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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
235 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
TXZ024-120915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
235 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
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 57 77 56 81 54
Temp 70 68 59 59 59 59 62 68 74 74 60 58 58 56 66 75 80 78 66 61 57 55
Dewpt 54 54 56 57 57 58 60 62 60 57 59 58 55 50 52 50 48 46 49 50 49 49
RH 57 63 89 92 92 95 93 83 62 57 99 99 89 79 59 41 32 32 55 67 76 80
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S NW SE SE W NW NW NW NW N N N NW W W
Wind spd 12 12 8 9 8 5 5 9 10 9 5 5 9 12 17 17 17 12 5 5 4 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 80 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.35 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C D L C C S S
Tstms C C S S C D L C C S S
LAL 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1500 700 2600 5200 1200 700 6700 8700 4800 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SW NE NW NW N NE W
T Wind Spd 14 11 11 12 11 14 25 20 10 6
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 05/14 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
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 85 60 85 57 75 56 86 61 91
Temp 80 83 66 61 83 71 61 58 71 72 60 57 80 83 67 62 87 89
Dewpt 51 49 52 53 59 59 57 57 58 54 53 51 53 53 52 48 52 49
Min/Max RH 28 75 43 98 50 84 31 62 23
RH 36 31 61 74 44 65 89 98 65 53 78 82 39 36 60 59 30 25
PWind dir S S S SE N NW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 50 70 40 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms C L C C C
$$
TXZ026-120915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
235 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 72 56 81 53
Temp 73 69 62 60 58 59 63 66 70 70 63 62 59 57 66 75 80 79 67 62 56 54
Dewpt 54 55 57 57 58 59 61 64 65 63 63 62 59 57 55 54 52 50 54 54 54 54
RH 52 60 85 90100100 93 93 84 78100100100100 68 48 38 36 63 75 93100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE E E SE N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
Wind spd 12 11 9 9 8 6 9 11 12 9 8 6 8 9 17 17 17 12 8 6 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 90 30 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.56 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C D D L C C C
Tstms C C S S C D D L C C C
LAL 2 3 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 700 500 2200 2400 900 600 6800 8300 4000 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE E NW NW NW N NW
T Wind Spd 13 10 12 14 12 9 20 21 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 59 85 57 77 55 86 60 91
Temp 78 82 66 60 83 74 63 58 72 74 62 56 80 84 67 61 86 88
Dewpt 55 54 57 58 61 60 62 58 60 57 58 56 58 55 59 56 57 55
Min/Max RH 36 95 46 100 53 100 35 87 31
RH 45 38 73 93 47 62 97100 66 55 87100 47 37 75 84 37 33
PWind dir E SE S SE N NW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 40 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C L L C C S
Tstms C L C C C S
$$
TXZ043-120915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
235 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
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 59 81 57 84 54
Temp 75 71 64 62 61 61 65 69 79 79 63 61 59 58 69 79 83 82 68 63 57 55
Dewpt 58 57 59 59 59 61 63 66 65 59 60 60 59 57 54 53 51 50 52 53 53 52
RH 55 61 85 90 93 99 94 91 61 50 88 97100 96 59 40 33 33 57 70 85 92
Wind dir SE SE E E E SE SE SE S N SE SE NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE N NW
Wind spd 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 6 10 11 11 9 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 60 90 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.16 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L C C D L C C
Tstms L L C C D L C C
LAL 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 600 1800 6800 700 900 5900 9100 3900 500
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SE NW N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 13 12 11 20 18 11 8
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 05/14 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
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 86 60 87 58 79 55 88 62 94
Temp 81 84 67 61 83 79 63 59 74 76 62 56 81 85 67 63 88 91
Dewpt 54 52 55 57 61 60 61 59 63 58 58 56 58 56 56 56 58 53
Min/Max RH 32 88 39 100 52 100 34 80 26
RH 39 33 66 88 47 51 94100 68 54 87 97 46 37 66 80 36 28
PWind dir E SE S SE N NW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 50 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C S
Tstms C C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-120915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
235 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 83 54 84 53
Temp 70 66 61 60 60 60 64 74 81 80 65 61 57 55 67 77 83 80 69 62 56 54
Dewpt 53 54 56 57 57 58 61 58 45 38 45 51 49 46 48 47 43 41 45 46 47 48
RH 55 66 83 90 90 93 90 57 28 22 48 70 75 72 50 35 24 25 42 56 72 80
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W NW N NW NW N N NW N NE NE E S
Wind spd 17 17 13 12 11 8 8 11 16 16 9 8 10 11 17 17 14 13 8 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 50 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.12 0.04 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C S S C C S S
Tstms L C S S C C S S
LAL 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2900 1400 5300 11100 1300 500 7300 11200 6900 500
T Wind Dir SE S S W W NW N NW NE SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 12 19 13 14 23 20 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 60 86 55 77 54 88 60 92
Temp 82 85 67 61 82 76 60 56 73 73 60 55 81 84 67 61 87 86
Dewpt 49 42 50 53 57 56 57 56 56 50 52 50 51 44 48 45 49 43
Min/Max RH 21 75 36 100 42 84 23 56 20
RH 32 22 54 75 43 50 90100 55 44 75 83 35 25 50 56 27 22
PWind dir S S S SE N N W S SW
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 50 60 40 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms C L C C C
$$
TXZ031-120915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
235 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
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 58 77 56 82 52
Temp 74 70 62 61 60 60 63 68 74 74 61 61 59 57 68 76 81 81 67 61 56 53
Dewpt 55 56 58 59 59 60 63 65 65 63 61 61 59 57 55 55 52 50 54 55 54 53
RH 52 62 86 93 98 99 99 92 76 69100100100100 64 49 37 35 62 80 92100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
Wind spd 12 11 6 8 5 5 8 9 11 9 5 5 5 8 17 16 17 11 5 5 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 90 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.27 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C D D C C S S
Tstms C C S S C D D C C S S
LAL 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 5 5 4 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 500 2000 2800 1200 1000 6500 8600 4500 400
T Wind Dir SE S S S E NW NW NW NE NW
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 13 11 10 23 21 11 9
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 05/14 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
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 86 59 87 57 78 54 88 60 94
Temp 79 84 66 60 85 76 63 58 73 76 61 55 81 85 67 61 89 90
Dewpt 55 54 57 58 62 60 62 58 62 58 58 55 58 56 58 54 57 54
Min/Max RH 34 94 45 100 52 100 34 80 28
RH 43 36 73 92 46 59 99100 69 54 90100 46 38 74 77 35 30
PWind dir E SE S SE N NW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 40 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C S
Tstms C L C C C S
$$
TXZ029-120915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
235 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 78 48 79 47
Temp 67 63 55 56 55 55 60 70 76 76 58 54 51 49 64 74 78 77 62 56 51 48
Dewpt 53 54 55 55 55 55 60 59 49 41 50 53 50 47 48 47 44 42 46 47 47 47
RH 61 71 99 96100100100 68 39 28 75 96 96 93 56 38 30 29 56 72 86 96
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W NE W NW NW N N N N NE NE E SW
Wind spd 13 14 11 9 10 8 6 9 12 11 6 6 9 9 16 16 14 11 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 60 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.12 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S L L C S
Tstms C C S S L L C S
LAL 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1800 1100 4600 8600 700 800 7100 10600 6700 500
T Wind Dir SE S SW W NW NW N N NE S
T Wind Spd 19 16 13 17 13 16 24 21 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 56 83 51 73 49 84 54 89
Temp 79 82 62 57 81 70 57 52 68 70 54 50 78 81 62 55 84 86
Dewpt 47 42 50 52 56 56 57 52 54 50 52 49 50 46 49 43 47 42
Min/Max RH 23 83 39 100 46 100 27 67 20
RH 32 24 65 83 42 61 100100 61 49 93 96 37 29 62 64 28 21
PWind dir S S S SE N NW SW S SW
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 50 60 40 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms C L C C C
$$
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