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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
325 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
TXZ024-022115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
325 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 80 56 73 58 72
Temp 63 64 71 75 79 77 66 61 58 58 60 65 71 73 64 61 60 59 65 69 72 69
Dewpt 61 62 60 57 55 53 57 57 57 57 58 60 61 60 61 59 59 58 60 59 59 59
RH 91 94 70 54 44 44 74 87 95 95 92 83 70 65 90 93 95 96 83 69 64 70
Wind dir S S NW N N NE NE E NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SW N NE E E
Wind spd 13 14 11 11 11 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 9 10 6 8 9 10 10 10 12 11
Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 30 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.03 0 0.01 0.13
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S C C C C C C C C C C L
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4100 5200 1300 1400 2100 3300 2100 800 2500 3000
T Wind Dir NW N E E E SE SE SW NE E
T Wind Spd 14 12 17 13 11 11 12 14 18 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 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
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 58 77 61 89 59 91 63 89
Temp 60 59 70 76 64 64 84 86 66 60 85 88 70 63 84 87
Dewpt 60 58 61 60 62 61 51 39 34 30 32 32 32 29 34 34
Max/Min RH 100 57 96 18 32 12 28 14
RH 100 98 75 59 92 89 32 19 31 32 14 13 24 27 17 15
PWind dir E SE S SW SW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 70 40 10 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L C C
Tstms L L C C
$$
TXZ026-022115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
325 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 58 76 59 75
Temp 64 64 69 75 79 76 65 62 59 59 63 68 74 75 66 64 61 59 65 70 74 72
Dewpt 64 64 66 63 61 60 61 60 59 59 60 62 63 63 64 62 61 59 62 62 62 61
RH 100100 90 66 54 58 87 93100100 90 81 69 66 93 93100100 90 76 66 68
Wind dir S S S NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S W N NE E E
Wind spd 12 10 11 9 9 11 12 11 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 10
Clouds B2 B2 OV SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 30 60
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.01 0 0.09 0.12
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C L L L L L
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C L L L L L
LAL 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 4500 5900 1300 1000 2300 4000 2500 700 2600 3100
T Wind Dir SW N NE NE E SE SE W NE E
T Wind Spd 14 12 18 13 12 11 13 13 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 77 61 88 58 90 60 89
Temp 63 59 70 76 66 62 83 86 69 59 84 88 69 60 85 87
Dewpt 63 59 63 62 65 62 61 51 50 41 39 40 41 39 38 41
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 28 56 16 46 18
RH 100100 78 62 97100 47 30 51 51 20 19 36 46 19 20
PWind dir E SE SE S SW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 80 60 10 20 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L D L C S
Tstms L D L C S
$$
TXZ043-022115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
325 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 60 81 59 77
Temp 65 64 75 84 88 83 69 65 63 62 66 74 80 77 66 63 61 60 72 76 74 71
Dewpt 65 64 66 62 56 56 63 63 63 62 63 64 64 63 64 63 61 60 65 65 64 63
RH 99100 75 47 34 40 79 93 99100 90 71 58 62 92 99100100 79 68 70 75
Wind dir S S SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S SE NE E E
Wind spd 9 5 9 8 8 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 9 6 5 5 6 9 12 12
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 OV OV B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 30 70
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.36 0.37
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S C C L L D
Tstms S S C C C C S S C C L L D
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 4
Haines 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4900 8900 1300 1300 3100 4300 2100 600 3800 3500
T Wind Dir SW W NE E E SE SE S SE NE
T Wind Spd 16 12 17 13 10 11 17 13 14 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 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
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 58 79 62 88 61 91 62 93
Temp 65 59 73 78 66 63 84 86 69 61 87 88 69 62 87 90
Dewpt 65 59 64 64 66 63 64 53 54 48 42 45 43 40 41 42
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 30 68 18 45 17
RH 100100 75 62 99100 50 32 59 62 21 22 39 45 20 19
PWind dir E SE SE SW SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 80 60 20 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs D D L L S
Tstms D D L L S
$$
TXZ035-022115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
325 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 58 81 59 77
Temp 63 60 70 79 84 83 69 64 60 58 63 73 80 78 66 63 61 59 66 71 75 69
Dewpt 58 60 56 51 46 44 53 57 57 58 60 59 56 54 57 59 58 58 62 60 58 58
RH 84100 61 38 27 25 57 78 90100 90 62 44 43 73 87 90 96 87 68 55 68
Wind dir S SW W N N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S NE E E E
Wind spd 12 12 12 10 10 11 12 14 11 11 10 9 11 16 12 12 10 9 9 12 16 17
Clouds B2 B2 SC CL FW FW CL FW B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 60
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.44
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C L L L
Tstms S S S S S S C C L L L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 4700 10500 2700 1400 2900 6100 3500 1300 3800 3700
T Wind Dir W W E E SE S SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 12 20 19 12 16 20 18 16 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 79 61 88 56 90 60 90
Temp 61 57 72 79 67 62 84 86 67 56 83 87 69 60 84 88
Dewpt 60 57 61 56 59 59 43 31 32 30 30 26 29 28 30 25
Max/Min RH 100 45 92 13 37 10 29 10
RH 97100 68 45 75 90 24 14 27 37 15 11 22 29 14 10
PWind dir E SE S SW SW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 40 10 5 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L C C
Tstms L L C C
$$
TXZ031-022115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
325 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 83 57 77 58 75
Temp 64 62 73 80 82 79 67 64 60 59 64 68 75 76 66 64 61 59 68 72 74 73
Dewpt 64 62 66 63 61 61 62 62 60 59 62 63 64 64 65 63 61 59 64 64 63 63
RH 100100 80 58 49 54 82 94100100 95 85 71 68 97 99100100 89 75 69 72
Wind dir S S S NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S W N NE E E
Wind spd 14 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 6 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 8 10 11 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 30 60
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.02 0 0.10 0.13
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S C C L L L
Tstms S S S C C C C S S C C L L L
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 4
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 4900 6000 1400 1400 2500 4100 2300 800 2700 2700
T Wind Dir SW NW NE NE E SE SE SW N E
T Wind Spd 14 11 18 13 11 10 13 13 16 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 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
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 58 78 60 90 59 92 61 91
Temp 64 59 72 78 66 61 84 88 69 59 87 89 69 61 87 89
Dewpt 64 59 64 64 66 61 62 52 51 41 39 41 41 37 39 41
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 28 54 16 42 17
RH 100100 77 62 100100 48 29 53 51 18 18 36 41 18 19
PWind dir NE SE SE SW SW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 80 60 10 20 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L D L C S
Tstms L D L C S
$$
TXZ029-022115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
325 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 52 76 53 72
Temp 59 55 68 76 80 77 64 58 54 53 59 68 75 73 61 58 56 54 62 67 71 66
Dewpt 57 55 53 52 49 46 54 56 54 53 57 58 56 56 58 58 56 54 59 56 56 56
RH 93100 59 43 34 33 70 93100100 93 70 52 55 90100100100 90 68 59 70
Wind dir S S NW N N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S N NE E E
Wind spd 10 12 12 11 9 9 9 11 9 6 9 8 9 12 9 9 9 8 9 12 12 12
Clouds B2 B2 B1 CL FW FW CL FW B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 30 20 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.01 0.50
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S C C L L L
Tstms S S C C S S S S C C L L L
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 4
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 3900 7400 2600 1400 2600 5300 2900 900 2700 3000
T Wind Dir NW N E E E S SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 18 11 20 17 12 16 20 18 16 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 76 56 85 51 87 55 86
Temp 58 53 70 74 61 57 82 83 61 52 81 85 64 55 82 84
Dewpt 57 53 59 57 60 57 43 30 30 26 28 26 28 25 29 26
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 14 37 11 31 12
RH 96100 68 55 97100 25 15 31 36 14 12 25 31 14 12
PWind dir E SE S SW W W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 70 40 10 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L C C
Tstms L L C C
$$
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