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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
343 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
TXZ024-032115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
343 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 74 57 71 56 73
Temp 60 59 60 64 72 71 63 61 61 60 65 68 70 68 61 58 57 57 60 65 71 72
Dewpt 55 59 59 61 63 60 61 60 59 58 58 57 56 57 58 57 57 57 59 60 60 59
RH 86100 96 89 73 68 92 98 92 94 79 69 62 67 92 96 99100 96 84 68 64
Wind dir NE NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW N NE NE E E NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind spd 9 6 8 6 9 11 9 9 11 9 11 12 12 11 8 8 6 8 6 8 10 11
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 60 80 30
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.08 0.11 0.77 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S L L C C D D D D C C S S
Tstms S S S C C S S S L L C C D D D D S S S S
LAL 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1600 3000 1000 700 3500 3600 1300 1300 2700 4300
T Wind Dir E SE SE SW N NE E E E S
T Wind Spd 10 13 18 17 16 16 12 11 10 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 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 62 87 56 90 60 90 57 82
Temp 64 65 83 85 64 57 85 88 68 61 85 88 67 58 78 81
Dewpt 62 63 48 31 28 26 28 29 30 27 31 30 33 36 41 39
Max/Min RH 97 14 31 11 28 11 43 22
RH 95 93 29 14 26 30 13 12 24 27 14 12 28 43 26 23
PWind dir S SW W W SW W W N
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-032115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
343 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 76 59 73 58 74
Temp 60 60 62 68 74 74 66 63 61 61 64 70 72 70 62 60 59 58 62 67 71 73
Dewpt 57 60 61 64 66 65 65 63 61 60 61 60 61 59 60 60 59 58 60 61 62 61
RH 90100 97 87 76 74 97100100 97 90 71 68 68 92100100100 95 81 73 65
Wind dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE S SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 9 8 9 6 9 9 10 9 9 8 11 11 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 10
Clouds B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 50 70 80 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0.08 1.05 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S L L C C D D D D C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C S S L L C C D D D D S S C C
LAL 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 2000 3700 800 500 4000 4800 1300 1000 3200 3900
T Wind Dir E SE SE SW NE E NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 12 13 14 13 10 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 88 55 90 57 89 56 83
Temp 65 64 83 85 66 56 84 88 68 58 83 87 67 57 79 81
Dewpt 65 64 59 44 42 36 36 38 40 37 39 38 45 44 46 44
Max/Min RH 100 23 48 15 46 16 62 26
RH 99100 44 24 42 47 18 17 36 46 21 17 45 62 31 27
PWind dir SE SW SW SW SW W S N
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-032115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
343 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 81 58 75 58 76
Temp 62 60 67 73 79 76 66 63 61 59 69 71 74 71 64 61 60 58 63 69 74 76
Dewpt 61 60 64 66 66 65 63 62 61 59 65 64 63 64 64 61 60 58 62 63 64 64
RH 97100 90 79 64 68 90 98100100 85 77 69 78100100100100 97 81 69 66
Wind dir NE NE E E E E SE S S SW SW NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 5 8 9 11 10 9 6 5 8 9 9 10 8 9 6 5 6 9 8 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 80 90 40
QPF 12hr 0.10 0.26 0.17 1.47 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S C C D D D D D D C C C C
Tstms S S C C C S S C C D D D D D D S S C C
LAL 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3200 4500 1000 700 2900 3700 1200 1100 3100 3800
T Wind Dir E SE SE SW SE E NE E E SE
T Wind Spd 11 16 18 13 12 16 16 11 9 12
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 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 63 89 58 91 61 92 61 88
Temp 66 65 84 86 67 58 86 88 70 61 87 90 69 61 84 86
Dewpt 66 65 60 47 47 46 42 45 41 39 40 41 41 40 45 45
Max/Min RH 100 25 64 18 45 16 46 21
RH 100100 44 26 49 62 21 23 35 43 19 18 36 45 26 25
PWind dir SE SW SW SW SW W SW N
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-032115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
343 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 58 72 56 75
Temp 61 58 65 73 81 77 66 62 60 59 67 68 71 66 60 58 57 56 61 68 73 74
Dewpt 56 58 61 61 57 57 58 58 58 58 61 59 58 58 59 58 57 56 59 60 59 58
RH 84100 87 66 44 50 75 87 93 96 81 73 65 75 97 99 99 99 94 77 62 57
Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S S W NE NE E E E E NE E SE SE SE
Wind spd 11 9 9 9 12 17 14 16 13 9 9 12 14 16 12 10 8 8 8 9 11 16
Clouds B2 OV B1 B1 FW B1 SC FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 70 90 20
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.09 0.29 0.75 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S C C L L D D L L S S
Tstms S S C C S S S C C L L D D L L
LAL 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4000 8300 1200 1100 3000 3400 1000 1100 2700 3700
T Wind Dir SE S SE S SE E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 14 18 23 20 16 20 13 11 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 87 54 89 57 89 57 85
Temp 66 63 82 85 64 54 82 88 68 57 84 87 69 57 80 83
Dewpt 62 61 43 28 30 28 28 25 26 26 29 25 28 31 36 30
Max/Min RH 97 13 36 10 30 10 36 14
RH 88 92 25 13 28 36 14 10 20 30 14 10 21 36 20 14
PWind dir SE SW W W SW W W N
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-032115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
343 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 79 57 74 57 75
Temp 62 61 65 70 77 75 66 63 61 59 68 71 73 70 62 61 59 58 62 68 74 75
Dewpt 59 61 63 65 66 66 65 63 61 58 63 62 62 62 62 61 59 58 62 63 63 63
RH 90100 95 84 71 73 97 99100 99 85 73 67 75 99100100100100 83 69 68
Wind dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 9 5 8 8 9 9 10 9 6 5 9 10 12 10 8 8 5 5 6 8 9 9
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 50 60 90 40
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.20 0.13 1.15 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S L L C C D D D D C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C S S L L C C D D D D S S C C
LAL 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 1900 4100 700 500 3400 4700 1500 1100 3600 4100
T Wind Dir E SE SE SW NE E NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 18 12 12 16 13 9 9 12
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 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 61 90 56 91 59 92 57 85
Temp 66 65 84 86 65 56 86 89 68 60 86 90 68 58 81 83
Dewpt 66 65 60 44 42 36 35 40 41 36 39 39 43 42 46 45
Max/Min RH 100 22 46 14 41 15 56 25
RH 100100 44 23 43 45 16 19 37 40 20 17 40 56 30 26
PWind dir SE SW SW SW SW W SW N
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-032115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
343 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 76 52 69 51 73
Temp 57 53 61 69 76 71 61 58 56 53 61 65 68 63 56 55 53 52 58 66 71 72
Dewpt 54 53 59 60 57 56 59 58 56 53 57 54 55 55 56 55 53 52 57 58 57 56
RH 90100 93 73 52 59 93100100100 87 68 63 74100100100100 97 77 62 57
Wind dir E E E SE SE E SE S S SW N NE NE E E E E NE E SE S S
Wind spd 9 6 9 9 11 12 11 12 11 9 11 12 12 12 9 9 6 5 8 9 11 12
Clouds B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 SC FW FW B1 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 50 80 20
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.04 0.21 0.77 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S C C C C D D L L S S
Tstms S S S C C S S C C C C D D L L
LAL 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3500 5800 1000 1100 3200 3800 1400 1300 3200 4700
T Wind Dir SE S SE S N E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 14 18 21 20 16 18 16 13 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 83 48 86 52 87 50 81
Temp 61 59 79 81 58 49 81 84 63 53 82 85 62 51 76 79
Dewpt 60 59 40 25 26 22 24 22 27 23 27 23 29 31 37 32
Max/Min RH 100 12 36 10 31 10 46 17
RH 98100 25 13 29 34 12 10 25 31 13 10 28 46 24 18
PWind dir S SW W W W W W N
Wind char 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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