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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
319 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
TXZ024-082130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
319 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 72 92 65 78
Temp 77 77 86 95100 98 85 81 76 72 81 89 91 88 74 70 68 65 68 72 76 78
Dewpt 56 56 61 60 57 55 56 58 59 61 62 64 64 64 67 68 66 65 67 67 67 67
RH 48 48 43 30 24 24 36 45 56 68 51 44 40 46 79 92 93100 95 83 73 69
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW NE E NE E E E NE NE E E E E SE
Wind spd 17 17 17 14 14 13 11 11 8 6 6 8 10 11 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 80 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.56 0.12
Rain shwrs S S S C C D D C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C D D C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5600 9300 800 600 5400 6600 4300 1800 2400 4100
T Wind Dir SW S S S E E E NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 23 18 19 16 12 16 17 11 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 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 86 65 91 68 96 70 94
Temp 66 65 81 84 70 66 85 90 74 69 92 94 77 71 91 92
Dewpt 66 65 66 65 66 66 67 65 66 66 65 63 64 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 42 90 34 81 34
RH 100100 60 55 86100 54 43 76 89 42 36 63 81 41 36
PWind dir SE S SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C C S C S
Tstms C C S C S
$$
TXZ026-082130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
319 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 74 95 67 82
Temp 79 77 87 96101100 88 83 76 74 83 91 94 90 79 75 70 68 71 76 80 81
Dewpt 60 58 61 60 56 55 57 58 61 61 62 65 65 65 68 67 68 67 65 66 66 66
RH 52 52 42 30 23 23 35 43 60 64 49 42 39 44 69 76 93 97 81 71 62 60
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S SE E SE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E
Wind spd 13 13 17 17 17 17 12 12 9 8 9 8 10 12 11 9 9 9 10 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 70 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.40 0.12
Rain shwrs S S C C L L C C C C C
Tstms S S C C L L C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 5000 7700 1200 400 5400 6500 3200 1700 2800 3700
T Wind Dir SW S S SE SE SE E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 23 23 20 14 12 14 18 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 88 66 92 68 96 70 96
Temp 69 65 82 85 72 66 85 91 76 69 91 94 78 71 91 95
Dewpt 66 65 66 66 67 66 67 65 67 67 66 63 65 67 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 41 97 34 90 34
RH 90100 58 53 84100 55 42 74 93 44 36 64 87 42 35
PWind dir SE S E SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S C S
Tstms C C S C S
$$
TXZ043-082130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
319 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 74 99 68 86
Temp 77 75 86 96100 99 88 82 77 74 85 95 98 96 84 76 71 69 75 81 83 85
Dewpt 59 59 63 60 55 54 57 59 60 63 66 65 62 61 66 68 68 68 68 66 66 65
RH 54 58 46 30 23 22 35 46 56 69 53 37 31 31 55 77 90 97 78 61 57 51
Wind dir SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE E E E E NE N E E E E
Wind spd 10 11 14 16 14 13 10 9 9 6 8 8 9 10 9 6 6 6 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 80 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.20 0.07
Rain shwrs C C D D C C C C C
Tstms C C D D C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 5300 8100 600 500 6900 9000 5200 1300 4500 4600
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SE E NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 23 21 18 14 13 13 17 14 12 10
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 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 91 67 95 69 98 70 97
Temp 70 68 87 89 73 68 88 94 77 70 93 96 79 71 92 95
Dewpt 69 67 67 65 69 67 67 63 68 68 67 61 66 67 64 60
Max/Min RH 100 40 99 35 94 30 87 30
RH 95 98 51 44 87 98 50 36 74 93 42 32 63 87 39 31
PWind dir E S E SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 5 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C S S C C
Tstms C S S C C
$$
TXZ035-082130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
319 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 74 96 66 83
Temp 76 74 84 94100 98 88 83 77 74 82 93 95 90 79 72 68 66 71 78 82 81
Dewpt 56 57 62 60 55 52 54 57 58 59 62 62 60 62 64 64 64 64 65 65 64 63
RH 50 55 48 32 23 21 31 41 52 59 51 36 31 39 60 76 87 93 81 64 55 54
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SE SE E E E E E NE E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 16 14 17 17 17 17 16 13 11 9 9 9 12 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 80 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.96 0.13
Rain shwrs D D D D C C L L C
Tstms D D D D C C L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 4
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5100 9700 2600 600 6500 9000 6100 1400 4100 5100
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 20 16 13 18 18 16 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 91 66 94 69 97 70 96
Temp 70 65 86 87 73 66 88 92 77 69 93 95 79 70 92 94
Dewpt 64 64 64 60 64 64 64 59 63 64 63 56 60 62 60 56
Max/Min RH 97 37 93 32 84 26 76 26
RH 81 97 48 40 73 93 45 33 62 84 37 27 52 76 34 28
PWind dir SE S E S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
$$
TXZ031-082130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
319 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 74 98 66 83
Temp 78 76 88 96101100 88 83 77 74 85 93 97 93 79 75 70 67 72 76 81 82
Dewpt 59 58 63 61 58 57 57 59 61 62 64 65 64 66 69 69 69 67 68 67 68 68
RH 52 55 44 32 24 24 35 45 59 65 50 40 34 42 72 82 98100 88 76 65 63
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S SE S E E E E E NE NE E E E SE
Wind spd 12 13 17 17 17 14 12 10 8 5 6 8 10 11 9 6 6 6 8 9 8 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 80 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.39 0.11
Rain shwrs C C D D C C C C C
Tstms C C D D C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5200 8000 1000 700 6100 8700 2900 2200 3000 4400
T Wind Dir SW S S S SE SE E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 24 23 19 14 12 16 19 11 10 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 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 89 65 93 68 98 70 97
Temp 69 66 84 86 72 66 87 92 76 69 92 96 79 71 93 95
Dewpt 68 66 67 68 68 66 68 66 68 68 68 65 66 67 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 41 97 34 87 33
RH 97100 58 54 87100 53 43 76 97 45 35 65 87 40 35
PWind dir SE S SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 5 5 0 10 5
Rain shwrs C C S C S
Tstms C C S C S
$$
TXZ029-082130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
319 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 69 91 60 78
Temp 71 70 84 93 98 96 83 78 73 69 80 87 90 86 72 66 63 61 66 73 77 76
Dewpt 57 56 60 58 54 52 56 58 59 59 60 61 60 62 65 66 63 61 65 64 64 63
RH 61 61 44 31 23 23 40 50 62 70 51 42 37 45 79100100100 97 73 64 64
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S S SE SE E E E E NE E E E E SE SE
Wind spd 14 13 17 14 13 12 12 11 9 5 6 8 10 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 80 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.61 0.26
Rain shwrs S S S S L L D D C C L L C
Tstms S S S S L L D D C C L L C
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 5 3 4
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3
Mix Hgt 5500 10000 1500 600 4500 7700 5500 1500 3300 5600
T Wind Dir SW S S S SE SE E E E S
T Wind Spd 20 16 20 17 13 16 19 16 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 86 60 90 64 96 65 94
Temp 65 61 81 84 68 61 86 88 72 65 91 93 74 66 90 92
Dewpt 65 61 64 61 65 61 63 60 65 65 61 57 62 63 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 37 100 26 93 29
RH 100100 56 46 90100 46 39 79100 37 30 66 90 35 31
PWind dir SE SW SE S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs C S C S
Tstms C S C S
$$
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