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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
TXZ024-060800-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun
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 67 78 65 87 69
Temp 74 71 72 74 77 78 70 68 66 65 73 81 87 86 77 73 71 70
Dewpt 66 68 66 66 65 64 66 64 63 63 63 66 65 65 67 67 67 66
RH 76 92 82 76 66 62 86 90 89 92 71 60 49 51 71 81 87 87
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E SE S S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 11 10 10 9 8 5 4 3 3 5 5 9 10 9 8 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 50 20 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.20 0.04 0.01 0.05
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S S S S
LAL 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2800 3700 2400 1200 5000 6100 3500 600
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 10 8 5 10 14 13 14
RFTI 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
Date 07/07 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24
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 97 64 81 64 86 65 88 66 86
Temp 91 92 70 65 74 80 68 65 79 85 70 66 83 85 70 66 82 85
Dewpt 65 62 67 65 67 67 67 65 65 64 67 66 65 64 67 66 66 64
Min/Max RH 34 100 63 100 49 99 46 100 49
RH 43 38 90100 79 65 98100 62 50 89 99 55 50 89 99 59 50
PWind dir S E NE NE E SE SE S E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 40 40 20 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S S S C C S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-060800-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 81 66 90 71
Temp 76 73 75 78 81 81 74 71 68 66 76 84 88 89 80 76 73 71
Dewpt 68 69 66 66 65 63 64 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 66 67 68 68
RH 76 88 74 67 58 55 71 76 83 89 64 51 45 44 62 74 84 90
Wind dir NE NE NE E NE E E SE E W S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 12 13 12 11 9 8 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 10 9 9 8 6
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 50 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.31 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 2600 3500 1200 300 4400 6300 3600 400
T Wind Dir NE E SE E S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 11 8 5 10 13 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/07 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 67 83 67 87 68 89 68 87
Temp 91 91 74 68 79 81 71 67 83 85 74 68 85 86 73 68 84 85
Dewpt 67 64 67 67 68 67 68 67 67 65 68 67 67 66 67 67 68 66
Min/Max RH 36 97 59 100 49 98 48 98 50
RH 45 41 79 97 69 63 90100 59 51 82 97 55 51 81 97 59 53
PWind dir S SE NE NE E SE SE SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 40 40 20 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S C S C S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S C S C S S
$$
TXZ043-060800-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun
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 72 82 68 91 70
Temp 76 73 76 79 83 84 76 73 70 68 76 82 89 90 81 76 73 71
Dewpt 69 69 69 69 68 66 66 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 68 68 68 68
RH 80 88 79 72 62 55 72 76 84 90 69 58 47 45 65 76 84 89
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E E E NE E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 6 9 10 11 10 10 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.24 0.09 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C S S S
LAL 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 2900 3400 700 500 5000 7000 4000 900
T Wind Dir NE E E NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 19 14 10 6 9 10 16 11
RFTI 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
Date 07/07 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24
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 68 88 67 88 68 91 68 88
Temp 94 98 80 69 84 86 73 68 82 87 74 69 85 86 73 69 84 86
Dewpt 65 61 67 66 68 67 69 67 67 66 68 67 67 65 68 67 67 65
Min/Max RH 28 91 51 100 48 97 44 96 47
RH 39 30 65 90 59 54 88 98 61 49 83 94 55 50 84 93 57 49
PWind dir S SE E NE NE SE E SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 40 30 20 30 20 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S S C S S S C
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S S C S S S C
$$
TXZ035-060800-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 80 66 89 70
Temp 74 71 74 77 81 78 72 69 67 66 73 81 87 88 79 75 72 70
Dewpt 65 67 67 67 66 66 64 64 63 62 63 66 65 64 64 65 64 63
RH 74 88 80 72 61 67 76 83 86 86 71 60 48 45 60 71 76 78
Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 13 13 12 13 12 10 6 5 5 5 6 9 12 12 11 10 10
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 40 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.26 0.03 0.20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms S S C C C C C S S S S S
LAL 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3100 3700 2600 1100 4100 6900 4800 500
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 14 12 9 9 12 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/07 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 67 85 66 87 66 90 67 88
Temp 93 95 75 67 79 82 70 66 81 85 72 66 84 86 72 67 83 86
Dewpt 62 58 62 63 66 65 66 64 64 62 65 63 64 62 65 64 65 61
Min/Max RH 26 87 52 93 44 91 41 91 40
RH 36 29 64 87 64 56 87 93 56 46 79 90 51 45 79 90 55 43
PWind dir S SE E E E SE SE SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 40 20 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S S S S S S C S S S
Tstms S C C C C C S S S S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ031-060800-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun
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 82 66 91 70
Temp 77 73 75 78 83 81 74 71 68 66 76 83 89 90 81 77 73 71
Dewpt 70 70 69 68 67 66 67 65 65 65 64 66 66 67 69 68 69 69
RH 82 91 81 73 61 60 77 82 91 96 66 56 47 46 66 76 88 96
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E E SE E W S SE S SE S SE S S
Wind spd 9 10 10 10 10 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 8 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 50 20 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.34 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S S S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3100 4100 1700 600 5800 6900 4300 700
T Wind Dir NE E E E S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 11 8 5 10 12 17 12
RFTI 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
Date 07/07 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24
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 98 65 84 65 87 66 91 67 88
Temp 93 95 73 66 78 84 71 66 82 86 73 67 86 87 73 67 83 87
Dewpt 67 65 69 66 69 69 70 66 68 66 70 67 68 67 70 67 68 66
Min/Max RH 35 100 60 100 51 100 46 100 50
RH 43 38 86100 75 61 98100 63 52 89100 56 51 92100 61 51
PWind dir S SE NE NE NE SE E SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 40 40 20 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S S C S C S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S S C S C S S
$$
TXZ029-060800-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
252 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 77 60 87 65
Temp 71 68 70 72 76 75 67 65 62 61 71 79 84 86 75 71 67 66
Dewpt 66 67 65 64 64 63 64 65 62 61 62 65 63 62 65 66 66 64
RH 85 98 85 76 66 66 89100 99100 73 62 49 45 71 84 97 93
Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 11 11 11 10 9 5 4 3 3 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.13 0.01 0.24
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C S S S S S
LAL 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2900 3700 2500 800 4300 6600 4500 500
T Wind Dir E E E SE S SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 12 11 8 10 14 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/07 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 60 79 60 84 61 87 61 85
Temp 89 91 68 61 73 78 66 61 78 82 68 62 82 84 67 62 78 84
Dewpt 62 58 64 61 65 64 66 61 62 60 65 62 62 60 66 62 63 61
Min/Max RH 30 100 61 100 45 100 40 100 45
RH 41 33 87100 76 62 100100 58 47 90100 51 44 97100 60 46
PWind dir S SE NE E E SE S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 40 20 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S C S S C C S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S C S S C C S S S
$$
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