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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
TXZ024-032115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 76 99 67 83
Temp 79 76 83 90 96 94 84 79 78 78 87 96 99 93 82 76 71 68 73 78 82 82
Dewpt 62 60 63 62 61 62 65 64 63 63 64 64 64 65 68 68 67 64 62 60 61 60
RH 56 58 50 39 32 35 54 60 60 61 45 35 32 40 64 76 86 85 69 55 49 49
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE E E SW SW SW SW SW E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE
Wind spd 9 10 11 9 11 11 6 6 9 11 13 10 10 11 8 6 8 10 13 12 11 11
Clouds SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.06 0.03
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C C S S S
Tstms S S S S S S C C C C C C S S S
LAL 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4600 8900 1300 600 8000 10700 1800 1800 3600 4900
T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW S E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 13 12 16 16 11 10 13 18 13
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 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 89 69 95 65 84 65 88
Temp 69 65 83 87 74 70 91 92 71 66 76 83 70 66 84 86
Dewpt 62 61 61 62 64 64 63 62 66 65 66 64 66 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 88 40 85 35 97 51 97 46
RH 79 87 48 43 73 83 40 38 83 96 71 53 86 96 54 49
PWind dir NE S S S E NE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 50 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S C C C S C S S
Tstms S C S S S C C C S C S S
$$
TXZ026-032115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 79 102 71 86
Temp 81 78 86 95 99 99 89 85 81 79 88 97101 96 85 79 74 71 76 82 85 84
Dewpt 61 61 63 62 61 60 62 63 63 64 66 66 64 66 68 68 67 65 62 61 61 60
RH 51 56 46 34 28 28 40 48 54 60 48 36 30 38 57 69 79 81 62 49 45 44
Wind dir S S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 9 12 11 12 12 10 9 10 10 13 11 12 12 9 9 10 12 16 14 13 12
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C C C C C S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 4600 9100 600 400 7100 9400 3800 1600 3700 5200
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 17 17 13 13 14 19 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 91 70 95 67 87 67 90
Temp 73 66 84 90 77 71 92 92 75 67 80 86 73 67 86 88
Dewpt 62 61 61 60 63 65 66 63 67 65 66 65 67 66 67 65
Max/Min RH 86 36 82 35 95 48 99 44
RH 68 84 46 37 62 81 43 38 76 93 62 50 81 97 53 47
PWind dir E S S S E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 20 50 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C C S
Tstms S C S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-032115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 105 78 103 73 88
Temp 82 78 88 98103103 92 86 81 78 88 98102100 88 81 77 74 78 83 86 86
Dewpt 59 61 64 61 58 57 60 62 64 65 68 65 62 62 66 68 67 68 67 66 64 64
RH 46 57 45 30 23 22 34 45 55 64 52 35 27 29 48 65 73 81 68 57 49 47
Wind dir SW S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S S SE E E NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 8 11 11 11 12 9 9 9 9 11 10 9 9 6 5 6 8 11 13 12 11
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 40 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0.08
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5600 9700 1000 600 6900 9900 6100 800 4300 5500
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 16 17 17 16 10 14 12 16 14
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 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 90 69 98 69 89 68 89
Temp 74 68 82 89 77 70 93 96 79 70 84 87 75 69 85 87
Dewpt 65 65 64 63 66 66 65 61 66 66 67 65 67 67 66 64
Max/Min RH 91 41 88 29 88 47 95 44
RH 74 89 54 42 70 85 39 31 64 86 56 50 77 93 53 46
PWind dir NE E SE S SE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 10 10 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-032115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 77 100 70 85
Temp 80 76 84 94 99 97 87 82 79 77 84 94 99 96 85 78 74 70 74 80 84 82
Dewpt 57 59 61 60 57 57 60 60 61 62 64 63 61 61 64 65 65 64 63 63 61 61
RH 45 56 46 33 25 27 41 47 54 60 51 36 29 32 50 64 74 81 69 56 46 49
Wind dir S S S S S E E S SW SW SW SW SE E E E NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 11 10 13 12 13 13 9 10 12 12 14 10 9 12 10 10 11 12 17 16 16 16
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 40 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0.02 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5300 9800 3400 700 6600 11100 4300 900 3800 6000
T Wind Dir S S SE SW SW S E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 14 16 18 16 11 12 13 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 88 69 96 67 86 67 90
Temp 71 66 83 86 74 69 91 91 75 67 81 84 72 67 84 88
Dewpt 60 60 63 63 62 63 62 58 62 63 64 63 64 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 81 43 81 30 87 46 87 39
RH 68 81 51 46 66 81 38 33 64 87 56 49 76 87 49 40
PWind dir E SE S S SE E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 20 40 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S C C S C C S S S
Tstms S C S S S C C S C C S S S
$$
TXZ031-032115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 78 102 70 87
Temp 80 77 87 96100100 90 86 81 79 88 98102 98 87 80 74 71 76 81 85 85
Dewpt 60 63 63 62 61 60 63 64 64 65 67 66 65 66 70 71 69 67 64 63 62 62
RH 51 61 45 33 27 27 41 49 57 63 50 36 30 36 57 75 84 88 67 54 46 46
Wind dir S S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 8 6 11 11 12 12 9 8 9 9 13 11 10 10 6 5 6 9 12 12 12 11
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.03 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S C C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5200 9400 1100 700 8000 10200 3000 2000 4300 5600
T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW SW NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 16 17 16 13 12 12 19 14
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 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 91 69 97 66 87 66 89
Temp 73 66 84 90 77 70 92 95 74 67 80 86 73 67 86 87
Dewpt 64 63 62 62 65 67 66 64 69 67 68 67 69 67 68 66
Max/Min RH 93 38 90 35 100 51 100 47
RH 74 92 47 39 68 89 43 37 84100 68 53 86100 55 50
PWind dir NE E S S SE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 20 50 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C S C C S
Tstms S C S S C C C S C C S
$$
TXZ029-032115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 71 97 64 81
Temp 75 72 81 88 92 90 79 77 74 72 83 92 96 91 79 74 69 65 71 76 80 79
Dewpt 60 60 61 61 60 59 63 63 62 63 63 63 60 62 66 67 66 63 60 60 59 58
RH 60 66 51 40 34 35 57 62 66 73 51 38 30 38 64 79 90 93 68 58 49 49
Wind dir S SW SW S SE E E S SW SW SW SW E E E E NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 8 9 11 10 10 10 5 5 9 9 12 10 10 12 9 9 9 10 16 14 12 11
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.12 0.04 0.06
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C S S S S S C C C C C C S
LAL 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4500 8000 1200 600 6400 11600 1600 1100 3500 5700
T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW NW E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 18 16 12 13 16 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 87 64 93 62 83 61 87
Temp 66 61 80 85 70 65 89 89 69 63 76 82 67 62 82 85
Dewpt 60 59 61 60 64 63 61 58 64 63 63 61 65 62 63 60
Max/Min RH 95 41 95 33 100 48 100 41
RH 81 93 52 43 81 93 39 35 84100 64 49 93100 53 43
PWind dir E SE S S E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 20 40 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S C C C C C C S S
Tstms S C S S S C C C C C C S S
$$
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