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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
259 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
TXZ024-270915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
259 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
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 69 96 73 101 75
Temp 94 93 81 75 71 69 82 92 96 92 82 77 75 73 84 95100 99 87 82 78 76
Dewpt 57 55 57 58 60 62 63 60 58 58 61 61 59 61 62 57 54 53 56 58 62 63
RH 29 28 44 55 68 78 53 35 29 33 49 58 59 67 47 29 22 22 35 44 58 65
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 9 10 9 9 6 5 6 9 10 11 9 10 11 11 14 14 14 13 11 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 2400 600 6200 8700 1100 700 6700 9500 5500 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 12 14 13 18 21 19 18 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 07/29 Tue 07/30/24 Wed 07/31/24 Thu 08/01/24 Fri 08/02/24
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 103 77 104 78 105 78 105 75 102
Temp 98102 84 77100102 85 78100103 85 78100102 83 76 98 99
Dewpt 62 57 60 64 60 55 60 62 59 55 57 59 56 51 54 59 54 51
Min/Max RH 22 63 21 59 19 51 18 56 18
RH 32 23 44 63 27 22 42 59 26 21 39 51 23 19 37 56 24 20
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-270915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
259 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 97 73 100 75
Temp 94 93 83 77 72 70 81 90 96 94 85 80 76 73 84 95100 98 89 84 78 76
Dewpt 58 57 58 62 65 65 67 64 62 61 61 62 63 64 65 61 58 57 59 63 65 66
RH 30 30 43 60 79 84 63 42 33 34 45 54 64 73 53 33 25 26 37 49 64 71
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 10 10 10 9 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 11 10 12 16 16 13 12 13 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 500 400 6800 8200 1300 600 5900 8100 4700 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 11 13 16 17 19 18 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/29 Tue 07/30/24 Wed 07/31/24 Thu 08/01/24 Fri 08/02/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 103 77 104 77 105 77 105 75 103
Temp 97101 86 78 99102 87 78100103 87 77100102 85 76 99100
Dewpt 65 61 62 65 64 59 61 64 63 58 60 61 61 55 57 60 59 55
Min/Max RH 26 64 23 62 22 58 20 58 21
RH 35 27 45 64 32 25 42 62 30 23 40 58 28 21 39 58 27 23
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-270915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
259 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
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 70 97 72 100 73
Temp 94 95 83 77 73 70 83 90 95 96 85 80 75 72 83 93 98 99 87 82 77 74
Dewpt 57 55 58 62 65 66 67 63 60 56 58 61 65 66 66 61 57 56 60 64 67 68
RH 29 27 42 59 78 86 59 40 30 27 40 53 71 80 57 35 26 24 40 55 73 83
Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 9 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 8 11 12 11 11 10 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 1000 500 7200 8600 2400 700 6000 7600 4900 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 16 17 19 16 18 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 07/29 Tue 07/30/24 Wed 07/31/24 Thu 08/01/24 Fri 08/02/24
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 102 75 103 75 104 75 105 75 103
Temp 94101 84 75 95102 85 76 96103 85 75 97104 84 75 96102
Dewpt 65 59 65 67 65 57 63 66 64 56 60 63 60 51 57 62 59 52
Min/Max RH 25 76 23 70 21 65 17 63 18
RH 39 25 53 76 37 23 48 70 35 21 43 65 30 17 40 63 29 19
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-270915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
259 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 95 71 98 73
Temp 93 91 81 76 72 69 79 88 93 92 83 79 74 71 80 91 98 96 86 81 76 73
Dewpt 57 55 55 56 59 61 63 60 57 56 57 56 60 62 64 60 56 54 56 58 62 64
RH 30 30 41 50 64 76 58 39 30 30 41 45 62 73 58 36 25 25 36 46 62 73
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 11 11 11 9 6 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 16 17 17 14 13 14 14 12
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3600 600 6400 9500 2700 700 4900 8000 4600 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 12 14 14 16 18 20 18 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/29 Tue 07/30/24 Wed 07/31/24 Thu 08/01/24 Fri 08/02/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 101 73 101 74 101 74 101 73 99
Temp 94 98 83 74 94 98 83 75 95 99 84 75 96 97 82 74 94 95
Dewpt 64 57 60 64 63 55 59 63 63 56 57 60 60 53 56 59 58 52
Min/Max RH 24 71 23 66 23 60 22 59 22
RH 37 26 46 71 36 24 44 66 35 24 40 60 30 23 41 59 30 23
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ031-270915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
259 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
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 70 98 73 101 75
Temp 95 94 83 77 72 70 83 91 96 95 85 81 76 73 85 96100 99 89 83 78 75
Dewpt 58 57 60 62 65 67 68 64 62 61 63 62 63 65 66 61 58 57 60 64 66 67
RH 29 30 46 60 80 92 62 41 33 33 48 54 66 76 54 33 25 25 38 53 68 77
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 12 11 11 12 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 900 700 7000 9200 1900 1000 6200 8200 4600 900
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 11 12 17 18 20 18 18 19
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 07/29 Tue 07/30/24 Wed 07/31/24 Thu 08/01/24 Fri 08/02/24
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 104 76 104 77 106 77 106 76 105
Temp 97102 86 77 99102 87 77100104 87 77100103 85 76100101
Dewpt 65 61 64 67 65 60 62 65 64 58 60 62 60 54 57 60 59 54
Min/Max RH 25 71 24 66 22 59 19 59 20
RH 35 26 48 71 33 25 43 66 32 22 40 59 28 20 39 59 26 22
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ029-270915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
259 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 93 67 97 69
Temp 91 90 78 72 68 65 78 87 91 90 78 75 71 68 80 90 95 96 83 78 73 69
Dewpt 55 54 56 57 59 61 61 58 56 56 58 57 58 60 61 55 54 53 55 57 61 63
RH 30 30 47 59 73 87 56 38 31 32 50 54 63 76 52 31 25 24 38 48 66 81
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 9 9 9 8 6 5 9 11 11 11 9 9 10 10 14 14 14 12 11 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3500 600 6900 9100 3200 600 6100 9100 5200 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 14 14 17 19 23 19 18 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/29 Tue 07/30/24 Wed 07/31/24 Thu 08/01/24 Fri 08/02/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 70 100 71 102 71 101 69 98
Temp 93 99 80 71 96 98 80 72 96101 81 72 96 97 77 69 94 94
Dewpt 60 56 59 64 59 55 59 62 58 54 57 59 55 51 54 59 53 50
Min/Max RH 23 79 23 71 20 64 20 70 21
RH 33 24 49 79 29 24 49 71 28 21 44 64 25 21 45 70 25 23
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
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