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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
218 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
TXZ024-290915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
218 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
Date 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon
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 78 99 76 95 76
Temp 102101 89 85 81 78 87 94 98 97 86 81 78 76 85 90 93 93 84 81 78 76
Dewpt 58 57 57 57 60 62 65 65 64 63 65 66 67 67 68 67 66 65 65 64 64 65
RH 24 24 34 39 49 57 48 39 33 34 50 61 70 75 59 47 41 40 54 56 63 70
Wind dir SW S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 16 13 12 11 12 11 9 9 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 5 9 9 8 8 9 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1000 700 6000 8100 2900 800 7800 8100 3800 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW SE SE S SW SE SE SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 13 13 14 13 11 13 14 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 07/01 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 77 101 77 97 76 97 74 94
Temp 93 97 84 77 96 99 85 78 93 95 81 77 92 95 81 75 90 91
Dewpt 63 59 60 62 63 59 59 61 62 61 64 63 64 62 65 65 65 63
Min/Max RH 28 60 26 56 31 65 32 71 38
RH 37 29 43 60 34 27 41 56 36 33 56 64 40 34 59 71 44 41
PWind dir SW S S S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 30 10 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C
Tstms S S C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-290915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
218 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
Date 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 79 102 77 98 77
Temp 105103 93 87 82 79 88 96100 99 89 85 80 77 86 93 97 95 87 83 79 77
Dewpt 57 56 57 60 63 64 67 67 65 64 65 67 68 69 69 69 68 66 65 65 67 67
RH 21 21 30 40 53 60 50 39 32 32 45 55 67 76 57 46 39 39 48 55 67 71
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 18 14 14 13 12 9 9 11 12 10 9 9 8 8 6 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 400 5500 7500 1700 500 7600 7700 4200 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW SE SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 20 18 13 14 16 13 10 11 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/01 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 101 78 104 78 101 78 100 75 98
Temp 97 99 87 78 98102 88 79 96 97 86 78 96 98 83 76 93 93
Dewpt 65 60 61 64 63 59 59 63 64 62 64 65 66 64 66 67 67 63
Min/Max RH 27 62 24 58 29 64 31 75 35
RH 35 28 42 62 32 25 38 58 35 32 48 64 38 33 57 74 43 37
PWind dir S S S S S S SW SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-290915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
218 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
Date 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon
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 79 102 78 99 77
Temp 104103 92 87 82 79 87 96100 99 90 85 81 78 87 94 99 97 89 84 80 77
Dewpt 56 54 58 62 64 67 70 67 64 63 65 67 68 68 68 66 63 62 64 66 68 68
RH 20 20 32 44 54 66 56 40 32 31 45 55 65 71 53 40 31 32 44 55 67 74
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S SE SE SE S S S SW SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 16 13 13 11 10 9 9 10 11 10 9 8 8 5 5 5 8 9 8 8 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 600 6000 8300 5800 1400 5900 10100 5800 800
T Wind Dir S SW S SE SE S S S SE SW
T Wind Spd 20 16 17 14 17 14 11 13 16 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 07/01 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 100 78 103 77 102 78 101 76 98
Temp 95 98 85 78 97101 87 78 97100 86 78 95100 83 77 95 94
Dewpt 64 59 62 65 62 57 59 64 63 58 63 66 65 61 65 67 67 64
Min/Max RH 27 65 23 62 24 67 28 72 34
RH 36 28 46 64 32 24 39 62 33 25 46 67 37 29 55 71 40 37
PWind dir S S S S S S S S 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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-290915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
218 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
Date 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 100 76 97 74
Temp 101100 92 85 80 77 85 93 99 96 88 83 78 76 83 92 96 93 86 81 77 75
Dewpt 57 55 54 57 59 62 66 63 60 58 60 62 64 65 66 64 60 58 59 61 63 65
RH 24 23 28 39 49 60 53 37 28 28 39 49 62 69 57 40 30 31 40 51 62 71
Wind dir SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 17 16 16 13 13 12 12 11 14 13 11 10 9 8 9 9 12 13 11 11 12 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6500 800 5500 8500 5500 600 7800 10500 6800 1200
T Wind Dir S SW S SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 20 20 16 16 16 12 12 16 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/01 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 75 101 75 99 74 97 74 95
Temp 92 95 82 75 94 98 84 76 93 95 81 75 91 94 80 74 90 90
Dewpt 62 57 59 62 62 57 58 61 62 59 61 63 64 61 64 64 65 62
Min/Max RH 26 64 24 60 28 66 31 71 36
RH 37 28 46 64 35 26 41 60 36 30 51 66 41 34 58 71 44 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C S C
Tstms S S C S C
$$
TXZ031-290915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
218 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
Date 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon
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 79 102 77 97 76
Temp 104103 91 86 82 79 89 96100 99 89 84 80 77 88 93 95 96 87 83 79 76
Dewpt 57 57 58 62 63 65 69 68 66 65 67 69 70 69 69 69 68 66 66 67 68 68
RH 21 22 33 45 54 63 51 40 34 33 48 60 70 76 55 47 42 37 51 59 69 76
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S SW SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 17 13 13 12 11 9 9 10 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 9 9 6 6 6 6
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 800 800 5800 7500 1600 700 6700 7400 4000 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 20 18 14 14 16 13 11 13 14 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 07/01 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 101 78 104 78 100 77 100 75 98
Temp 96 99 86 78 97103 88 79 97 98 85 78 95 99 83 75 94 95
Dewpt 66 62 62 65 64 60 60 64 64 62 65 66 67 64 67 67 67 64
Min/Max RH 29 64 24 61 29 68 31 77 36
RH 37 30 45 64 34 25 39 61 35 31 51 68 40 32 60 76 42 37
PWind dir S S S S S S SW SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ029-290915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
218 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
Date 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 97 71 93 70
Temp 98 98 87 82 77 73 83 91 96 95 84 78 74 71 82 88 91 92 81 77 73 70
Dewpt 57 55 57 57 59 61 64 62 60 59 62 65 65 66 66 63 60 58 61 62 63 65
RH 26 24 36 43 54 66 53 38 30 30 48 64 74 84 58 43 36 32 51 60 71 84
Wind dir SW S S S S SW SW S SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 16 12 11 10 11 10 9 9 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 9 10 9 8 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3200 800 5700 9500 4400 600 8600 9900 4400 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW SE SE S S S SE SW
T Wind Spd 19 20 16 13 17 12 12 17 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/01 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 71 99 72 95 70 94 69 91
Temp 89 94 80 72 92 97 81 73 89 92 77 71 89 92 75 69 87 88
Dewpt 62 55 59 62 61 57 59 61 61 59 63 63 63 60 65 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 27 71 25 66 31 77 32 84 37
RH 41 27 49 71 36 27 47 66 39 33 62 76 42 34 71 84 46 40
PWind dir S S SW S S S SW S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 30 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C S S C S S C
Tstms S S C S S C S S C
$$
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