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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
252 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
TXZ024-022100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
252 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 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 66 97 67 101 69
Temp 85 82 69 68 68 69 79 89 95 94 77 71 69 68 82 96101 96 81 75 72 69
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 66 66 64 60 53 52 55 58 50 46 48 48 46 49 56 61 62 64
RH 54 60 96 98 94 91 60 38 25 24 46 65 51 46 30 20 16 20 43 62 70 84
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW S SE SE SE S SW W W W NW N NE NE NE N
Wind spd 13 12 11 11 11 12 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 2000 700 3900 8600 700 800 4000 12600 2500 600
T Wind Dir S S SW S SE SW NW NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 14 13 14 14 13 11 11 13 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 06/05 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 92 69 96 68 92 69 91 67 88
Temp 87 90 74 70 92 93 75 68 87 89 73 69 87 88 72 67 83 85
Dewpt 65 61 63 66 64 60 63 62 62 60 62 61 60 60 61 60 63 62
Min/Max RH 34 89 31 81 34 77 34 78 42
RH 48 37 70 89 40 33 67 80 43 38 67 76 41 38 69 78 50 45
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ026-022100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
252 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 98 68 102 70
Temp 83 82 71 70 69 71 80 91 97 97 81 75 71 69 83 96102 97 84 77 73 70
Dewpt 68 68 70 68 69 68 68 64 61 60 66 66 65 60 55 54 52 54 63 67 69 67
RH 60 63 96 95 99 91 66 41 30 30 60 74 81 73 38 25 19 24 49 71 87 90
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW W NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 17 14 12 11 11 10 11 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 10 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.22 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 900 500 3200 5600 700 800 2900 9800 2700 400
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S SW SW E NE
T Wind Spd 18 13 16 16 13 13 11 11 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 70 98 68 93 69 93 68 90
Temp 89 92 77 71 94 95 75 68 88 91 75 69 88 91 74 68 86 87
Dewpt 66 62 68 68 67 63 65 65 63 61 64 64 62 60 63 62 63 61
Min/Max RH 35 96 32 92 35 85 34 83 39
RH 47 37 74 90 41 35 71 90 43 37 69 84 42 36 69 81 46 42
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ043-022100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
252 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 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 69 99 69 103 69
Temp 89 89 77 73 71 71 81 92 98 97 81 75 72 69 83 96103 99 84 78 72 70
Dewpt 69 70 71 71 70 70 72 65 56 54 59 61 60 62 59 52 45 48 54 56 61 64
RH 50 54 82 92 97 97 73 41 25 24 47 63 66 78 43 23 15 18 36 48 68 83
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S SW S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S NE N
Wind spd 12 11 9 9 9 10 12 12 11 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 11 8 6 6 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 10 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.13 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1400 600 4200 8600 900 600 4200 8900 500 500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SE S SW SW S SE
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 16 13 17 18 14 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 70 99 70 93 70 94 69 92
Temp 90 93 77 71 95 96 77 70 89 91 75 70 90 91 75 69 87 89
Dewpt 66 62 69 69 66 63 67 67 65 63 66 64 64 62 64 63 64 63
Min/Max RH 34 98 31 92 36 84 34 83 38
RH 45 36 77 92 39 34 71 91 45 39 73 82 42 38 69 83 46 42
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-022100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
252 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 101 65 103 69
Temp 89 86 76 72 69 66 79 93100 98 83 76 70 65 82 97103100 85 77 72 69
Dewpt 64 63 65 65 64 63 59 49 36 32 41 41 39 38 40 37 35 36 45 51 58 60
RH 43 46 68 80 84 89 50 23 11 10 23 28 32 37 22 12 10 11 25 40 61 73
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW SW SW W S S SW W W W W W NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 17 17 16 14 14 12 13 11 12 12 9 9 10 10 12 10 11 11 10 10 10 10
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1800 600 4600 14600 800 500 9000 15700 7800 900
T Wind Dir S S SW W S SW W W NE NE
T Wind Spd 23 20 17 14 14 14 12 13 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 68 99 68 94 68 95 67 91
Temp 90 91 75 68 94 92 76 68 90 89 75 68 91 90 75 67 86 87
Dewpt 61 56 61 63 59 55 60 61 59 56 59 58 58 56 59 58 59 56
Min/Max RH 28 84 23 78 29 70 27 73 31
RH 38 31 62 84 31 29 58 78 35 33 58 70 33 32 58 73 40 35
PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
TXZ031-022100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
252 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 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 67 99 67 104 70
Temp 82 83 71 69 68 68 81 92 97 96 81 74 70 68 84 97103100 84 78 74 70
Dewpt 69 70 71 69 68 68 69 65 60 58 65 65 63 57 54 53 49 52 61 65 68 67
RH 64 65 99100100 99 69 42 29 29 60 74 77 68 37 23 17 20 45 65 83 91
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE N
Wind spd 14 12 11 9 10 9 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 5 5 6
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 60 10 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.34 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S L C
Tstms S L C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1400 800 3600 5800 1200 900 3300 11400 1000 1000
T Wind Dir SE S SW S SE S SW SW E NE
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 14 16 13 11 11 12 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 06/05 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 70 99 68 93 68 93 68 91
Temp 90 93 77 71 94 96 76 69 88 90 75 69 89 91 75 68 86 89
Dewpt 67 64 68 70 67 64 67 65 64 62 65 64 63 61 64 62 64 63
Min/Max RH 36 100 32 92 36 88 35 84 39
RH 48 39 75 97 41 35 74 88 44 39 72 86 42 38 70 83 49 42
PWind dir NE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-022100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
252 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 96 60 98 64
Temp 87 81 68 66 63 62 76 88 95 93 75 68 64 61 80 95 98 95 78 71 67 65
Dewpt 63 63 66 66 63 62 59 50 42 40 48 48 43 39 40 40 40 43 51 58 60 61
RH 45 54 92100100100 55 27 16 16 38 49 46 44 24 15 14 17 39 63 78 87
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW SW SW W SE S SW W W W NW N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 14 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1800 700 4200 14200 900 800 10000 15200 4000 800
T Wind Dir SE S SW W SE SW W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 23 17 13 17 14 12 11 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 64 95 63 91 64 90 62 87
Temp 87 87 71 65 92 90 71 64 88 87 71 65 88 87 69 62 84 84
Dewpt 61 57 62 63 59 57 62 61 59 57 60 59 58 57 60 59 61 59
Min/Max RH 32 96 28 93 32 84 33 90 40
RH 42 36 73 93 33 33 73 90 38 36 68 81 36 36 73 90 46 43
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 20 30 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S C S S
Tstms S S C S S C S S
$$
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