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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
758 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
TXZ024-020915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
758 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
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 78 103 76 100 77
Temp 89 85 81 78 88 97102100 87 82 79 77 86 94 98 98 87 83 80 78
Dewpt 60 60 61 62 63 62 59 60 62 60 59 61 62 61 60 59 62 61 61 61
RH 39 43 51 58 43 32 25 27 44 47 50 59 45 35 29 28 43 47 52 56
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 14 14 16 17 16 13 13 11 9 10 11 10 9 8 10 11 8 8 11 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2500 800 7500 10900 2300 700 7200 12000 7700 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 21 23 17 18 17 14 17 16 20
RFTI 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
Date 07/04 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 68 85 65 89 68 94 70 92
Temp 96 95 78 69 79 84 71 66 84 87 73 70 90 92 75 70 88 90
Dewpt 63 62 66 64 61 60 62 62 61 60 62 63 62 58 61 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 30 85 44 90 38 83 30 73 36
RH 34 34 68 84 54 45 74 88 46 41 70 80 39 32 62 73 43 38
PWind dir SW E NE SE S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 30 30 20 30 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ026-020915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
758 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 79 105 78 102 79
Temp 91 87 81 79 89 99103103 92 87 81 78 88 98102100 89 86 82 79
Dewpt 60 60 62 63 64 64 60 59 60 60 60 61 63 63 61 60 61 63 63 64
RH 36 40 53 58 44 32 25 24 34 40 49 56 43 32 26 27 39 46 53 60
Wind dir S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 13 13 13 13 17 16 17 13 12 11 10 9 10 10 12 12 11 10 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 500 5500 9800 900 500 6700 10500 6700 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 21 20 19 16 17 17 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/04 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 101 71 88 67 89 69 97 71 95
Temp 97 99 80 72 84 86 74 67 85 87 76 70 92 93 79 71 91 92
Dewpt 65 63 67 65 63 62 63 63 63 61 64 65 64 61 62 62 64 63
Min/Max RH 28 81 43 87 39 87 32 73 36
RH 35 31 65 79 49 45 69 87 48 42 66 84 40 35 56 73 41 38
PWind dir S E NE E S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 40 30 30 20 20 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-020915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
758 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
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 77 105 76 103 78
Temp 91 86 81 78 88 98103103 92 87 81 76 87 97102101 91 86 81 78
Dewpt 60 62 63 64 65 61 57 54 55 58 59 62 64 62 59 58 60 62 63 64
RH 37 45 55 63 47 30 22 20 29 39 48 61 47 32 25 24 37 45 53 62
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 11 10 10 10 13 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1200 600 5700 10100 2000 700 6600 10600 7000 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 21 19 18 16 16 16 18 17
RFTI 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
Date 07/04 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 74 90 68 90 69 95 70 96
Temp 97102 85 75 86 87 74 68 84 89 76 70 92 93 79 71 92 93
Dewpt 65 61 65 67 66 65 66 65 64 61 65 65 62 59 63 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 25 77 43 90 38 83 30 75 32
RH 35 26 51 77 51 47 76 90 51 39 69 83 37 32 59 75 39 34
PWind dir S SE NE NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 30 40 20 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-020915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
758 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 102 75 101 77
Temp 89 84 79 77 86 97102 99 90 84 79 76 84 95100 97 87 83 80 77
Dewpt 57 58 60 61 62 60 57 56 56 56 57 59 61 60 57 57 59 60 60 61
RH 34 41 52 58 45 30 23 24 32 38 47 56 46 31 24 27 39 46 51 58
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 17 17 17 16 17 16 16 14 12 14 13 11 12 11 12 13 11 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7800 900 7700 10400 4400 700 6300 11300 6200 1300
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 20 17 20 18 14 16 17 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/04 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 70 87 67 90 69 94 70 94
Temp 93 96 79 71 83 83 72 67 85 85 73 69 90 92 77 71 89 91
Dewpt 63 61 63 64 63 61 61 61 63 61 61 61 61 57 58 59 61 58
Min/Max RH 28 79 45 81 38 76 29 66 30
RH 37 32 58 79 51 47 68 81 48 45 66 76 38 31 52 66 39 33
PWind dir S E NE E SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 30 20 30 10 10 5
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ031-020915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
758 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
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 77 105 78 102 79
Temp 91 86 81 78 90 98103103 92 87 81 78 88 98102100 91 87 82 79
Dewpt 61 62 63 64 65 64 61 59 59 59 59 61 63 64 61 61 62 63 63 64
RH 38 45 54 63 45 33 26 24 33 39 48 57 44 33 27 28 39 46 53 60
Wind dir S S S S SW S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 11 10 11 12 16 16 16 12 10 9 9 8 9 10 11 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 900 800 5600 9900 1300 700 6400 10100 6700 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 23 20 19 14 17 16 19 18
RFTI 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
Date 07/04 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 71 88 65 89 69 96 70 95
Temp 97100 81 72 84 86 74 66 86 88 76 70 92 94 78 71 91 92
Dewpt 65 63 68 67 65 64 66 65 64 62 66 65 64 61 64 63 65 63
Min/Max RH 29 86 45 100 40 88 33 80 36
RH 35 30 66 86 53 47 76 97 49 42 72 85 40 35 62 77 42 39
PWind dir S E NE E S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 40 30 30 20 30 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C S
Tstms C C C C C C S C S
$$
TXZ029-020915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
758 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 99 70 97 72
Temp 86 81 76 73 84 93 98 96 84 80 75 71 82 90 96 93 82 78 75 73
Dewpt 59 59 61 61 61 61 58 57 61 60 59 59 60 59 58 58 61 60 60 61
RH 40 47 60 66 46 35 27 27 46 51 58 66 47 35 28 31 49 54 60 66
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 14 14 14 13 17 13 13 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 8 6 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 20 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S C C
Tstms S C C S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 1
Haines 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5200 800 7600 10500 4400 600 6900 11500 4300 900
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 23 17 17 18 16 16 14 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/04 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 64 83 61 87 64 92 65 90
Temp 93 94 75 65 79 81 68 62 82 85 69 65 86 91 73 66 86 88
Dewpt 62 58 64 63 60 59 61 60 61 58 61 61 61 55 59 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 27 97 44 97 38 90 29 78 34
RH 36 30 69 93 52 47 78 93 49 40 76 87 43 30 62 78 42 36
PWind dir SW E NE E S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 40 40 30 30 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S C C S S
$$
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