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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
327 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
TXZ024-202115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 51 42 59 42 75
Temp 50 47 48 47 49 49 45 45 45 44 47 52 57 58 49 45 44 43 56 67 74 74
Dewpt 33 34 34 39 41 40 42 41 40 38 37 38 39 39 40 39 39 40 43 46 47 46
RH 52 59 58 75 74 71 89 85 81 78 70 60 52 48 71 78 81 88 60 46 39 38
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 11 13 12 11 11 10 5 5 8 5 6 5 6 8 6 6 8 9 16 17 19 19
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 30 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.19 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C D L C C C
Tstms S S C C S C
LAL 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 2600 2400 1700 1500 3400 3700 2400 500 4300 4800
T Wind Dir E NE E E E S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 11 9 8 8 11 14 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 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
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 54 83 54 74 58 85 63 87
Temp 60 55 78 77 60 55 68 72 60 61 79 82 68 64 84 84
Dewpt 48 48 52 53 52 50 54 54 56 58 59 48 49 47 40 34
Max/Min RH 78 34 84 51 93 30 57 16
RH 65 77 40 43 77 84 61 54 87 90 51 31 51 55 21 17
PWind dir SW NW E E S S SW SW
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-202115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 53 43 60 40 75
Temp 51 48 49 48 50 51 48 46 45 44 48 54 58 60 50 46 42 41 55 66 73 74
Dewpt 34 33 35 40 42 41 42 43 41 39 38 38 39 38 39 40 40 40 43 45 46 46
RH 52 56 58 74 74 68 80 89 86 82 68 54 49 44 66 79 93 96 64 47 38 37
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 12 14 13 13 11 8 8 9 8 8 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 11 17 20 18
Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 90 40 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.24 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C D D C C C
Tstms S S C S C S
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 2600 2100 1300 1200 3500 4100 2500 400 4500 4900
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE E E S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 17 11 10 9 6 9 11 18 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 82 54 74 58 84 60 87
Temp 59 53 77 79 62 55 68 73 62 59 77 81 69 61 83 83
Dewpt 50 49 53 55 57 53 56 56 60 59 61 58 55 54 47 42
Max/Min RH 87 40 93 54 100 43 79 21
RH 72 86 43 44 84 93 65 55 93100 58 46 61 78 28 24
PWind dir S SE E E SE S S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C S C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C S C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-202115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 52 43 60 39 75
Temp 53 49 49 49 50 50 47 46 45 44 49 54 58 59 50 46 42 40 55 67 74 73
Dewpt 46 45 45 47 48 46 47 46 44 43 42 41 42 42 42 42 41 40 44 46 48 49
RH 76 87 85 93 91 86100100 96 98 76 62 55 52 75 85 96100 66 46 41 42
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S SW S S S S
Wind spd 9 11 14 14 12 11 9 9 6 6 8 9 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 12 14 13
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 100 50 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.61 0.05 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L D D L C C S
Tstms C C C C C C S S
LAL 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 2800 1700 1400 1500 3600 4300 2600 400 4600 5000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 19 17 14 12 9 8 9 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 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
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 51 85 55 78 60 87 63 89
Temp 59 52 77 82 63 56 74 76 65 61 80 83 69 63 86 86
Dewpt 50 49 57 56 58 56 61 60 61 61 63 58 59 58 48 40
Max/Min RH 93 38 100 54 100 39 86 18
RH 74 92 49 42 84100 65 57 88100 56 42 70 85 28 20
PWind dir S SW E E SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-202115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 50 41 58 39 74
Temp 49 45 45 46 48 47 45 44 43 42 45 50 56 57 50 46 42 40 53 64 72 73
Dewpt 40 39 39 43 43 42 42 41 41 39 40 40 41 40 41 40 39 39 43 47 46 45
RH 71 79 79 89 83 83 89 89 93 89 82 68 57 53 71 79 89 96 69 54 39 37
Wind dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 14 17 17 16 13 12 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 9 8 6 8 8 12 17 20 20
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 90 30 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.34 0.02 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L D L C C S
Tstms S C C C C C
LAL 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 2300 1800 1700 1700 2800 4000 2600 500 3700 4500
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 16 14 13 10 8 11 12 18 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 85 54 76 58 85 58 86
Temp 58 50 78 80 61 54 72 74 62 58 80 83 67 58 81 83
Dewpt 48 47 52 47 52 51 56 52 56 58 56 42 47 46 36 26
Max/Min RH 90 28 90 44 100 23 65 12
RH 69 89 40 31 72 90 57 46 81100 44 24 49 64 20 12
PWind dir S W E SE S S SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-202115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 54 43 62 39 76
Temp 52 49 50 49 50 51 47 46 45 43 49 54 59 61 50 46 42 40 56 66 73 74
Dewpt 36 36 39 43 46 44 46 46 43 42 40 39 40 39 41 41 41 40 44 46 48 48
RH 54 60 67 82 86 78 94100 94 95 72 56 49 45 70 83 96100 65 48 41 40
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE E SE SE S S SW S S S S
Wind spd 9 12 12 12 12 10 6 6 8 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 11 17 18 17
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 90 40 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.34 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C D D L C C
Tstms S C C C C C S
LAL 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 2100 1900 1400 1300 3500 3900 2500 400 4600 4900
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 16 12 9 10 6 9 11 18 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 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
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 52 84 54 75 58 86 61 89
Temp 59 53 78 80 61 55 69 74 62 59 79 82 69 62 86 86
Dewpt 51 51 55 57 58 55 58 58 61 59 63 58 57 55 48 41
Max/Min RH 93 40 100 57 100 43 80 19
RH 75 92 46 45 91 99 67 59 98100 59 44 65 77 27 21
PWind dir S SW E E SE S S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 20 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S C C S S S
Tstms S S S C S C C S S S
$$
TXZ029-202115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
327 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 47 36 56 35 73
Temp 45 42 43 44 45 45 41 41 39 38 43 49 54 55 45 41 38 36 51 65 72 70
Dewpt 36 35 36 40 40 40 41 41 39 37 39 39 40 40 41 40 38 36 44 46 46 46
RH 70 76 76 86 82 82100100100 96 86 68 59 57 86 96100100 77 50 39 42
Wind dir NE NE NE E NE NE NE E NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 11 12 13 12 11 9 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 13 18 20 19
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 90 40 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.21 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L D L C C C S
Tstms S S C C S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 2300 2100 2000 1900 2800 3700 2500 500 3700 4300
T Wind Dir E NE E E E SE S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 14 13 12 8 6 11 14 21 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 81 49 73 53 83 54 83
Temp 53 47 76 75 56 50 68 71 56 54 77 80 61 55 80 80
Dewpt 48 47 50 48 52 49 53 52 56 54 54 42 46 45 35 27
Max/Min RH 100 30 97 48 100 25 72 13
RH 83100 40 38 86 96 59 51 100100 45 26 58 69 20 14
PWind dir SW NW E SE S S SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 20 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
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
- National Weather Service
- Buffalo, NY Weather Forecast Office
- 587 Aero Drive
- Cheektowaga, NY 14225
- 716-565-0204
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