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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
TXZ024-162045-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
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 89 58 76 46
Temp 83 82 66 61 57 53 69 81 88 87 69 65 63 59 67 73 75 71 58 53 49 47
Dewpt 29 30 33 32 30 30 37 37 31 31 32 28 24 23 39 45 44 43 43 41 39 37
RH 14 15 29 34 36 41 31 21 13 13 25 25 23 25 36 37 33 36 57 65 69 67
Wind dir W W SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N NE NE E NE NE
Wind spd 13 9 3 3 3 6 8 9 12 10 8 10 13 12 18 17 16 13 10 11 11 11
Clouds FW SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
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 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 500 500 7500 10800 500 500 3500 4300 3000 2000
T Wind Dir SW W W SW SW W N NE E E
T Wind Spd 8 13 14 20 17 20 23 17 16 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 62 46 52 42 57 45 76 53 78
Temp 58 61 53 47 49 50 45 43 50 56 47 46 67 75 59 54 73 76
Dewpt 37 41 42 40 41 41 41 39 40 40 42 42 49 48 50 49 50 48
Min/Max RH 45 77 67 89 53 88 37 84 37
RH 46 48 66 76 73 73 86 85 68 54 84 86 51 39 73 83 44 38
PWind dir E E NE NE E S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 50 70 40 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S C L L C C
Tstms S S C C S
$$
TXZ026-162045-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 51 88 55 78 46
Temp 84 83 67 61 55 51 65 79 86 85 68 63 58 56 67 74 77 72 59 53 48 46
Dewpt 32 34 36 37 37 36 41 41 37 37 39 38 39 35 41 45 46 44 43 42 41 39
RH 15 17 32 41 50 55 41 26 18 18 34 39 49 45 39 35 33 37 55 66 77 76
Wind dir W NW E E N NW NW SW SW S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 17 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 12 9 9 9 9 9 17 18 18 14 11 11 10 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 500 500 4200 10400 500 500 3600 4300 2800 1200
T Wind Dir E S W SW S SW N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 18 17 16 23 19 14 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 65 46 55 42 58 43 75 52 77
Temp 58 64 54 47 52 53 46 42 52 57 47 43 65 74 58 53 72 75
Dewpt 39 43 42 41 43 43 41 39 40 41 42 43 48 49 51 50 52 51
Min/Max RH 46 80 66 92 54 100 40 93 41
RH 49 46 64 79 71 69 83 89 63 55 83100 54 41 77 89 49 43
PWind dir NE E NE NE NE SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 70 50 20 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C L L C C S
Tstms S S C C S
$$
TXZ043-162045-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
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 93 59 86 49
Temp 85 84 68 62 56 54 70 86 93 90 74 66 62 60 75 84 85 80 65 58 52 49
Dewpt 26 26 27 25 25 27 34 35 31 33 32 34 40 46 50 44 45 46 47 46 44 43
RH 11 12 21 24 30 35 27 17 11 13 22 30 44 62 40 24 24 30 52 65 73 79
Wind dir W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW S S SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 13 9 5 4 3 5 5 6 9 8 6 6 8 8 11 12 12 13 11 11 9 14
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
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 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 500 400 5000 9600 500 500 4300 4500 2500 2700
T Wind Dir SW W W SW S SW NW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 10 10 16 11 17 20 19 17 17
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 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 65 48 56 43 58 44 75 53 80
Temp 60 65 56 49 54 54 47 43 53 58 49 45 67 74 59 53 75 78
Dewpt 44 46 48 49 49 48 46 43 44 43 45 45 51 52 52 52 56 54
Min/Max RH 50 100 77 100 56 100 44 97 41
RH 54 51 75100 85 79 96100 70 57 87100 55 45 77 96 52 43
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 70 90 70 20 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C L D D L C S
Tstms C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-162045-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 51 92 53 83 46
Temp 82 81 67 60 54 51 69 86 91 89 73 65 59 53 69 79 83 77 62 54 50 46
Dewpt 23 21 21 21 22 25 32 29 24 21 23 22 23 24 32 39 40 41 43 43 41 39
RH 11 11 17 22 28 36 25 13 9 8 15 19 25 32 25 24 22 28 50 66 71 76
Wind dir W W SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E NE
Wind spd 19 14 6 6 5 8 8 11 13 14 9 10 9 9 13 13 12 16 13 17 12 13
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 8500 11100 600 500 3100 4900 2300 2000
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW SW N NE E E
T Wind Spd 12 13 13 19 13 16 18 16 19 19
RFTI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 64 46 55 41 59 44 77 52 78
Temp 60 61 52 47 52 51 44 41 52 58 47 45 68 73 58 52 73 76
Dewpt 42 44 44 45 46 43 41 39 43 42 42 43 49 47 49 49 51 47
Min/Max RH 47 96 70 93 54 95 37 91 33
RH 51 53 74 93 80 74 89 92 71 55 83 93 51 40 72 89 46 36
PWind dir E E E NE E SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 80 50 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C D L C C
Tstms S S C S S
$$
TXZ031-162045-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
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 91 56 80 47
Temp 86 85 69 61 55 51 68 83 90 88 70 64 59 56 70 77 79 75 61 54 50 47
Dewpt 31 33 35 36 34 32 39 40 35 36 36 36 34 33 39 47 47 46 45 44 42 40
RH 14 16 28 39 45 47 35 22 15 16 29 35 39 41 33 35 32 36 57 70 76 77
Wind dir W W SE SE W W W SW SW S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 14 9 3 3 3 5 5 8 12 9 8 8 9 9 14 17 17 13 10 10 9 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
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 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 500 500 5500 10800 500 500 3700 4400 2700 1400
T Wind Dir SE SW W SW S SW NW N NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 11 11 18 17 16 21 19 14 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 65 46 55 42 59 42 76 52 79
Temp 59 64 54 47 52 53 46 42 53 58 47 43 68 75 58 53 74 77
Dewpt 40 43 45 44 44 44 44 41 42 42 45 43 50 51 52 52 54 53
Min/Max RH 46 88 72 100 55 100 43 97 41
RH 49 47 71 88 76 73 93 96 66 55 92100 53 44 80 96 51 43
PWind dir NE E NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 80 50 20 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C D L C C S
Tstms S S C C S
$$
TXZ029-162045-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 87 48 76 41
Temp 79 78 61 53 50 47 65 81 85 84 65 58 54 49 65 73 75 71 56 48 44 41
Dewpt 25 25 28 26 26 27 34 31 26 25 26 23 21 22 36 42 41 42 43 41 40 37
RH 14 14 28 35 39 46 31 16 12 11 23 26 27 34 34 33 29 35 62 77 86 85
Wind dir W W S SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE E E E NE
Wind spd 16 9 4 3 5 6 8 11 12 11 8 8 8 6 14 16 12 12 11 11 10 12
Clouds FW SC CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 7900 10400 500 500 3500 3800 2500 1700
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW W N NE E E
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 20 16 17 20 14 18 18
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 61 41 50 36 55 39 75 47 75
Temp 56 59 48 42 47 47 40 37 47 54 43 40 66 72 54 48 71 73
Dewpt 39 42 41 41 43 42 40 37 40 42 42 40 48 47 49 48 50 47
Min/Max RH 47 98 77 100 61 100 37 100 37
RH 53 53 77 96 86 83 100100 76 64 96100 52 41 83100 47 40
PWind dir E E E NE E S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 70 40 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C L L C C
Tstms S S S S S
$$
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
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