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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024
TXZ024-160915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024
Date 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 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 77 103 72 93 68
Temp 103102 87 83 80 77 90 99102101 88 82 76 73 81 88 92 90 80 74 70 68
Dewpt 55 53 56 56 57 60 61 55 53 53 54 56 61 63 63 62 62 62 64 66 66 65
RH 21 20 35 40 47 55 38 23 20 21 31 41 60 71 54 42 37 40 59 76 86 89
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S NW NW N NE E E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 11 9 9 11 11 11 10 11 10 8 8 6 5 6 5 8 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S
Tstms S S S S S C C S
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1700 600 8700 10200 1900 1200 5400 6600 3100 1000
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW N NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 16 20 16 13 16 13 11 10 12 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 07/18 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 67 93 69 90 67 86 66 85
Temp 82 88 74 68 88 91 76 70 85 84 71 68 81 82 70 67 81 81
Dewpt 63 59 60 60 59 58 60 62 62 64 66 65 63 63 65 63 61 62
Min/Max RH 37 76 32 75 43 91 49 90 47
RH 53 38 63 75 39 33 59 75 47 51 83 90 55 53 83 89 52 54
PWind dir E SE SE S S S NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 40 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S S S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S S C C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-160915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024
Date 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 105 74 93 68
Temp 102102 90 85 80 77 89101105102 91 84 78 75 81 89 92 90 81 77 72 69
Dewpt 59 57 58 59 60 61 62 60 56 55 55 57 61 63 64 64 63 64 65 66 65 65
RH 25 23 34 41 51 58 41 26 20 21 30 40 56 66 56 44 38 42 58 69 79 87
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 13 11 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 10 9 9 8 6 8 6 8 9 9 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S
Tstms S S S S C C S
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 400 8000 10100 600 900 5000 7700 3200 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 14 14 14 13 11 13 11 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 68 93 70 91 68 88 67 88
Temp 86 89 76 68 88 91 78 70 85 85 74 68 83 84 72 67 83 84
Dewpt 64 61 61 62 63 60 61 63 64 65 66 66 65 65 66 65 64 64
Min/Max RH 37 81 34 78 44 94 50 95 46
RH 48 39 60 81 43 36 56 78 50 51 76 93 55 53 81 93 53 51
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE E NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 20 40 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C S C C S
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C S C C S
$$
TXZ043-160915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024
Date 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 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 77 103 75 97 71
Temp 102102 90 85 80 77 89 98102102 90 83 79 76 86 92 94 95 84 79 74 71
Dewpt 59 56 58 60 62 62 63 60 55 51 55 57 59 62 63 62 61 60 63 66 67 66
RH 25 22 35 44 54 60 42 30 21 18 32 41 50 62 47 37 34 31 50 64 80 84
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W N E E E NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 9 8 9 9 8 10 10 10 9 6 8 8 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 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 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 900 600 7300 9200 2000 500 7400 7800 3600 1400
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW NW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 14 12 13 13 9 9 12 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 07/18 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 68 95 70 93 68 86 67 87
Temp 85 91 76 69 88 94 78 71 87 90 75 69 80 84 71 67 79 85
Dewpt 64 60 62 62 62 58 61 62 63 63 66 66 66 65 67 66 64 63
Min/Max RH 36 78 30 73 40 91 54 97 46
RH 49 37 62 78 42 30 57 73 45 41 76 90 64 55 87 96 60 47
PWind dir NE E SE SE S E NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 30 20 40 40 50 30 40
Rain shwrs S C S C C S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S C C S C C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-160915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024
Date 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 101 73 93 68
Temp 100 98 87 81 77 74 85 95100 99 88 81 77 73 81 89 93 90 81 75 72 69
Dewpt 56 53 53 55 59 61 63 57 53 51 52 54 57 60 61 61 60 60 62 63 64 64
RH 23 22 31 41 54 64 48 28 21 20 29 39 50 64 51 39 33 37 53 66 76 84
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW NE S E E E E NE NE NE
Wind spd 11 11 9 11 11 9 11 11 12 12 9 9 9 6 6 5 8 11 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 4600 600 7900 9600 2900 500 6100 8300 3200 1300
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S E E NE
T Wind Spd 13 17 13 13 14 13 8 10 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 69 92 70 89 67 87 66 87
Temp 83 84 74 69 87 88 76 71 85 83 72 68 80 81 70 66 81 81
Dewpt 63 61 61 61 62 59 60 61 63 63 65 65 65 62 63 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 41 76 35 71 45 91 48 90 43
RH 51 46 64 76 43 38 58 71 48 51 79 90 60 53 78 90 53 51
PWind dir E E SE SE S E E E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 30 30 50 50 40 40 30
Rain shwrs S C S S S C S C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S C S C C C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-160915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024
Date 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 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 74 95 68
Temp 103103 90 84 81 77 91101105103 91 84 78 75 84 90 94 92 82 77 72 69
Dewpt 60 58 60 60 61 62 63 60 57 54 56 58 61 64 65 65 64 65 67 68 68 67
RH 25 23 36 45 52 61 41 27 21 20 31 41 56 70 54 43 38 41 61 75 86 92
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S NW NW N NE NE NE E NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 10 6 6 9 8 10 11 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S
Tstms S S S S C C S
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 800 700 8500 9600 900 1100 6000 6200 3400 1400
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S NW NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 17 14 14 14 12 12 10 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 07/18 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 67 94 70 92 68 87 66 87
Temp 85 89 75 67 88 92 78 70 85 87 74 68 82 84 71 66 81 84
Dewpt 65 62 62 63 63 60 62 63 65 65 67 67 67 66 67 66 66 65
Min/Max RH 38 87 33 79 43 98 53 100 50
RH 50 40 64 87 44 35 58 79 51 49 80 98 60 56 87100 59 53
PWind dir NE E SE SE S E NE E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 40 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S S S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S S C C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ029-160915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024
Date 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 100 67 91 63
Temp 99 98 84 78 74 70 85 95 99 98 85 79 71 68 79 86 90 87 77 72 67 64
Dewpt 53 51 53 55 57 59 60 55 51 51 52 54 59 62 61 60 60 60 64 65 65 64
RH 22 21 34 45 55 68 43 26 20 21 32 42 66 81 54 42 37 40 64 79 93100
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S N NE NE E E E NE E NE NE
Wind spd 10 9 8 8 9 6 9 10 10 9 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4300 600 8300 10700 4200 700 6100 6500 3500 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S E NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 14 17 13 11 16 13 10 9 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 63 91 65 88 63 83 61 83
Temp 79 86 71 64 85 88 72 66 82 82 68 64 79 79 67 61 78 79
Dewpt 61 59 61 60 58 57 61 61 62 63 65 64 62 61 64 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 39 90 33 85 45 100 50 100 46
RH 54 40 71 87 40 35 68 84 51 53 90100 56 54 90100 54 50
PWind dir E SE S S S SE NE E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 30 30 50 50 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S C C C C C C C C C C C C
$$
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