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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
341 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
TXZ024-282115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
341 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 78 52 88 59 93
Temp 60 53 61 71 76 77 64 60 56 53 66 80 87 85 69 63 60 60 76 88 92 90
Dewpt 36 41 44 43 39 36 41 42 42 41 42 42 35 32 36 40 41 40 50 45 38 35
RH 41 63 53 37 26 23 43 51 59 65 42 26 16 15 30 42 48 48 40 22 15 14
Wind dir W NW NW NW NW N E W W N E SE S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 12 11 12 11 11 9 5 5 4 5 5 9 9 10 8 10 11 14 21 17 16 12
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
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 6500 9600 600 500 9900 12700 6800 600 10600 13500
T Wind Dir NW W E SE SE SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 11 9 9 9 16 16 18 25 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO EL NO EL EL
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 64 91 64 88 53 76 52 75
Temp 70 65 88 86 70 65 85 84 63 55 72 75 59 53 72 73
Dewpt 54 58 57 55 59 56 46 42 51 40 39 37 40 41 46 48
Max/Min RH 78 31 77 20 66 24 65 37
RH 58 78 35 35 69 74 27 23 65 58 30 25 49 65 39 41
PWind dir S S S W NE NE SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S C
$$
TXZ026-282115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
341 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 51 85 58 92
Temp 60 55 64 73 77 77 66 60 55 52 65 79 84 83 69 65 61 59 73 87 91 89
Dewpt 47 46 48 46 44 41 45 46 47 47 49 47 44 44 48 51 51 51 56 55 51 51
RH 62 72 56 38 31 28 47 60 74 83 56 32 25 25 47 60 70 75 55 34 26 27
Wind dir NW W NW NW W NW E E NE NE SE SE S S SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 9 8 12 10 12 9 5 6 5 6 9 9 12 11 10 12 12 12 17 17 17 13
Clouds B2 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5900 8700 600 400 7200 11800 2600 600 8900 13000
T Wind Dir W W E E SE S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 9 10 11 17 18 14 24 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 88 62 88 54 76 50 75
Temp 70 64 85 83 70 63 84 82 65 56 72 74 59 51 70 73
Dewpt 61 61 63 61 64 62 55 52 57 49 43 41 46 44 47 50
Max/Min RH 90 42 99 30 80 29 78 38
RH 73 90 48 47 81 97 37 35 75 77 35 30 62 77 44 44
PWind dir S S S SW NE N E SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 40 30 20 20 30
Rain shwrs C C S S C C C S S S S S C
Tstms C C S S C C C S S S S S C
$$
TXZ043-282115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
341 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 51 89 59 91
Temp 59 54 67 76 80 80 66 60 55 51 69 83 88 86 70 65 62 60 75 87 91 87
Dewpt 49 46 45 41 39 39 43 45 44 44 46 42 39 41 47 49 52 55 62 62 56 56
RH 70 75 45 28 23 23 43 58 68 77 43 24 18 21 43 56 69 83 65 44 31 35
Wind dir S W W W W W E SE SW N S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 10 11 11 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 8 8 9 9 6 12 14 12 12
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms 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 7700 9500 600 400 9700 12700 4500 500 5700 10400
T Wind Dir W W S SW S SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 9 10 13 13 16 17 21 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 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 63 88 63 89 56 78 52 75
Temp 69 64 85 83 69 64 86 85 65 57 75 76 60 53 72 74
Dewpt 61 64 66 64 64 64 59 54 57 54 48 44 48 47 52 54
Max/Min RH 99 43 100 30 91 30 81 47
RH 77 99 52 53 83100 40 34 75 89 37 32 64 79 49 50
PWind dir S S S SW E NE E E
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 40 30 40 30 20 20 40
Rain shwrs S C C S S C C C S S S S C C
Tstms S C C S S C C C S S S S C C
$$
TXZ035-282115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
341 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 51 87 57 92
Temp 58 51 60 71 77 78 66 60 54 51 67 81 87 84 71 64 60 57 71 86 91 89
Dewpt 31 34 40 39 35 31 34 35 36 36 39 35 31 28 32 33 35 41 52 45 37 36
RH 36 52 47 31 22 18 30 39 50 56 36 19 13 13 24 31 39 55 51 24 15 15
Wind dir NW W NW W W W SE SE SE NE SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 12 10 11 12 13 11 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 11 8 9 10 11 18 17 17 17
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 6300 9500 1000 500 10400 12000 7800 600 9300 14600
T Wind Dir W W S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 13 10 11 10 13 13 16 21 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 92 62 88 53 76 50 75
Temp 70 62 87 86 70 62 85 86 64 53 72 74 59 50 71 73
Dewpt 52 58 56 48 56 56 46 35 42 39 40 34 38 42 46 45
Max/Min RH 87 23 83 16 59 22 74 35
RH 53 87 35 27 61 81 26 16 45 59 31 23 45 74 41 37
PWind dir S S S SW N NE E SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C
Tstms S S S S S S C C
$$
TXZ031-282115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
341 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 51 88 59 93
Temp 60 54 66 74 79 79 66 60 54 51 67 81 87 86 70 66 62 60 76 89 93 90
Dewpt 46 43 48 46 44 41 45 46 48 47 48 47 43 42 47 51 52 51 58 58 53 51
RH 59 66 54 38 30 27 47 61 78 86 50 31 22 22 44 59 69 73 55 35 26 26
Wind dir SW SW NW NW W N E SE NE NE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind spd 6 6 12 11 12 8 5 5 4 5 5 9 12 10 10 11 11 11 18 17 17 12
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
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 6000 9200 500 500 8300 12600 3400 700 7800 12400
T Wind Dir W W E E SE S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 9 9 10 17 18 19 25 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 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 63 90 63 90 54 78 51 76
Temp 70 64 87 84 69 64 86 84 64 55 75 76 60 51 73 74
Dewpt 61 63 64 62 66 64 56 53 57 50 44 42 47 46 50 52
Max/Min RH 97 42 100 27 85 28 83 42
RH 74 96 47 49 89100 37 35 78 83 34 30 63 83 44 47
PWind dir S S S SW NE N E SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 40 30 20 20 40
Rain shwrs C C S C C C S S S S C C
Tstms C C S C C C S S S S C C
$$
TXZ029-282115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
341 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 75 46 84 51 89
Temp 53 46 57 67 73 73 61 54 50 47 64 79 84 81 65 58 54 52 70 85 88 86
Dewpt 36 38 43 40 36 32 35 37 38 37 39 35 30 26 32 33 35 37 47 40 33 30
RH 52 73 59 37 26 22 38 52 63 68 40 20 14 13 29 39 48 56 44 20 14 13
Wind dir NW NW NW NW W W SE E SE E S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 11 8 10 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 9 5 8 8 9 17 16 16 13
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 6100 9500 700 500 10600 11700 7500 600 9900 14100
T Wind Dir NW W SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 11 11 14 14 18 23 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 90 56 85 47 73 46 73
Temp 63 57 85 84 64 57 82 82 58 48 70 71 54 46 69 70
Dewpt 48 57 53 43 54 53 42 33 42 37 37 34 38 40 44 44
Max/Min RH 100 22 91 16 66 24 79 35
RH 58100 33 24 70 86 24 17 55 65 30 26 54 79 40 39
PWind dir S S S W N NE SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C C
Tstms S S S S S S S C C
$$
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