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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
242 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
TXZ024-142200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
242 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 70 93 70 93
Temp 71 69 80 90 93 91 79 73 71 71 80 89 93 90 78 74 72 71 80 88 93 91
Dewpt 67 66 69 69 64 63 65 64 64 64 66 64 63 62 63 62 62 63 67 68 65 63
RH 86 90 68 50 39 40 62 72 78 79 61 44 37 40 61 65 71 76 64 51 40 40
Wind dir SE S S SE SE SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 8 11 11 9 9 8 6 10 11 12 11 9 9 9 10 13 13 16 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C
Tstms S S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 6
Mix Hgt 600 5500 6700 1100 800 8100 8800 5000 200 4000 6200
T Wind Dir S S S SE S SW S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 18 14 11 17 19 14 9 23 29
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 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 94 74 95 72 90 69 86
Temp 78 73 89 93 78 74 89 93 77 72 87 88 74 69 82 84
Dewpt 61 64 67 62 63 66 67 64 66 67 68 65 66 67 67 64
Max/Min RH 71 36 76 37 83 46 93 48
RH 57 71 50 37 59 76 49 39 68 83 53 48 76 93 59 51
PWind dir S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C S C S
Tstms S S C S C S
$$
TXZ026-142200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
242 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 71 95 73 95
Temp 73 71 81 91 95 94 83 78 73 71 81 90 94 93 83 79 75 74 81 89 95 92
Dewpt 69 69 70 69 65 63 65 66 66 66 66 66 64 62 64 64 65 65 66 67 65 63
RH 87 93 69 49 37 36 55 67 79 84 60 45 37 36 52 60 72 75 61 48 38 38
Wind dir SE S S S S SE SE S S SW S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 8 5 6 8 11 12 11 10 9 8 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 13 14 17 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5
Mix Hgt 400 4900 6000 1000 400 8600 9300 4600 400 4900 6200
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S SE E S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 17 16 13 14 19 17 12 26 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 74 97 74 97 73 93 71 90
Temp 79 74 90 96 81 74 90 95 80 73 89 91 76 71 85 88
Dewpt 64 66 67 63 67 68 67 65 67 68 68 66 67 68 67 65
Max/Min RH 76 33 82 35 84 42 90 44
RH 59 76 47 34 63 81 48 37 65 84 50 45 73 89 55 47
PWind dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ043-142200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
242 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 72 96 73 97
Temp 73 71 83 92 96 95 83 77 73 72 82 92 95 95 85 79 75 73 81 91 97 95
Dewpt 68 68 71 69 63 62 64 66 66 67 68 64 62 60 62 64 64 66 66 65 62 60
RH 85 90 68 47 34 34 54 69 78 84 62 40 33 32 47 59 68 77 61 42 32 32
Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 9 10 9 8 6 5 9 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 12 13 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 5800 7500 600 500 7700 8400 4800 200 5600 6100
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 14 16 12 16 16 13 12 20 25
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 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 99 74 99 73 94 71 89
Temp 79 74 92 97 81 74 93 96 79 73 89 91 76 71 86 87
Dewpt 64 67 65 61 67 69 67 62 69 69 67 64 67 69 67 64
Max/Min RH 79 29 83 31 87 37 95 44
RH 59 79 42 30 64 82 43 33 70 87 49 40 76 94 52 46
PWind dir SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-142200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
242 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 70 95 70 96
Temp 74 70 80 89 93 90 81 75 73 71 79 89 95 90 79 75 73 70 78 90 96 94
Dewpt 63 66 67 65 60 58 60 61 62 63 65 63 59 59 61 60 60 62 65 65 61 58
RH 69 87 65 45 33 34 49 62 68 76 62 42 30 35 54 61 63 76 64 44 32 31
Wind dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 6 9 10 14 16 12 12 10 9 13 14 16 14 13 12 12 12 16 17 18 19
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 3 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 5700 7500 4400 1100 6600 7600 4500 200 4000 7400
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 18 19 13 19 18 12 11 20 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 97 71 97 71 93 69 88
Temp 80 71 90 94 79 71 90 94 78 71 88 88 75 69 84 85
Dewpt 59 62 65 58 61 65 65 59 64 65 66 63 64 65 65 62
Max/Min RH 73 29 81 30 81 36 88 42
RH 49 73 44 30 55 81 44 32 63 81 48 43 69 87 52 47
PWind dir S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 10 30 30
Rain shwrs C S C
Tstms C S C
$$
TXZ031-142200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
242 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 95 71 95 72 96
Temp 72 70 83 91 95 94 83 78 73 72 81 90 94 93 83 77 74 72 82 90 96 93
Dewpt 70 70 72 71 67 66 68 67 67 67 68 68 64 65 65 65 65 66 68 68 65 64
RH 92100 71 53 40 40 62 70 81 84 66 49 38 40 55 67 74 79 63 49 38 39
Wind dir SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 5 4 5 6 10 12 9 8 5 4 9 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 13 13 14 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5
Mix Hgt 600 5100 6200 1400 700 8000 8700 4500 200 4400 6000
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 16 12 16 18 16 11 24 28
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 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 97 74 97 73 93 71 89
Temp 80 74 90 96 81 74 92 95 79 73 89 90 77 71 85 87
Dewpt 65 67 68 65 68 69 69 67 69 69 69 67 69 69 68 67
Max/Min RH 79 35 85 37 87 44 95 47
RH 62 78 49 37 66 85 47 39 72 87 53 47 78 95 57 51
PWind dir S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ029-142200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
242 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 65 92 65 92
Temp 67 65 79 88 92 89 76 71 67 66 77 88 92 87 72 69 67 66 76 86 91 90
Dewpt 65 65 66 63 60 58 63 63 63 63 64 62 59 60 63 62 61 62 65 65 62 59
RH 93100 64 43 34 35 64 76 87 90 64 42 33 40 73 77 81 88 70 50 38 35
Wind dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 5 6 9 12 12 9 9 8 6 12 12 13 12 10 10 10 11 14 14 16 16
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 30 20 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.01 0.04 0
Rain shwrs S C S S C C
Tstms S C S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 6
Mix Hgt 500 5600 7200 4200 1100 7000 8500 4600 100 4100 7200
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 14 18 17 14 19 18 14 11 20 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 94 68 94 66 89 64 84
Temp 74 68 85 92 73 68 87 90 72 66 86 86 69 64 78 82
Dewpt 60 62 65 59 62 65 65 60 65 66 65 62 64 64 64 61
Max/Min RH 81 33 90 32 100 42 100 46
RH 61 81 51 34 68 90 48 37 79100 49 44 83100 61 49
PWind dir S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C S C C
Tstms S S C S C C
$$
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