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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
208 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
TXZ024-100930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
208 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 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 64 76 64 81 65
Temp 87 83 72 67 66 65 65 69 75 76 69 67 66 64 70 77 80 80 71 67 67 65
Dewpt 67 66 68 66 65 64 63 63 63 63 66 65 65 64 66 67 68 67 68 66 66 65
RH 51 58 86 97 98 98 92 79 67 66 90 92 97100 85 71 66 66 90 97 98100
Wind dir NE NE E NE N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 11 11 9 9 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 4
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 50 50 60 40
QPF 12hr 0.85 0.04 0.09 0.14 0.09
Rain shwrs C C D L L C C S C C C C C C L L C C S S
Tstms C C D L L C C S C C C C C C L L C C S S
LAL 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 2
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 5800 2800 1600 2600 3700 3000 1500 3300 4300 2600 900
T Wind Dir E E NE NE E SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 16 17 13 10 8 9 8 9 11 12 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 06/12 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 89 68 96 71 96 71 96 71 96
Temp 83 88 74 69 92 94 78 72 93 94 79 72 92 94 78 72 92 94
Dewpt 68 65 66 66 67 63 64 64 63 60 61 61 61 57 58 60 61 57
Min/Max RH 44 91 35 77 30 68 28 66 28
RH 60 46 76 90 45 36 62 76 38 33 54 68 36 30 50 66 36 30
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 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ026-100930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
208 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 81 66 83 65
Temp 89 83 75 70 67 66 67 72 78 79 74 70 68 66 71 76 81 82 73 70 67 65
Dewpt 66 66 67 65 65 63 61 63 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 67 67 67 68 67 67 65
RH 47 57 76 84 93 90 81 73 62 60 71 81 90 97 81 74 63 61 84 90100100
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 70 40 30 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.85 0.03 0.01 0.34 0.11
Rain shwrs S C L L L C C S S S C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms S C L L L C C S S S C C C C C C C C S S
LAL 2 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 5800 2000 1300 2000 3400 2200 900 2600 3200 2300 700
T Wind Dir NE E NE NE E SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 18 13 11 8 11 8 9 10 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/12 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 68 97 71 98 72 97 71 98
Temp 84 90 76 69 92 95 79 72 94 96 80 72 93 95 80 72 93 96
Dewpt 67 66 67 68 68 65 66 67 65 62 63 64 63 59 61 63 63 60
Min/Max RH 44 99 35 86 31 76 29 75 28
RH 57 45 74 97 46 37 64 84 39 33 56 76 37 30 52 73 37 30
PWind dir S S S S S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ043-100930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
208 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 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 81 66 87 66
Temp 97 90 77 73 70 68 71 74 79 80 72 70 67 66 74 81 86 83 74 70 68 67
Dewpt 64 66 69 69 67 66 67 66 66 66 68 68 67 66 68 68 67 66 69 69 68 67
RH 34 45 76 87 90 93 86 76 65 62 86 94100100 81 65 53 57 84 97100100
Wind dir E NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 50 50
QPF 12hr 0.32 0.06 0.06 0.34 0.15
Rain shwrs C C L L L C C C C C C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C L L L C C C C C C C C C C C C C S S
LAL 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 9600 1500 1500 2400 3600 3200 1000 3800 3900 2100 400
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 18 13 13 11 9 9 9 9 11 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 06/12 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 69 98 71 98 72 98 72 98
Temp 85 90 76 70 91 97 79 72 94 96 80 72 94 96 80 73 94 96
Dewpt 68 65 69 69 68 62 67 67 65 59 63 64 61 56 61 63 60 55
Min/Max RH 42 99 31 87 28 77 25 72 24
RH 57 43 80 97 46 32 66 84 38 29 57 76 34 26 52 72 33 25
PWind dir SE SE S SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ035-100930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
208 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 79 63 86 65
Temp 92 84 74 68 67 66 68 73 77 76 69 67 65 64 71 80 85 82 74 70 67 65
Dewpt 64 64 64 65 64 63 64 65 65 64 63 64 63 64 66 66 65 64 65 65 64 65
RH 40 51 71 90 90 90 87 76 67 66 81 90 93100 84 62 51 55 74 84 90100
Wind dir E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 14 14 12 11 10 9 8 6 9 8 6 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 8 5 5
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 50 50 40 30
QPF 12hr 1.34 0.14 0.42 0.13 0.03
Rain shwrs C L D L C C C S S C C C C S S C C C C
Tstms C L D L C C C S S C C C C S S C C C C
LAL 2 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 8200 2000 1600 2600 3100 2900 1100 2800 4000 2200 1300
T Wind Dir E E NE E E E S S SW SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 18 14 11 9 12 9 11 13 14 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/12 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 68 98 71 97 71 97 71 98
Temp 85 89 75 69 92 95 79 71 93 94 79 72 93 95 79 72 93 95
Dewpt 66 62 65 65 65 59 62 63 62 55 58 59 58 52 56 57 59 52
Min/Max RH 38 87 28 76 25 64 23 59 22
RH 53 41 71 87 41 30 56 76 36 27 49 64 31 23 45 59 32 23
PWind dir S SE S SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ031-100930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
208 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 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 65 79 65 85 65
Temp 93 86 76 71 68 66 69 72 77 79 72 70 67 65 72 79 84 82 74 70 67 66
Dewpt 68 69 69 68 67 65 64 65 66 66 67 66 66 65 67 68 68 68 70 69 67 66
RH 45 57 78 91 97 98 85 78 68 64 83 88 99100 84 70 61 64 87 97100100
Wind dir NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 9 11 9 9 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 8 8 5 4 3 3
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 70 40 30 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.84 0.03 0.01 0.41 0.10
Rain shwrs S C L L L C C S S S C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms S C L L L C C S S S C C C C C C C C S S
LAL 2 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7000 1600 1600 2500 4200 3200 1300 3300 3700 2000 900
T Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 14 12 8 10 8 9 11 13 8
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 06/12 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
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 68 98 71 98 71 98 71 98
Temp 84 90 76 69 92 96 80 72 95 96 81 72 94 96 80 72 94 96
Dewpt 68 67 68 69 69 66 67 67 66 62 64 64 63 59 62 64 63 59
Min/Max RH 46 100 36 88 31 77 28 76 28
RH 60 48 78100 48 36 67 86 39 33 57 76 36 29 54 75 36 29
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 FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ029-100930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
208 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 75 58 82 60
Temp 84 76 68 65 62 60 65 69 73 74 65 64 61 59 69 76 81 80 70 66 63 61
Dewpt 64 65 67 65 62 60 63 63 63 62 64 64 61 59 64 65 64 63 67 66 63 61
RH 51 69 97100100100 93 81 71 66 97100100100 84 69 56 56 90100100100
Wind dir E E E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 11 12 10 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 50 60 50 30
QPF 12hr 1.50 0.32 0.17 0.08 0.03
Rain shwrs C L D D L C C S S L L C C C C C C C C
Tstms C L D D L C C S S L L C C C C C C C C
LAL 2 5 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6100 3300 1700 2000 2900 2800 800 2400 4700 3100 1000
T Wind Dir E E NE E E SE S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 17 17 16 10 8 9 10 11 11 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/12 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 64 95 66 94 67 94 67 95
Temp 81 88 72 65 90 93 75 67 91 92 75 68 90 92 74 67 90 93
Dewpt 65 61 66 65 64 59 63 63 60 55 60 59 58 52 57 57 58 52
Min/Max RH 39 100 30 87 27 75 24 70 24
RH 58 40 81100 42 32 66 87 36 29 60 73 34 26 55 70 34 25
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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