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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
TXZ024-190915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
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 71 85 66 78 67
Temp 88 88 80 76 73 71 77 81 84 83 76 72 68 67 72 74 76 78 71 71 69 67
Dewpt 70 70 69 67 67 68 68 68 67 66 68 66 65 65 66 68 67 67 68 66 67 67
RH 54 55 70 74 82 89 73 65 57 58 78 81 89 92 80 80 74 71 90 85 92 99
Wind dir S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 17 17 17 17 13 12 11 11 13 14 11 9 6 5 10 11 13 12 6 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 10 30 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.26 0 0.01 0.03 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S C C C C C C S S
LAL 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 2
Haines 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2300 2000 4800 5600 3100 1100 3100 4800 2700 600
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 21 20 17 19 17 9 11 14 10 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 06/21 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 87 70 93 73 95 73 96 75 98
Temp 82 86 74 71 87 91 78 73 92 93 79 74 92 94 81 75 94 96
Dewpt 67 65 65 66 65 62 62 64 65 62 63 65 65 63 64 67 67 63
Min/Max RH 49 84 37 73 34 74 34 76 33
RH 62 49 75 83 48 38 58 73 41 36 58 74 41 36 56 76 42 34
PWind dir S S SW SW SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ026-190915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 89 69 85 70
Temp 90 90 83 79 74 72 79 84 88 86 79 74 71 69 74 78 82 84 77 74 72 70
Dewpt 69 69 69 68 69 68 68 68 67 66 66 66 66 65 66 68 67 67 67 66 68 67
RH 50 50 63 69 84 87 69 59 50 51 64 76 84 87 76 71 61 57 71 76 87 90
Wind dir S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 18 18 18 17 13 12 12 12 13 14 12 9 6 5 10 11 12 11 8 5 5 5
Clouds B1 FW FW B1 FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.02 0 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S S S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 800 1200 5100 5500 3000 700 3600 5000 2500 400
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 20 18 18 16 9 11 13 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 72 95 74 99 74 99 76 100
Temp 86 89 77 72 90 93 80 74 94 96 81 74 95 97 83 76 95 98
Dewpt 67 64 65 66 66 62 63 64 66 62 65 66 67 63 66 68 69 64
Min/Max RH 43 82 35 72 31 76 32 76 32
RH 53 44 67 81 45 36 56 71 40 33 58 76 40 33 57 76 43 33
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ043-190915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
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 89 68 83 69
Temp 92 90 83 78 74 72 79 84 88 85 78 74 71 69 73 76 81 83 76 73 71 69
Dewpt 68 68 69 69 69 68 68 68 67 68 68 66 66 67 68 69 68 67 69 69 69 69
RH 46 49 63 74 84 87 69 58 51 56 72 76 83 94 85 80 64 61 80 87 93100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 17 16 13 11 8 9 10 12 14 11 6 5 5 10 12 12 12 6 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 50 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.02 0.12 0.01
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1600 1000 5000 6100 2500 1200 3300 5800 3900 500
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 17 16 20 16 10 12 17 13 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 06/21 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 90 70 94 72 97 73 98 75 100
Temp 85 89 76 70 87 93 78 72 90 96 80 74 92 97 82 75 94 99
Dewpt 67 65 67 68 67 62 65 67 66 61 65 68 68 63 68 70 69 63
Min/Max RH 44 93 35 84 31 83 32 85 31
RH 55 45 75 92 51 36 64 84 45 32 62 83 46 34 64 84 44 32
PWind dir SE S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ035-190915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 87 66 79 67
Temp 92 90 83 78 75 72 76 84 87 83 76 71 68 67 70 74 78 76 71 70 69 68
Dewpt 66 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 65 64 65 65 63 63 65 67 67 66 66 66 65 66
RH 43 45 57 67 74 79 71 55 48 53 69 81 84 87 84 79 69 71 84 87 87 93
Wind dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 19 20 20 19 16 14 14 13 17 19 17 13 10 9 13 16 17 17 12 10 9 9
Clouds SC CL SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr 20 5 30 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.01 0.14 0.05
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 4900 2200 5100 6100 2700 1500 3100 3700 2200 1000
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 27 24 19 21 20 14 16 18 14 14
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 68 92 70 95 71 96 73 97
Temp 82 84 73 69 86 89 77 70 90 91 78 71 91 93 80 73 93 95
Dewpt 66 62 64 65 65 60 61 63 64 59 62 64 65 61 63 66 67 61
Min/Max RH 46 87 36 78 32 79 32 79 32
RH 58 48 73 87 50 38 58 78 42 34 58 79 42 35 56 79 43 33
PWind dir SE S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ031-190915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
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 88 68 83 69
Temp 90 90 83 79 74 72 79 84 87 86 79 74 70 68 74 77 81 82 75 73 71 69
Dewpt 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 67 67 67 68 70 70 69 69 69 69 69
RH 52 54 66 75 87 93 73 62 56 58 71 79 90 97 83 81 69 66 82 87 95100
Wind dir S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 18 18 17 16 13 9 10 11 13 14 10 6 5 4 8 11 12 11 5 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC CL SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.02 0 0.06 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S S S S S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1700 2000 5100 5600 2600 1200 3800 4700 2500 700
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 23 19 17 18 16 9 10 13 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 06/21 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 90 71 95 73 98 74 98 76 101
Temp 85 89 76 71 89 93 79 73 94 96 80 74 95 96 83 76 94100
Dewpt 69 67 68 67 68 64 65 66 66 64 66 68 68 66 68 70 70 66
Min/Max RH 48 89 37 79 33 82 35 82 33
RH 60 48 76 87 51 38 63 79 41 35 63 82 43 38 62 82 46 33
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ029-190915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 85 62 76 64
Temp 88 88 78 73 70 69 75 80 84 83 72 69 65 63 70 73 75 74 67 66 66 65
Dewpt 66 66 67 66 67 67 66 66 64 63 67 66 65 63 64 66 65 64 66 66 66 65
RH 48 48 69 79 90 93 74 62 51 51 84 90100100 81 79 71 71 97100100100
Wind dir S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 17 17 17 13 12 12 11 13 16 12 9 6 5 11 13 14 13 9 6 6 5
Clouds SC FW B2 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 10 30 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0.03 0.06 0.05
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3600 1900 5000 6300 3100 1400 2700 3800 2400 900
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 25 24 18 19 20 11 13 16 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 64 90 67 93 68 94 69 96
Temp 79 81 69 65 84 88 73 67 88 91 74 69 89 92 76 70 91 94
Dewpt 65 62 65 65 64 59 62 63 63 59 62 64 63 60 63 66 65 61
Min/Max RH 50 100 36 87 33 85 33 88 32
RH 62 53 87100 51 38 68 87 43 34 66 84 42 34 64 87 42 34
PWind dir S S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 5 20 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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