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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
229 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
TXZ024-180915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
229 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 68 47 61 45
Temp 89 87 70 65 64 60 64 66 68 66 57 52 49 47 51 56 60 61 54 52 50 47
Dewpt 30 30 30 26 25 26 42 45 44 43 43 42 41 39 38 40 42 43 45 46 47 46
RH 12 13 23 22 23 27 45 46 43 43 60 68 74 74 62 56 53 51 72 80 88 98
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE
Wind spd 12 11 8 10 12 13 20 17 14 12 9 11 10 10 11 10 10 11 8 8 10 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.25
Rain shwrs S S L L D
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6 6 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 500 500 3200 4300 1900 1600 3300 3200 2600 2200
T Wind Dir SW W N NE E E E E E NE
T Wind Spd 14 19 21 16 16 14 14 11 12 14
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 49 42 59 45 80 55 80 56 79
Temp 46 46 42 44 52 58 47 48 73 78 63 56 75 77 61 57 72 76
Dewpt 43 41 40 38 41 43 44 45 52 51 51 50 53 51 51 52 55 54
Min/Max RH 80 95 56 94 37 82 37 83 43
RH 88 81 92 78 66 57 88 91 48 39 66 79 45 40 69 83 55 45
PWind dir NE NE E S S SW S SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 90 40 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs D D C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
TXZ026-180915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
229 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 74 47 62 45
Temp 89 88 72 65 60 57 64 71 73 71 58 53 49 47 52 59 62 61 56 53 50 46
Dewpt 34 35 37 44 43 37 45 46 46 44 44 43 42 41 40 40 43 44 46 47 48 45
RH 14 15 28 46 53 47 49 41 38 37 59 69 77 79 63 49 50 53 69 80 93 96
Wind dir SW S S S S W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE
Wind spd 14 11 9 10 10 9 21 21 18 13 11 10 10 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.34
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S S C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 500 500 3000 4100 800 1000 3300 3200 2800 2200
T Wind Dir S SW N N NE NE NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 16 17 23 19 14 14 16 11 11 16
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 50 42 60 44 78 54 80 56 80
Temp 47 48 44 43 53 59 48 45 67 77 62 55 74 76 61 56 70 78
Dewpt 44 42 41 40 41 43 45 45 52 53 54 53 55 54 54 53 56 57
Min/Max RH 80 91 54 100 42 94 43 90 48
RH 89 80 89 89 64 55 89100 59 43 75 93 51 46 78 90 61 48
PWind dir NE NE E S S S S SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 100 50 5 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs D D C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
TXZ043-180915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
229 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 82 50 62 47
Temp 92 90 74 67 64 62 75 80 81 76 63 58 52 50 54 59 62 62 57 55 53 49
Dewpt 30 32 35 45 51 57 60 45 46 46 46 46 45 45 45 46 48 48 50 51 52 49
RH 11 13 24 46 62 84 59 29 29 34 54 64 77 82 71 62 59 60 77 86 95100
Wind dir SW SW S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 13 16 13 10 10 9 9 11 10 9 9 6 6 6 11
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.33
Rain shwrs S S C C D D D
Tstms S C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 600 500 3900 3700 2300 2000 2500 2400 2200 1300
T Wind Dir S SW W NE NE NE NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 13 18 18 19 20 18 16 11 10 14
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 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 53 43 61 45 79 55 83 58 82
Temp 49 47 45 43 54 60 49 46 69 78 62 56 77 78 64 59 74 80
Dewpt 49 47 45 42 45 47 47 46 55 55 55 55 59 57 57 57 61 60
Min/Max RH 95 100 60 100 44 99 44 94 48
RH 100100 98 96 70 61 93100 61 45 77 97 54 48 78 94 65 51
PWind dir NE NE NE SE S S S SE SE
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 100 70 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs D D L C S
Tstms C L C S S
$$
TXZ035-180915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
229 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 55 75 47 64 46
Temp 90 88 72 65 59 55 66 72 74 70 61 54 49 47 51 58 63 61 54 51 51 47
Dewpt 23 20 21 21 26 32 34 42 42 41 43 43 42 41 43 45 45 46 47 47 48 47
RH 9 8 14 18 28 41 30 33 32 35 51 66 77 79 74 62 52 58 77 86 89100
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W N NE NE NE E E E NE NE E E SE E E E NE
Wind spd 14 14 9 10 10 9 13 14 13 17 14 17 12 12 12 10 9 12 11 11 9 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.14
Rain shwrs S S L L D
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 3300 5000 2600 2000 2300 2300 1900 1800
T Wind Dir SW SW N NE E E E SE SE E
T Wind Spd 14 17 16 17 19 18 14 12 13 17
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 51 41 62 44 80 54 81 55 80
Temp 47 44 42 41 54 59 48 45 72 77 61 54 75 76 61 55 72 76
Dewpt 47 43 40 38 43 44 44 45 52 47 51 51 54 51 51 53 54 51
Min/Max RH 89 98 53 100 34 90 37 93 39
RH 100 96 93 89 66 57 86100 49 35 70 90 48 42 70 93 53 42
PWind dir NE NE E S S S S SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 100 50 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs D D C C S
Tstms C C C S
$$
TXZ031-180915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
229 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 72 47 64 45
Temp 92 90 72 65 63 59 68 70 71 69 58 53 49 47 53 58 62 63 56 54 51 46
Dewpt 34 34 36 41 40 41 43 47 47 45 45 45 44 43 42 43 45 45 47 49 51 46
RH 13 14 28 41 42 51 41 44 42 41 62 75 83 86 66 57 53 54 72 83100100
Wind dir SW S S S SW SW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE
Wind spd 12 10 8 9 12 11 20 19 17 12 11 9 9 9 11 10 10 9 8 6 8 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.40
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 500 500 3100 4200 2500 1800 3300 3300 2300 1900
T Wind Dir S SW NW N NE NE NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 16 18 20 19 16 14 16 11 11 14
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 51 42 61 44 79 54 82 56 82
Temp 48 48 44 42 54 60 49 45 69 78 62 55 77 79 62 56 71 80
Dewpt 46 44 43 42 43 44 47 45 53 54 55 54 57 55 56 56 59 59
Min/Max RH 88 100 56 100 43 99 43 99 48
RH 93 88 97 97 67 57 94100 58 44 79 97 50 45 81 99 66 50
PWind dir NE NE NE SE S S S SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 100 50 5 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs D D C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-180915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
229 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 48 67 41 60 40
Temp 86 84 66 57 53 49 61 65 67 64 54 48 44 42 48 54 60 58 50 47 46 42
Dewpt 25 23 25 23 22 24 39 44 42 41 43 42 41 40 41 42 43 43 46 46 46 42
RH 11 11 21 26 30 37 44 46 41 43 66 80 89 93 77 64 53 57 86 96100100
Wind dir W SW SW SW W W N N NE E E E E NE E E E SE SE E E NE
Wind spd 12 11 6 6 8 6 18 16 13 12 11 11 9 8 10 9 9 10 9 8 8 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.25
Rain shwrs S S L L D
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 2700 4000 1700 1800 2500 2500 1900 1900
T Wind Dir SW W N NE E E E SE SE E
T Wind Spd 14 16 18 14 19 18 14 11 13 17
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 47 36 58 40 78 48 79 50 77
Temp 44 43 38 37 50 57 44 41 70 75 57 49 73 74 56 51 71 73
Dewpt 44 41 38 37 42 44 44 41 51 48 50 49 51 48 51 51 54 52
Min/Max RH 89 100 60 100 35 100 35 100 43
RH 100 93 100100 74 62 100100 51 38 77100 46 40 83100 55 48
PWind dir NE NE E S SW S S SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 100 40 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs D D C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
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
- National Weather Service
- Des Moines, IA Weather Forecast Office
- 9607 NW Beaver Drive
- Johnston, IA 50131-1908
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