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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
TXZ024-042115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 68 83 65 90
Temp 78 78 87 95 96 90 83 78 74 70 74 78 80 81 72 69 67 66 74 83 88 88
Dewpt 62 62 64 64 64 66 67 67 63 61 60 59 59 59 62 61 61 60 62 65 65 64
RH 59 60 46 36 36 46 60 69 70 74 62 53 49 48 71 77 83 80 66 56 47 44
Wind dir SW SW SW W N SE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 11 12 11 8 8 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 8 10 10
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 40 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0.01 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S C S C C C C S S S S C C C C C
LAL 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 3
Haines 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 6000 8700 1100 1200 4100 4400 2600 1100 3900 6100
T Wind Dir SW NW NE NE E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 10 13 19 18 14 9 8 9 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 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 93 64 84 64 87 66 88
Temp 73 68 89 90 70 65 78 81 69 65 79 86 71 67 84 87
Dewpt 66 65 65 63 66 64 65 64 66 65 64 62 64 64 64 62
Max/Min RH 91 38 97 54 99 44 92 43
RH 79 89 45 41 87 96 66 57 93 98 60 46 80 90 52 44
PWind dir S S E NE NE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 50 30 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-042115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 70 87 67 90
Temp 81 79 89 98100 95 85 80 76 72 75 82 85 84 77 73 69 67 76 85 90 88
Dewpt 64 63 65 65 64 66 68 67 65 63 62 61 59 59 61 62 62 62 62 63 64 65
RH 56 58 45 34 31 39 57 65 69 73 64 49 41 43 58 68 78 84 62 48 42 47
Wind dir S S SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E SE S S S S
Wind spd 12 11 12 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 9 5 5 4 4 5 8 10 11
Clouds FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 20 20
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0 0.04 0
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C S S S S S S S S C
Tstms S C S S C C C C S S S S S S S S C
LAL 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 6000 7900 600 700 3900 4100 2700 300 3900 5600
T Wind Dir SW W NE NE NE NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 10 16 20 18 14 9 6 8 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 94 67 86 67 89 68 90
Temp 76 70 90 91 74 67 81 84 72 67 82 88 75 68 85 87
Dewpt 67 67 66 65 68 66 68 66 68 67 67 64 66 65 67 65
Max/Min RH 90 37 97 53 100 44 93 45
RH 74 90 45 42 82 97 65 55 87100 61 45 74 90 55 48
PWind dir S S E NE NE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 50 30 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C S C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-042115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 103 73 87 68 93
Temp 81 79 88 97101 98 87 82 77 75 76 81 85 86 77 73 70 68 77 84 91 92
Dewpt 63 65 67 65 62 63 67 68 68 68 66 66 65 63 64 64 64 65 65 66 66 64
RH 54 63 51 35 28 32 53 64 73 80 71 61 51 47 65 75 80 91 68 55 44 41
Wind dir S S SW S SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 9 11 9 6 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 9
Clouds FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.07 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S C C C C S S C C C C C C S
Tstms S C C S S C C C C S S C C C C C C S
LAL 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 5900 8800 600 700 3200 5000 3300 800 4100 5700
T Wind Dir SW SE NE NE NE E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 17 9 12 13 18 14 13 11 8 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 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 69 97 68 88 67 89 67 91
Temp 76 70 92 96 77 69 83 86 74 68 84 88 74 68 86 88
Dewpt 68 65 65 62 68 67 66 65 68 67 66 63 66 66 65 63
Max/Min RH 88 32 95 47 99 42 94 41
RH 76 85 41 34 75 95 57 50 81 97 56 44 76 92 49 44
PWind dir S S SE NE NE E SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms S S C C C C C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-042115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 69 85 67 90
Temp 80 77 84 94 94 87 82 77 73 69 74 78 84 82 75 71 68 67 74 83 90 88
Dewpt 59 61 64 64 63 64 64 65 64 62 61 62 60 61 61 61 61 61 64 65 62 60
RH 49 58 51 37 36 46 55 67 73 78 64 58 44 49 62 71 78 81 71 55 39 39
Wind dir S SW SW S SE E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind spd 13 12 12 8 5 10 11 12 12 13 14 12 12 12 9 8 5 5 8 9 10 12
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 30 30 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.24 0 0.01 0.05 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S C C S S S S C C C C S S S
Tstms S C C S S S C C S S S S C C C C S S S
LAL 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5800 8300 900 1700 3900 4700 3200 1300 4000 6100
T Wind Dir SW E E NE E E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 16 9 14 20 19 14 13 12 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 95 67 86 66 89 67 90
Temp 75 69 90 93 75 67 80 82 71 66 83 87 73 67 84 87
Dewpt 63 62 63 58 62 63 65 63 64 64 64 61 62 63 63 60
Max/Min RH 78 29 87 49 93 39 87 38
RH 66 78 41 31 64 87 60 53 79 93 53 42 68 87 49 40
PWind dir S S SE E E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 10 40 30 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-042115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 70 87 66 92
Temp 82 79 89 98100 95 85 80 75 71 76 82 84 84 76 72 68 67 77 85 90 91
Dewpt 64 65 67 67 66 67 70 70 67 66 63 63 60 61 64 64 63 64 64 66 66 66
RH 56 63 48 37 33 40 61 73 75 85 65 53 45 46 66 76 85 90 65 53 47 44
Wind dir S S SW SW S N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE E SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 10 12 9 6 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 5 3 3 2 5 8 9 9
Clouds FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.03 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C C S S S S C C S S C
Tstms S C C S C C C C S S S S C C S S C
LAL 1 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5400 7800 900 900 4100 4400 2700 600 4100 5600
T Wind Dir SW W NE NE NE NE E E S S
T Wind Spd 17 9 13 20 18 16 9 6 8 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 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 68 95 66 86 66 89 66 90
Temp 76 69 91 93 74 67 81 84 72 66 82 88 74 67 86 88
Dewpt 68 68 67 66 69 67 68 67 70 66 67 64 67 67 67 65
Max/Min RH 97 39 100 55 100 44 100 44
RH 78 97 45 42 86100 65 57 92100 61 45 80 99 54 46
PWind dir S S E NE NE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 20 50 30 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C S C C S S S S
Tstms C S C C C S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-042115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 64 81 61 88
Temp 74 72 83 93 94 86 77 74 69 65 71 76 79 78 69 66 63 62 72 80 86 87
Dewpt 60 62 62 63 62 63 66 66 63 60 58 58 58 58 61 60 60 60 62 64 62 60
RH 62 71 49 37 35 46 69 76 81 84 63 54 49 50 76 81 90 93 71 58 45 40
Wind dir S SW SW W NE E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 9 10 11 6 9 10 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 6 5 5 4 5 9 10 10
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 40 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.04 0.23 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S C C C C S S C C C C C C C
LAL 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5800 9400 1000 1400 4100 4600 2800 1100 3800 5400
T Wind Dir SW NE E E E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 21 19 14 11 11 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 92 61 81 60 86 61 88
Temp 71 64 87 90 69 62 76 79 66 61 77 85 68 62 82 85
Dewpt 64 62 63 58 64 62 63 62 65 61 62 59 63 62 62 58
Max/Min RH 97 32 100 54 100 40 100 38
RH 79 93 45 34 84100 64 56 97100 60 41 84100 51 40
PWind dir S S E NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 30 20 50 40 40 20 30 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C S S S C S
Tstms C S C C C C C C S S S C S
$$
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