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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
221 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
TXZ024-072030-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
221 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
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 64 79 62 86 65
Temp 92 85 73 70 68 66 67 70 76 77 70 67 64 63 74 80 85 85 74 69 67 66
Dewpt 63 63 66 67 67 66 66 65 66 65 66 65 63 61 62 58 57 56 59 59 59 60
RH 38 48 80 91 96100 96 86 71 65 89 95 99 95 66 48 40 38 61 71 76 81
Wind dir S SE E NE NE N NE NE N N N N NW NW NW N NE E SE S SW SW
Wind spd 14 12 8 8 6 8 11 11 11 11 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 70 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.24 0.41 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S C C L C C C S S
Tstms C C S C C L C C C S S
LAL 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1900 1500 2100 3900 3100 500 6500 8200 5300 500
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE N NW N N SE SW
T Wind Spd 14 12 17 14 9 9 8 5 10 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 07/10 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
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 91 66 93 69 95 71 95 73 96
Temp 87 89 71 67 89 90 73 70 91 92 76 72 91 93 78 74 93 94
Dewpt 60 58 61 61 59 58 61 61 59 57 61 62 61 58 61 63 60 58
Min/Max RH 33 83 32 74 29 72 30 71 29
RH 41 35 71 81 38 35 66 73 35 31 60 70 38 32 57 70 34 31
PWind dir S S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-072030-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
221 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 81 63 89 65
Temp 94 89 76 73 69 67 69 73 79 81 73 70 66 64 75 83 88 87 78 73 69 66
Dewpt 64 63 66 67 68 67 66 67 67 66 66 65 65 63 62 60 57 56 59 60 61 61
RH 37 42 71 81 97100 90 81 67 60 79 84 97 97 64 46 35 35 52 64 76 84
Wind dir S SE SE E NE N NE NE N N N N NW NW N N N NE SE SE SW W
Wind spd 17 14 11 9 9 9 12 11 12 12 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 70 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.36 0.40 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L C C C L C C S S S
Tstms C L C C C L C C S S S
LAL 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 700 900 2300 3700 1300 400 7000 9100 5800 300
T Wind Dir E NE NE N N NW N N SE S
T Wind Spd 18 13 16 16 11 9 9 5 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/10 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 67 94 70 96 72 97 73 98
Temp 88 91 74 68 89 92 78 70 92 93 79 72 94 94 81 73 94 95
Dewpt 60 58 61 61 62 59 62 63 61 59 63 64 63 61 64 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 30 81 32 78 29 76 30 73 30
RH 39 33 64 78 41 33 58 78 36 32 58 76 36 34 56 73 37 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-072030-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
221 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
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 81 66 91 66
Temp 94 94 80 75 71 69 72 75 77 78 73 70 68 66 77 85 89 90 79 72 69 67
Dewpt 60 59 64 67 68 67 67 67 66 65 67 67 66 64 64 60 57 56 59 60 61 61
RH 32 31 59 78 89 95 83 78 69 66 83 90 94 92 64 43 34 32 51 66 76 81
Wind dir S S E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW N N NE NE E SE S SW
Wind spd 13 13 10 9 6 5 10 13 14 14 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 2
Clouds CL B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 70 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.24 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C L C S C S S
Tstms C C L C S C S S
LAL 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 700 800 2600 4000 4100 600 7700 9100 6000 500
T Wind Dir E E NE N N N N N E S
T Wind Spd 18 13 17 18 13 9 8 8 9 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 07/10 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
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 70 95 71 98 73 97 74 99
Temp 90 94 76 70 93 93 78 72 94 96 79 73 93 95 81 74 95 98
Dewpt 59 55 59 61 60 58 62 64 61 58 63 64 63 59 64 65 62 57
Min/Max RH 26 74 30 76 26 73 28 73 26
RH 35 27 56 73 34 31 59 74 35 28 58 73 38 30 56 73 35 27
PWind dir S SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ035-072030-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
221 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 76 63 86 65
Temp 95 90 76 73 70 67 69 70 74 73 69 66 65 63 73 81 85 84 75 70 68 65
Dewpt 57 58 61 63 63 65 64 65 64 63 64 64 62 61 62 58 56 54 56 56 56 57
RH 28 34 60 71 78 93 84 84 71 71 84 93 90 93 68 46 37 36 52 61 65 75
Wind dir S SE E E E NE NE NE NE N NE NE N N N NE NE E E SE SE S
Wind spd 17 17 12 12 11 10 16 16 14 16 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 50 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.39 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C S S
Tstms S C S S C C C C S S
LAL 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1900 1300 1900 3300 2800 700 6800 8300 5500 500
T Wind Dir SE E NE NE NE N N N E SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 19 17 13 10 8 8 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/10 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 66 92 68 94 70 93 71 95
Temp 87 87 72 67 88 87 74 68 89 89 76 70 89 90 77 71 89 92
Dewpt 60 56 59 59 59 57 59 60 59 56 59 62 61 58 60 62 61 57
Min/Max RH 33 77 32 76 29 76 32 73 30
RH 40 35 64 75 38 36 59 76 37 33 56 76 39 34 56 73 39 31
PWind dir S SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 5 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ031-072030-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
221 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
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 66 81 62 89 66
Temp 95 89 77 74 70 68 70 73 79 79 72 69 65 63 75 84 88 87 78 73 69 67
Dewpt 64 65 66 67 69 68 68 68 68 67 68 67 65 63 64 61 58 58 62 61 62 62
RH 36 45 69 80 97100 92 84 69 67 87 93100100 69 47 37 38 58 66 80 84
Wind dir S S E E NE N N NE N N N N NW NW N N NE NE E SE S W
Wind spd 17 14 9 6 5 5 10 11 12 12 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 2
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 70 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.30 0.62 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C L C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C L C C C S S
LAL 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 700 1500 2400 4100 3500 600 7200 9500 6300 600
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE N NW N N SE S
T Wind Spd 19 12 16 16 9 10 9 6 8 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 07/10 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
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 68 95 70 98 73 98 74 99
Temp 91 92 76 69 92 93 77 71 95 96 80 73 94 94 81 74 95 96
Dewpt 60 58 62 62 62 60 64 64 62 60 64 64 63 62 64 65 63 61
Min/Max RH 30 83 32 81 29 75 30 75 29
RH 37 32 64 80 37 34 63 79 34 31 58 75 37 35 57 75 35 31
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-072030-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
221 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 75 57 84 61
Temp 92 85 70 68 65 63 66 67 72 73 66 62 60 58 70 77 82 83 70 65 63 62
Dewpt 58 58 63 65 65 63 64 64 63 62 64 62 60 58 60 56 54 54 58 58 58 58
RH 32 40 78 90100100 93 90 73 68 93100100100 71 48 38 37 66 78 84 87
Wind dir S SE E E E NE NE E NE NE NE N N NW N N NE E SE SE S SW
Wind spd 13 11 9 9 9 9 11 13 12 11 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Clouds B2 B2 SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 70 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.62 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S C L L C C S S
Tstms C C S C L L C C S S
LAL 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1300 1500 1800 3600 1800 700 7200 8200 5200 500
T Wind Dir E E NE NE N N N N SE S
T Wind Spd 18 18 19 14 10 9 6 6 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/10 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 62 90 64 92 66 92 67 93
Temp 84 87 67 63 86 88 71 65 87 89 73 67 87 90 73 68 88 91
Dewpt 58 56 61 59 58 57 60 59 58 55 59 61 59 56 60 62 60 56
Min/Max RH 33 90 33 84 29 83 30 83 29
RH 41 35 81 87 39 35 68 81 38 32 62 81 39 32 64 81 39 31
PWind dir S S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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