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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
207 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
TXZ024-230915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
207 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
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 97 76
Temp 92 93 80 76 74 72 84 94 98 94 83 79 76 75 85 94 96 95 85 81 78 77
Dewpt 62 60 62 60 59 60 62 61 61 61 61 59 58 59 62 60 60 60 60 61 63 66
RH 37 34 55 58 61 66 47 35 30 34 47 50 54 59 46 32 31 31 44 51 59 69
Wind dir S S S S SW W W SW S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 11 9 8 8 10 10 12 4 6 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 11 11 9 10 11 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL 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 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 5800 100 10400 11400 6100 100 9700 10700 6100 200
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 10 11 14 9 9 9 13 13 11 11
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 06/25 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 99 75 98 77 99 76 97
Temp 93 98 83 76 95 97 82 76 94 96 83 78 94 97 84 77 92 95
Dewpt 67 63 64 66 66 64 65 65 65 61 62 64 64 60 60 64 66 63
Min/Max RH 31 71 33 69 31 62 29 64 34
RH 42 33 54 71 40 35 57 69 38 32 49 62 36 30 44 64 42 36
PWind dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 20 5 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-230915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
207 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 100 73 100 78
Temp 95 95 85 80 76 73 85 96100 97 86 82 76 74 86 97100 98 88 84 80 78
Dewpt 64 62 63 62 62 62 63 62 61 61 62 62 62 62 62 63 61 60 62 64 67 67
RH 36 34 49 54 62 68 47 33 28 31 45 51 62 66 45 33 28 29 42 51 65 69
Wind dir S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 8 9 8 8 10 6 9 9 8 6 8 6 8 9 12 11 10 11 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 5400 100 10300 11500 5600 100 9700 10500 5200 200
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 12 10 9 6 12 13 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/25 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 102 78 102 77 101 79 101 79 99
Temp 97100 86 78 98100 85 77 97 99 86 79 97 99 86 79 95 97
Dewpt 67 63 65 67 68 64 67 67 66 62 64 66 66 61 63 66 67 63
Min/Max RH 29 69 29 72 28 66 28 64 32
RH 38 30 50 69 38 31 55 71 36 30 48 64 36 29 46 64 40 33
PWind dir S S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ043-230915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
207 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
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 99 72 99 77
Temp 93 94 85 80 76 74 85 94 98 96 85 80 75 73 85 93 97 98 88 84 79 77
Dewpt 64 62 64 62 63 63 65 63 61 59 61 61 62 63 67 64 61 60 64 66 68 69
RH 38 35 49 56 64 70 51 36 29 29 45 52 64 70 55 38 31 29 45 56 68 77
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S SW
Wind spd 9 9 6 6 6 5 10 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW 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 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 4
Mix Hgt 5500 100 8600 9900 6000 100 8800 9700 5500 200
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 8 6 13 8 9 6 13 11 10 12
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 06/25 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 78 101 78 101 77 101 77 99
Temp 95 99 86 78 96 99 84 78 97 99 84 78 96 99 85 78 94 97
Dewpt 67 63 66 69 67 63 66 67 66 61 64 67 66 61 63 68 67 62
Min/Max RH 30 74 30 69 28 70 27 71 30
RH 40 31 51 74 39 31 55 69 36 29 51 70 38 29 48 71 40 32
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 FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ035-230915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
207 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 97 71 97 74
Temp 92 91 83 77 73 70 81 93 97 94 84 79 74 71 82 93 97 95 87 81 78 75
Dewpt 59 57 58 58 59 60 62 59 56 54 56 57 57 59 63 60 58 57 59 62 64 66
RH 33 32 43 51 61 71 52 33 26 26 38 47 55 66 53 33 28 28 39 53 62 74
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 11 9 9 9 6 10 6 9 10 9 9 9 8 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5500 100 8600 9700 5800 100 8400 9600 5700 300
T Wind Dir S SW SW SE SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 8 12 9 9 6 13 11 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/25 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 74 98 75 97 74 98 74 95
Temp 93 97 82 75 94 96 82 75 94 95 82 75 93 96 83 75 91 93
Dewpt 66 61 63 65 66 61 63 64 64 59 61 64 63 59 61 65 66 61
Min/Max RH 29 71 31 69 30 69 28 71 34
RH 41 31 53 71 40 32 53 69 37 30 49 69 37 29 47 71 44 35
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ031-230915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
207 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
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 73 100 77
Temp 94 95 84 79 76 74 88 97100 96 86 80 76 73 87 96 98 98 88 83 79 77
Dewpt 65 64 64 64 62 63 64 63 62 62 63 63 61 62 64 63 62 62 64 65 67 68
RH 39 37 51 61 63 70 46 33 29 33 46 56 61 68 47 34 31 31 45 55 67 74
Wind dir S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 10 8 8 9 8 11 5 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 5100 100 9500 10600 4900 100 9000 9700 4900 200
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 13 10 9 8 13 13 10 11
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 06/25 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 78 102 77 101 79 102 78 99
Temp 96100 85 78 97100 85 77 98100 86 79 97100 85 78 95 97
Dewpt 68 65 66 68 68 66 67 67 66 63 65 66 67 63 64 67 68 64
Min/Max RH 31 71 31 72 29 67 29 70 33
RH 42 32 54 71 39 33 56 71 36 30 51 66 37 30 50 70 42 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 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-230915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
207 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 94 67 95 71
Temp 90 90 78 73 70 67 80 89 93 91 81 75 70 68 81 89 93 94 82 78 74 72
Dewpt 59 56 58 59 58 59 60 59 57 56 58 57 57 57 60 58 56 55 59 60 63 66
RH 35 32 49 61 65 75 51 37 30 31 46 54 63 68 49 35 29 27 46 54 69 81
Wind dir SW S S S SW W SW SW S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 12 9 6 6 6 5 10 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 5500 100 9300 10400 5900 100 9100 10000 5700 200
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 12 9 9 8 13 12 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/25 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 71 97 71 96 71 97 71 94
Temp 89 96 79 71 91 94 79 72 91 94 79 72 90 95 80 72 89 91
Dewpt 64 60 64 66 65 61 64 64 62 59 62 64 62 58 60 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 29 84 32 77 30 76 28 76 34
RH 44 30 60 84 42 34 60 76 38 31 56 76 39 29 51 76 44 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
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