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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
TXZ024-072115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 99 76 100 70 89
Temp 75 72 85 94 98 97 86 82 79 77 86 97100 98 85 80 74 71 79 86 88 84
Dewpt 64 64 66 62 58 57 57 56 56 57 61 61 58 56 56 58 61 64 65 65 65 65
RH 68 76 53 35 26 27 37 41 45 50 43 31 25 25 37 46 63 79 61 49 46 54
Wind dir S SE S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S NE E NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 9 13 16 16 14 14 16 17 17 13 13 13 11 11 8 6 9 9 11 11
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S C C L
Tstms S S C C L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
Mix Hgt 7100 8600 1100 900 6000 10700 6300 800 5000 5500
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 25 20 23 19 17 20 13 12 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 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
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 61 75 61 86 64 93 68 98
Temp 69 63 70 73 65 62 80 85 69 65 87 92 75 69 93 95
Dewpt 67 63 63 62 61 60 62 61 63 63 64 62 65 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 100 66 95 44 95 35 84 29
RH 95100 79 68 88 94 54 46 80 95 46 37 70 83 37 32
PWind dir NE NE SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 10 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs L L C C C
Tstms L L C C C
$$
TXZ026-072115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 75 102 73 93
Temp 74 72 84 94 99 98 88 83 78 75 87 97102100 88 83 77 74 83 90 92 87
Dewpt 65 64 66 65 61 60 60 59 60 59 60 62 59 56 57 60 62 64 64 65 65 66
RH 74 76 55 39 29 29 39 44 54 57 40 32 25 23 35 46 60 72 53 44 41 49
Wind dir E E S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SE SE SE E E NE
Wind spd 6 5 9 13 17 17 14 13 13 13 17 17 17 16 12 11 9 8 9 10 11 12
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
Rain shwrs C C L
Tstms C C L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
Mix Hgt 5800 7900 1100 600 5300 8200 3300 600 5400 5800
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S E E NE
T Wind Spd 14 25 19 18 20 20 18 13 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 78 62 87 64 94 69 98
Temp 73 65 73 76 68 63 79 86 71 65 86 93 77 70 93 96
Dewpt 67 65 64 63 63 62 62 62 64 64 65 64 66 66 66 63
Max/Min RH 100 62 99 44 99 38 92 32
RH 81100 73 63 84 97 56 45 79 97 50 39 69 88 41 33
PWind dir NE NE E S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 60 40 30 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs L C C S C
Tstms L C C S C
$$
TXZ043-072115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 75 101 74 97
Temp 77 74 87 95 99 99 88 82 77 75 86 97100 99 87 82 76 74 85 93 95 92
Dewpt 64 65 69 65 59 58 60 59 58 60 62 60 56 53 57 59 61 63 65 65 64 64
RH 65 75 54 37 27 26 39 46 51 59 45 30 23 22 36 47 59 67 53 40 35 40
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S SE E
Wind spd 6 5 9 12 12 13 11 10 11 10 14 16 13 13 10 9 8 6 8 8 10 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S L
Tstms S S L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 6200 8700 700 600 5900 8900 4400 600 6000 6900
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 21 19 18 23 19 18 14 11 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 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
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 80 62 90 65 96 70 100
Temp 73 66 76 79 68 63 81 89 74 66 90 94 78 71 95 98
Dewpt 68 66 63 61 64 63 62 60 65 65 66 62 66 66 65 60
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 37 96 33 86 27
RH 86100 63 53 87100 51 38 74 95 44 35 67 85 37 29
PWind dir NE NE E S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 60 40 30 20 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs L C C C C S
Tstms L C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-072115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 73 101 73 94
Temp 76 72 85 95 99 98 88 82 77 73 85 96101 98 88 83 77 73 82 91 93 89
Dewpt 62 63 65 60 53 51 53 54 56 57 60 59 53 52 55 58 59 60 63 62 60 59
RH 62 73 51 31 22 21 30 38 48 57 43 29 20 21 32 43 54 63 52 39 33 37
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S SE SE E E E
Wind spd 9 8 14 17 18 18 17 16 16 14 17 16 16 17 16 12 11 9 9 10 13 14
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs C C L
Tstms C C L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 6300 8900 3800 800 6100 11800 6600 800 5000 5600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S S SE E
T Wind Spd 21 23 23 20 19 18 21 16 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 81 61 89 65 97 70 100
Temp 71 64 75 78 68 62 83 88 73 65 90 95 78 70 94 98
Dewpt 65 63 62 58 61 60 60 56 60 60 61 55 61 61 59 54
Max/Min RH 96 48 95 32 84 25 72 22
RH 82 96 64 50 78 93 46 34 63 83 38 26 55 72 31 23
PWind dir NE NE E SW SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 40 30 10 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs L C C C C
Tstms L C C C C
$$
TXZ031-072115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 76 102 73 95
Temp 75 72 86 95100 99 88 82 78 76 87 98102100 88 82 77 73 83 91 94 89
Dewpt 66 65 67 66 61 60 61 60 59 59 62 62 59 56 57 60 62 63 65 65 65 67
RH 74 79 55 38 29 28 39 47 51 55 43 31 25 24 35 47 60 70 53 44 39 50
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SE S E E E
Wind spd 5 4 9 12 17 17 12 12 12 12 17 17 17 14 11 9 6 5 8 9 10 11
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S L
Tstms S S L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 6200 8200 1100 800 5900 8500 2600 700 6200 6800
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S S SE E
T Wind Spd 16 24 20 18 20 20 18 11 12 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 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
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 63 78 61 88 63 95 68 99
Temp 72 64 74 76 67 62 80 87 71 64 88 93 77 69 94 98
Dewpt 68 64 64 64 64 62 63 63 65 64 66 65 68 66 66 64
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 43 100 37 95 31
RH 89100 73 65 90100 57 45 81100 49 40 74 91 40 33
PWind dir NE NE NE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 60 40 30 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs L C C S C
Tstms L C C S C
$$
TXZ029-072115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 70 99 67 89
Temp 72 68 83 92 96 95 84 78 73 70 83 95 99 96 82 76 71 68 78 86 88 81
Dewpt 62 62 64 59 54 51 54 54 56 57 59 57 53 52 57 59 60 62 63 62 60 62
RH 71 81 53 33 25 23 36 43 55 63 44 28 22 23 43 56 68 82 59 45 39 53
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S E SE E E E
Wind spd 6 5 12 17 17 17 13 13 13 14 17 13 12 12 11 10 8 5 9 9 10 11
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain shwrs S S C C L
Tstms S S C C L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 6400 8800 2400 700 6100 12200 6300 700 5000 6100
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S S E E
T Wind Spd 21 24 23 21 18 16 19 14 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 76 56 86 59 93 65 97
Temp 64 59 70 73 62 57 79 85 67 60 87 91 73 66 93 95
Dewpt 64 59 60 58 61 57 58 56 62 60 60 56 62 61 59 54
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 36 100 28 86 24
RH 100100 71 60 97100 49 38 84100 40 31 68 85 32 26
PWind dir NE NE SE SW SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 10 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs L L C C C
Tstms L L C C C
$$
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