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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
TXZ024-200830-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 80 68 86 70 93
Temp 70 68 75 75 77 78 72 71 70 69 76 82 85 85 76 74 71 71 79 88 92 92
Dewpt 66 65 65 67 67 66 68 68 68 69 69 67 66 64 66 65 65 66 67 66 63 62
RH 88 92 73 77 70 68 88 89 93100 78 61 54 50 71 74 81 84 67 48 38 37
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 8 5 6 8 9 9 5 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 8 8 9 9 11 11 11 11
Clouds B2 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 3900 3200 1700 500 5500 6300 3900 600 6200 9400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 9 9 13 16 16 16 18 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 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 74 96 75 98 76 99 77 100
Temp 78 74 92 94 80 76 94 95 80 76 95 98 82 77 95 97
Dewpt 61 62 62 60 60 61 63 59 61 65 65 62 64 67 67 64
Max/Min RH 66 30 60 29 69 30 71 31
RH 57 66 38 32 51 60 36 30 52 69 38 31 55 71 40 34
PWind dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 5 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-200830-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 71 90 72 96
Temp 72 71 76 80 82 82 77 75 72 71 77 85 88 89 81 78 75 73 82 90 95 94
Dewpt 66 66 67 68 67 66 68 68 70 69 69 68 66 65 66 66 67 66 67 66 64 63
RH 81 84 74 67 61 58 74 79 93 93 76 57 48 45 60 67 76 79 61 45 36 36
Wind dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S
Wind spd 8 5 5 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3500 4300 800 400 5900 5900 3800 400 6400 8300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 11 10 12 13 16 13 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 99 76 100 77 102 78 102
Temp 81 75 94 97 83 76 96 99 84 78 96100 86 78 97 99
Dewpt 63 63 63 60 62 62 63 61 64 67 68 64 66 68 68 64
Max/Min RH 66 28 62 28 71 29 72 30
RH 54 66 36 30 49 62 34 29 51 69 40 31 51 71 39 32
PWind dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ043-200830-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 83 70 90 70 95
Temp 71 71 74 76 81 81 77 74 72 70 78 86 89 89 80 76 72 71 81 89 94 94
Dewpt 66 65 67 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 67 66 65 67 67 67 68 68 66 63 62
RH 85 81 80 78 66 66 80 89 94 99 75 54 47 46 65 73 83 91 64 47 36 35
Wind dir E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 6 6
Mix Hgt 2500 3700 600 500 5700 6500 4500 600 6400 8700
T Wind Dir E E E SE S SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 11 12 11 9 11 12 14 13 16 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 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 72 98 74 100 77 100 77 102
Temp 79 72 91 97 81 75 94 99 83 77 94 99 84 77 98100
Dewpt 63 66 63 59 62 65 64 59 66 70 68 63 68 70 69 64
Max/Min RH 80 28 71 26 79 29 79 29
RH 59 80 39 29 53 71 36 27 56 79 43 31 60 79 39 31
PWind dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ035-200830-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 68 86 69 91
Temp 68 67 71 74 77 76 72 71 71 68 73 81 86 85 78 74 71 69 77 85 91 89
Dewpt 63 62 64 66 66 65 67 67 67 66 67 66 64 62 63 64 64 64 66 64 60 59
RH 84 84 79 76 69 69 84 87 87 93 81 60 48 46 60 71 79 84 69 50 36 37
Wind dir SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 12 8 9 12 13 12 10 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 12 13 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S C S
Tstms S S S S S S S
LAL 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2500 3100 1800 1300 4700 5600 3300 600 5400 8200
T Wind Dir SE E E S S S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 14 14 13 14 17 16 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 95 72 96 74 97 75 99
Temp 77 70 90 93 78 72 91 94 80 74 92 95 82 75 95 96
Dewpt 60 62 61 56 59 61 62 58 61 66 65 61 63 67 66 62
Max/Min RH 76 28 68 29 76 31 76 29
RH 56 76 38 29 52 68 38 30 52 76 41 33 53 76 39 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-200830-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 82 69 90 70 95
Temp 71 69 76 76 80 81 76 73 71 69 78 86 88 89 80 75 73 71 82 90 94 94
Dewpt 67 67 68 70 69 69 71 71 71 69 70 69 68 67 68 68 68 68 69 68 65 64
RH 86 95 77 82 68 67 83 92 99100 76 58 51 49 68 79 85 92 67 48 39 37
Wind dir SE E SE SE E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 3 5 8 8 8 5 3 3 4 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 9 11 12 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3300 4000 1600 600 5600 6400 3500 700 6400 8400
T Wind Dir SE E SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 10 10 12 13 16 16 18 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 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 74 99 75 100 77 101 78 103
Temp 82 74 94 97 81 75 96 98 84 78 96100 85 79 98100
Dewpt 64 64 64 61 62 63 64 61 65 68 68 65 68 69 69 66
Max/Min RH 72 30 67 28 74 31 74 31
RH 56 72 37 31 53 67 35 30 54 73 41 32 57 73 40 34
PWind dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-200830-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 64 84 65 91
Temp 65 63 72 72 75 75 69 68 67 64 72 78 83 83 74 69 67 66 75 84 90 89
Dewpt 65 63 63 64 65 64 67 67 67 64 67 66 64 62 64 64 65 65 66 63 60 58
RH 100100 73 76 71 69 93 97100100 84 67 53 49 71 84 93 97 74 49 37 35
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 8 5 6 9 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 9 8 9 8 12 12 12 10
Clouds B2 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3500 3100 1500 1300 4900 6100 3400 600 5700 8500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 12 14 14 16 17 17 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 94 69 95 70 97 72 97
Temp 73 67 88 92 76 70 90 93 77 70 91 96 79 72 93 94
Dewpt 61 61 60 56 60 60 60 57 61 65 64 60 64 66 65 61
Max/Min RH 81 28 72 28 84 29 81 31
RH 66 81 39 30 58 71 37 30 58 84 41 30 60 81 40 34
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 5 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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