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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
TXZ024-150915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon
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 70 92 69 93 72
Temp 92 91 79 75 72 71 80 88 90 90 79 74 72 70 80 89 93 91 81 77 74 72
Dewpt 64 64 65 63 63 63 65 65 65 64 65 63 64 64 67 68 66 64 64 62 62 63
RH 40 41 62 68 75 77 62 48 44 43 62 70 75 81 65 51 42 42 57 60 66 73
Wind dir SE SE SE SW W S S S S SE S SE S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 11 11 9 8 6 6 10 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 13 14 16 16 14 14 13 14
Clouds CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.10 0.01 0.14 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1200 600 6000 7700 2000 600 4300 6200 3600 800
T Wind Dir SE W S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 11 16 18 17 14 19 23 20 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 06/17 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 73 95 73 91 70 86 69 89
Temp 88 92 78 73 89 92 78 73 87 88 75 70 83 84 73 69 84 86
Dewpt 67 63 63 67 67 63 66 67 68 65 66 67 67 65 65 66 66 63
Min/Max RH 38 81 36 81 44 89 51 90 0
RH 49 39 60 81 49 39 66 81 54 47 73 89 61 54 78 90 56 48
PWind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-150915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 94 72 95 73
Temp 94 93 83 77 73 71 81 89 92 92 84 78 75 72 81 90 94 93 83 79 75 73
Dewpt 65 63 65 65 65 65 65 67 65 64 65 65 66 66 67 68 66 64 64 64 65 65
RH 39 37 55 67 76 81 58 48 41 40 53 64 74 81 63 49 40 38 53 60 71 76
Wind dir S SE SE SE SW S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 11 12 11 9 8 8 10 11 13 13 12 12 11 11 14 17 17 17 17 16 14 14
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 700 400 5100 7200 1900 600 5000 6200 3800 700
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 10 16 18 18 17 20 21 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/17 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 73 95 73 93 71 90 70 92
Temp 90 94 80 73 90 93 79 73 88 90 77 71 85 86 75 70 86 89
Dewpt 67 64 66 67 68 65 67 68 68 66 67 67 68 66 66 67 67 64
Min/Max RH 35 82 38 85 43 87 48 91 0
RH 47 37 62 81 49 40 67 84 52 45 71 87 57 51 74 90 53 44
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-150915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon
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 71 95 73 97 74
Temp 94 94 83 77 73 72 81 90 95 93 85 79 75 73 82 92 96 95 84 79 76 74
Dewpt 63 62 63 64 65 65 68 66 63 62 63 65 66 66 67 66 63 62 64 64 64 66
RH 36 35 51 63 76 79 64 45 35 36 49 62 74 79 60 42 34 34 51 60 66 76
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE E S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 10 9 8 5 5 9 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 12 12 13 13 12 11 11 10
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 800 500 6100 7600 1800 800 5300 6900 4300 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 11 14 16 18 17 20 19 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 06/17 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 73 98 73 94 71 90 70 90
Temp 92 96 80 73 91 96 79 73 89 91 76 71 85 87 74 70 83 89
Dewpt 66 62 68 69 67 62 69 69 67 65 68 68 68 65 67 68 67 63
Min/Max RH 31 86 31 88 39 90 46 94 0
RH 42 33 66 86 45 33 72 87 48 42 76 90 57 48 79 93 58 43
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 10 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-150915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 93 70 95 71
Temp 93 89 81 75 72 70 79 88 92 90 82 77 74 71 79 89 95 93 84 78 74 72
Dewpt 60 59 61 61 61 63 65 64 62 61 62 62 61 63 65 66 61 59 60 60 59 62
RH 33 37 51 62 68 78 62 45 37 38 51 60 64 76 62 47 33 32 44 54 59 71
Wind dir SE SE SE SE NE E S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 14 16 13 12 10 9 13 16 17 16 13 12 12 12 17 17 18 19 19 17 17 17
Clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.15 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4700 700 5600 7700 2200 600 4100 6900 4400 900
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 13 17 18 19 17 20 21 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/17 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 71 97 71 93 68 88 67 89
Temp 91 94 79 72 90 93 78 72 87 88 75 69 83 84 73 68 84 85
Dewpt 65 59 61 65 64 57 63 66 66 62 64 66 66 62 63 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 29 79 28 81 38 90 44 87 0
RH 42 31 54 79 42 30 60 81 50 42 69 90 57 48 71 87 51 45
PWind dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-150915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon
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 70 95 72 95 73
Temp 94 93 82 77 72 70 81 89 93 92 82 77 74 72 82 90 94 94 83 78 75 73
Dewpt 67 66 67 66 66 65 68 68 66 66 66 66 67 68 68 68 67 66 65 65 66 66
RH 41 41 62 71 81 83 65 52 43 43 59 68 79 86 65 50 42 41 55 65 74 80
Wind dir SE SE SE SE NW S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 12 9 8 5 5 9 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 13 14 17 16 14 13 12 12
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1200 600 5600 7100 2200 800 5100 6200 3700 900
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 11 16 18 19 18 20 20 20 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 06/17 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
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 96 73 93 70 89 70 91
Temp 91 94 80 73 90 95 79 73 89 90 76 70 85 86 74 70 85 88
Dewpt 67 65 68 70 69 67 70 70 69 67 69 68 69 67 67 68 68 66
Min/Max RH 37 89 39 91 44 94 50 94 0
RH 47 40 68 89 52 40 74 89 54 47 78 94 61 54 80 94 57 49
PWind dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-150915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
Date 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 90 65 92 67
Temp 91 89 77 70 67 65 77 85 89 87 75 71 68 66 77 86 91 89 78 74 70 68
Dewpt 60 60 63 63 63 63 64 63 62 61 64 63 62 63 65 66 63 61 62 62 61 62
RH 36 38 62 78 87 93 64 48 41 42 69 76 81 90 67 51 40 39 58 66 73 81
Wind dir SE SE SE N NW SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 10 9 8 6 12 12 12 12 10 9 10 11 16 16 17 17 16 14 16 17
Clouds CL SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.22 0.01 0.44 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S
Tstms S C C S S S
LAL 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4000 800 5500 7600 1000 600 4000 6100 3700 700
T Wind Dir SE E S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 18 18 19 19 20 23 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/17 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 67 95 68 90 65 85 64 86
Temp 87 91 74 68 87 91 74 68 84 86 70 65 80 82 69 64 81 83
Dewpt 65 60 61 65 64 57 64 66 65 62 65 65 65 62 65 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 33 90 30 93 42 100 48 100 0
RH 48 36 64 90 46 32 71 93 53 45 84100 60 51 87100 56 47
PWind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
$$
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