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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
255 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
TXZ024-190900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
255 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 85 66 79 68 87
Temp 74 72 77 81 84 83 76 72 68 66 72 76 78 78 72 71 70 68 76 83 86 86
Dewpt 67 67 67 68 68 67 68 67 66 65 66 67 67 67 69 68 68 68 68 67 66 64
RH 81 84 70 64 58 58 78 85 92 98 81 75 69 69 90 90 94 99 76 59 50 49
Wind dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE
Wind spd 13 11 11 11 13 13 11 9 5 5 6 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 8 9 11 11
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 4600 5600 4000 700 3900 4100 2400 900 6000 7200
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 19 10 11 12 11 11 13 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 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 70 93 73 95 75 97 77 99
Temp 74 71 87 92 78 73 91 94 79 75 93 95 82 78 95 97
Dewpt 65 66 65 61 60 62 63 60 61 64 64 61 63 67 67 63
Max/Min RH 85 35 67 31 70 31 70 31
RH 74 84 48 36 54 67 40 33 54 70 38 33 54 70 40 33
PWind dir S SW SW SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-190900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
255 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 69 83 70 90
Temp 75 72 78 84 86 87 79 75 71 69 73 78 82 82 77 74 71 70 78 85 90 88
Dewpt 69 68 67 68 68 66 67 66 66 66 66 68 68 67 68 68 68 68 68 67 66 64
RH 82 87 69 59 55 50 67 74 84 90 79 71 63 61 74 82 90 93 71 55 45 45
Wind dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 12 12 13 14 11 9 5 5 6 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 8 9 10 11
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4800 5700 2700 500 3500 4300 2900 600 5600 6100
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 9 11 12 12 11 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 96 74 99 76 100 78 101
Temp 78 73 90 94 81 74 95 98 83 76 95 98 84 78 95 99
Dewpt 66 66 66 62 61 62 63 61 63 65 65 62 65 68 68 64
Max/Min RH 81 33 66 29 69 29 71 30
RH 67 79 45 35 51 66 35 30 51 69 37 31 53 71 42 32
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-190900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
255 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 83 69 90
Temp 74 72 78 83 87 85 77 74 71 69 73 77 81 83 76 74 71 70 78 85 89 88
Dewpt 69 67 67 68 68 68 68 66 66 66 67 69 69 68 70 70 69 68 69 67 65 64
RH 84 84 69 61 53 56 72 78 83 91 81 75 67 62 82 86 95 95 74 54 45 45
Wind dir SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind spd 11 8 9 10 12 14 10 6 5 5 6 9 10 9 6 5 5 4 5 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5
Mix Hgt 4800 5900 3200 600 3100 3400 1800 600 6500 7100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 17 18 17 10 13 13 13 11 12 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 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 70 95 72 98 75 99 76 100
Temp 76 70 89 94 78 72 91 97 81 75 94 98 83 77 94 98
Dewpt 67 68 66 61 63 66 65 60 64 68 66 63 67 71 68 63
Max/Min RH 93 33 81 29 80 30 84 30
RH 75 93 46 34 60 81 41 30 56 80 40 32 59 84 42 32
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-190900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
255 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 66 77 67 87
Temp 75 72 76 82 87 82 76 72 70 66 71 73 77 75 71 70 69 67 74 81 87 85
Dewpt 66 65 66 65 65 64 66 66 64 64 65 66 66 66 66 66 65 66 67 65 62 61
RH 74 79 71 56 48 55 71 81 81 93 81 79 69 74 84 87 87 97 79 58 43 45
Wind dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E SE SE S S SE SE
Wind spd 16 14 14 14 17 19 17 13 9 8 10 12 13 14 11 9 9 8 10 12 13 13
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.04 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1
Haines 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 4500 6000 3900 1700 3300 3300 2400 1200 4900 7600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 20 23 16 14 16 16 13 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 92 70 95 72 97 74 98
Temp 74 69 85 90 78 70 90 93 79 72 92 94 81 74 92 95
Dewpt 63 64 64 58 59 62 62 58 61 62 63 60 63 66 66 61
Max/Min RH 84 34 76 30 71 30 76 30
RH 69 84 50 34 52 76 39 31 54 71 38 32 54 76 43 33
PWind dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-190900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
255 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 87 68 82 69 89
Temp 74 72 78 83 86 85 78 73 70 69 74 78 81 82 76 74 71 70 79 85 88 88
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 68 69 70 68 67 67 68 70 69 69 71 70 70 70 70 69 67 67
RH 87 90 74 63 56 59 76 85 90 93 81 75 68 66 84 88 96 99 75 59 51 50
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE E E SE SE S S S S SE
Wind spd 13 9 11 11 12 13 10 5 5 3 5 8 9 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4800 5600 2800 700 3400 4200 1900 600 6600 6800
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 9 11 11 12 11 13 14
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 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 71 95 73 98 76 99 77 101
Temp 76 71 90 94 79 73 94 97 82 76 95 98 83 77 95 99
Dewpt 68 68 67 63 63 64 65 63 65 67 67 64 67 69 70 66
Max/Min RH 89 36 73 32 74 32 76 32
RH 76 89 47 37 58 73 38 33 57 73 39 33 59 76 44 34
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-190900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
255 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 62 78 64 85
Temp 70 68 75 79 84 82 72 68 64 62 72 75 78 76 69 66 66 64 71 80 84 84
Dewpt 67 65 65 65 64 64 67 67 64 62 63 65 63 63 67 66 66 64 67 65 62 60
RH 90 90 71 62 51 55 84 97100100 73 71 60 64 93100100100 87 60 48 44
Wind dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 12 12 14 16 12 9 6 5 6 10 11 11 8 5 5 5 9 10 11 11
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 4700 6100 4100 1500 3500 3700 2200 1100 5900 6700
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 20 21 14 13 14 13 14 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 90 66 93 68 95 70 97
Temp 69 66 84 88 73 67 87 91 75 69 89 93 77 71 92 95
Dewpt 65 65 64 58 60 61 61 57 61 62 62 59 63 66 65 61
Max/Min RH 100 34 83 30 81 30 86 31
RH 87 97 51 36 64 81 42 32 62 78 41 32 62 84 41 33
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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