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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
355 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
TXZ024-252115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
355 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 74 100 76 100
Temp 78 77 86 94 98 98 86 82 77 76 88 96100 98 87 82 78 76 87 97100 98
Dewpt 64 65 66 65 63 62 64 66 65 66 67 66 64 64 65 65 65 66 66 64 61 60
RH 62 67 51 38 32 32 48 58 68 73 50 37 31 32 48 56 64 71 50 34 28 29
Wind dir S SW SW S S S SE SE SW W W E E E SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 11 11 11 11 11 8 6 6 6 5 5 9 10 6 5 5 5 8 10 13 13
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6500 8800 1500 700 6100 9200 4100 600 9100 10900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 14 13 12 10 11 12 11 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 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
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 79 102 78 99 76 96 76 98
Temp 85 79 98100 87 79 94 97 83 77 91 95 83 77 93 97
Dewpt 61 63 61 57 60 65 66 63 65 66 67 62 62 65 63 59
Max/Min RH 57 23 62 32 69 34 67 28
RH 45 57 31 24 40 62 40 33 55 69 46 34 50 67 37 29
PWind dir S SW S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 30 10 10 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ026-252115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
355 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 76 104 76 103
Temp 79 78 88 95 99 99 89 84 79 76 88 98103101 90 85 79 77 88 97101102
Dewpt 66 67 67 67 65 64 65 66 67 67 68 67 65 64 66 67 68 68 68 66 63 62
RH 64 69 50 40 33 32 45 55 67 74 52 37 29 30 45 55 69 74 52 36 29 27
Wind dir S S SW S S S SE S SE S W E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 10 10 12 13 13 11 9 9 8 6 6 5 8 10 9 8 6 5 8 10 13 14
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5900 7700 900 400 5300 8400 4900 400 7600 9300
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 14 13 9 11 13 11 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 80 104 81 101 78 99 78 101
Temp 87 80100102 88 81 97 99 86 78 95 97 85 78 97 99
Dewpt 63 64 63 59 62 66 68 65 66 68 68 64 65 66 65 61
Max/Min RH 59 24 60 32 71 33 67 27
RH 45 58 30 25 42 60 39 33 51 71 42 34 51 67 35 29
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 20 10 5 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-252115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
355 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 78 103 76 103
Temp 79 78 87 95 99 99 90 84 80 78 88 98102101 90 84 79 77 90 98102101
Dewpt 68 68 69 67 64 63 65 66 67 68 69 67 65 64 66 67 67 66 67 65 62 60
RH 69 71 56 40 32 31 44 55 65 71 54 38 30 30 46 57 67 69 47 34 27 26
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 8 10 11 9 9 8 8 8 6 8 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 11
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 6600 8300 1000 500 6800 9400 6000 500 7700 10300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 13 14 14 13 10 11 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 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
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 79 104 78 101 77 100 76 100
Temp 86 79 98103 87 78 95 99 85 77 94 98 84 77 95 98
Dewpt 63 66 63 59 65 69 68 63 67 69 67 61 65 68 65 61
Max/Min RH 64 24 74 30 76 28 74 28
RH 46 64 32 25 48 74 42 31 56 76 41 30 54 73 37 30
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-252115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
355 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 75 101 75 101
Temp 78 75 83 93 98 96 88 82 79 75 86 96101 98 88 83 79 75 86 95100 98
Dewpt 63 64 66 64 61 59 62 63 64 65 67 65 62 60 62 62 63 63 66 62 58 56
RH 60 69 57 38 30 29 42 53 60 71 53 36 28 29 42 49 58 66 51 34 25 25
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 12 11 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 6 5 9 13 10 8 6 6 9 12 14 17
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5500 8200 4600 600 7000 10300 5300 500 7700 10200
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SE SE SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 13 14 11 9 12 16 11 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 76 102 76 98 75 96 74 97
Temp 84 76 95100 85 76 92 95 82 75 90 94 82 74 91 95
Dewpt 59 63 61 56 61 65 66 62 64 66 65 59 61 65 63 58
Max/Min RH 64 22 69 31 74 31 74 27
RH 43 64 33 23 45 69 43 34 55 74 44 31 49 74 40 29
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 30 10 5 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ031-252115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
355 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 76 103 76 103
Temp 79 77 88 95 99 99 89 84 79 76 89 98103101 90 85 79 77 90 98101102
Dewpt 67 68 69 68 66 65 67 68 68 68 69 68 66 65 67 68 69 68 68 66 64 63
RH 68 75 54 42 34 33 48 60 70 76 53 38 31 31 47 57 72 75 49 35 30 28
Wind dir S S SW S S S SE SE S SW W E E SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 12 12 12 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 5 5 5 4 6 9 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5900 7800 1400 600 5800 9200 4900 700 8300 9900
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 19 16 14 13 11 10 13 12 12 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 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
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 80 104 80 101 77 100 78 101
Temp 86 80 99103 88 80 97100 86 77 94 98 85 78 96 99
Dewpt 64 65 64 60 63 68 68 65 68 68 69 64 65 67 66 62
Max/Min RH 61 24 68 32 74 32 71 29
RH 48 61 32 25 43 68 40 33 55 74 45 33 53 70 38 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 10 5 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-252115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
355 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 70 99 71 98
Temp 74 72 83 91 96 95 84 79 73 71 85 94 98 96 85 79 74 72 85 93 97 96
Dewpt 63 64 65 63 60 59 63 64 64 65 65 63 60 58 62 64 64 63 64 60 57 55
RH 69 76 55 40 30 30 49 60 73 81 51 36 29 28 46 60 71 73 50 33 27 25
Wind dir S SW SW S S S SE S SW SW SW E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 9 12 12 11 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 8 5 5 5 8 11 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5600 8600 2700 600 7200 10500 6000 500 8100 10200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 13 13 11 9 12 14 13 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 74 99 73 96 71 93 71 95
Temp 81 74 94 97 82 73 91 93 79 72 88 91 78 71 90 93
Dewpt 58 62 60 56 60 65 65 61 65 66 65 59 61 65 62 56
Max/Min RH 66 25 76 33 81 33 81 28
RH 46 66 32 26 47 76 42 35 62 81 47 34 56 81 39 29
PWind dir S SW S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 30 10 10 0
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S C S
$$
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