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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
TXZ024-302115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
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 75 99 76 103
Temp 77 76 85 90 93 94 84 80 77 75 86 93 98 97 87 83 79 77 87 97102101
Dewpt 68 68 68 67 66 63 64 63 65 66 66 63 59 58 59 59 60 61 63 61 59 57
RH 73 76 56 47 42 37 51 57 68 72 51 37 28 27 39 44 52 59 45 32 25 24
Wind dir S SW W SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 5 6 8 10 12 8 8 9 10 13 13 14 14 11 12 14 16 18 16 14 14
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6800 7800 1600 600 8000 10800 6900 700 7400 12300
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 16 14 20 20 20 20 23 19
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 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 78 99 77 100 71 88 67 88
Temp 86 78 95 97 82 77 95 97 82 72 82 84 72 68 81 87
Dewpt 58 59 61 60 63 63 63 61 64 65 66 64 64 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 52 27 62 29 79 49 86 42
RH 39 52 33 30 53 62 35 31 55 79 59 52 76 85 57 43
PWind dir S S S SW S NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 5 30 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-302115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 77 102 77 105
Temp 80 78 87 93 96 95 87 84 79 77 88 97101 99 89 85 80 77 88 99104102
Dewpt 69 69 69 69 67 65 64 66 66 67 67 65 62 60 60 61 61 63 64 63 60 59
RH 69 74 55 46 39 37 46 55 64 71 50 35 28 28 38 45 52 62 45 31 24 25
Wind dir SE S SW SE SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 6 8 6 10 11 9 9 9 9 13 14 16 16 12 12 12 12 17 17 17 17
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6100 7200 800 400 7700 10100 6500 600 6300 10700
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 16 16 18 20 18 16 21 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 79 102 79 102 74 92 69 89
Temp 88 79 97100 87 79 98 99 85 75 87 86 75 69 85 87
Dewpt 59 60 63 60 63 64 65 63 65 66 67 65 66 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 52 26 60 29 74 44 91 43
RH 38 52 33 27 45 60 34 31 51 74 52 50 74 90 51 46
PWind dir S S S SW SE NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 30 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-302115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
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 77 102 77 105
Temp 81 78 86 93 98 99 89 85 80 77 87 95101100 90 85 80 77 88 98104102
Dewpt 69 69 67 64 62 60 63 66 67 67 68 63 60 58 59 60 62 63 64 61 57 56
RH 66 74 53 38 31 29 41 54 65 71 53 36 26 25 36 44 54 62 45 30 21 22
Wind dir S S SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 5 6 6 9 10 8 8 8 6 10 11 12 13 9 9 9 9 13 14 16 14
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7300 9300 1000 500 7700 11000 7000 700 6400 11100
T Wind Dir S SE SE SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 11 14 14 18 19 17 16 20 18
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 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 79 103 79 103 77 97 69 91
Temp 87 79 98101 87 79 97101 86 78 92 90 76 70 84 90
Dewpt 59 63 62 59 63 65 65 60 64 66 67 67 68 67 67 64
Max/Min RH 58 24 62 26 68 38 90 41
RH 40 58 31 25 45 62 35 26 49 68 44 46 77 89 56 42
PWind dir S S S S S SE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S
Tstms S S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-302115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 74 99 75 103
Temp 79 75 83 91 97 96 87 82 78 74 83 93 99 96 89 82 78 75 84 96102100
Dewpt 64 65 67 63 58 55 58 62 63 65 65 61 57 55 55 57 59 61 62 61 56 54
RH 60 71 59 40 28 25 38 51 60 74 55 35 25 25 32 43 52 62 48 32 22 22
Wind dir S S SW S SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 8 11 12 14 17 12 11 11 10 16 17 18 18 16 16 16 14 17 17 16 17
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7700 9600 5900 1600 6900 9900 6200 700 7200 11900
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 18 19 21 20 19 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 76 101 76 100 74 92 68 89
Temp 86 76 94 98 83 76 93 96 82 74 87 86 73 68 83 87
Dewpt 56 58 60 57 60 62 63 60 62 63 66 64 63 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 54 24 62 27 69 42 84 40
RH 36 54 32 26 46 62 37 30 51 69 50 48 71 84 53 43
PWind dir S S S S S SE E SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 20 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-302115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
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 77 102 77 105
Temp 80 78 87 93 97 96 88 84 79 77 88 96101 99 90 85 80 77 89 98103102
Dewpt 70 69 70 69 67 65 65 66 68 68 68 65 63 61 62 62 62 63 65 63 60 59
RH 73 75 58 46 39 37 48 57 70 75 53 37 29 29 40 47 54 63 46 32 25 25
Wind dir S S SW SE SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 6 6 10 11 6 6 6 6 11 12 16 14 9 9 10 10 17 16 16 16
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6600 8200 1200 600 7700 10100 6200 800 6500 10800
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 14 18 20 18 17 23 20
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 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 79 102 79 103 73 93 68 90
Temp 88 79 98100 87 79 98100 85 74 89 87 75 69 84 89
Dewpt 59 62 63 61 64 65 65 64 66 68 68 67 68 66 67 65
Max/Min RH 56 27 62 29 82 46 93 44
RH 39 56 33 28 47 62 35 31 54 82 49 52 81 91 58 45
PWind dir S S S SW SE NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 30 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-302115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 70 97 71 100
Temp 74 72 82 88 92 92 82 77 74 70 81 90 96 94 84 79 74 71 82 93 99 97
Dewpt 66 65 67 64 60 57 59 62 64 65 65 60 56 54 57 57 59 61 61 60 57 55
RH 76 79 61 45 34 31 46 60 71 84 58 37 26 26 40 47 59 71 49 33 25 25
Wind dir S S SW S SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 6 5 8 9 11 12 9 8 9 9 14 14 16 16 12 12 12 12 17 14 14 14
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7500 9500 5000 800 7300 10100 6500 600 7700 11600
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 18 20 20 21 19 23 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 97 71 97 68 88 62 87
Temp 81 73 92 95 78 71 91 95 78 69 83 82 69 63 79 86
Dewpt 57 58 59 57 63 62 62 58 62 63 64 63 64 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 59 26 73 28 81 46 97 40
RH 44 59 33 28 60 73 38 29 58 81 53 53 84 97 56 42
PWind dir S S S SW S SE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 10 30 40 40 20
Rain shwrs S C S C S C C C S S
Tstms S C S C S C C C S S
$$
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