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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
142 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
TXZ024-240915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
142 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed
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 72 100 76 99 76
Temp 97 96 82 77 74 72 87 96100 95 84 81 78 76 86 95 99 97 87 83 79 76
Dewpt 60 60 61 59 58 58 60 59 59 59 60 60 62 65 67 65 64 62 63 63 63 65
RH 30 31 48 53 58 61 40 30 26 31 44 50 57 69 53 38 32 32 45 51 58 69
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 6 10 8 6 8 5 10 10 11 11 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11900 6100 100 10100 10900 6300 200 1000 10300 5200 100
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 9 13 14 11 10 20 13 10 5
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 06/26 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24
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 100 76 98 78 100 77 95 73 93
Temp 95 98 83 77 95 96 84 78 96 98 85 78 91 93 79 73 88 92
Dewpt 66 62 65 65 64 60 61 64 64 61 63 66 69 66 68 68 69 64
Min/Max RH 30 67 29 63 28 68 40 85 40
RH 39 32 55 67 37 31 45 63 35 30 48 68 48 42 69 84 53 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 5 10 20 40 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-240915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
142 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 101 78 102 77
Temp 100 99 89 82 77 74 88 98101 98 88 83 80 78 87 97101100 90 85 80 77
Dewpt 61 61 62 62 62 61 61 61 60 60 62 63 66 66 68 67 64 63 64 65 66 67
RH 28 29 41 51 59 64 41 30 26 29 42 51 62 67 53 38 30 30 42 51 62 71
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S SW
Wind spd 6 11 8 6 6 5 9 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 12 12 12 11 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 12000 6400 100 10400 11200 5300 200 2500 9400 4300 100
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 9 9 8 12 14 11 11 23 17 11 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/26 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 103 77 101 79 102 78 98 75 96
Temp 98101 86 77 97 99 87 79 97100 87 79 94 95 82 76 90 95
Dewpt 66 63 66 66 65 61 63 65 65 62 64 67 69 67 68 69 69 66
Min/Max RH 28 70 28 62 28 67 37 81 38
RH 35 29 51 69 35 29 45 62 35 29 46 67 44 40 63 79 50 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 0 5 10 30 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ043-240915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
142 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed
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 74 100 77 101 78
Temp 98 98 87 81 77 74 88 95 99 97 87 82 79 77 86 95 99100 90 85 80 78
Dewpt 60 58 62 61 61 62 65 63 62 61 62 65 68 69 70 67 64 62 64 65 67 68
RH 29 28 43 51 59 66 47 35 30 31 43 56 69 76 58 40 32 29 42 51 63 71
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 5 8 5 6 4 4 9 8 8 8 6 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 6 8 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
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 1
Haines 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 9300 5200 100 8200 9500 5600 100 8000 8400 5000 200
T Wind Dir SE S S SW S SE S SW S SE SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 6 13 12 9 10 19 12 9 9
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 06/26 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24
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 101 78 100 77 101 77 99 76 97
Temp 96 99 85 78 96 98 84 77 96 99 86 78 93 98 84 77 91 96
Dewpt 67 63 66 66 65 60 64 67 66 62 66 70 69 65 68 70 68 63
Min/Max RH 30 68 28 72 28 76 34 80 33
RH 39 31 54 68 36 29 51 72 37 30 51 76 47 35 60 80 46 34
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-240915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
142 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 98 75 99 76
Temp 96 95 84 78 74 70 82 92 97 95 87 81 77 75 83 94 99 97 88 83 79 76
Dewpt 57 55 56 57 56 57 61 59 57 55 57 59 62 65 67 64 61 59 61 63 63 65
RH 27 27 38 48 54 63 49 33 27 26 36 47 60 71 59 37 29 29 40 51 58 69
Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 9 11 8 8 6 6 11 10 11 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 9800 5600 100 8600 9600 5600 500 4000 10200 5900 100
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 13 13 10 13 16 11 6 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/26 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 75 98 75 99 75 95 73 94
Temp 94 96 83 76 94 95 83 75 94 96 83 75 91 92 79 74 89 90
Dewpt 65 61 63 63 64 59 60 64 64 60 63 66 68 64 66 66 67 63
Min/Max RH 29 64 28 69 28 74 37 76 38
RH 39 32 51 64 37 30 46 69 37 30 51 74 47 40 64 76 48 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 5 10 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ031-240915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
142 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed
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 74 102 77 102 77
Temp 99 99 87 82 77 74 90 99102 97 87 83 79 77 88 96100101 90 85 80 78
Dewpt 62 62 63 63 62 62 63 62 62 62 64 64 66 68 69 67 65 64 65 65 66 68
RH 31 30 46 53 59 65 40 30 27 32 46 54 65 74 55 39 33 31 44 52 62 71
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 6 10 8 8 6 5 10 10 11 10 8 9 9 9 12 12 11 9 6 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11100 4900 100 9200 10100 5100 100 2200 8800 4000 100
T Wind Dir S S S SW S SE S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 13 14 11 10 23 16 10 6
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 06/26 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24
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 76 101 79 102 79 98 74 96
Temp 98100 85 77 97 99 86 79 97100 87 79 95 96 82 75 90 96
Dewpt 68 65 68 67 66 62 64 67 66 64 65 68 71 69 70 70 70 66
Min/Max RH 30 73 29 67 29 69 39 85 38
RH 38 32 57 71 36 30 49 66 36 31 48 69 46 41 67 84 53 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0 5 10 30 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ029-240915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
142 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 96 71 97 71
Temp 92 93 81 76 71 68 83 92 96 94 83 78 74 71 82 91 97 95 85 79 75 72
Dewpt 58 56 57 57 57 57 59 57 56 54 58 58 61 64 66 64 61 59 62 63 63 64
RH 32 29 44 52 61 68 45 31 26 26 43 50 64 79 58 41 31 30 46 58 66 76
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 5 9 6 5 4 4 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 10 12 12 10 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 10700 6300 100 9100 9900 5700 400 4700 10800 6100 100
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 6 13 14 10 10 18 12 8 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/26 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 71 96 72 97 72 93 68 91
Temp 92 95 78 72 91 94 80 72 91 95 81 72 88 90 75 69 84 90
Dewpt 64 60 64 64 62 58 60 64 63 60 63 66 66 64 67 67 66 62
Min/Max RH 30 77 29 76 30 81 39 94 39
RH 40 31 62 76 38 30 51 76 40 31 54 81 48 42 76 93 55 39
PWind dir S S S S SW S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 5 10 20 40 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S
Tstms S S C C S
$$
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