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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
303 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
TXZ024-162130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
303 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
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 72 57 80 59 93
Temp 59 59 63 67 70 67 61 59 59 57 65 71 77 79 67 64 61 60 75 87 92 90
Dewpt 59 58 60 62 62 60 61 59 59 57 59 58 56 54 57 55 55 53 54 53 50 50
RH 99 96 91 84 74 78100100100100 81 63 48 42 70 74 80 79 49 31 24 25
Wind dir N N NE NE NE N E NW NW NW N N N S S S SW SW SW SW S SE
Wind spd 5 6 8 10 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 70 80 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.12 0.36 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C C L L D L C S S S
Tstms C C C C L L C C S S S
LAL 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2600 3100 1900 1100 4400 6500 4200 500 5400 10900
T Wind Dir NE NE E N N W S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 10 8 6 6 11 16 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 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 97 71 98 69 93 60 84
Temp 69 63 89 92 76 71 93 95 75 69 87 89 69 61 79 83
Dewpt 57 56 57 51 52 49 49 43 44 44 39 43 46 45 50 49
Max/Min RH 80 22 46 16 41 18 55 30
RH 65 78 34 25 43 46 23 17 33 40 18 20 45 55 36 31
PWind dir SE S S SW SW W N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ026-162130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
303 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 58 81 59 93
Temp 63 61 65 70 71 68 63 62 61 60 65 73 78 80 69 65 61 60 73 86 92 90
Dewpt 61 61 62 62 62 62 62 62 61 60 62 61 59 57 60 60 60 60 61 59 58 57
RH 93100 90 76 73 81 97100100100 90 66 52 45 73 84 97100 66 40 32 33
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E N N NW N N N N S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 6 6 9 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 10
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 70 60 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.40 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L C C C L L C C S S
Tstms C C C C C L C C C S S
LAL 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2900 3600 1600 600 4700 6100 3700 300 4800 7500
T Wind Dir E E NE NW N W S S SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 10 6 6 6 11 12 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 95 70 98 68 93 60 85
Temp 72 64 88 91 77 70 92 95 76 68 87 90 69 61 80 83
Dewpt 64 64 63 60 60 57 56 52 55 55 48 51 54 50 54 55
Max/Min RH 100 34 64 22 64 25 69 35
RH 76100 43 36 56 63 30 23 48 63 26 26 59 67 41 38
PWind dir SE S S SW S NW NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-162130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
303 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
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 72 57 80 58 95
Temp 63 61 65 69 70 68 63 61 59 59 66 73 78 79 69 65 61 59 74 88 94 92
Dewpt 60 60 62 64 65 64 62 61 59 59 62 62 60 59 60 60 59 58 59 58 55 57
RH 91 97 90 83 83 86 99100100 99 86 67 54 50 75 86 93 96 59 36 27 31
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW W W NW NW NW W SE S SW SW SW SW S SE
Wind spd 5 5 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 70 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.37 0.21 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C D C L L L L C S S S S S
Tstms C L C L L L C C S S S S S
LAL 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2200 2200 1400 1000 4400 5400 3300 400 4700 7600
T Wind Dir NE NE N NW NW W S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 13 10 8 8 9 10 11 13 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 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 99 71 100 71 96 64 87
Temp 70 64 91 94 77 71 94 96 76 72 92 93 71 64 82 85
Dewpt 59 59 65 58 57 60 62 57 57 58 48 49 53 55 58 57
Max/Min RH 85 26 68 23 63 20 74 36
RH 69 83 42 30 50 68 35 27 52 61 22 23 54 74 44 38
PWind dir SE S S SW S W NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 10
$$
TXZ035-162130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
303 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 55 80 57 95
Temp 61 59 64 68 71 67 60 59 57 55 64 72 78 79 69 64 60 58 73 87 94 92
Dewpt 57 57 58 59 59 58 57 57 56 55 57 56 53 49 52 53 52 50 52 49 43 42
RH 87 93 81 73 66 73 90 93 96100 78 57 42 35 55 67 75 75 48 27 17 18
Wind dir E NE NE NE NE NE NW N NW NW N NW W W S S S SW SW W W S
Wind spd 10 10 12 12 12 11 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 8
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 80 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.44 0.37 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C L D D L S S S
Tstms C C C C L D C S S S
LAL 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2700 3000 2300 1100 4500 7100 4800 400 6900 10300
T Wind Dir E NE N N N W S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 12 11 9 9 11 13 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 98 68 97 66 94 59 85
Temp 71 62 91 94 76 68 91 94 75 66 88 91 69 59 80 83
Dewpt 51 49 52 41 46 49 44 38 39 43 37 36 44 45 49 45
Max/Min RH 62 14 51 13 43 14 60 25
RH 49 62 27 16 34 51 20 14 27 43 16 14 40 60 34 26
PWind dir SE S S SW SW W N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ031-162130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
303 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
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 58 81 58 94
Temp 63 60 65 70 73 70 63 62 60 59 66 73 79 80 69 65 61 59 75 88 93 91
Dewpt 62 60 62 63 63 63 63 62 60 59 62 62 60 58 60 61 60 59 60 58 57 57
RH 99100 91 78 72 80100100100100 89 68 53 48 73 87 98 99 61 37 30 33
Wind dir NE NE NE E NE E N NW NW NW N N NW SE S S S SW SW S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 9 9 9 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 8 9 9
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 70 70 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.17 0.37 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L C C C L L C C S S
Tstms C C C C C L C C C S S
LAL 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3000 3300 1600 1200 4800 6200 3800 600 5300 7700
T Wind Dir NE E NE NW N W S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 8 6 8 11 13 13 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 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 98 71 100 69 96 61 86
Temp 71 63 90 94 77 71 94 97 77 70 91 93 70 61 82 84
Dewpt 64 63 64 59 59 57 58 53 55 54 47 50 53 51 56 56
Max/Min RH 100 30 62 22 58 22 68 36
RH 79 99 43 32 54 61 30 24 47 58 23 23 56 68 41 38
PWind dir SE S S SW S W N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ029-162130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
303 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 70 52 78 52 91
Temp 56 55 61 65 69 64 57 56 54 53 62 70 76 77 64 59 55 53 71 85 90 88
Dewpt 56 55 58 59 59 58 57 56 54 53 57 55 52 49 53 53 53 50 51 49 43 43
RH 100100 90 81 70 81100100100100 84 59 43 37 67 80 93 89 49 29 20 21
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E N N N NW N NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 6 8 9 11 11 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 70 80 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.22 0.26 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C L L D L S S S
Tstms C C C L L D C S S S
LAL 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2600 3300 2500 1000 4600 7300 4800 500 6800 11400
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N N W S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 14 12 8 6 8 12 14 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 94 63 95 61 90 54 83
Temp 65 57 87 91 71 63 90 91 70 62 85 87 63 55 78 81
Dewpt 53 50 52 42 46 45 42 38 41 40 36 36 43 42 46 44
Max/Min RH 79 17 53 14 44 16 62 25
RH 65 77 30 18 41 52 19 16 35 44 17 16 48 61 32 27
PWind dir S SW SW SW SW W E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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