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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
310 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
TXZ024-222115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 93 74 96 74 97
Temp 72 71 81 88 92 93 83 79 76 74 84 92 95 94 83 79 76 75 85 93 96 96
Dewpt 65 66 66 64 62 61 63 61 59 60 62 61 61 61 60 59 59 61 65 63 62 61
RH 79 86 60 45 37 36 52 53 58 62 48 36 33 34 46 50 56 61 51 37 33 33
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 9 12 11 11 10 9 9 10 11 9 5 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6600 9000 1700 600 7400 9100 4800 500 8400 10100
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 13 16 19 14 9 14 17 14 14
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 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 77 99 76 98 74 96 77 98
Temp 82 77 94 97 82 77 94 96 82 75 92 95 83 77 93 97
Dewpt 63 67 67 64 66 67 69 65 67 67 67 63 63 65 65 61
Max/Min RH 71 33 72 35 75 34 67 31
RH 53 71 41 34 58 72 44 37 61 75 44 35 52 67 40 32
PWind dir S SW SW S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ026-222115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 74 99 74 100
Temp 75 72 83 91 95 94 86 81 76 74 85 95 98 97 86 82 77 75 86 96100 98
Dewpt 67 67 67 66 64 62 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 60 61 62 63 63 65 64 62 62
RH 76 84 59 44 36 35 46 54 64 66 48 35 31 30 43 51 62 66 50 35 29 31
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 9 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 9 6 6 8 6 9 10 12 11
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 8300 1100 400 7100 8700 4500 400 8100 9600
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 16 16 16 16 10 14 13 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 78 101 78 102 76 99 78 101
Temp 85 78 96 99 86 78 97 99 84 77 95 98 85 78 97 99
Dewpt 65 67 68 65 66 68 69 65 67 68 67 63 64 66 66 62
Max/Min RH 69 31 71 31 75 31 68 28
RH 51 69 40 33 51 71 40 33 57 74 40 32 50 67 36 30
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-222115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 95 72 98 73 100
Temp 73 70 82 89 93 93 84 79 74 72 84 92 96 97 85 80 76 74 85 94 98 99
Dewpt 67 67 68 66 64 62 63 63 64 65 66 63 60 59 60 62 65 67 68 66 63 62
RH 81 89 64 47 38 36 49 58 71 80 56 39 30 29 43 54 69 80 58 40 32 30
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 9 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL 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 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6500 8700 800 500 6800 8800 5400 500 7700 9800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 12 16 16 13 9 14 13 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 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 77 102 78 101 77 99 78 101
Temp 85 77 95101 86 78 95100 84 78 96 98 84 78 95100
Dewpt 67 70 68 63 67 69 69 64 67 68 67 61 64 68 66 62
Max/Min RH 79 29 75 30 72 29 73 28
RH 55 79 42 29 53 75 42 31 57 72 39 30 51 73 39 29
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-222115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 70 96 72 97
Temp 72 69 78 86 92 91 83 77 73 70 80 91 96 94 84 79 74 72 82 92 97 95
Dewpt 65 64 65 63 59 57 58 59 59 61 62 60 57 54 57 57 59 62 65 63 59 58
RH 79 84 64 46 33 32 43 54 62 73 54 36 27 26 40 47 59 71 56 38 29 29
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 10 9 12 13 13 13 11 11 10 9 9 6 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 6000 8500 5600 700 7000 9500 6000 600 7200 9900
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 16 11 10 16 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 74 100 75 99 74 97 75 99
Temp 83 74 93 98 83 75 94 96 82 74 92 95 83 75 92 97
Dewpt 63 67 67 61 65 66 66 62 64 65 65 60 61 64 64 60
Max/Min RH 79 29 74 31 74 30 69 28
RH 51 79 43 30 55 74 40 33 55 74 41 31 47 69 40 30
PWind dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 20 10 20 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-222115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 96 73 98 73 100
Temp 74 71 83 90 94 94 84 80 75 73 85 95 97 97 85 80 76 74 87 95 98 99
Dewpt 68 68 68 67 65 64 65 64 63 64 65 63 62 62 62 62 63 65 68 65 64 64
RH 81 92 62 48 39 38 53 58 66 72 52 36 32 32 46 54 64 73 53 37 33 32
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 10 12 12 11 8 8 8 6 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6800 8400 1500 700 7600 9000 4900 600 8200 9300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 17 13 10 13 14 16 16
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 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 78 102 78 102 76 99 78 101
Temp 84 78 95101 86 78 97100 84 76 95 98 84 78 96100
Dewpt 66 69 69 66 68 69 70 66 69 69 69 64 66 67 68 64
Max/Min RH 75 32 74 33 78 33 68 31
RH 56 75 43 32 56 74 42 34 61 78 43 33 55 68 41 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-222115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 67 93 68 95
Temp 68 65 77 84 90 91 79 74 70 68 80 89 93 91 80 75 71 68 81 90 95 93
Dewpt 65 65 64 62 59 57 60 59 58 59 61 59 57 57 57 57 58 60 64 60 58 57
RH 90100 64 48 35 32 52 59 66 73 52 37 30 32 45 54 63 76 56 37 29 30
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 8 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 9 9 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 5800 8700 3600 600 7600 9400 5200 500 7600 10300
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 13 16 16 13 8 14 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 98 71 96 70 95 71 96
Temp 79 72 91 96 78 72 92 94 77 71 89 94 79 72 90 94
Dewpt 62 66 65 61 65 66 66 63 66 66 64 60 62 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 81 30 81 34 84 32 76 30
RH 56 81 42 32 64 81 43 36 69 84 44 32 56 76 41 32
PWind dir S SW S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 10 30 10 20 5
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
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