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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
142 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
TXZ024-212115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
142 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 60 42 76 55 83
Temp 45 43 47 53 58 59 49 45 44 44 57 67 75 75 63 60 58 56 68 80 83 78
Dewpt 34 33 32 34 36 35 38 37 37 37 41 45 46 46 48 48 48 48 49 48 47 46
RH 65 67 57 48 44 41 66 73 78 78 57 45 37 36 59 64 70 74 51 33 29 32
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W N NE NE
Wind spd 9 8 6 5 5 6 5 8 9 10 17 17 19 18 17 23 21 20 17 14 14 16
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1200 3900 5400 600 500 4300 4600 2900 600 5500 7100
T Wind Dir E NE E S SW SW SW SW SW NW NE
T Wind Spd 13 8 6 11 14 21 25 23 24 19 17
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 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 75 59 85 63 86 60 88
Temp 59 53 68 72 60 62 79 83 68 64 83 84 66 60 84 85
Dewpt 47 46 54 55 56 58 59 48 49 46 33 29 29 35 41 36
Max/Min RH 76 51 90 29 58 13 39 16
RH 63 76 61 55 87 86 50 29 51 53 16 14 25 39 22 17
PWind dir NE E S S SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 20 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S S C C S
Tstms S S C C S
$$
TXZ026-212115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
142 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 61 40 74 52 82
Temp 45 43 48 56 60 60 51 47 43 42 57 66 72 73 62 59 55 53 65 78 82 80
Dewpt 34 32 33 34 36 36 38 39 39 38 42 44 46 46 48 49 50 49 51 51 50 49
RH 65 65 56 43 41 41 61 74 86 86 57 45 39 38 60 69 83 86 60 39 33 34
Wind dir NE NE NE N NE E SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW N NE NE
Wind spd 9 8 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 13 18 21 18 13 13 12 10 12 12 16 14
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 4500 5600 500 400 4600 5000 2900 600 4000 6000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE SE SW SW S S SW W NE
T Wind Spd 14 10 6 10 12 20 25 19 16 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 76 57 82 61 89 58 88
Temp 62 53 68 75 63 58 76 82 70 62 84 86 66 59 83 85
Dewpt 51 50 55 56 60 58 62 58 59 54 42 37 39 44 50 44
Max/Min RH 89 51 100 44 80 16 57 23
RH 67 89 63 52 90100 62 44 68 75 23 18 37 57 32 24
PWind dir NE E SE S S SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 40 20 10 5 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-212115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
142 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 61 40 74 52 87
Temp 46 45 49 55 59 61 51 46 41 40 55 65 71 73 63 58 55 52 65 79 86 82
Dewpt 42 39 38 37 38 37 40 40 40 39 43 45 48 49 49 49 49 50 53 55 55 55
RH 85 79 65 51 45 42 67 79 94 95 62 48 43 42 61 72 81 92 64 44 35 39
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S NE
Wind spd 8 9 9 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 9 12 14 12 9 12 13 11 11 9 9 11
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 1200 3800 5200 500 400 4500 4800 3100 700 2900 4800
T Wind Dir NE NE NE SE SW S SW S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 14 13 9 9 9 16 20 19 18 18 13
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 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 79 60 84 64 89 62 91
Temp 63 55 73 77 65 61 79 82 70 64 86 87 67 62 85 88
Dewpt 55 54 60 59 60 61 63 58 61 61 42 36 43 54 54 43
Max/Min RH 96 52 100 43 95 15 74 20
RH 75 95 64 54 83100 57 44 73 91 21 16 42 74 35 21
PWind dir NE E S S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 30 20 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S S
Tstms S C C S S S
$$
TXZ035-212115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
142 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 60 40 74 51 85
Temp 44 42 44 50 57 58 49 45 41 40 52 63 72 73 63 58 54 51 64 80 85 80
Dewpt 38 36 36 38 38 37 38 37 37 38 42 46 46 45 47 48 48 47 51 50 46 46
RH 79 79 73 63 49 45 66 73 85 92 69 54 39 37 56 69 80 86 63 35 26 30
Wind dir E E E E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W NE E
Wind spd 9 9 8 5 5 9 8 6 6 8 13 18 20 19 14 17 14 12 12 12 13 17
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1800 3100 4600 1600 500 3700 4300 2700 500 5100 12400
T Wind Dir E E E SE S SW SW S SW W N
T Wind Spd 16 10 6 11 12 19 23 20 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 79 58 87 58 85 56 87
Temp 61 52 71 78 65 59 79 84 68 58 81 83 66 56 83 83
Dewpt 49 48 56 53 55 58 57 41 47 45 32 23 26 37 37 27
Max/Min RH 86 41 97 22 65 11 49 12
RH 65 86 59 42 70 96 47 22 47 62 17 11 22 49 19 13
PWind dir E SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 20 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-212115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
142 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 63 40 75 53 86
Temp 46 44 49 57 61 62 51 46 43 41 57 67 73 74 63 59 56 53 67 81 86 81
Dewpt 37 35 34 35 38 37 40 40 40 39 42 45 47 47 49 51 51 50 52 53 52 51
RH 70 69 57 44 42 40 65 79 90 94 57 45 41 39 61 75 84 90 60 39 32 35
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW N NE NE
Wind spd 9 6 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 17 19 16 13 14 14 12 11 11 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 700 4500 5600 500 400 4600 4900 3000 700 4000 7000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE SE S S S S SW W N
T Wind Spd 12 10 8 9 12 19 24 19 18 16 16
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 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 77 57 84 62 90 59 91
Temp 61 53 69 76 63 58 78 83 70 63 87 87 67 60 85 88
Dewpt 53 52 57 58 61 58 62 58 60 56 41 36 38 45 50 43
Max/Min RH 95 53 100 43 84 16 59 21
RH 74 95 67 54 94100 59 44 72 79 21 17 34 59 30 21
PWind dir NE E SE S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 40 20 10 5 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ029-212115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
142 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 58 35 74 46 83
Temp 42 38 43 50 56 56 45 40 37 36 51 65 73 71 59 54 50 47 63 78 82 76
Dewpt 36 34 33 35 35 35 38 38 36 36 42 45 45 45 48 48 48 47 49 47 44 45
RH 79 85 67 56 45 45 76 92 96100 71 48 37 39 67 80 93100 60 33 26 33
Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W N NE E
Wind spd 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 16 19 20 18 14 14 12 11 12 12 14 14
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2300 3800 5200 1600 500 3600 4300 2700 500 5000 10200
T Wind Dir E E SE S S SW SW SW SW W NE
T Wind Spd 16 9 6 11 14 23 25 24 20 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 76 54 84 53 84 50 85
Temp 54 48 69 73 59 55 76 80 62 54 79 81 60 51 80 80
Dewpt 47 45 53 52 55 55 56 41 44 41 30 24 26 32 34 29
Max/Min RH 90 44 100 24 65 11 48 13
RH 77 89 57 48 87100 50 25 52 61 17 12 27 48 19 15
PWind dir E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 10 5 0 10
Rain shwrs S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
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
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