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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
259 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
TXZ024-232115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
259 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 75 97 76 99
Temp 75 72 84 92 97 95 85 80 77 75 86 93 96 95 84 81 78 77 86 94 98 97
Dewpt 59 59 62 61 60 61 62 60 58 58 61 59 59 59 61 60 62 65 67 66 64 63
RH 58 64 48 36 30 33 47 51 52 56 43 32 30 30 46 49 58 68 55 41 33 34
Wind dir SW W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 10 10 9 5 6 8 6 5 6 6 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 12 12 11 11 10
Clouds FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8600 9800 2400 600 8800 10000 6400 800 6500 10100
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 9 16 18 16 13 17 18 19 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 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 77 98 75 98 77 98 77 95
Temp 82 77 94 96 83 76 94 96 84 77 94 97 85 78 91 93
Dewpt 63 66 67 64 65 65 65 61 61 64 65 63 62 67 69 66
Max/Min RH 70 33 69 30 63 33 69 39
RH 53 70 41 35 56 69 38 32 46 63 38 33 46 69 48 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 10 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-232115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
259 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 74 100 77 100
Temp 76 73 85 95100 99 89 82 77 74 86 96100 98 88 83 79 77 87 97100 99
Dewpt 62 62 62 62 61 61 62 62 62 61 62 61 60 61 62 63 65 67 68 67 65 63
RH 62 68 46 34 28 29 41 51 60 64 45 32 27 30 42 51 62 71 53 38 32 31
Wind dir SW SW W SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 8 6 8 5 6 9 6 6 6 5 8 9 11 11 9 10 11 10 12 12 12 11
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 8000 9900 1200 400 8400 9300 5700 600 7600 8500
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 11 9 16 14 13 16 18 18 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 78 102 76 101 79 102 79 99
Temp 85 78 97101 85 77 98 99 86 79 96101 87 79 94 97
Dewpt 65 67 67 64 66 67 65 61 63 65 66 62 64 67 69 66
Max/Min RH 69 30 73 27 62 28 67 35
RH 51 69 38 30 53 71 34 29 46 62 38 28 46 67 44 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ043-232115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
259 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 73 99 77 101
Temp 76 74 87 94 98 97 86 80 76 73 85 94 97 98 87 83 79 77 86 95100 99
Dewpt 63 62 64 62 60 59 62 60 61 63 66 64 62 61 63 66 68 70 70 67 63 63
RH 64 67 47 36 29 29 45 51 59 69 55 37 32 31 45 56 69 78 58 40 31 31
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 10 11 10 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 7000 8700 800 500 7800 9400 6000 1100 7500 9400
T Wind Dir SW SE S SW SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 13 9 13 14 14 13 17 17 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 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 78 101 77 100 78 101 78 98
Temp 85 78 96 99 84 77 96 98 84 78 95100 85 78 93 96
Dewpt 66 68 67 64 66 67 66 61 63 68 66 62 66 70 69 65
Max/Min RH 71 30 71 29 73 28 76 35
RH 52 71 39 32 55 71 37 30 49 73 39 29 53 76 46 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ035-232115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
259 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 71 97 74 99
Temp 73 71 82 92 96 94 86 78 74 71 83 92 97 95 86 81 77 75 83 93 99 97
Dewpt 59 60 62 59 57 55 57 57 56 57 62 59 57 56 58 60 63 66 67 65 61 61
RH 62 68 51 33 27 27 37 48 53 61 49 33 27 27 39 49 62 74 59 40 29 31
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 5 9 10 9 8 8 8 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 11
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7500 9600 5500 500 8000 9400 6200 1100 5600 10100
T Wind Dir SW SE S SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 10 14 14 16 13 17 19 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 98 74 98 75 99 75 96
Temp 83 75 93 96 82 74 93 96 83 75 93 97 83 75 90 93
Dewpt 64 65 66 61 63 64 64 58 60 65 64 61 63 66 67 64
Max/Min RH 71 30 71 27 71 30 74 36
RH 53 71 41 32 53 71 38 28 46 71 38 31 51 74 47 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 10 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-232115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
259 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 73 99 76 101
Temp 77 74 87 96 99 98 87 81 76 73 88 96 99 97 87 83 78 77 88 96100100
Dewpt 62 62 64 62 62 62 64 63 62 62 63 62 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 68 66 64
RH 61 67 46 34 31 31 46 54 62 68 44 34 30 33 46 56 68 75 55 40 33 32
Wind dir SW SW W SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 5 6 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 8 9 9 12 12 12 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 7900 9600 1700 600 8500 9300 5400 800 7200 8900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 11 10 13 16 13 16 17 17 20 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 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 78 101 76 101 78 101 79 98
Temp 85 78 97100 84 77 98 99 86 79 96100 86 79 94 96
Dewpt 66 67 68 66 68 67 66 63 64 66 67 64 65 68 70 68
Max/Min RH 70 32 72 29 66 30 70 37
RH 53 70 39 33 59 71 36 31 48 66 39 31 50 70 46 40
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 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-232115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
259 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 68 95 71 97
Temp 71 68 80 88 92 92 81 76 71 68 81 90 95 93 82 78 74 72 81 88 95 96
Dewpt 58 59 61 59 58 57 59 58 57 57 60 57 56 55 58 60 62 65 66 65 61 59
RH 63 73 52 38 32 31 47 54 61 68 49 33 27 28 44 54 66 79 60 47 33 29
Wind dir SW W W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 12 11 10 9
Clouds FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 8100 10100 5400 600 8200 9600 6100 700 4100 9900
T Wind Dir SW SE S SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 9 14 16 16 13 18 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 96 71 96 72 96 72 93
Temp 79 72 91 94 78 71 91 94 79 72 91 94 80 73 88 91
Dewpt 64 65 65 61 64 64 62 58 60 63 64 60 63 66 66 63
Max/Min RH 79 32 79 29 73 31 79 37
RH 60 79 42 34 62 79 38 30 52 73 41 32 56 79 48 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
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