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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
TXZ024-280915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
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 79 103 79 99 76
Temp 96 97 86 83 81 79 88 96101101 90 86 82 79 88 94 98 96 85 82 79 77
Dewpt 65 62 63 62 62 62 61 59 58 57 57 57 60 63 65 65 64 65 67 66 66 66
RH 36 32 46 49 52 56 40 29 25 24 33 37 47 58 48 39 33 36 54 57 65 71
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S SW
Wind spd 12 13 11 12 13 14 16 14 13 12 11 12 12 11 10 8 9 10 8 6 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
Rain shwrs S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1700 800 6700 11700 2500 700 5200 9000 4400 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 20 26 20 20 20 13 13 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 06/30 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
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 76 99 77 102 78 99 76 98
Temp 92 95 82 77 94 98 85 77 97100 86 79 94 97 82 77 93 96
Dewpt 66 64 64 65 62 58 58 60 61 59 59 61 62 60 63 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 35 68 26 56 25 54 28 62 31
RH 44 37 56 68 36 27 41 56 32 27 41 54 35 30 54 62 39 33
PWind dir S S SW S SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 5 20 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-280915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 80 106 81 102 78
Temp 98 99 89 85 82 80 90100105104 94 89 84 81 90 98101 99 90 85 81 78
Dewpt 68 66 67 67 66 66 64 59 56 56 59 61 63 64 66 67 65 64 65 67 68 67
RH 38 34 48 55 58 62 42 26 20 21 31 39 49 56 45 37 31 32 44 55 65 69
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 12 13 12 13 13 11 14 17 17 14 13 13 12 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 800 500 6700 10000 1500 600 4700 8300 5400 600
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW S SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 19 18 23 23 21 17 13 13 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/30 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 78 102 79 105 79 102 78 102
Temp 94 96 84 79 97100 87 79 99102 88 79 97100 86 78 97 99
Dewpt 67 64 66 67 64 59 60 61 62 58 60 61 64 60 64 65 66 63
Min/Max RH 33 68 25 55 22 54 26 65 29
RH 41 35 55 67 34 26 40 54 30 24 39 54 34 27 48 64 36 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-280915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
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 79 105 79 102 78
Temp 100100 91 86 82 79 89 98103103 92 87 82 79 88 96101101 91 86 81 78
Dewpt 64 61 62 64 66 66 66 60 56 56 59 62 65 67 70 67 64 62 65 67 67 67
RH 31 28 38 48 59 63 46 29 21 21 33 44 56 66 55 39 30 29 42 53 63 69
Wind dir S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 10 9 10 9 9 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 9 8 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 900 500 6200 10100 1600 700 5900 10400 6900 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 23 18 20 18 16 12 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 06/30 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
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 99 77 101 77 104 78 102 77 100
Temp 93 98 84 77 95 99 85 77 99102 87 79 97100 86 78 96 98
Dewpt 66 61 66 67 62 57 60 64 61 57 60 64 63 59 63 66 65 61
Min/Max RH 29 72 24 65 22 61 24 66 28
RH 40 30 55 71 34 25 43 64 29 23 41 61 33 26 46 66 36 30
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ035-280915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 103 77 100 75
Temp 99 98 89 84 80 77 86 97102101 91 86 80 77 85 94 99 96 87 82 79 76
Dewpt 58 55 56 58 60 61 61 59 56 55 55 57 60 63 66 64 62 61 62 62 64 64
RH 26 24 33 41 51 58 43 29 22 22 30 37 51 62 53 37 30 32 43 51 60 66
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 17 17 13 13 14 13 17 16 14 14 13 14 14 12 12 9 11 12 11 10 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6700 900 6700 11300 2300 700 5300 9500 6000 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW S SE SE SW
T Wind Spd 18 19 23 18 19 20 14 13 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/30 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 74 99 75 101 76 100 75 97
Temp 91 94 82 74 92 96 82 75 96 98 84 76 93 95 81 76 92 95
Dewpt 64 59 61 64 61 55 57 60 60 56 57 61 62 58 61 63 64 61
Min/Max RH 30 71 24 60 23 60 26 64 30
RH 41 31 49 71 36 25 43 60 30 25 40 60 36 29 51 64 40 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-280915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
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 79 106 81 102 78
Temp 99 99 89 85 82 79 91 99104104 93 88 84 81 90 97100101 90 85 82 79
Dewpt 68 66 67 67 66 66 65 60 57 57 59 62 63 66 68 68 66 65 67 68 69 69
RH 38 34 49 55 58 64 43 28 21 22 33 42 50 61 49 39 33 32 47 58 66 72
Wind dir S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 12 12 11 11 11 9 14 16 16 13 12 12 11 9 9 9 10 10 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1000 700 6100 9800 1600 800 5500 8700 6100 800
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 19 18 24 21 21 19 16 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 06/30 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
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 99 78 102 79 104 79 102 77 101
Temp 95 97 84 78 96101 87 79 99102 88 79 97100 86 78 96 99
Dewpt 68 66 66 68 65 60 60 63 62 60 60 63 65 62 65 66 66 64
Min/Max RH 35 72 26 60 24 58 27 68 31
RH 42 36 56 71 36 27 41 59 30 25 39 58 35 29 51 68 38 32
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-280915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 100 73 97 70
Temp 95 97 84 80 76 73 84 93 98 98 87 82 77 74 83 92 96 94 83 77 73 70
Dewpt 58 54 58 59 59 61 61 59 57 56 59 56 60 62 64 63 61 62 65 65 64 65
RH 29 24 41 49 56 66 46 32 26 25 39 41 56 66 53 38 32 35 55 67 73 84
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S SW
Wind spd 13 13 11 11 12 12 16 14 12 11 10 11 12 10 9 6 9 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4500 900 6000 11400 3600 600 5400 9800 4700 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW S SE SW
T Wind Spd 19 20 25 19 19 20 14 13 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/30 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 71 96 72 99 73 96 71 94
Temp 88 91 78 71 88 95 79 72 93 97 81 73 90 94 77 71 90 92
Dewpt 64 60 62 64 62 55 58 60 59 57 59 61 61 58 63 63 63 59
Min/Max RH 33 79 26 66 25 66 28 76 31
RH 45 36 58 79 42 26 49 66 32 27 47 66 38 30 62 76 41 33
PWind dir S S SW S SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S
Tstms S S C S
$$
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