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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
323 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
TXZ024-022115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
323 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
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 76 99 77 99
Temp 80 77 87 96100 99 87 82 79 77 84 91 96 97 86 82 79 78 87 96 99 95
Dewpt 60 62 62 62 60 59 62 61 60 61 62 62 62 62 63 62 62 62 64 63 62 63
RH 51 59 44 34 27 27 44 49 52 59 49 38 34 32 46 52 55 58 46 35 31 36
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE
Wind spd 16 17 18 14 14 13 9 9 9 9 11 9 11 11 8 8 10 12 14 11 10 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S C
Tstms S C C S S S S C
LAL 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6400 11300 1400 700 6500 9200 5600 700 8800 11800
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 18 16 14 13 14 11 17 17 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 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 85 64 89 68 95 68 89
Temp 77 69 79 84 70 65 84 87 73 69 91 90 74 69 84 88
Dewpt 68 65 60 59 61 60 61 60 62 62 62 59 63 63 64 61
Max/Min RH 86 41 87 37 81 33 82 40
RH 73 85 53 43 75 85 46 41 68 78 38 35 70 81 51 41
PWind dir NE NE SE S S SW S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 50 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-022115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
323 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 105 77 101 79 101
Temp 80 78 87 98103102 92 86 81 77 87 97101 99 91 86 82 79 89 96100 97
Dewpt 61 62 63 63 61 59 59 59 61 61 63 63 60 62 63 64 64 63 65 65 64 65
RH 52 58 45 32 26 25 33 40 51 58 45 33 26 30 40 48 55 58 45 36 31 35
Wind dir S S SW S S S S SE S S SW S S S SE S S S SW S S SE
Wind spd 12 12 17 16 17 16 11 10 9 9 11 12 12 14 10 11 11 11 14 12 11 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4300 8200 700 400 6100 9100 5100 600 5200 7600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 20 17 12 17 16 17 18 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 88 67 91 69 96 69 92
Temp 81 71 82 87 73 67 86 89 77 70 92 93 76 70 86 90
Dewpt 68 66 61 60 63 62 62 60 64 64 64 62 65 64 65 63
Max/Min RH 85 39 85 35 84 34 84 39
RH 65 84 49 40 71 84 45 38 64 81 40 36 69 81 50 41
PWind dir NE NE E SE S S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-022115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
323 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
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 104 76 102 79 103
Temp 80 76 87 97102102 91 86 81 77 87 96101101 91 86 81 79 87 97102101
Dewpt 62 64 65 61 58 55 56 58 59 61 64 62 60 60 61 62 63 65 67 65 62 61
RH 54 66 48 32 24 21 32 39 48 59 46 32 26 26 37 45 54 63 52 36 27 28
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 10 9 14 14 13 13 11 10 9 8 10 12 12 13 9 9 9 9 12 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5400 9700 700 600 6000 9800 6300 700 6800 9700
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 23 19 19 16 18 16 17 18 17 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 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 73 89 68 91 69 97 71 94
Temp 84 74 84 87 74 69 85 90 76 70 92 93 78 72 91 92
Dewpt 66 67 65 63 65 64 65 62 65 64 63 60 64 64 65 61
Max/Min RH 79 44 87 38 83 30 76 34
RH 56 79 53 45 74 85 50 39 69 81 38 33 62 76 42 36
PWind dir E NE E SE S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 20 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-022115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
323 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 76 100 77 100
Temp 78 76 84 94100 99 89 84 79 76 84 94 99 94 88 83 80 77 84 94 99 94
Dewpt 59 61 61 61 58 56 57 57 57 58 61 60 59 60 60 59 60 61 64 63 62 61
RH 52 60 46 34 25 24 34 40 47 54 46 32 27 32 39 44 51 58 51 36 30 34
Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE
Wind spd 17 13 17 16 16 16 12 13 12 10 13 12 13 16 11 11 12 12 14 11 11 12
Clouds CL FW FW CL B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0.10
Rain shwrs S S S C
Tstms S S S C
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7100 11100 4900 800 6400 8500 4200 1000 6000 8500
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 17 17 18 17 16 13 19 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 87 66 89 68 94 69 93
Temp 79 71 82 84 71 66 84 87 73 68 89 90 75 69 88 90
Dewpt 64 64 62 61 60 60 63 60 62 61 61 58 62 61 62 59
Max/Min RH 79 43 81 37 80 32 76 34
RH 60 79 51 46 68 81 49 40 68 78 39 34 64 76 42 35
PWind dir E E E SE S S S SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-022115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
323 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
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 104 77 101 79 102
Temp 80 77 88 97102102 91 87 81 77 88 97101 99 91 86 81 79 89 97101 98
Dewpt 62 64 65 64 61 59 59 59 60 62 64 64 62 62 63 64 64 64 66 66 66 66
RH 54 65 47 34 26 25 34 40 50 60 46 34 28 30 40 48 56 60 47 38 32 34
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 12 11 17 16 16 13 10 9 9 6 11 11 12 13 9 9 9 9 14 12 11 10
Clouds CL FW CL CL SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C
Tstms S C
Heat Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4700 9100 1100 700 6100 8900 5100 900 5000 7600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 23 20 18 16 18 16 18 18 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 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 70 88 65 91 69 97 69 92
Temp 81 71 82 87 73 65 86 89 76 70 93 93 77 70 87 90
Dewpt 69 67 62 61 64 63 63 62 65 65 64 62 66 65 66 64
Max/Min RH 90 43 95 38 85 33 87 39
RH 68 88 52 43 72 93 47 41 69 83 40 36 70 85 51 43
PWind dir NE NE E S S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 30 10 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S C S S
Tstms C C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ029-022115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
323 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 72 96 72 98
Temp 75 71 82 92 98 96 84 79 75 72 81 89 95 91 82 78 75 73 83 92 97 93
Dewpt 60 62 60 61 58 57 61 60 59 59 61 61 59 60 62 62 61 61 62 62 59 60
RH 60 73 47 36 27 27 46 52 58 64 51 39 30 36 51 58 62 66 49 37 29 33
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S SE S SW SW S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW S SE
Wind spd 13 12 16 14 14 12 9 9 9 8 11 10 11 11 6 8 9 10 13 11 10 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 40 20 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S S S S
LAL 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6800 11100 3300 800 6500 9900 3600 600 6600 11200
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 16 14 18 17 13 14 19 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 83 60 87 63 92 64 89
Temp 74 65 77 82 67 61 82 84 69 64 87 88 70 64 83 84
Dewpt 66 63 58 57 60 58 61 59 62 61 60 57 62 61 62 59
Max/Min RH 95 42 92 38 93 32 90 40
RH 76 93 52 43 78 90 49 43 78 90 40 35 76 90 49 43
PWind dir E NE E S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 50 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
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