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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
252 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
TXZ024-072130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
252 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 87 59 85 53 75
Temp 59 55 71 80 86 85 70 68 65 59 67 76 84 83 68 62 57 54 63 71 75 73
Dewpt 20 17 25 25 25 27 33 29 22 23 30 32 31 30 36 38 39 37 39 38 39 38
RH 22 22 17 13 11 12 25 23 20 25 25 20 15 15 31 41 51 52 40 30 27 28
Wind dir W NW NW SW SW S S SW W NW N NE W W E NE NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 13 11 8 11 17 17 11 14 16 12 11 8 11 11 6 9 10 10 17 17 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 7700 10500 700 500 5500 11200 7300 500 5900 7200
T Wind Dir W SW S W N W NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 27 19 23 14 17 13 16 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 50 74 53 77 56 81 58 84
Temp 58 51 68 73 58 54 73 75 61 57 76 78 63 59 79 80
Dewpt 40 41 42 40 44 43 43 43 45 47 49 49 51 51 54 50
Max/Min RH 68 29 68 30 69 32 76 32
RH 51 68 40 30 60 68 34 33 56 69 40 35 65 76 41 36
PWind dir NE NE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20 30 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C S C
Tstms S S S C S C
$$
TXZ026-072130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
252 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 56 85 53 77
Temp 58 53 69 79 85 85 71 67 61 57 68 78 84 83 69 63 57 54 64 73 76 75
Dewpt 30 25 31 31 33 34 40 44 40 33 37 38 37 37 42 44 43 41 41 41 41 40
RH 34 33 24 17 15 16 32 43 46 40 32 24 19 19 37 50 59 61 43 31 28 28
Wind dir W NW NW SW S S S S SW NW N N SW SW E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 9 9 9 17 17 16 14 10 11 12 6 10 9 8 10 11 12 17 17 17 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 5900 9400 600 500 3700 7200 2200 500 5400 6900
T Wind Dir W SW S W N W E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 24 21 17 14 10 13 16 21 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 75 52 79 56 81 57 83
Temp 60 52 70 73 59 53 74 78 62 56 77 79 64 58 79 81
Dewpt 44 44 44 42 47 47 46 45 49 50 52 50 54 54 57 55
Max/Min RH 75 31 81 30 80 33 87 39
RH 55 74 39 33 64 80 37 31 62 80 42 36 70 86 47 41
PWind dir NE N S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S C
$$
TXZ043-072130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
252 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 87 59 89 55 79
Temp 58 53 69 79 86 85 71 67 63 59 74 83 88 86 71 64 58 55 66 76 79 76
Dewpt 34 31 36 33 33 39 43 45 41 35 37 38 36 38 42 44 45 45 45 46 46 45
RH 40 43 29 19 15 19 36 46 45 40 26 20 16 18 35 48 63 69 47 35 31 33
Wind dir NW W SW S S S S S SW W NW NW W SW SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 5 5 6 11 10 9 9 9 6 9 6 9 6 5 5 6 9 17 17 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 4700 8000 500 500 4700 8700 3200 800 4200 6300
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW NW W SE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 19 17 18 16 14 11 14 24 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 53 75 52 78 56 81 57 85
Temp 60 53 71 73 59 53 75 76 61 56 78 79 64 58 81 83
Dewpt 46 46 46 45 49 48 48 47 49 50 55 53 54 55 59 54
Max/Min RH 77 34 85 33 81 37 90 35
RH 60 77 41 36 69 83 38 35 65 80 44 40 70 90 47 37
PWind dir NE NE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20 30 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C S C
Tstms S S S C S C
$$
TXZ035-072130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
252 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 57 87 52 77
Temp 58 52 69 81 87 87 75 70 64 58 72 82 86 85 71 64 57 53 64 72 76 73
Dewpt 21 18 22 21 21 22 25 22 19 20 25 26 25 23 28 32 35 36 39 38 38 37
RH 23 26 17 11 9 9 15 16 17 23 17 13 11 10 20 30 43 52 40 29 25 27
Wind dir W NW W SW SW SW S SW W W NW W W W E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 9 8 12 19 19 13 16 14 12 13 12 17 13 8 8 10 12 23 19 17 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 7000 9600 700 600 7400 11800 7700 800 5000 7100
T Wind Dir W SW SW W NW W NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 26 20 21 18 20 11 19 25 19
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 74 51 77 54 81 57 85
Temp 59 51 69 72 59 51 73 74 61 54 75 76 63 57 80 81
Dewpt 39 41 41 39 44 43 44 43 45 47 49 46 49 51 51 46
Max/Min RH 68 28 74 30 77 31 80 27
RH 47 68 36 30 57 74 35 33 56 77 40 34 60 80 36 29
PWind dir NE NE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 20 30 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C S C
Tstms S S S S C S C
$$
TXZ031-072130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
252 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 89 59 87 54 79
Temp 58 53 71 81 87 86 72 68 63 59 70 78 85 86 71 63 58 54 66 75 78 76
Dewpt 28 23 30 31 34 35 41 44 37 29 35 38 37 37 42 46 44 42 42 42 43 43
RH 32 31 22 16 15 16 33 42 37 32 28 24 19 18 35 54 60 62 43 32 30 31
Wind dir W W W S S S S S SW W N N SW SW E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 5 5 9 17 13 12 13 11 9 12 6 10 9 8 9 9 9 17 17 17 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 6200 8900 600 500 3900 8400 2500 600 4900 7200
T Wind Dir W SW S W N W SE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 24 20 19 14 12 13 14 21 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 52 76 52 80 56 83 57 85
Temp 60 52 71 75 59 53 76 78 61 56 79 81 64 58 81 81
Dewpt 45 45 46 43 49 48 47 46 50 50 53 52 55 55 58 56
Max/Min RH 78 31 85 30 82 34 91 38
RH 59 78 41 33 68 83 36 33 67 81 41 37 72 90 47 42
PWind dir NE NE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S S C
$$
TXZ029-072130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
252 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 51 83 48 73
Temp 51 46 67 77 83 83 68 63 58 52 66 77 82 81 65 58 52 49 61 70 73 70
Dewpt 18 16 20 20 21 22 27 21 19 19 26 26 25 23 28 32 35 35 36 36 36 35
RH 27 29 16 12 10 10 21 20 22 27 22 15 12 12 25 37 52 58 39 29 26 27
Wind dir W NW W SW SW SW S SW W NW N W W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 6 9 12 19 17 10 12 11 8 9 9 14 11 5 9 11 12 18 17 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 7300 10200 600 600 6800 11700 7600 600 5300 7400
T Wind Dir W SW SW W NW W N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 28 20 20 16 20 13 18 23 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 71 46 74 49 78 51 82
Temp 54 46 66 69 53 47 71 71 56 50 73 74 58 52 78 79
Dewpt 39 40 40 38 42 42 43 42 45 46 48 45 49 49 50 45
Max/Min RH 79 29 85 30 86 31 90 28
RH 57 79 38 32 66 83 36 35 66 86 41 35 72 89 37 30
PWind dir NE NE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 20 30 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C S C
Tstms S S S S C S C
$$
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