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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
237 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
TXZ024-052045-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
237 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 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 64 87 69 96 65
Temp 77 78 72 69 66 66 74 80 86 87 79 74 71 70 82 92 95 90 77 70 67 65
Dewpt 64 65 65 65 63 62 63 64 64 65 67 67 68 67 67 64 63 64 65 67 67 65
RH 65 63 81 88 91 87 68 58 48 48 68 79 88 91 60 41 35 42 69 92100100
Wind dir E E E SE NW NE E S S S S S S S S S S S S NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 13 10 8 8 8 11 13 13 11 9 9 6 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 20 40
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0.04 0.55
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 2300 800 4200 6100 2300 600 6700 11100 2300 1500
T Wind Dir E N SE S S S SW S E E
T Wind Spd 11 6 8 11 13 14 20 18 14 16
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 07/08 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24
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 79 63 85 65 88 66 88 67 91
Temp 72 78 67 63 79 84 70 65 84 86 71 67 84 87 73 68 88 89
Dewpt 67 66 66 63 63 62 64 64 63 61 64 63 64 62 63 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 67 100 45 97 40 89 42 85 37
RH 85 67 99100 59 47 81 95 50 42 79 87 52 44 71 83 44 39
PWind dir NE NE NE SE NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 10 10 10 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S
$$
TXZ026-052045-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
237 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 88 71 96 67
Temp 80 80 74 72 68 66 76 83 88 88 81 77 73 71 82 92 95 91 80 74 69 68
Dewpt 65 65 64 64 63 63 62 63 63 64 65 66 68 68 68 67 65 65 68 69 68 67
RH 60 60 71 76 84 90 62 51 43 45 58 69 84 90 63 44 37 42 67 84 97 97
Wind dir E E E SE E SE SE S S S SE S S S S S S S SE E E E
Wind spd 11 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 12 9 9 9 8 11 13 14 12 11 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.06 0.57
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 1600 400 4500 6000 1800 500 7000 10100 5200 1000
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S SW SE E
T Wind Spd 10 8 8 11 14 14 18 21 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/08 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 66 87 67 90 68 91 69 94
Temp 76 80 70 66 82 85 73 67 86 88 74 68 87 89 76 69 90 92
Dewpt 67 67 67 66 66 63 65 66 65 62 64 65 65 63 64 65 66 63
Min/Max RH 60 100 46 98 40 92 41 89 36
RH 74 65 90100 58 48 76 97 50 42 71 90 48 42 66 87 45 38
PWind dir NE NE NE SE NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 10 5 10 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-052045-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
237 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 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 68 89 71 99 68
Temp 81 82 75 73 70 68 75 81 87 89 81 77 73 72 84 93 98 97 85 77 73 69
Dewpt 69 67 66 67 66 64 65 66 66 66 68 69 69 69 68 65 62 61 65 67 67 67
RH 66 62 73 81 89 88 73 61 50 48 65 76 87 91 59 40 32 31 52 71 80 92
Wind dir NE E E E NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S SE E
Wind spd 10 10 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 9 11 12 11 10 9 8 5
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.01 0 0 0.15
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C S S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 3 4 4 5 5 4 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 2000 1400 3000 5500 4200 500 7600 9900 6800 1400
T Wind Dir E NE SE SE SE S SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 9 8 8 12 12 18 18 19 16
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 07/08 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24
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 87 66 87 67 91 68 93 69 95
Temp 83 85 72 67 80 87 73 67 86 90 75 69 88 91 77 70 89 94
Dewpt 67 67 69 66 66 63 68 66 64 60 65 64 64 60 64 65 63 59
Min/Max RH 50 100 44 98 36 88 35 86 31
RH 59 56 90 99 61 44 83 96 47 38 71 86 46 36 64 84 42 31
PWind dir E NE NE E NE SE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 20 10 10 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S S S
Tstms S C C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-052045-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
237 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 88 69 98 65
Temp 81 78 73 69 68 66 72 79 86 86 79 75 73 71 81 92 97 93 81 74 70 67
Dewpt 67 65 65 65 63 62 63 65 65 63 65 66 65 65 65 62 59 58 61 62 62 63
RH 63 64 76 87 84 87 73 62 50 46 62 74 76 81 58 37 29 31 51 66 76 87
Wind dir E E E E NE N SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE E E
Wind spd 12 12 11 9 6 5 5 5 8 12 8 11 11 10 14 17 16 14 14 12 11 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.24 0.01 0.01 0 0.16
Rain shwrs S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2400 1300 3500 5200 2200 500 6300 11900 7700 700
T Wind Dir E E S S S S SW SW S E
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 10 14 16 21 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/08 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 63 86 64 89 66 90 67 93
Temp 78 79 68 65 80 84 71 66 85 87 73 67 85 87 74 68 88 90
Dewpt 65 65 64 63 62 59 63 62 63 60 61 61 62 59 61 61 62 58
Min/Max RH 56 94 41 87 38 82 36 78 32
RH 64 62 87 93 54 43 76 87 48 40 66 81 46 39 64 78 42 34
PWind dir E NE NE E NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 20 10 10 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-052045-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
237 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 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 89 70 98 66
Temp 80 81 75 72 67 66 76 83 88 89 81 77 73 70 84 93 98 94 80 74 69 67
Dewpt 67 67 66 66 65 65 63 65 66 66 68 69 70 70 69 67 65 66 68 70 69 67
RH 66 62 75 81 92 97 65 56 48 48 65 76 92100 62 43 35 40 68 86100100
Wind dir E E E E N NE SE S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE E E
Wind spd 10 9 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 11 8 6 5 5 10 12 13 12 9 8 6 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0.05 0.02 0.74
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 1700 700 4400 6100 1900 800 7800 10100 5700 1500
T Wind Dir E NE S S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 10 14 14 18 20 17 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 07/08 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24
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 64 87 65 90 66 91 68 94
Temp 77 83 70 65 80 86 73 66 86 89 74 67 87 89 76 69 90 92
Dewpt 69 69 69 65 66 64 68 66 66 62 66 65 65 63 65 66 66 63
Min/Max RH 62 100 46 100 40 97 40 93 36
RH 78 64 98100 62 48 84100 51 42 78 94 49 42 70 92 45 38
PWind dir NE NE NE SE NE SE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 10 20 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S
Tstms C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ029-052045-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
237 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
Date 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 85 65 95 61
Temp 76 76 68 65 63 61 71 77 83 84 74 70 68 66 79 89 94 92 76 69 64 62
Dewpt 64 64 65 65 63 61 62 64 63 63 65 66 66 66 64 62 59 58 63 64 64 62
RH 66 66 90100100100 73 64 51 49 74 87 93100 60 41 31 32 64 84100100
Wind dir E E E SE NE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E E E
Wind spd 10 9 6 5 4 3 4 5 8 12 9 9 9 9 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0.01 0 0.28
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2400 1300 3700 5800 2700 500 6600 10700 5100 1500
T Wind Dir E E S S S S SW SW SE E
T Wind Spd 14 9 9 11 16 18 23 18 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/08 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 58 84 61 86 62 87 63 90
Temp 70 76 64 59 77 83 67 62 82 84 68 62 82 85 70 64 84 89
Dewpt 65 64 64 59 61 58 63 62 60 58 61 61 61 58 61 61 61 58
Min/Max RH 65 100 41 100 38 99 38 91 35
RH 84 66 100100 58 43 87100 47 41 78 97 49 40 73 90 46 35
PWind dir NE NE NE SE NE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 10 10 20 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C S S S S
$$
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