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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
205 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
TXZ024-122115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
205 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
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 67 96 69 94
Temp 65 64 72 81 87 88 76 71 68 68 81 91 95 93 81 75 72 70 81 90 93 91
Dewpt 65 64 67 67 66 66 69 68 67 67 69 69 68 67 69 67 66 67 68 66 63 62
RH 100100 82 63 51 50 80 91 97 97 69 48 41 43 68 75 83 89 65 46 37 39
Wind dir S SW S S S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 5 4 5 6 6 9 10 8 8 6 5 5 8 11 12
Clouds SC B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3900 5300 2600 100 7100 9500 2900 100 7000 9500
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 5 9 10 6 10 11 9 6 12 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 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 92 71 95 73 95 73 95
Temp 75 71 87 90 75 72 90 93 77 73 90 93 78 73 90 92
Dewpt 64 64 65 63 62 62 65 62 63 65 66 62 65 66 67 63
Max/Min RH 79 39 71 34 75 35 79 36
RH 68 79 48 40 64 71 44 36 62 75 45 36 64 79 47 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ026-122115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
205 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 69 96 69 95
Temp 67 66 72 81 87 87 77 73 71 68 79 91 95 94 82 77 72 70 81 91 95 93
Dewpt 67 66 67 68 68 68 70 69 69 68 70 71 69 68 69 69 70 68 69 69 66 65
RH 100100 83 65 53 53 78 87 93100 74 52 43 43 65 76 93 93 67 49 39 40
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 3 3 5 6 8 9 8 8 5 5 6 9 10 11 9 9 6 5 6 9 12 12
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3700 4800 2300 100 5000 6200 2300 100 6700 9200
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 4 10 8 5 10 13 9 6 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 93 72 97 72 96 73 96
Temp 77 70 88 92 77 72 90 94 79 72 91 94 79 73 90 94
Dewpt 65 65 66 63 64 64 66 62 65 67 67 64 67 68 68 65
Max/Min RH 85 38 77 33 86 36 85 37
RH 67 84 48 38 64 76 45 35 62 84 45 37 67 84 49 39
PWind dir SE S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-122115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
205 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
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 70 96 70 96
Temp 67 65 72 80 86 87 79 74 71 68 81 90 94 95 82 77 72 71 83 92 96 94
Dewpt 67 65 69 69 68 67 70 70 69 68 71 70 68 66 69 69 70 69 70 67 63 62
RH 100100 91 68 54 52 75 87 93100 73 52 42 39 65 78 92 95 65 44 34 35
Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 3 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 9 11
Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 4200 5200 2800 100 5300 6700 3200 100 7200 9300
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 2 5 6 4 9 9 8 5 11 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 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 96 73 98 73 98 73 97
Temp 77 71 91 94 79 73 92 96 79 73 92 95 79 74 92 95
Dewpt 66 65 64 60 64 65 65 60 66 68 67 61 68 69 66 63
Max/Min RH 81 31 76 29 84 31 85 33
RH 68 81 41 32 60 76 41 30 65 84 43 33 68 85 44 35
PWind dir SE S S S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ035-122115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
205 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 68 97 69 94
Temp 66 64 71 82 90 89 80 75 71 67 79 91 97 94 83 78 73 69 80 90 94 91
Dewpt 64 64 66 66 64 63 65 65 64 66 68 67 63 62 64 64 64 65 66 63 59 57
RH 93100 85 58 42 42 60 72 78 97 69 45 33 35 53 62 73 87 62 41 31 32
Wind dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 5 3 4 4 5 8 9 9 6 5 8 8 9 12 11 10 9 5 9 10 13 16
Clouds B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3000 4900 2600 100 6400 9900 3300 100 7100 9200
T Wind Dir SW S SE S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 3 4 9 6 9 9 9 5 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 95 71 97 71 97 71 97
Temp 77 70 88 90 77 71 90 93 78 71 91 93 79 71 91 94
Dewpt 61 62 63 58 60 61 63 57 60 63 64 58 61 64 64 57
Max/Min RH 76 31 71 28 76 29 79 28
RH 58 76 43 34 56 71 41 30 54 76 41 31 54 79 41 29
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 0 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ031-122115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
205 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
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 69 96 68 95
Temp 67 66 72 81 88 89 77 73 70 68 80 91 95 93 81 76 71 69 82 91 94 93
Dewpt 67 66 69 70 69 70 71 70 70 68 72 72 71 71 72 71 70 69 71 69 67 66
RH 100100 90 70 56 54 81 93 98100 75 56 46 48 73 84 97100 71 49 41 42
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 2 3 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 5 5 4 5 8 10 12
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 3400 4700 2300 100 4900 5700 2300 100 6500 8200
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 4 9 8 5 10 12 8 6 11 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 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 94 72 97 73 97 73 96
Temp 77 70 89 92 77 73 91 94 78 73 91 95 79 73 91 94
Dewpt 67 66 67 64 65 65 68 64 66 68 69 66 68 69 69 67
Max/Min RH 90 38 79 35 86 36 88 38
RH 71 88 49 39 67 78 47 38 68 85 48 38 70 87 49 41
PWind dir SE S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 0 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ029-122115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
205 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 65 94 65 92
Temp 62 59 65 76 85 85 74 69 67 65 79 90 94 92 79 73 69 66 79 88 91 89
Dewpt 62 59 65 65 63 62 67 67 67 65 67 66 62 61 66 65 65 65 66 62 58 57
RH 100100100 69 48 46 80 94100100 67 45 35 36 64 76 87 97 64 42 33 34
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind spd 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 6 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 9 12 12
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3400 5500 2900 100 7700 10700 3800 100 7500 9400
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 5 6 10 9 10 9 9 8 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 92 65 94 67 95 67 94
Temp 72 66 85 88 72 66 87 91 73 68 88 91 75 68 88 92
Dewpt 62 62 63 59 61 60 63 58 61 63 63 59 63 64 63 58
Max/Min RH 88 35 82 31 85 32 88 30
RH 71 87 48 38 68 81 45 33 66 84 43 34 66 87 43 32
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 10 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
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