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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
213 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
TXZ024-230915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
213 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
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 54 89 55 74 59
Temp 75 76 63 60 56 54 69 86 87 80 66 62 57 56 61 66 72 73 64 61 61 62
Dewpt 47 48 51 50 49 49 51 48 46 50 55 53 52 52 55 57 56 55 57 57 58 58
RH 37 38 63 70 77 83 52 27 24 35 67 73 82 87 83 73 57 54 80 86 89 87
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W W NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S
Wind spd 19 18 13 21 25 23 19 10 10 12 11 12 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 20 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 700 600 7600 13600 1000 1400 2200 3200 2100 900
T Wind Dir S SW W N E E NE NE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 29 23 16 16 13 13 10 10 11
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 04/25 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 85 60 84 59 86 56 84 54 86
Temp 80 82 69 61 81 82 65 60 82 83 65 57 78 81 61 55 80 83
Dewpt 60 53 50 41 30 26 25 30 40 33 35 38 40 36 41 43 46 42
Min/Max RH 37 55 12 32 16 50 18 64 21
RH 50 37 51 48 15 13 22 32 22 16 33 50 26 20 47 64 30 24
PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 5 0 20 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
$$
TXZ026-230915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
213 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 89 56 73 58
Temp 75 75 66 61 57 54 68 84 87 82 67 62 58 57 61 68 72 72 65 62 60 60
Dewpt 47 49 50 50 51 50 53 54 53 54 56 57 56 56 58 58 59 57 59 60 60 60
RH 37 40 56 67 80 86 59 36 31 38 68 84 93 96 90 70 64 59 81 93100100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S
Wind spd 21 18 12 13 12 10 13 10 10 10 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 500 500 3700 7800 600 1300 1900 2700 1800 1000
T Wind Dir S SW SW NE E E E NE E SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 16 12 16 14 11 11 11 9
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/25 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 61 86 57 84 56 83 53 85
Temp 78 78 70 62 82 84 66 58 80 82 65 56 78 80 62 54 78 82
Dewpt 63 61 61 55 36 33 37 42 51 46 49 44 45 43 47 48 51 49
Min/Max RH 54 88 15 55 28 65 24 81 30
RH 60 56 73 78 19 16 34 55 36 28 56 64 31 27 58 80 39 32
PWind dir S S SW SW S S SW SE SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 10 5 40 30 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C S C
Tstms S C C C C S C
$$
TXZ043-230915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
213 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
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 91 55 83 63
Temp 74 75 65 62 57 55 67 83 90 84 70 64 59 56 66 75 81 81 70 67 65 65
Dewpt 49 50 51 50 49 50 54 57 56 55 59 59 58 56 61 63 62 61 62 61 62 63
RH 42 41 60 65 74 83 62 42 32 37 69 83 96100 83 65 53 51 75 81 91 94
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE NE SE S SE E E SE S S
Wind spd 14 14 11 12 12 9 14 12 10 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 9 6 8 6 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 600 600 2700 9700 500 500 3500 4400 1800 1100
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SE S S SE E S
T Wind Spd 19 19 21 18 16 9 9 9 12 12
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 04/25 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 84 63 86 59 89 59 87 56 86
Temp 80 82 71 63 83 84 65 60 83 86 67 59 82 84 64 56 82 84
Dewpt 64 60 63 60 35 33 35 52 54 43 47 46 47 44 47 50 53 52
Min/Max RH 46 95 14 76 22 62 22 78 30
RH 58 48 77 89 18 15 33 76 38 22 49 62 29 25 53 78 37 33
PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 50 10 10 30 20 10 5 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S S
Tstms C C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-230915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
213 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 91 53 79 60
Temp 73 73 65 60 56 54 66 85 90 85 69 61 57 53 62 73 78 77 68 65 63 62
Dewpt 47 47 49 49 48 48 52 50 40 41 51 54 53 53 56 57 54 52 56 56 58 59
RH 40 40 56 67 74 80 61 30 17 21 53 78 86100 81 57 43 42 65 73 84 90
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW W W NW E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 21 19 14 17 13 12 13 12 13 10 11 9 8 6 8 8 9 12 11 12 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 600 600 8500 14600 700 500 3100 4000 2500 600
T Wind Dir S SW W W E SE E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 20 19 16 14 11 10 11 14 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/25 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 56 83 56 85 53 82 53 86
Temp 78 82 67 57 79 81 65 56 80 81 63 53 77 80 62 54 80 83
Dewpt 59 40 50 38 29 22 23 33 35 27 32 36 37 31 37 43 44 39
Min/Max RH 22 59 11 42 13 52 16 66 20
RH 52 22 54 49 16 11 20 42 20 14 31 52 24 17 39 66 28 21
PWind dir S SW W SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 5 5 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S C
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-230915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
213 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
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 91 55 79 60
Temp 75 76 65 62 58 56 70 87 90 83 67 64 58 56 64 72 77 76 66 64 62 62
Dewpt 49 50 52 52 51 50 53 54 53 55 59 59 57 56 59 60 61 58 61 62 62 62
RH 40 41 62 70 77 82 56 34 29 39 74 85 97100 86 67 58 55 83 94100100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S
Wind spd 19 16 12 14 16 11 12 10 10 9 9 9 6 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 5 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 600 500 4700 10700 700 1100 2800 3000 2200 1100
T Wind Dir S SW SW S E E E NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 17 12 14 11 9 10 10 9
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 04/25 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 84 61 87 59 88 57 86 54 86
Temp 79 83 70 62 84 85 66 59 83 86 66 57 81 83 63 55 81 83
Dewpt 64 61 62 55 35 33 35 43 51 45 48 45 45 43 47 49 52 50
Min/Max RH 47 90 15 56 24 63 23 82 29
RH 61 48 76 78 18 15 31 55 33 25 53 63 29 25 56 80 37 32
PWind dir S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 10 5 30 20 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-230915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
213 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 50 89 48 76 55
Temp 72 73 61 56 53 50 66 85 86 79 63 56 52 49 59 68 75 73 62 59 57 57
Dewpt 46 47 50 50 49 48 51 46 40 45 51 53 52 49 55 55 52 52 56 56 57 57
RH 39 40 67 80 86 93 58 26 20 30 65 90100100 87 63 45 48 81 90100100
Wind dir SW S S S SW SW W W NW NE E E E E NE E SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 19 18 13 16 12 11 12 10 11 11 11 11 9 6 9 6 8 9 9 9 9 10
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 20 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 600 600 8300 14000 1000 1000 2800 3900 2100 500
T Wind Dir S SW W NW E E E S SE S
T Wind Spd 24 23 20 14 19 14 11 10 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/25 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 52 82 50 83 48 81 48 84
Temp 78 81 63 53 77 79 60 51 79 79 58 48 75 78 56 49 78 81
Dewpt 57 40 43 36 28 21 23 27 33 27 33 36 35 30 35 41 42 37
Min/Max RH 23 62 11 39 13 63 16 74 19
RH 48 23 48 52 16 11 24 39 19 15 39 63 23 17 45 74 28 21
PWind dir S SW W SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 5 20 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S
$$
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