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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
TXZ024-290915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
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 53 87 59 94 64
Temp 76 76 63 59 56 54 68 80 87 86 69 63 60 62 76 89 93 91 73 69 66 65
Dewpt 40 38 41 41 42 41 43 40 34 31 38 40 42 42 52 45 38 35 45 53 56 59
RH 28 26 44 51 59 63 41 24 16 14 32 43 50 48 43 22 15 14 37 57 70 81
Wind dir NW NW E SW S NW E SE S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
Wind spd 9 6 5 5 3 5 6 9 11 10 9 9 12 17 23 17 14 11 10 16 14 18
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 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 500 500 8500 12600 900 500 10700 14000 8100 600
T Wind Dir E SE S SW S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 8 8 11 14 16 20 26 20 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 90 63 87 51 76 52 79 56 80
Temp 87 84 69 64 84 83 61 52 72 74 58 53 75 75 60 57 74 78
Dewpt 58 55 59 58 45 39 45 35 35 30 37 40 45 46 49 49 55 53
Min/Max RH 30 84 21 55 19 62 30 76 39
RH 37 36 71 81 26 21 55 53 26 20 45 62 35 35 67 76 50 42
PWind dir S S W N N S S S SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 40
Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C S C C
Tstms C S S S S S C C S C C
$$
TXZ026-290915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 86 59 91 63
Temp 76 76 66 60 55 52 66 79 84 84 71 66 62 59 73 86 90 87 74 69 65 64
Dewpt 43 41 44 45 45 46 48 47 42 42 50 53 53 52 56 55 51 52 57 61 62 62
RH 31 28 45 58 69 80 52 32 23 23 47 63 73 77 55 35 26 30 55 76 90 93
Wind dir W NW NE E NE E E SE S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 13 12 12 12 12 11 17 18 17 13 14 16 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 5800 11700 600 600 7900 13200 600 600
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 14 19 20 19 25 20 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 63 87 51 77 50 79 56 80
Temp 84 83 69 64 84 82 63 52 72 75 58 51 74 76 62 57 73 79
Dewpt 64 62 64 63 54 48 49 42 38 36 43 44 49 50 55 54 57 56
Min/Max RH 40 99 29 74 23 77 36 91 44
RH 51 49 84 97 36 31 60 69 29 24 57 77 41 40 78 90 57 45
PWind dir S S S NE N SE S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 30 10 10 30 30 40
Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S C C S C C
Tstms C C S S C C S S C C S C C
$$
TXZ043-290915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
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 51 88 59 92 63
Temp 79 79 66 60 54 52 69 82 87 86 71 66 62 59 75 87 92 87 73 69 65 64
Dewpt 41 39 42 45 45 44 45 42 37 37 47 50 52 54 61 61 57 55 59 61 64 64
RH 25 24 42 58 71 74 42 24 17 18 42 57 71 82 62 42 31 35 63 77 95100
Wind dir W W E E S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 5 5 5 5 4 5 9 9 9 9 10 10 6 12 14 12 11 9 11 9 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.11
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 600 500 9600 12600 800 600 6000 12300 1700 600
T Wind Dir E S SW SW S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 10 12 14 16 18 23 19 18 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 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 87 63 90 53 78 51 79 56 80
Temp 84 82 69 64 84 85 65 54 74 76 58 52 75 75 62 57 76 78
Dewpt 66 63 64 64 61 53 52 47 42 40 46 46 50 51 55 56 61 59
Min/Max RH 44 100 30 80 26 82 36 97 49
RH 54 52 85100 45 33 64 77 31 27 65 82 42 42 77 96 60 52
PWind dir S S SW NE N SE S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 40 20 20 40 40 50
Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C C S S C C S S S S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-290915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 87 57 92 62
Temp 77 76 65 59 54 52 67 81 86 85 72 64 60 57 71 87 92 89 74 69 64 63
Dewpt 36 33 35 36 37 37 38 34 30 27 31 32 36 43 55 46 37 33 40 50 56 59
RH 23 21 33 42 52 56 34 18 13 12 22 30 41 59 56 24 15 14 29 51 75 87
Wind dir W W E SE SE SE SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind spd 10 6 6 5 5 5 5 10 12 11 9 9 10 12 18 17 16 14 10 16 12 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 800 500 10800 11800 600 500 10500 14600 9100 600
T Wind Dir E S SW W SW S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 10 10 12 13 18 24 20 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 61 88 50 77 50 79 55 80
Temp 86 84 69 62 84 83 62 51 72 75 58 51 73 74 60 56 75 78
Dewpt 56 51 57 58 43 34 36 34 33 29 37 41 47 43 49 50 55 51
Min/Max RH 26 88 15 54 16 68 29 80 37
RH 36 32 66 87 24 17 38 52 24 18 45 68 40 33 67 80 50 39
PWind dir S S SW N NE SE S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 40
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-290915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
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 51 89 59 93 63
Temp 79 78 66 60 55 51 68 81 87 86 72 66 63 60 76 88 92 88 74 69 65 64
Dewpt 44 41 45 46 47 46 48 46 42 41 48 53 53 53 57 57 52 51 58 61 63 64
RH 30 27 46 60 74 82 50 29 21 21 44 63 73 78 53 35 26 28 57 75 93100
Wind dir W NW E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 5 5 5 3 4 5 11 12 11 11 12 13 13 18 17 16 12 14 12 12 14
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 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 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 6700 12600 1000 700 7800 13400 2200 600
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SE S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 8 12 18 19 20 27 20 19 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 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 90 63 90 53 79 51 81 56 80
Temp 86 84 69 64 86 84 64 54 75 77 59 52 76 76 62 56 76 78
Dewpt 65 62 64 63 54 49 51 45 39 37 44 45 49 49 56 54 58 58
Min/Max RH 42 100 28 76 23 77 35 95 47
RH 50 49 85 99 35 30 63 73 28 24 57 77 40 39 81 94 55 49
PWind dir S S SW N N SE S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 30 10 10 30 30 40
Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S C C S C C
Tstms C C S S C C S S C C S C C
$$
TXZ029-290915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 84 50 90 57
Temp 73 74 60 53 49 47 65 78 82 81 65 58 53 52 71 85 90 87 68 63 59 58
Dewpt 37 34 37 38 39 38 39 35 30 27 32 33 35 38 50 42 32 29 35 48 53 57
RH 27 23 42 57 68 71 38 21 15 14 29 39 51 59 48 22 13 12 29 58 80 96
Wind dir W NW E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind spd 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 9 10 9 5 6 8 11 17 16 14 12 8 12 11 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 600 500 11100 11800 600 500 10800 13900 8900 600
T Wind Dir E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 11 13 13 19 25 20 17 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 56 84 45 73 45 77 49 77
Temp 84 83 63 57 81 80 56 46 70 71 53 46 72 72 56 50 73 75
Dewpt 53 47 56 56 40 31 40 33 31 27 35 40 44 41 48 48 53 49
Min/Max RH 24 100 16 61 18 80 30 93 38
RH 34 28 78 96 23 17 55 60 23 19 50 79 37 33 74 93 49 40
PWind dir S S W N NE SE S SE SE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 40
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C S C C
Tstms S S S S S S C C S C C
$$
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