 69 81 90 93 91 79 75 72 71 80 88 91 90 78 75 73 72
Dewpt 67 67 68 66 65 66 69 67 64 63 65 64 63 64 66 65 63 63 64 62 62 62
RH 40 40 65 73 80 91 66 47 38 40 62 68 73 78 62 46 40 42 62 64 67 72
Wind dir SE S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 10 11 9 8 6 5 5 8 11 11 9 9 8 8 10 11 12 11 10 10 10 10
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1
Haines 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 5800 900 500 5700 6800 1700 600 7100 8100 3900 700
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 14 10 9 16 14 10 16 20 19 16
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 06/16 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 95 73 95 73 95 72 92 70 89
Temp 89 92 78 73 89 94 79 74 89 94 79 73 87 90 76 70 85 87
Dewpt 67 61 60 64 67 62 64 67 67 64 65 67 67 63 64 66 66 63
Min/Max RH 35 72 34 80 37 81 39 86 45
RH 47 37 54 72 48 35 61 80 49 38 63 81 51 41 66 86 55 46
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 20 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-140915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 95 71 95 72
Temp 95 94 83 78 73 71 81 91 94 93 82 78 73 71 80 89 93 94 82 78 74 73
Dewpt 69 68 69 68 69 69 69 69 64 63 65 65 66 66 66 66 64 63 65 64 65 65
RH 43 43 63 71 87 93 67 49 37 37 56 64 79 84 62 47 38 36 56 62 74 76
Wind dir S S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 9 9 8 5 5 8 11 12 11 10 9 8 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 4500 800 400 5200 6100 1300 500 5400 7400 3600 600
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 14 11 9 16 17 13 14 19 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/16 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 74 96 74 97 73 94 72 92
Temp 91 94 80 74 91 94 80 74 91 94 80 74 88 93 79 72 87 90
Dewpt 66 61 63 65 67 63 66 67 67 64 67 68 68 65 66 67 67 64
Min/Max RH 33 74 34 81 36 83 39 85 41
RH 44 34 56 74 45 36 62 79 45 37 65 82 52 40 64 84 52 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ043-140915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 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 71 97 71 96 74
Temp 96 95 84 78 73 72 84 91 96 95 84 78 74 71 83 90 94 95 84 79 76 74
Dewpt 66 64 66 67 69 69 71 67 63 61 63 65 66 66 68 65 62 60 62 64 64 65
RH 38 36 56 69 87 92 65 45 34 32 50 64 77 83 60 43 35 32 48 59 67 75
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SW SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 9 8 6 5 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 5900 600 500 6000 7200 1000 600 6400 9100 6000 900
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 13 11 10 13 16 12 16 16 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 06/16 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 98 74 99 74 98 74 96 72 93
Temp 92 95 81 74 92 96 80 74 91 97 80 74 90 94 79 72 87 90
Dewpt 65 59 63 68 65 61 68 69 67 63 69 69 66 62 66 68 66 63
Min/Max RH 29 81 29 84 32 86 33 88 39
RH 41 30 55 81 41 31 67 83 44 33 68 85 45 35 66 88 49 41
PWind dir S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-140915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 94 70 95 71
Temp 98 95 84 78 73 70 81 90 93 90 82 77 73 71 80 90 94 90 82 76 74 71
Dewpt 62 60 62 62 63 65 67 63 59 57 60 60 61 63 65 63 60 59 60 60 59 61
RH 31 31 48 58 71 84 63 41 32 33 47 56 66 76 60 41 32 35 47 58 59 71
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 11 12 11 10 9 5 9 10 13 16 12 12 10 9 13 14 16 16 14 12 13 12
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 6700 2000 500 5900 7700 4300 600 6100 8500 5500 800
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 18 13 12 16 17 13 17 18 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/16 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 71 98 71 96 71 94 69 90
Temp 90 93 79 72 91 94 80 72 91 93 78 72 88 90 76 70 85 86
Dewpt 65 58 58 63 64 58 61 66 65 59 63 66 65 60 62 65 65 60
Min/Max RH 30 73 28 81 30 81 34 84 40
RH 44 31 49 73 41 30 52 81 42 32 60 81 47 37 62 84 51 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-140915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 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 70 95 70 95 72
Temp 95 94 82 75 72 70 83 91 94 93 82 77 72 70 81 90 93 94 82 78 74 73
Dewpt 71 70 70 69 69 69 72 70 66 65 67 67 67 67 68 68 65 64 65 65 65 65
RH 46 47 68 81 90 97 70 51 40 41 62 71 84 89 66 48 40 38 56 64 75 78
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 10 8 6 5 4 5 6 10 11 9 8 5 5 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 4800 900 600 5400 6400 1500 700 6300 7600 2800 900
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 13 11 9 14 17 12 16 17 19 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 06/16 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 97 74 97 74 97 74 96 72 92
Temp 91 95 80 74 91 95 80 74 90 96 80 74 89 92 78 72 87 90
Dewpt 68 63 65 67 68 64 68 69 69 66 69 69 68 66 68 68 68 65
Min/Max RH 34 80 35 85 36 87 40 90 43
RH 47 35 61 80 48 36 67 84 50 37 69 86 51 42 71 89 54 44
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-140915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 92 65 91 66
Temp 95 94 80 74 69 66 80 88 92 88 77 72 68 66 78 87 90 87 76 71 68 67
Dewpt 61 60 64 64 63 64 65 62 58 57 62 62 63 63 64 62 60 59 63 61 60 61
RH 33 32 58 71 81 93 60 42 32 35 60 71 84 90 62 43 37 39 64 71 76 81
Wind dir S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 9 10 9 9 6 5 6 9 12 12 9 9 9 8 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 30 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 6600 1700 500 5900 7600 3000 600 6400 8800 5500 700
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 18 14 11 16 16 12 18 20 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/16 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 68 95 68 94 67 91 66 87
Temp 87 91 75 68 87 91 75 69 88 91 74 68 85 87 71 66 82 84
Dewpt 64 58 59 62 64 58 62 66 64 59 64 66 65 60 63 65 64 60
Min/Max RH 32 81 32 90 33 93 37 98 43
RH 46 33 58 81 46 33 64 90 45 34 71 93 51 40 76 97 55 44
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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