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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
234 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
TXZ024-090915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
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 72 92 64 78 64
Temp 100 98 85 81 76 73 81 88 91 86 74 71 68 65 68 71 76 77 68 67 66 65
Dewpt 56 56 57 57 60 63 64 65 65 66 68 68 67 65 67 66 66 66 67 66 65 65
RH 24 25 38 45 58 71 55 47 42 51 82 89 95100 96 86 73 70 96 97 99100
Wind dir S S S S S N NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 11 11 9 6 5 6 10 11 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 80 70 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.70 0.27 0.25
Rain shwrs S S D D D D L L C C C C C C C
Tstms S S D D D D L L C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 5 5 4 3 3 3
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 900 600 4900 7200 2700 1500 2500 4100 3200 800
T Wind Dir S SW E E E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 18 13 9 16 17 10 11 9 11 9
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 06/11 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 87 65 88 68 95 70 95 70 94
Temp 81 83 69 66 83 87 72 68 89 93 76 70 91 92 76 71 90 92
Dewpt 67 66 67 66 67 66 68 67 67 64 66 67 65 63 64 64 63 60
Min/Max RH 54 100 48 97 36 89 34 81 32
RH 61 58 93100 60 49 86 96 49 38 71 89 43 38 65 79 40 34
PWind dir S SE S SE S S SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 5 5 5 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
TXZ026-090915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 97 67 82 66
Temp 101100 88 83 77 74 83 92 96 90 80 74 70 67 70 76 81 80 73 70 68 67
Dewpt 56 54 57 59 62 63 63 65 65 66 67 67 68 67 65 66 66 66 66 66 67 67
RH 23 22 35 44 60 69 51 41 36 45 65 79 93100 84 71 60 62 79 87 97100
Wind dir S S S S S E SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 16 12 12 9 6 8 6 9 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 60 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.34 0.17 0.31
Rain shwrs S S L L L L C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S L L L L C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 3 3 3
Haines 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 900 400 5100 6800 2300 1900 2500 4100 2400 800
T Wind Dir S S SE E E NE NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 19 13 9 14 19 12 12 10 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/11 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 66 90 68 95 70 96 71 96
Temp 81 84 71 67 83 89 74 68 87 94 77 70 91 94 78 71 91 94
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 67 66 68 68 67 64 67 67 66 63 65 66 65 62
Min/Max RH 53 100 45 100 36 90 34 84 33
RH 63 57 90100 59 47 82100 52 37 71 90 44 36 64 84 42 35
PWind dir S E NE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 5 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-090915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
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 74 97 69 87 68
Temp 101 99 88 82 78 75 85 93 96 93 81 74 71 69 73 80 85 84 75 71 70 68
Dewpt 53 53 57 60 60 62 66 66 62 62 67 68 68 68 68 67 66 66 69 69 68 68
RH 20 22 35 46 54 64 54 41 33 36 62 83 90 97 84 66 54 55 81 93 94100
Wind dir S S S S S S S SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE E
Wind spd 14 13 11 9 9 6 9 6 9 10 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 60 50 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.36 0.09 0.25
Rain shwrs C C L L C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C L L C C C C C C S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 2
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 4 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 800 600 6700 9300 1300 1400 3500 4400 3100 800
T Wind Dir S S S SE E NE NE E E SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 13 14 17 14 12 11 10 9
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 06/11 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 92 68 93 68 98 70 98 70 98
Temp 85 87 73 68 86 92 76 69 91 97 79 71 93 96 78 71 93 95
Dewpt 67 66 70 68 68 64 69 68 67 63 68 67 65 60 66 66 64 59
Min/Max RH 44 100 39 100 32 89 29 87 29
RH 54 50 89100 55 40 80 97 45 33 69 86 40 30 66 84 38 30
PWind dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 10 5 0 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ035-090915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 97 66 83 65
Temp 100 98 88 82 77 73 82 92 96 90 76 71 68 67 71 76 81 79 72 69 67 66
Dewpt 54 53 54 58 59 60 63 62 60 60 64 64 64 65 65 65 65 64 65 64 64 64
RH 22 22 31 44 54 64 53 37 30 37 66 79 87 93 81 69 58 60 79 84 90 93
Wind dir S S SE S S SE S E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 17 14 13 11 9 9 8 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 80 50 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.76 0.15 0.24
Rain shwrs S D D L L C C C C C C S S
Tstms S D D L L C C C C C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 5 4 3 3 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3000 700 6800 8800 4300 1600 3100 4300 3200 900
T Wind Dir S S SE E E E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 19 17 11 18 21 16 12 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/11 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 65 93 68 98 69 96 70 97
Temp 84 85 72 66 88 91 75 69 91 95 78 70 92 92 77 70 91 93
Dewpt 66 62 65 64 64 60 64 64 64 58 62 63 61 58 60 62 60 54
Min/Max RH 42 97 33 87 28 81 27 76 25
RH 55 46 79 93 45 36 69 84 41 29 58 78 36 32 56 76 36 27
PWind dir SW E S SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 5 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-090915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
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 74 97 66 83 65
Temp 101100 88 83 78 74 86 92 96 90 79 75 70 67 71 75 81 82 73 70 67 66
Dewpt 57 56 58 60 62 63 64 65 65 68 69 69 69 67 67 67 67 68 69 69 67 66
RH 24 23 36 46 59 69 48 42 37 50 73 83 97100 88 77 65 63 87 97100100
Wind dir S S S S S SE S E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 14 12 10 8 5 6 6 9 11 9 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 60 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.39 0.27 0.21
Rain shwrs S C C L L C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C L L C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 3
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1000 700 6100 8000 2100 2000 2800 4500 3000 1100
T Wind Dir S S SE E E E NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 20 14 9 14 18 12 11 9 9 9
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 06/11 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 90 65 91 67 96 70 97 70 97
Temp 83 85 71 66 84 90 74 68 90 94 78 70 92 95 78 71 93 95
Dewpt 68 69 70 66 68 68 70 68 69 66 68 68 67 63 66 66 65 62
Min/Max RH 51 100 46 100 37 95 33 87 32
RH 61 59 97100 60 49 87100 50 40 72 92 44 35 68 86 41 34
PWind dir S SE NE SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 5 5 0 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
TXZ029-090915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 91 61 78 60
Temp 98 96 83 78 73 69 80 87 89 83 70 66 64 62 67 71 75 77 66 65 63 61
Dewpt 53 52 56 58 60 61 62 62 61 63 66 65 64 62 64 64 63 63 66 64 63 61
RH 22 23 40 50 64 76 54 43 39 51 87 97100100 90 79 66 62100 97100100
Wind dir S S S S S SE E E E E E E NE NE E E E SE SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 11 11 9 5 5 6 10 11 10 9 8 8 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 90 70 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.98 0.24 0.31
Rain shwrs S C D D D D L L C C C C C C S
Tstms S C D D D D L L C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 3 5 5 4 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1700 600 5600 6900 2600 1400 3100 4400 3000 800
T Wind Dir S S SE E E E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 17 11 18 24 13 11 12 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/11 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 60 90 63 95 65 94 64 93
Temp 81 82 67 61 83 89 71 64 89 93 74 66 90 90 72 65 88 91
Dewpt 64 61 66 61 63 60 66 64 62 58 64 64 60 58 62 62 59 54
Min/Max RH 43 100 37 100 29 97 29 90 27
RH 56 49 97100 51 38 84100 41 31 71 93 37 34 71 90 38 29
PWind dir SW E S SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 5 10 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
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