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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
207 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
TXZ024-130915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
207 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 68 95 69 93 71
Temp 86 86 75 72 70 69 81 90 95 92 80 76 72 70 82 90 93 91 79 76 73 71
Dewpt 67 67 68 68 67 67 70 69 67 67 68 66 65 66 68 65 63 61 65 63 63 63
RH 52 54 79 86 89 95 68 50 41 44 67 72 78 88 62 44 36 37 62 64 70 75
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 8 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 5 6 8 11 12 10 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 1900 500 4400 6400 1100 600 6000 7400 4200 700
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 11 11 11 14 13 12 18 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 06/15 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
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 95 73 97 74 96 71 91
Temp 89 90 75 71 89 92 78 73 90 94 80 74 91 94 77 72 86 89
Dewpt 64 62 61 62 65 61 60 64 66 62 63 65 65 62 64 66 66 62
Min/Max RH 36 73 35 73 34 74 33 83 41
RH 44 40 63 73 45 37 54 73 44 35 56 74 43 35 64 83 52 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-130915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
207 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 96 69 96 71
Temp 87 86 77 73 69 68 79 89 94 93 82 78 72 70 81 92 96 93 82 78 73 71
Dewpt 67 68 70 70 69 68 70 71 70 68 69 69 69 68 69 68 65 64 66 65 66 65
RH 52 55 79 90100100 74 56 46 44 65 74 90 93 67 46 36 38 58 64 79 81
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 10 9 8 6 5 8 9 11 12 9 9 8 5 6 9 12 13 11 10 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2000 400 3600 4800 1200 400 5100 6600 3600 500
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 12 12 13 16 13 11 18 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/15 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 72 96 73 98 74 98 72 94
Temp 89 93 78 72 91 94 79 73 92 96 81 74 92 94 80 73 89 92
Dewpt 66 62 62 64 65 60 64 66 68 64 66 67 67 64 66 68 68 64
Min/Max RH 34 76 32 80 34 81 35 84 39
RH 47 36 58 76 42 32 60 79 46 35 60 79 44 37 62 84 50 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-130915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
207 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 68 97 70 96 70
Temp 87 88 78 73 70 69 81 90 95 95 83 78 73 71 83 92 96 94 83 78 73 71
Dewpt 67 67 69 70 69 69 72 71 67 65 67 68 68 68 70 67 62 61 64 65 65 65
RH 52 50 75 89 98 99 74 53 40 37 59 73 85 90 64 44 33 34 54 64 76 81
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 9 9 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 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 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1300 500 4300 5900 700 500 6400 8200 5300 600
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 9 16 12 11 14 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 06/15 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
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 97 73 98 74 100 74 100 73 96
Temp 92 95 79 73 92 96 81 74 93 98 81 74 92 99 80 73 90 93
Dewpt 64 59 62 65 64 58 64 68 66 61 67 68 66 62 67 68 66 63
Min/Max RH 29 77 27 83 29 82 29 85 35
RH 40 30 56 77 40 28 57 83 41 30 62 82 43 30 64 84 45 37
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-130915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
207 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 97 69 96 70
Temp 90 88 79 74 70 68 80 92 97 93 83 78 73 70 81 91 95 91 83 77 74 71
Dewpt 62 61 64 65 64 65 69 67 62 61 62 62 63 64 66 63 58 56 60 60 60 62
RH 39 40 60 74 81 90 69 44 32 35 49 58 71 81 60 40 29 31 46 56 62 73
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 9 10 9 8 5 9 9 10 12 11 11 9 6 9 11 14 17 13 12 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 2800 500 4000 6900 2000 500 5600 7800 5100 700
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 16 14 12 12 16 13 12 18 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/15 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 70 97 72 98 71 98 70 94
Temp 90 90 77 71 90 93 79 73 92 94 80 72 92 94 78 71 89 89
Dewpt 62 57 59 60 63 56 58 63 64 57 61 64 62 56 61 64 64 59
Min/Max RH 30 68 28 71 27 76 26 79 34
RH 39 33 54 68 41 29 49 71 40 29 52 76 37 28 56 79 44 37
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 5 5 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-130915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
207 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 68 96 69 96 71
Temp 86 87 77 73 70 69 81 89 95 93 81 76 72 69 82 92 95 93 81 77 73 71
Dewpt 69 70 72 71 70 69 72 73 71 70 70 70 70 69 71 70 66 65 68 67 67 66
RH 59 58 84 95100100 74 59 46 48 69 82 92100 68 50 39 40 65 73 81 85
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 6 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 9 10 8 6 5 4 5 8 11 12 9 9 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1500 600 3800 5000 1400 700 4800 7000 4000 800
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 12 11 16 13 11 17 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 06/15 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
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 72 97 74 98 74 99 72 94
Temp 90 93 77 72 91 94 79 74 92 97 81 74 92 96 79 72 89 92
Dewpt 66 63 64 65 67 62 65 67 68 65 67 68 69 66 68 69 68 66
Min/Max RH 35 79 34 82 34 83 34 92 41
RH 47 37 64 79 47 35 62 81 47 35 64 83 47 37 70 90 50 42
PWind dir S SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-130915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
207 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 95 65 93 66
Temp 87 86 75 68 65 63 78 89 94 92 79 74 69 66 80 89 93 90 78 72 69 66
Dewpt 62 61 66 66 65 63 67 66 62 60 65 63 63 64 65 60 57 56 61 62 62 62
RH 43 43 74 93100100 69 47 35 34 62 69 81 93 60 38 30 32 56 71 78 87
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 6 9 6 6 5 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 5 8 9 12 12 10 9 9 8
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2000 600 4300 7500 1300 500 6100 8300 5000 700
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 14 13 11 17 17 13 18 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/15 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 67 94 68 96 67 96 66 91
Temp 87 88 71 67 87 91 75 68 88 93 76 68 89 92 75 67 85 87
Dewpt 61 58 59 59 63 57 59 63 63 56 61 64 61 57 62 64 63 59
Min/Max RH 34 75 31 84 28 87 28 90 37
RH 42 36 66 75 45 32 58 84 43 29 60 87 39 31 64 90 48 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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