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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
TXZ024-292115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 59 94 64 92
Temp 55 53 67 78 85 84 69 64 61 61 78 90 94 91 73 69 68 65 77 89 91 85
Dewpt 43 43 44 42 35 32 40 43 42 40 52 44 36 32 42 51 56 59 61 54 52 55
RH 63 68 43 28 17 15 34 45 50 45 41 20 13 12 32 53 67 80 57 30 27 36
Wind dir SW SW SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 3 3 8 9 12 10 8 9 9 13 23 17 16 11 10 14 19 19 17 16 18 20
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.22
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9700 12500 600 500 10100 12900 7400 600 9800 12800
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 13 17 27 23 17 23 24 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 87 52 75 55 76 57 80
Temp 68 64 83 83 62 53 70 73 59 55 73 73 60 58 75 78
Dewpt 61 59 45 42 47 40 38 38 46 46 51 49 51 52 57 55
Max/Min RH 89 22 64 25 73 39 82 43
RH 78 86 26 24 58 62 32 28 62 73 46 43 73 81 54 45
PWind dir S NW NE NE SE S S S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 10 10 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S S C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-292115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 59 92 63 89
Temp 54 52 66 78 83 83 70 65 61 59 74 87 92 88 74 69 65 64 75 84 88 85
Dewpt 45 45 51 49 46 45 51 54 54 52 55 54 48 48 56 59 60 61 64 64 62 62
RH 71 77 58 36 27 26 51 68 78 78 51 32 22 25 53 70 84 90 69 51 42 46
Wind dir E NE SE SE S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 10 13 12 11 12 12 10 17 18 17 13 13 16 13 11 14 17 19 19
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.13
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5100 11400 600 600 10200 13100 700 700 4600 5900
T Wind Dir SE S SE S SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 18 17 25 23 20 18 23 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 87 52 76 53 78 56 79
Temp 69 64 83 81 63 53 70 75 59 53 73 74 61 57 73 78
Dewpt 64 64 53 50 52 44 41 41 50 50 53 52 56 56 58 58
Max/Min RH 100 29 73 28 90 41 98 49
RH 84100 36 34 67 71 35 29 72 89 49 46 84 96 59 50
PWind dir S W NE NE SE S SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 20 10 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C S C C C S S S C C C C C
Tstms C S C C C S S S C C C S C
$$
TXZ043-292115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 88 60 92 63 88
Temp 55 52 69 81 87 87 70 65 62 61 77 87 92 86 73 68 65 64 75 84 88 83
Dewpt 45 45 47 45 38 38 45 49 53 54 60 59 53 55 58 60 63 64 67 67 65 64
RH 70 77 45 27 18 18 41 56 72 78 57 39 27 35 60 76 92100 76 56 46 52
Wind dir SE W S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 9 9 6 13 16 12 12 9 11 9 8 12 13 16 13
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.07 0.10
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 8700 11800 600 600 8000 11400 1600 600 4100 4900
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 18 25 21 19 14 20 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 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 55 78 54 79 57 81
Temp 68 64 85 87 66 56 72 76 61 54 75 76 62 58 75 79
Dewpt 65 64 59 51 54 48 47 46 52 53 56 54 57 57 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 26 77 33 96 43 98 50
RH 91100 40 29 65 74 41 35 73 95 51 47 85 97 61 52
PWind dir S SW NE NE E SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 20 10 40 40 40
Rain shwrs C S S C S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C S S C S S S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-292115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 58 93 62 91
Temp 54 51 67 80 84 84 70 65 60 59 72 88 93 90 76 70 66 62 73 87 91 84
Dewpt 40 39 40 35 30 28 30 32 36 41 55 44 34 31 38 51 56 59 61 53 47 50
RH 59 63 37 20 14 13 22 29 41 51 55 22 13 12 25 51 70 90 66 31 22 31
Wind dir SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 9 11 12 8 8 9 12 19 17 17 16 9 14 13 12 17 16 19 20
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 11000 11900 600 500 9800 13900 8800 600 8500 12600
T Wind Dir SW W S S SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 12 19 24 23 17 20 20 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 89 50 77 53 78 55 81
Temp 68 61 84 86 63 50 71 75 60 53 72 74 61 55 75 79
Dewpt 58 59 40 27 41 38 37 32 44 46 51 48 52 52 57 51
Max/Min RH 95 11 64 20 77 37 90 36
RH 70 93 21 12 44 63 29 21 55 77 48 40 72 90 54 38
PWind dir S W N E SE SE SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C S C
Tstms S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-292115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 88 60 95 63 90
Temp 55 52 68 81 86 85 71 67 62 61 79 90 94 90 75 69 66 64 77 87 89 86
Dewpt 46 46 51 49 45 43 50 53 53 52 57 56 49 48 57 60 61 64 66 65 64 63
RH 73 82 54 33 24 23 47 61 72 73 48 33 22 23 54 74 85 99 70 49 44 47
Wind dir SE W SE SE S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 3 6 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 19 17 16 12 13 13 13 12 14 17 18 17
Clouds FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW CL CL SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.13
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6000 11800 600 600 9800 13200 1500 800 4400 5800
T Wind Dir SE S SE S SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 17 19 18 27 23 20 18 23 25
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 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 52 77 53 79 56 80
Temp 69 64 86 84 64 53 72 76 59 53 75 75 61 56 74 79
Dewpt 66 64 53 51 55 46 43 43 52 52 53 53 57 56 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 27 79 29 97 44 100 51
RH 90100 33 32 73 77 36 32 78 95 48 48 88100 62 53
PWind dir S W NE NE SE S SE S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 20 10 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C S C C S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C S C C S S S S C C C S C
$$
TXZ029-292115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 51 90 56 90
Temp 49 47 65 78 82 81 65 58 53 53 70 85 90 87 69 62 59 57 72 87 89 84
Dewpt 40 40 40 35 30 27 32 33 34 35 50 39 31 27 34 47 54 57 59 48 42 45
RH 71 76 40 21 15 14 29 39 48 50 49 20 12 11 27 58 83100 64 26 19 26
Wind dir E S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 6 9 10 9 5 5 8 10 17 16 16 12 6 12 12 12 14 16 18 18
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 11300 11700 600 500 10100 12900 8200 600 10500 14200
T Wind Dir SW W S S SW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 11 19 25 24 17 21 24 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 85 45 75 47 75 51 79
Temp 63 56 81 81 58 46 68 72 54 48 71 71 55 51 73 77
Dewpt 58 56 39 29 42 38 37 35 44 45 49 46 51 51 55 51
Max/Min RH 100 14 76 24 89 38 100 38
RH 84100 22 15 55 73 32 26 69 89 46 41 86100 53 40
PWind dir S W N E SE S S S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S S
$$
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