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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
255 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
TXZ024-292115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 85 51 85 61 85
Temp 57 55 65 77 84 82 65 61 57 53 66 80 85 82 68 64 63 62 70 81 85 81
Dewpt 33 39 43 38 26 25 26 25 26 25 29 29 26 24 29 31 34 40 44 34 28 27
RH 40 56 44 24 12 12 23 25 30 33 25 16 12 12 23 28 34 44 39 18 13 13
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 23 19 19 16 17 11 9 11 12 11 8 9 12 13 11 13 16 17 16 17 19 17
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3700 10700 500 500 5100 8000 500 600 6200 8500
T Wind Dir SW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 25 16 21 13 19 16 19 23 26
RFTI 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category EL NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24 Thu 04/04/24
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 58 77 41 61 39 71 43 77
Temp 68 59 73 71 51 42 55 59 44 40 64 70 50 44 73 74
Dewpt 31 32 31 30 37 33 28 22 25 24 26 24 28 28 28 25
Max/Min RH 36 17 73 24 54 16 53 14
RH 25 36 21 22 58 70 36 24 47 53 23 18 41 52 18 16
PWind dir SW W NW N NW N S SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 20 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C S
$$
TXZ026-292115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 48 83 57 85
Temp 53 51 61 73 79 78 65 59 56 50 61 75 83 80 68 64 61 58 66 79 85 82
Dewpt 36 39 45 45 43 41 41 39 37 37 38 37 36 37 41 44 45 46 51 47 39 41
RH 52 63 56 37 28 27 41 47 49 60 42 26 19 21 37 48 56 64 58 32 20 24
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW W W W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 12 11 16 17 18 14 13 12 11 10 9 6 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 17 12
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV B2 FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2700 5400 600 500 2600 5800 600 600 1900 7700
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 23 18 17 11 16 17 16 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24 Thu 04/04/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 78 42 59 36 71 41 76
Temp 66 59 75 72 53 43 54 59 44 37 64 70 51 42 71 74
Dewpt 44 40 36 35 40 35 30 27 28 28 28 28 32 32 34 32
Max/Min RH 52 21 76 29 71 20 67 20
RH 45 50 24 26 61 74 40 30 54 69 25 21 48 66 26 22
PWind dir S W N N NW N S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 20 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C S
$$
TXZ043-292115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 83 54 86 61 88
Temp 57 55 63 73 82 81 68 64 59 56 66 82 86 84 71 67 64 61 69 81 88 85
Dewpt 40 44 45 46 41 39 42 48 50 52 54 46 36 37 44 50 55 58 60 54 42 41
RH 52 66 52 38 23 23 39 57 72 89 66 28 17 19 37 54 73 89 72 39 20 21
Wind dir S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 12 12 18 17 17 12 14 16 10 8 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 9 11 11 13 10
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2800 5500 600 600 2800 6700 600 900 3400 9700
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 25 25 21 18 17 16 16 19 18 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 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24 Thu 04/04/24
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 62 79 45 61 39 71 42 76
Temp 69 62 76 74 56 45 57 60 45 39 64 70 50 43 72 74
Dewpt 47 48 38 34 38 36 33 28 28 27 29 28 31 32 34 32
Max/Min RH 61 21 68 29 61 20 67 20
RH 45 59 26 23 52 68 40 29 52 59 27 21 49 65 25 21
PWind dir SW W NW N NW N S SW
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 20 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S S C S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-292115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 46 84 54 84
Temp 55 51 61 77 82 81 66 59 54 48 60 78 84 81 69 63 59 55 64 78 84 80
Dewpt 36 40 43 34 24 23 24 26 30 31 31 27 22 21 25 30 37 44 46 35 29 26
RH 49 66 51 21 12 12 20 28 40 51 33 15 10 11 19 29 44 66 52 21 14 14
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 18 14 19 19 21 17 12 11 9 6 5 9 17 16 11 11 11 10 10 17 24 17
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 3900 9000 600 500 4600 7900 800 600 5200 8500
T Wind Dir SW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 27 18 18 12 23 13 17 18 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL
Date Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24 Thu 04/04/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 76 40 59 36 70 41 75
Temp 65 54 71 70 51 40 54 58 43 36 64 68 50 41 70 73
Dewpt 32 33 33 29 33 33 30 25 25 24 26 24 27 28 29 26
Max/Min RH 44 18 75 27 61 17 60 16
RH 29 44 25 21 50 75 40 28 49 60 23 19 41 59 22 17
PWind dir SW W NW N N N S SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 20 5 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C S
$$
TXZ031-292115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 82 52 86 61 87
Temp 55 54 64 75 81 80 65 61 58 53 65 80 86 83 70 66 63 62 70 82 87 84
Dewpt 37 42 47 46 43 39 40 39 40 40 41 36 36 34 40 44 47 51 54 48 40 38
RH 51 65 54 35 26 23 40 45 53 61 42 21 17 18 33 46 55 67 58 32 20 20
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 16 17 20 17 17 13 12 13 12 10 8 6 12 10 10 11 12 12 11 12 17 11
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2500 5000 500 500 3200 6100 600 700 2900 8600
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 25 24 20 20 13 17 16 18 16 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 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24 Thu 04/04/24
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 80 42 61 38 72 42 77
Temp 67 59 77 74 53 42 56 60 45 38 65 70 50 43 73 75
Dewpt 43 40 37 35 41 35 31 27 28 27 29 28 32 32 33 30
Max/Min RH 51 20 80 28 65 20 67 18
RH 42 49 24 25 63 75 38 29 53 64 26 21 50 65 23 19
PWind dir SW W NW N NW N S S
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 20 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C S
$$
TXZ029-292115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 41 82 51 81
Temp 51 46 59 75 80 78 59 54 49 43 60 77 82 79 65 59 54 52 64 76 80 76
Dewpt 33 37 41 31 23 23 24 23 22 22 28 26 21 21 23 26 31 37 40 31 26 26
RH 50 71 51 20 12 13 26 30 34 42 29 15 10 12 20 28 41 57 41 19 14 15
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 16 13 17 17 17 12 8 9 8 5 5 9 13 12 11 10 10 10 12 17 20 19
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 FW CL CL FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5000 9500 500 500 6400 8500 700 600 5600 8900
T Wind Dir SW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 27 16 17 12 21 18 19 20 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24 Thu 04/04/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 73 35 56 32 68 36 73
Temp 61 51 68 66 45 35 51 54 38 33 63 65 44 37 70 70
Dewpt 30 31 31 28 34 32 27 22 24 23 25 23 26 26 27 25
Max/Min RH 46 19 87 28 67 18 65 16
RH 31 46 25 24 65 87 39 29 57 67 23 20 49 64 20 18
PWind dir SW W NW N NW NW S SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 20 5 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C S
$$
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