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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
TXZ024-110900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
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 71 48 83 56 87
Temp 49 47 54 62 68 69 56 52 50 48 62 77 83 80 65 62 59 57 66 79 86 83
Dewpt 34 34 36 36 36 37 40 40 39 38 40 41 37 36 38 35 37 39 44 45 40 36
RH 57 61 50 38 31 31 56 64 66 67 44 27 19 20 37 37 44 52 45 30 19 19
Wind dir NW NW N NE S S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 10 9 5 6 6 6 8 6 5 12 16 16 13 12 18 20 18 16 12 16 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
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 6900 500 500 3300 8100 900 700 3600 9300
T Wind Dir N W SE S SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 12 11 23 25 21 23 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 60 90 61 88 56 84 56 88
Temp 65 61 86 86 66 62 84 80 63 57 78 81 64 57 84 85
Dewpt 34 39 38 36 33 36 39 35 30 28 29 27 25 28 34 30
Max/Min RH 45 14 37 16 33 13 33 13
RH 31 45 19 17 29 37 21 20 28 33 16 14 22 33 17 14
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-110900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 45 83 53 85
Temp 49 46 55 64 70 70 58 54 49 46 60 75 82 80 66 61 56 54 64 77 84 83
Dewpt 37 36 37 36 36 37 39 40 40 40 44 44 42 41 41 40 41 42 46 47 47 45
RH 63 68 51 35 29 30 49 59 71 79 55 33 24 25 40 46 57 64 52 35 28 26
Wind dir NW N N N NW S SE S S SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 9 12 9 6 5 8 9 8 8 10 17 17 13 12 12 12 10 13 17 19 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 3900 5900 500 500 3700 7100 600 600 3500 5600
T Wind Dir N W SE S S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 9 11 13 20 23 18 16 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 90 59 87 54 84 54 87
Temp 65 58 85 86 66 60 82 81 63 55 77 82 63 55 81 83
Dewpt 42 45 46 46 45 45 50 46 37 33 35 36 34 36 44 43
Max/Min RH 62 20 58 28 43 18 49 22
RH 43 62 26 25 47 58 33 29 38 43 22 19 34 49 27 24
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 30 20 0 0 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-110900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
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 73 48 85 56 89
Temp 47 45 59 67 71 72 59 53 50 48 65 79 85 82 67 62 58 56 66 81 88 86
Dewpt 37 36 39 39 39 38 41 40 40 39 42 42 38 38 38 38 41 42 45 49 45 43
RH 67 72 46 37 31 30 52 61 69 72 44 27 19 21 34 41 54 60 47 33 22 22
Wind dir NW NW N NE E SE E SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind spd 5 6 10 8 5 5 6 8 6 5 12 16 17 12 10 11 11 9 13 16 16 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
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 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4200 6900 500 500 4300 8200 1000 600 3600 7200
T Wind Dir N W SE S SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 6 13 13 23 23 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 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 60 92 64 91 56 88 58 91
Temp 69 60 85 89 70 64 86 85 67 56 82 85 65 59 86 88
Dewpt 49 52 55 45 48 57 52 41 34 29 32 31 32 38 47 39
Max/Min RH 75 21 77 21 36 13 45 17
RH 50 75 36 22 45 77 31 21 29 36 17 14 29 45 26 18
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-110900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 47 81 53 87
Temp 44 41 55 65 70 70 59 54 50 47 62 76 81 79 66 61 56 53 63 79 86 83
Dewpt 36 34 36 36 35 34 38 38 37 34 37 38 33 31 35 35 37 39 43 41 34 30
RH 73 76 49 34 27 26 45 54 61 60 39 25 18 17 32 38 49 59 48 26 16 15
Wind dir N N NE E S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 8 9 5 9 11 9 12 10 10 17 20 20 19 14 17 14 12 17 16 19 17
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5500 8600 500 500 3600 8500 3000 600 3400 10600
T Wind Dir NE SW SE S SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 17 18 25 24 23 20 18 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 89 59 87 51 82 53 87
Temp 64 55 84 85 67 59 83 81 63 51 77 80 62 53 83 85
Dewpt 35 45 38 30 31 42 39 30 24 27 27 22 22 27 31 24
Max/Min RH 69 13 53 14 39 11 36 10
RH 34 69 19 14 26 53 21 16 22 39 16 12 21 36 15 11
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-110900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
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 73 46 86 54 89
Temp 48 45 57 66 70 72 58 53 49 46 62 78 85 82 67 61 57 54 66 79 87 86
Dewpt 39 37 39 38 38 37 41 41 41 41 44 44 42 40 40 39 41 43 46 48 48 44
RH 70 73 52 36 31 29 53 63 74 83 53 31 22 22 38 44 55 66 50 35 26 23
Wind dir NW NW N N N SE SE S S SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 10 9 5 5 5 6 8 5 11 16 17 12 12 12 12 10 13 16 17 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
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 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 3900 6000 500 500 3700 7400 1000 700 3500 6000
T Wind Dir N W SE S SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 8 11 12 23 24 19 18 20 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 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 60 93 61 89 56 87 56 90
Temp 66 60 87 88 67 62 85 83 64 56 80 84 64 57 84 86
Dewpt 44 49 47 46 44 48 50 43 37 31 35 34 32 33 45 40
Max/Min RH 67 20 61 24 38 16 41 19
RH 45 67 25 23 44 60 31 24 37 38 20 17 29 41 26 20
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 20 0 0 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-110900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
255 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 43 80 48 85
Temp 40 39 51 60 66 66 51 48 46 44 59 74 80 76 61 56 52 49 61 77 84 80
Dewpt 34 33 36 37 36 36 39 38 37 35 38 38 33 33 35 34 36 38 43 42 34 31
RH 79 79 56 42 33 33 63 68 71 70 45 27 18 21 38 43 54 66 51 29 17 17
Wind dir N N NE E S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 9 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 14 17 18 14 12 14 14 12 16 13 17 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3800 7000 500 500 3600 8500 2700 600 3500 9700
T Wind Dir NE SW S S SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 16 19 26 24 23 23 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 85 53 84 48 81 48 84
Temp 59 51 81 81 60 54 80 76 57 49 75 78 58 49 80 80
Dewpt 31 37 35 31 28 32 34 29 23 26 27 23 22 25 30 25
Max/Min RH 59 14 43 15 40 12 39 12
RH 34 59 19 16 29 43 19 18 27 40 17 13 25 39 16 13
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
$$
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
- National Weather Service
- La Crosse, WI Weather Forecast Office
- N2788 County Road FA
- LaCrosse, WI 54601
- 608-784-7294
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