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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
205 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
TXZ024-120915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
205 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 64 87 68 96 70
Temp 77 77 70 67 65 65 72 80 85 86 76 72 70 69 81 91 95 94 82 77 73 70
Dewpt 67 67 69 67 65 64 67 68 67 67 69 68 68 67 70 69 67 66 69 67 67 67
RH 72 70 98100100 99 83 66 54 53 80 86 92 94 70 49 40 41 66 71 80 89
Wind dir E SE SE SE S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 5 6 5 4 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 6 6 9 10 8 8 5 5
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 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 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1800 600 3500 4900 1700 600 4700 6100 3100 600
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 8 8 10 14 13 11 11 16 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 06/14 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 93 71 93 72 95 73 97 72 96
Temp 90 91 76 71 88 90 76 72 90 93 78 73 91 94 78 72 91 94
Dewpt 66 61 63 62 62 59 58 60 63 59 59 62 65 61 63 65 65 62
Min/Max RH 35 73 34 66 31 68 32 78 32
RH 44 37 63 73 42 35 54 66 41 32 52 68 42 34 60 78 42 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-120915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
205 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 89 69 97 70
Temp 78 79 72 69 67 66 73 81 87 87 78 75 71 69 80 90 95 96 83 79 73 71
Dewpt 68 68 69 68 67 66 68 68 68 67 69 69 69 69 70 71 69 68 70 69 70 69
RH 71 69 90 97100100 84 65 53 52 74 82 93100 72 54 43 40 65 72 90 93
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 5 6 5 4 3 3 5 6 9 9 9 9 6 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 6 5
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 900 400 4000 4600 1500 400 4100 4600 2800 400
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 9 6 9 11 14 12 12 11 16 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/14 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 71 95 73 98 73 98 74 98
Temp 92 94 78 71 91 93 79 73 92 95 80 73 93 95 80 74 92 95
Dewpt 67 62 64 63 63 58 61 62 63 59 62 65 65 62 66 66 66 64
Min/Max RH 34 77 30 70 29 76 32 77 33
RH 44 35 62 76 40 31 54 68 38 30 54 76 40 34 62 76 43 36
PWind dir S SE S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-120915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
205 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 65 89 68 96 70
Temp 79 80 72 69 67 67 74 81 87 88 77 74 70 69 81 90 94 95 84 78 73 71
Dewpt 69 69 70 69 67 67 70 69 68 68 71 70 69 69 71 70 67 65 69 70 68 69
RH 71 70 96 99100100 86 68 53 51 82 87 98100 72 51 41 37 62 76 84 92
Wind dir E E E E E E S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 5 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
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 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1300 700 3800 5000 1900 500 4800 5800 3800 500
T Wind Dir E SE S SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 14 11 12 9 14 11
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 06/14 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 96 70 96 74 99 73 100 74 100
Temp 92 94 78 71 90 95 79 74 93 97 80 73 93 98 80 74 94 98
Dewpt 66 60 64 64 61 57 61 63 62 56 62 65 65 59 66 67 65 61
Min/Max RH 31 78 27 70 25 76 26 80 28
RH 42 32 62 78 38 28 53 70 36 26 55 76 40 28 62 80 38 30
PWind dir S SE S S S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ035-120915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
205 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 89 67 98 70
Temp 81 79 72 67 66 65 71 80 87 87 79 74 70 68 80 91 97 94 85 78 73 70
Dewpt 65 64 66 65 64 65 66 66 63 62 65 66 65 67 68 68 63 62 64 65 64 65
RH 58 60 81 93 93100 84 62 45 43 62 76 84 97 67 47 33 35 50 64 73 84
Wind dir NE E E E SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 9 8 5 5 3 4 5 5 9 10 9 8 6 9 9 9 12 11 10 8 5
Clouds B1 FW FW FW B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 2600 1200 3200 4900 2600 500 4200 6600 4000 600
T Wind Dir E SE S S SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 9 8 9 16 14 13 11 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/14 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 70 95 71 97 71 98 72 98
Temp 90 91 77 70 89 91 77 71 90 94 78 72 92 94 78 72 91 94
Dewpt 64 58 60 61 61 56 57 59 63 56 56 59 62 56 61 63 62 56
Min/Max RH 31 73 29 66 27 64 27 73 26
RH 42 33 56 73 39 31 50 66 41 28 47 64 37 28 56 73 38 28
PWind dir S SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 10 0 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-120915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
205 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 65 88 68 96 70
Temp 77 80 71 69 67 66 74 80 86 86 77 73 70 68 81 90 94 95 83 77 73 70
Dewpt 69 70 70 69 67 66 69 70 69 70 71 71 70 68 71 71 70 70 72 70 70 69
RH 77 73 97 99100100 86 72 58 59 82 92100100 74 55 46 45 70 80 90 97
Wind dir E SE E SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 5 6 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 5 5 4
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1500 600 4100 4700 2200 700 4300 5000 2800 700
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 10 14 13 12 11 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 06/14 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
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 96 70 95 73 98 73 99 74 99
Temp 92 94 78 70 91 93 78 73 92 96 80 73 93 97 80 74 93 97
Dewpt 68 64 66 65 65 60 62 63 64 60 63 65 67 64 66 67 67 64
Min/Max RH 36 84 32 72 30 77 32 81 32
RH 46 37 67 82 42 33 58 71 41 31 58 77 43 34 63 80 42 35
PWind dir S SE S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ029-120915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
205 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 87 64 94 65
Temp 77 76 67 64 62 60 69 77 85 85 74 69 66 65 77 89 94 92 79 74 69 65
Dewpt 65 64 66 64 62 60 65 66 63 62 66 67 66 65 68 66 63 62 65 65 66 65
RH 67 66 97100100100 87 69 48 46 76 93100100 74 47 36 37 62 74 90100
Wind dir E E E SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 8 8 8 9 8 8 5 5
Clouds B1 FW CL FW B1 B2 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 2300 900 3200 4900 1700 600 4200 6600 3900 500
T Wind Dir E S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 10 10 9 10 16 16 12 10 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/14 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 65 91 67 94 68 95 67 95
Temp 88 89 72 66 86 88 72 67 88 92 74 68 89 93 74 68 89 92
Dewpt 62 57 61 61 60 57 58 58 61 56 57 59 62 56 62 62 60 56
Min/Max RH 31 85 33 73 29 73 28 82 28
RH 42 34 68 84 42 35 61 73 40 30 55 73 41 29 66 81 38 30
PWind dir S SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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