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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
157 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
TXZ024-040945-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
157 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat
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 76 99 67 84 66
Temp 98 98 84 79 76 76 87 95 96 91 83 76 72 68 74 78 82 83 73 70 67 67
Dewpt 62 60 63 62 62 63 64 64 64 65 67 68 65 62 61 60 60 60 62 61 61 61
RH 31 30 50 56 61 64 48 36 35 43 60 75 79 80 66 54 47 46 70 72 80 82
Wind dir S SE SE S SW SW SW SW N E NE NE NE N NE E E E E SE SE S
Wind spd 9 9 8 8 11 13 11 6 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 4 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 50 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.05 0.20 0.08
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S S C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 9100 1500 600 6900 8400 800 900 3800 5900 4200 500
T Wind Dir S SE SW SW NW NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 18 16 11 13 13 12 11 11 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 07/06 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 67 92 64 82 64 86 66 87
Temp 85 89 73 68 89 87 70 65 76 81 69 65 80 85 71 67 84 86
Dewpt 64 62 66 64 65 64 65 65 66 64 66 65 65 62 64 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 39 89 41 99 56 100 45 92 43
RH 51 42 77 87 47 46 85 98 71 58 89 99 60 46 80 89 51 44
PWind dir S S S E NE SE SE S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 50 40 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-040945-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
157 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 79 102 70 89 68
Temp 101 99 89 86 82 79 89 97102 95 86 79 74 71 76 84 87 85 77 74 70 68
Dewpt 61 60 62 63 64 64 66 66 64 65 68 68 65 64 62 61 60 59 60 61 62 62
RH 27 28 41 46 55 60 47 36 29 37 55 69 74 79 62 46 40 41 56 64 76 81
Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW SW S N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE E E
Wind spd 11 11 10 11 12 12 12 9 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 10 9 9 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.04 0.07 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 10000 500 400 6000 7800 1800 1500 5100 5600 3600 400
T Wind Dir S SE S SW SW NE NE NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 17 17 11 17 16 13 12 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/06 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 69 92 67 85 67 89 68 91
Temp 87 90 76 69 88 88 73 67 81 83 72 67 83 88 75 68 87 89
Dewpt 64 64 67 67 67 66 67 66 66 65 67 66 66 64 65 65 65 63
Min/Max RH 40 93 43 97 53 97 44 90 40
RH 46 42 74 93 50 48 81 97 60 55 84 97 57 45 71 90 48 42
PWind dir SE SE S E NE SE S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 50 40 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms S S C S C C C C S C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-040945-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
157 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat
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 79 103 72 88 69
Temp 102102 91 87 81 79 88 97102 99 87 80 77 73 78 83 87 86 78 75 72 69
Dewpt 58 58 60 62 64 66 68 65 63 63 67 69 68 67 65 65 64 64 65 65 64 64
RH 24 24 36 44 55 64 52 35 28 31 53 70 75 81 63 55 46 48 66 71 78 82
Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW S SE SE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind spd 10 11 9 9 9 9 11 9 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 9 9 6 5 5 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.08
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Heat Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 3
Haines 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 9400 800 600 5800 9300 3400 1700 4100 5400 3100 500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S NE NE NE E SE E
T Wind Spd 14 17 16 17 10 19 17 16 12 12 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 07/06 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 93 70 98 68 89 67 89 68 91
Temp 87 92 77 71 93 96 78 69 83 88 74 68 82 88 75 69 86 90
Dewpt 65 63 67 67 65 62 67 66 66 65 68 66 65 63 66 66 65 62
Min/Max RH 37 90 31 90 45 93 42 90 38
RH 49 39 71 87 39 33 69 89 57 47 81 92 56 43 74 90 50 39
PWind dir SE S S SE E NE E E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 30 40 30 20 10 20
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C C C C S S S
Tstms C S S S C C C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-040945-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
157 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 100 70 87 68
Temp 99 96 88 82 79 75 83 96 99 89 84 77 74 71 75 82 85 83 76 72 70 68
Dewpt 56 55 58 59 61 63 64 64 61 62 64 65 64 62 62 62 62 61 62 61 60 61
RH 24 25 36 46 58 66 53 35 29 41 51 67 71 73 64 51 46 47 62 68 71 78
Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW S SE E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 10 12 11 12 13 12 12 8 5 11 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 10 8 6 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 50 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.41 0.03 0.01 0.20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11100 6100 1000 5900 10800 1400 1100 4500 5700 3900 600
T Wind Dir S SE SW SW E E NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 17 19 14 11 14 13 14 13 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/06 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 70 96 67 86 66 87 67 90
Temp 86 89 76 71 91 90 75 67 80 83 71 66 82 85 73 67 86 87
Dewpt 64 60 62 63 62 59 62 63 65 63 64 63 64 61 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 36 76 30 87 49 90 42 84 37
RH 48 38 62 76 38 35 64 87 60 51 79 90 55 45 71 84 45 40
PWind dir S S S SE E E E SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 40 30 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C S S S C C C C C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-040945-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
157 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat
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 79 102 70 88 67
Temp 101100 89 85 80 79 89 98102 97 86 80 75 71 77 82 86 87 76 73 69 68
Dewpt 61 60 63 63 64 66 67 67 66 66 70 70 68 66 63 63 62 61 63 63 64 64
RH 27 27 42 48 57 66 48 37 31 35 59 72 81 83 64 52 46 42 64 72 84 87
Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW S S S NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE E SE
Wind spd 11 11 9 9 10 10 12 9 8 9 8 6 8 9 10 9 9 9 5 3 3 3
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.07 0.01
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S S C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 9800 800 700 5700 7900 1400 1400 4800 6600 4500 600
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S NE NE NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 16 17 17 11 16 13 12 12 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 07/06 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 92 68 94 66 85 65 88 67 90
Temp 87 91 76 69 91 92 73 67 81 83 72 66 82 87 74 68 87 89
Dewpt 65 65 68 68 68 67 68 67 68 67 69 66 67 64 67 67 66 63
Min/Max RH 41 98 41 100 56 100 46 99 41
RH 49 42 76 95 48 44 85100 65 58 92100 62 47 80 99 51 42
PWind dir SE S S E NE E E SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 50 40 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S C C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-040945-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
157 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat
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 71 97 64 82 61
Temp 94 94 80 77 74 71 83 93 97 90 79 73 69 65 72 77 80 81 69 67 64 62
Dewpt 59 58 62 62 62 63 63 63 61 61 66 66 64 60 59 59 59 58 61 60 59 60
RH 31 30 54 62 71 76 51 37 31 38 64 79 84 84 64 54 49 46 76 78 84 93
Wind dir S E SE S S SW SW W E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE
Wind spd 9 9 6 8 10 11 11 6 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 10 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 50 40 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.30
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S S C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 8800 2600 600 6200 9900 2000 1000 4300 6400 3600 500
T Wind Dir S SE SW SW NE E NE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 18 16 12 16 17 13 12 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 07/06 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 90 64 92 61 81 61 85 62 87
Temp 82 88 71 65 88 87 68 62 74 80 66 61 78 84 68 63 83 85
Dewpt 63 60 63 63 63 60 64 62 63 62 64 61 63 60 63 62 61 58
Min/Max RH 38 97 36 100 53 100 43 100 38
RH 53 39 76 93 43 40 87100 69 54 93100 60 44 84 97 47 40
PWind dir S S S E NE E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 50 40 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C S C C C C C C C S S S S S
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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