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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
254 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
TXZ024-270915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
254 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat
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 76 100 80 103 79
Temp 101 99 87 82 78 76 86 94 99 97 87 85 82 80 89 97101102 90 87 82 79
Dewpt 62 63 67 67 67 68 68 65 61 60 62 61 61 62 63 60 59 58 59 59 62 64
RH 29 31 52 60 69 76 55 39 30 30 43 45 50 55 42 30 25 24 35 40 50 60
Wind dir SE SE S S N NE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 8 9 6 5 5 5 6 10 12 14 11 12 14 16 16 14 13 12 11 13 14 12
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 5
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 1 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1700 600 6900 10000 2400 700 7000 11000 6800 1200
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 19 19 20 21 19 19 23
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 06/29 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 76 96 76 100 79 102 78 99
Temp 94 97 82 77 92 94 82 77 95 98 85 79 97100 85 78 96 97
Dewpt 66 64 67 67 67 63 63 64 61 56 58 61 61 56 58 62 62 59
Min/Max RH 33 71 34 63 24 54 23 58 27
RH 40 35 63 70 44 36 53 63 32 26 40 54 31 24 40 58 34 29
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 10 5 0 0 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ026-270915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
254 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 76 103 81 105 80
Temp 105101 89 85 79 76 86 96102101 92 87 84 81 90100104103 92 89 84 80
Dewpt 64 65 67 68 70 69 69 68 65 63 64 64 65 65 65 62 59 59 60 62 65 66
RH 27 31 48 57 74 79 57 40 30 29 40 46 53 58 44 29 23 24 34 41 53 62
Wind dir SE E SE E E E SE S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 9 12 13 12 13 13 12 16 17 17 14 13 13 13 11
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 700 400 5900 9100 1800 700 5700 8600 4800 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 18 23 20 23 23 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/29 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 102 78 100 78 103 80 104 80 103
Temp 97 98 85 78 95 97 84 78 98101 87 80100102 88 80 98101
Dewpt 67 65 67 67 67 64 65 64 61 57 60 63 62 58 60 63 65 60
Min/Max RH 32 71 32 62 23 56 22 56 26
RH 38 34 55 69 40 34 53 62 30 24 40 56 29 24 39 56 34 26
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ043-270915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
254 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat
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 78 103 78 104 79
Temp 102102 89 85 80 78 89 98101101 90 86 81 78 88 99104102 92 87 81 79
Dewpt 66 64 67 66 67 67 68 65 63 61 63 64 65 65 66 62 59 57 61 64 67 69
RH 31 29 48 53 65 69 49 34 28 27 41 49 58 64 49 30 23 23 35 47 62 73
Wind dir SE SE SE S SE SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 10 10 9 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1100 500 7000 8700 2500 800 5800 10400 7000 1200
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 11 16 20 18 20 18 19 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 06/29 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 102 78 100 77 102 78 104 78 103
Temp 96100 85 78 95 98 84 77 96101 85 78 98102 86 78 96101
Dewpt 68 63 66 69 66 60 64 65 61 56 61 64 62 56 60 66 63 58
Min/Max RH 29 75 27 67 22 62 21 67 24
RH 40 30 53 75 39 29 51 67 32 23 45 62 30 22 42 67 34 24
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ035-270915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
254 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 76 101 77 102 77
Temp 102 99 89 83 79 76 86 95100 98 89 85 80 77 85 97102 99 90 86 80 77
Dewpt 61 60 63 64 64 64 66 61 57 55 56 58 60 62 64 61 59 57 57 60 63 65
RH 26 28 42 53 60 66 51 33 24 24 33 40 51 60 50 31 25 25 33 42 56 67
Wind dir SE SE SE S S SE SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 12 9 9 8 6 9 12 16 17 14 14 14 13 17 16 13 14 14 17 16 12
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5200 500 7400 10100 6900 1300 5500 10700 6800 1400
T Wind Dir SE SW SW S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 12 18 19 20 20 16 18 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/29 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 75 97 74 99 76 101 75 99
Temp 93 96 83 75 91 94 81 74 93 96 83 76 95 98 84 75 94 96
Dewpt 66 62 63 65 64 59 61 63 61 55 58 61 61 55 57 62 62 58
Min/Max RH 31 71 29 69 23 60 22 64 26
RH 41 33 51 71 41 31 51 69 35 25 43 60 33 24 40 64 35 28
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ031-270915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
254 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat
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 76 103 80 104 80
Temp 103101 89 85 80 76 88 97102101 90 87 83 80 91 99103103 92 89 84 80
Dewpt 66 66 69 69 70 70 69 68 65 64 66 65 65 65 66 62 59 59 61 63 66 67
RH 30 32 51 60 73 81 55 40 30 30 45 48 56 60 45 30 24 25 36 42 56 66
Wind dir SE E SE SE E E SE S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 9 5 5 5 4 5 9 12 12 10 11 11 10 14 16 14 13 11 12 12 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1000 600 5900 9100 1800 700 5500 8600 3400 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 18 21 19 23 20 20 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 06/29 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 102 78 100 78 103 79 104 79 102
Temp 97100 85 78 96 98 84 78 98101 87 79 99102 88 79 97101
Dewpt 69 65 68 69 68 65 66 66 62 59 60 63 63 58 61 64 65 60
Min/Max RH 31 74 33 66 24 59 22 60 26
RH 40 33 57 74 41 34 55 66 31 25 41 59 31 24 40 60 34 27
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ029-270915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
254 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 98 74 99 73
Temp 100 98 84 79 75 73 84 92 97 97 86 81 77 74 85 93 98 98 86 82 77 74
Dewpt 58 58 63 66 65 65 65 60 56 55 58 59 60 62 61 60 59 57 58 59 62 64
RH 25 27 49 64 71 76 53 34 26 25 39 47 56 66 45 33 28 26 39 46 60 71
Wind dir SE SE SE S S E S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 11 13 13 11 11 12 12 16 14 13 12 11 12 12 11
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4200 500 7600 10300 3500 900 6100 10600 7000 700
T Wind Dir SE SW S S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 20 19 20 23 18 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/29 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 71 94 71 97 72 99 72 97
Temp 90 93 78 71 88 92 78 71 89 96 80 72 93 97 81 72 91 95
Dewpt 64 63 66 66 64 59 61 63 59 54 58 61 60 55 57 61 61 57
Min/Max RH 35 84 31 76 24 68 24 68 27
RH 42 37 67 84 45 33 56 76 37 25 47 68 33 25 44 68 37 28
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 10 5 0 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
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