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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
237 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
TXZ024-100915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
237 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
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 52 75 55 70 55
Temp 75 73 63 59 54 53 62 70 74 73 64 60 57 55 65 68 67 64 59 57 57 57
Dewpt 40 39 42 43 44 43 45 45 44 44 46 48 49 49 51 51 51 51 53 53 53 54
RH 27 29 47 55 68 70 54 40 34 35 52 64 74 80 60 55 56 64 81 86 88 91
Wind dir E E E E N N NE NE E E SE S S SW SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 17 14 9 8 5 6 10 12 11 9 5 5 5 5 6 12 13 12 9 9 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 40 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.14 0.11
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C L
Tstms S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 1500 500 5400 6500 1700 500 3900 4100 2100 1300
T Wind Dir E NE E E SE S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 10 16 12 9 8 14 17 14 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 05/12 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 71 55 80 56 87 60 84 57 80
Temp 64 70 59 56 77 78 62 57 82 84 66 61 81 76 62 58 75 78
Dewpt 59 58 57 53 51 47 50 48 49 47 51 52 55 55 56 53 52 48
Min/Max RH 65 95 31 74 25 74 38 84 33
RH 82 66 92 89 40 33 64 73 32 28 58 74 41 48 80 83 45 36
PWind dir SE SW NW W SW SW S S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 40 20 10 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L D C S C C S S
Tstms C D C S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-100915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
237 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 78 55 71 55
Temp 76 76 65 60 54 53 64 72 76 76 66 61 57 55 65 71 69 66 61 59 57 57
Dewpt 41 42 46 46 46 47 47 46 47 47 50 52 52 53 53 52 52 53 54 55 56 56
RH 28 30 50 60 74 80 54 39 36 36 56 72 83 93 65 51 55 63 78 87 96 96
Wind dir E E E E N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 17 13 9 9 6 8 11 11 11 9 6 6 5 5 6 10 12 11 9 8 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.08
Rain shwrs S S C C C C L
Tstms S S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 600 500 5400 7000 500 400 5300 4900 2300 900
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE E S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 16 12 10 8 13 16 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/12 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 70 56 81 54 86 59 84 58 81
Temp 65 69 61 57 77 79 62 55 81 84 67 60 80 78 64 59 76 79
Dewpt 59 60 61 57 55 51 55 54 54 52 55 56 58 58 59 57 55 52
Min/Max RH 73 100 35 99 31 87 43 96 38
RH 81 73 100100 47 38 78 96 39 33 65 87 47 50 84 93 48 39
PWind dir SE S NW NW SW S S E N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 50 30 10 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L D C S C C C S S
Tstms C D C S C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-100915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
237 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
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 55 77 56 71 55
Temp 75 74 65 61 57 56 65 73 76 75 66 62 58 57 65 67 67 63 59 58 57 57
Dewpt 56 54 50 50 49 49 50 49 49 50 50 52 53 53 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 56
RH 51 49 58 66 74 76 57 43 39 41 57 71 83 86 70 65 64 75 90 93 96 97
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind spd 14 14 10 10 8 6 11 13 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 10 10 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.21 0.11
Rain shwrs S S L L C C C C L
Tstms S C C S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 900 800 4600 5700 700 400 2900 2900 1400 1300
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 13 20 16 11 10 13 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 05/12 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 71 56 83 55 89 61 88 59 82
Temp 65 71 61 57 79 81 63 56 84 86 68 62 85 79 64 60 78 80
Dewpt 61 61 61 57 55 50 53 51 54 52 54 56 60 59 59 57 59 52
Min/Max RH 69 100 32 85 28 82 38 93 36
RH 87 70 100100 43 34 71 82 36 31 61 82 43 50 84 91 51 38
PWind dir SE S NW S SW S S SE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 40 20 10 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L D C S C C S S
Tstms C D C S C C S S
$$
TXZ035-100915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
237 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 75 55 66 54
Temp 78 74 65 60 56 54 63 70 74 73 65 60 57 55 61 64 64 61 58 56 56 56
Dewpt 44 43 42 43 44 44 45 44 44 44 46 48 48 50 53 52 52 52 53 53 53 54
RH 30 33 43 53 64 69 52 39 34 35 50 64 72 83 75 65 65 72 83 90 90 93
Wind dir E E E E NE NE E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 19 17 14 10 10 17 17 13 14 10 9 6 6 11 14 14 17 11 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 70 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.31 0.07
Rain shwrs C C L L C C C C L
Tstms S S C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3500 1100 5000 6300 4600 700 3400 3300 1700 1500
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 21 16 20 17 14 11 18 18 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/12 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 54 82 54 88 59 86 55 81
Temp 66 72 59 55 77 79 62 55 83 84 67 60 81 77 63 56 77 78
Dewpt 59 53 54 50 47 41 46 46 46 41 47 49 52 50 53 52 50 43
Min/Max RH 51 86 24 73 20 67 31 86 27
RH 78 51 83 83 35 26 56 72 27 22 49 67 37 39 70 86 39 29
PWind dir S SW NW NW SW S S SE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 30 20 5 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L L C S C C S S
Tstms C L C S C C S S
$$
TXZ031-100915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
237 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
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 52 78 55 73 55
Temp 77 76 65 61 55 53 65 73 77 76 66 62 58 56 66 71 70 66 62 59 57 57
Dewpt 45 45 47 48 48 47 48 47 47 47 50 53 53 53 53 53 54 53 56 57 56 57
RH 32 34 51 63 77 80 55 39 34 35 56 72 85 92 64 52 56 63 83 94 96 99
Wind dir E E E NE N N NE NE NE E SE SE S SW SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 17 12 9 8 5 5 10 12 11 9 5 5 5 3 5 11 12 10 8 6 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.12 0.08
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
Haines 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 700 500 5500 6600 700 400 4400 4400 2300 900
T Wind Dir E NE NE E SE S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 10 17 12 11 8 12 17 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 05/12 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 71 56 83 55 88 60 87 58 82
Temp 66 70 61 57 78 81 62 56 83 85 67 61 83 80 64 59 77 80
Dewpt 61 61 61 57 56 51 56 53 54 53 55 56 58 59 60 58 57 53
Min/Max RH 74 100 34 93 30 84 39 99 39
RH 86 75 100100 46 36 80 91 37 34 66 84 44 49 87 95 51 40
PWind dir SE S NW NW SW S S SE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 50 30 10 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L D C C C C S S
Tstms C D C C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-100915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
237 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 72 50 67 50
Temp 73 71 60 55 50 48 60 67 70 69 59 56 52 51 61 64 63 60 54 53 52 52
Dewpt 40 39 40 42 43 42 44 43 42 42 45 46 47 48 50 50 51 51 53 53 52 52
RH 30 31 47 61 77 80 55 42 36 37 60 69 83 89 67 60 65 72 96100100100
Wind dir E E E E NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 17 17 12 9 6 6 12 12 11 10 6 6 5 5 9 12 14 12 9 8 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.20 0.09
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C L
Tstms S C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4500 500 5100 6400 4600 500 3500 3300 2000 1400
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 13 18 14 11 10 17 17 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/12 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 49 78 49 86 53 82 51 79
Temp 66 68 54 50 75 76 57 50 81 82 62 54 81 74 59 52 74 76
Dewpt 57 52 54 49 46 42 46 46 44 40 48 49 50 49 54 51 48 42
Min/Max RH 55 100 27 89 20 84 34 98 28
RH 73 57 100 96 36 30 67 86 27 22 60 83 34 41 83 96 40 30
PWind dir S SW NW N SW S S E N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 30 20 5 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs L D C S C C S S
Tstms C D C S C C S S
$$
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