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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024
TXZ024-202115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 69 87 66 83
Temp 75 71 83 91 92 92 80 73 71 70 76 83 87 86 75 70 67 66 70 76 81 82
Dewpt 62 63 60 59 59 61 65 66 66 66 65 63 62 62 64 64 64 65 64 63 60 60
RH 65 74 46 35 34 36 61 78 84 88 68 51 43 46 70 82 90 97 83 63 49 48
Wind dir N SW SW W NE SE SE S NW NW N NE NE N NE N N N N NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 40 40 50
QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0.14 0.08 0.14
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C S S C C S S C C C C S S
Tstms C S C C C C C C S S C C S S C C C C S S
LAL 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 7100 8400 1700 1200 2200 1800 1500 700 7700 8300
T Wind Dir SW NW S NW E NE NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 9 8 9 8 6 9 8
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 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24
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 90 67 93 68 94 69 94
Temp 68 66 86 88 72 68 90 91 74 69 89 91 74 70 90 92
Dewpt 63 63 58 58 62 62 58 58 63 64 59 57 62 63 59 57
Max/Min RH 94 33 83 30 85 29 81 29
RH 84 90 39 37 72 82 35 34 69 83 36 32 65 80 34 31
PWind dir SW NE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ026-202115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 69 90 67 84
Temp 75 72 83 90 94 92 80 75 71 69 76 86 90 87 80 73 70 67 72 78 83 83
Dewpt 63 63 63 62 62 62 65 67 67 67 66 65 63 62 63 65 65 65 65 64 62 62
RH 66 73 51 39 35 37 60 76 87 93 70 49 41 43 57 75 85 93 79 62 49 49
Wind dir N SE S SW NE SE SE E SE N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N N NE E E
Wind spd 6 6 9 9 6 8 5 5 5 4 6 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.07 0.13 0.06 0.11
Rain shwrs C S S C C C C C C S S C C S S C C C C S S
Tstms C S S C C C C C C S S C C S S C C C C S S
LAL 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2
Haines 5 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6300 8600 1200 1200 2700 3200 1100 800 7100 8600
T Wind Dir SW SW SE N NE NE NE W NW NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 9 9 6 6 4 4 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 92 68 95 69 95 69 95
Temp 72 66 87 90 75 69 92 92 77 69 91 92 77 70 92 93
Dewpt 64 64 62 60 63 64 62 60 64 65 62 60 64 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 93 34 87 30 87 31 84 32
RH 76 92 43 37 66 85 37 35 64 87 39 35 64 83 37 34
PWind dir S E S S S SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10
$$
TXZ043-202115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 97 70 90 68 82
Temp 76 73 85 93 93 87 79 75 72 71 80 86 90 87 77 72 69 68 72 75 80 82
Dewpt 62 61 64 62 62 64 66 67 67 67 66 65 64 64 66 67 67 66 67 66 65 64
RH 63 67 50 37 36 47 66 76 83 87 63 49 42 45 70 85 91 95 85 73 62 55
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S SW W N NW N NE N NE NE NE N N NE NE E
Wind spd 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 50 50 60
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.01 0.06 0.15 0.36
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S C C C C C C L L C C S
Tstms C C C C C S S S C C C C C C L L C C S
LAL 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3
Haines 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 7400 8300 600 1100 4300 4700 1600 1600 5900 6700
T Wind Dir SW S S W S N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 10 13 9 3 10 6 4 10 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 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24
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 90 67 94 69 94 69 95
Temp 70 66 85 88 74 68 91 93 76 70 89 92 76 69 89 94
Dewpt 67 65 63 61 66 65 63 60 67 67 64 61 65 66 63 59
Max/Min RH 100 38 93 31 94 35 90 30
RH 90 98 47 39 77 91 40 34 74 92 45 36 70 90 43 32
PWind dir SW NE S SE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-202115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 69 85 66 81
Temp 75 71 81 87 91 87 78 75 71 69 76 83 85 81 74 71 68 66 70 75 81 78
Dewpt 59 59 61 59 59 60 63 63 64 65 65 64 63 63 63 64 63 63 64 64 63 63
RH 58 66 51 39 34 40 60 66 79 87 68 54 48 54 68 79 83 90 82 69 54 61
Wind dir SE S SW W NE SE S SW W NW N N NW NE NE N N NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 9 6 10 9 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 50 60 60
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.36 0.28
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C C C L L L L C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C C C C C C C L L L L C C S
LAL 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6600 8800 2200 800 3500 3200 1700 1300 6500 8500
T Wind Dir SW SW S NW E NE E N NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 10 12 13 4 12 10 10 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 87 66 91 67 92 68 93
Temp 69 64 83 85 73 66 87 86 74 67 87 89 75 68 87 90
Dewpt 63 63 62 59 61 62 61 59 62 62 62 58 61 63 62 58
Max/Min RH 97 39 87 34 84 34 84 31
RH 82 96 50 42 67 86 42 40 66 84 43 36 62 84 43 35
PWind dir S NE S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-202115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
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 69 90 67 84
Temp 76 72 83 92 94 93 79 75 71 69 78 87 90 88 78 73 69 67 73 79 83 83
Dewpt 63 64 63 62 62 63 68 69 68 68 68 66 64 64 66 67 67 67 67 65 65 64
RH 65 76 51 37 35 37 69 83 91 96 70 50 42 46 67 81 96 99 82 63 54 52
Wind dir NW SE S SW N SE SE S SE N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N N N E E
Wind spd 5 5 6 9 8 8 5 4 3 4 4 8 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.13
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C S S C C S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C C C S S C C S S C C C C S S
LAL 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2
Haines 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 7100 9300 1500 1400 2700 2500 1400 1000 6300 7700
T Wind Dir SW SW S NW E NE NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 12 10 12 9 9 8 6 4 5 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 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24
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 92 67 95 68 94 69 96
Temp 71 66 87 90 75 68 92 92 76 69 90 92 76 70 92 94
Dewpt 66 65 62 60 64 65 62 61 66 67 63 61 66 66 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 34 93 31 96 34 90 31
RH 85 98 43 37 70 91 38 36 71 94 41 35 70 88 38 32
PWind dir SW E S S S SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ029-202115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 64 82 61 79
Temp 70 67 80 88 90 87 75 70 67 65 74 82 80 79 70 65 63 61 68 75 78 78
Dewpt 60 61 58 57 57 58 64 65 65 64 63 61 62 62 64 64 63 61 63 60 60 60
RH 71 81 47 35 33 38 69 84 93 97 68 50 54 56 81 96100100 83 59 54 54
Wind dir NE S SW W N E SE W NW NW N NE NW NE NE N N N NE E E E
Wind spd 5 5 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 50 50 50 60
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.40 0.28
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S C C C C C C C C L L C C S
Tstms S S S C C C C S C C C C C C C C L L C C S
LAL 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 8000 8800 2000 800 2100 2100 1200 800 6500 8000
T Wind Dir W W S NW E E NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 13 9 13 11 6 8 9 6 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 87 62 90 63 91 64 91
Temp 64 60 83 85 69 63 88 88 69 63 88 89 71 64 87 89
Dewpt 63 60 57 56 61 61 57 56 62 62 58 56 61 62 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 35 97 32 97 31 93 30
RH 97100 41 37 77 93 35 34 78 95 37 33 71 92 36 33
PWind dir S E S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 10 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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