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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
327 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024
TXZ024-292130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
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 100 75 93 75 98
Temp 81 78 88 95 99 98 86 81 78 75 85 89 93 91 84 80 77 75 86 94 98 97
Dewpt 58 61 64 66 64 63 64 66 67 67 68 68 67 65 65 64 64 65 66 63 60 59
RH 47 56 45 39 33 33 48 61 70 76 59 49 43 43 53 58 64 71 51 37 30 29
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE W SW SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 12 11 12 8 11 12 8 6 5 5 8 8 11 12 8 8 8 9 13 13 14 16
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5800 8300 2500 800 5300 7300 2800 600 8700 11000
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 14 11 11 13 16 14 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 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 77 101 78 99 77 97 73 93
Temp 83 77 97 99 86 79 95 97 82 77 94 95 80 74 89 89
Dewpt 59 61 60 56 57 60 62 60 63 63 64 63 65 65 65 63
Max/Min RH 58 23 54 27 62 33 73 38
RH 44 58 30 24 37 54 33 30 53 62 38 35 59 73 46 42
PWind dir S SW S S S SW S SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C S S C
Tstms S S C S S C
$$
TXZ026-292130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 77 97 76 101
Temp 82 79 89 96100 99 89 85 81 77 86 93 96 94 86 83 79 76 88 97101 98
Dewpt 63 64 66 68 67 65 65 67 68 69 69 69 69 67 65 65 66 66 67 65 62 61
RH 53 60 47 40 34 33 45 55 65 76 57 46 42 41 50 55 64 71 50 35 28 30
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SW S SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S
Wind spd 12 9 11 11 12 12 9 9 8 6 9 6 11 11 9 9 9 8 12 12 16 14
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5200 7300 900 500 5200 5500 3100 400 8300 9700
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 14 14 16 13 11 13 16 14 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 78 103 79 102 79 102 75 96
Temp 86 78 99101 88 79 98100 86 79 97 98 84 76 92 91
Dewpt 61 63 61 57 59 61 63 61 63 64 66 63 65 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 60 22 54 26 60 30 71 35
RH 43 60 29 24 38 54 32 28 46 60 36 32 53 71 41 41
PWind dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
$$
TXZ043-292130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
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 101 78 99 78 101
Temp 82 79 87 95100 99 91 86 81 78 87 93 96 98 88 84 80 78 87 95100100
Dewpt 64 66 69 68 65 65 66 67 68 68 68 65 63 62 64 65 68 67 67 64 61 59
RH 55 64 55 41 32 33 44 53 64 71 53 40 34 31 44 53 66 70 52 36 28 27
Wind dir S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 10 9 10 10 10 11 9 9 8 5 6 6 9 10 8 8 6 6 10 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5600 8200 1400 700 7300 7800 5200 600 7400 11300
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE SE SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 13 16 14 11 11 14 14 16 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 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 78 103 78 102 78 102 75 97
Temp 85 78 98101 86 78 98100 86 78 97100 84 76 93 92
Dewpt 61 64 60 55 60 64 63 59 63 66 65 61 65 67 67 65
Max/Min RH 62 21 62 25 66 27 74 37
RH 45 62 29 22 41 62 32 26 46 66 35 28 55 74 43 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-292130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 75 97 74 98
Temp 81 77 85 94 99 97 89 83 79 75 83 92 96 94 86 81 77 74 83 92 98 96
Dewpt 58 62 65 65 61 59 60 62 63 64 67 64 60 57 58 60 62 64 65 62 57 56
RH 46 60 51 39 29 29 38 49 58 69 59 40 30 29 39 49 60 71 55 37 26 26
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 13 12 13 11 14 17 12 10 9 8 10 11 14 16 12 11 11 10 14 16 18 18
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
Mix Hgt 5300 8100 5300 700 7900 8600 5100 1000 7300 10400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 16 18 13 12 16 17 18 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 101 75 100 76 99 74 94
Temp 82 75 94 99 84 75 94 97 83 76 93 96 81 74 89 89
Dewpt 58 61 60 54 56 60 61 57 61 62 64 61 64 64 65 63
Max/Min RH 62 22 60 25 62 30 71 37
RH 44 62 32 22 38 60 34 27 47 62 38 32 56 71 45 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20 10 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S C
Tstms S C S C
$$
TXZ031-292130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
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 101 78 96 76 101
Temp 82 79 89 96100 99 89 85 81 78 88 92 94 95 87 83 79 76 89 97101 99
Dewpt 64 65 68 69 67 66 66 69 69 69 69 70 68 67 66 66 68 68 67 66 63 62
RH 55 63 50 42 35 34 47 59 68 75 55 49 43 41 50 58 70 77 49 37 29 30
Wind dir S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SW S SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 11 9 11 11 10 12 9 6 5 5 8 8 10 11 6 6 6 5 11 12 14 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5200 7500 1400 600 5600 6100 3900 700 8000 10300
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SW S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 14 16 12 11 11 16 16 17 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 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 78 104 79 102 79 101 75 96
Temp 85 78 99102 88 79 98100 86 79 97 98 83 76 92 91
Dewpt 62 64 62 58 60 63 64 62 64 65 66 65 67 67 66 65
Max/Min RH 61 23 58 27 64 32 75 37
RH 46 61 31 24 39 58 33 29 49 64 38 34 58 75 43 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-292130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 71 92 70 95
Temp 77 73 84 92 96 96 84 78 74 72 82 87 90 92 81 76 73 70 82 89 93 94
Dewpt 57 60 63 63 62 59 61 64 65 65 66 64 62 60 60 62 63 64 64 61 57 55
RH 50 64 49 38 33 29 46 62 74 79 58 46 39 34 49 62 71 81 55 39 30 27
Wind dir S SW SW S SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 11 10 12 9 10 12 9 6 5 5 8 9 11 11 9 8 9 9 14 16 16 16
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5200 10000 4500 600 6900 7300 4400 600 8000 10500
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 13 18 13 12 16 18 18 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 98 72 97 71 95 68 91
Temp 79 71 92 97 81 73 91 94 79 71 91 91 77 69 86 86
Dewpt 59 61 60 54 57 60 60 58 62 63 63 61 64 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 71 23 64 28 76 33 84 39
RH 50 71 34 24 44 64 36 30 56 76 40 37 64 84 46 43
PWind dir S SW S S S SW S SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 30 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C S C S S C
Tstms S S C S C S S C
$$
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