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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
231 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
TXZ024-162145-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
231 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 84 52 87 57 80
Temp 58 56 66 78 83 82 65 60 56 53 68 80 86 85 68 64 62 58 70 77 80 75
Dewpt 19 22 29 30 29 29 32 33 33 34 40 41 34 32 34 31 28 26 35 41 42 41
RH 22 26 25 18 14 14 28 36 42 49 36 25 16 15 28 29 27 29 27 28 26 29
Wind dir W W W W W W N SW W NW N SE SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE
Wind spd 18 20 24 17 14 9 5 5 5 5 8 9 11 9 8 10 11 16 16 13 12 13
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
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 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 5300 8800 500 500 4600 9200 2000 700 4500 6200
T Wind Dir W W W NW SE SW SW W N NE
T Wind Spd 28 20 10 10 10 16 14 21 23 14
RFTI 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL CL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 46 62 47 55 43 61 46 78
Temp 53 47 58 61 53 48 51 52 46 44 51 60 49 47 70 74
Dewpt 41 37 39 40 42 41 43 42 40 37 39 40 41 43 47 46
Max/Min RH 70 43 77 66 83 46 85 34
RH 64 67 48 47 66 76 73 68 79 78 63 47 76 85 44 36
PWind dir NE NE E NE NE E S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 40 10 10 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms S S C S
$$
TXZ026-162145-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
231 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 50 86 54 83
Temp 59 57 68 79 85 84 69 61 54 51 66 80 85 85 70 63 57 55 68 78 81 76
Dewpt 29 27 33 32 32 35 37 37 39 40 44 43 40 39 41 40 39 38 41 43 45 44
RH 32 31 27 18 15 17 31 41 57 66 45 27 20 20 35 43 51 53 37 29 28 32
Wind dir W W W W W W NE E NE N NE SE SW S S S SW W NW N N NE
Wind spd 12 19 21 17 17 9 6 6 5 5 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 14 14 16 16
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 4900 8900 500 500 3100 6200 1200 500 4100 5200
T Wind Dir W W NE NE E S S SW N N
T Wind Spd 25 20 8 10 11 11 16 16 21 17
RFTI 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 64 48 57 43 60 43 76
Temp 54 47 58 64 54 49 53 56 47 43 54 60 48 44 66 74
Dewpt 43 39 40 43 44 44 44 44 41 38 39 40 42 43 48 49
Max/Min RH 74 46 84 64 82 47 98 40
RH 66 74 51 46 69 83 71 64 79 82 57 47 80 96 52 41
PWind dir NE NE E NE NE NE SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 40 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S C L L C C S
Tstms S S C C
$$
TXZ043-162145-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
231 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 86 51 91 58 90
Temp 61 56 71 81 86 84 68 62 55 52 68 85 90 88 71 65 60 59 74 86 89 84
Dewpt 30 22 29 30 26 26 27 24 26 28 37 38 34 34 35 36 39 43 46 43 42 44
RH 31 26 21 16 11 12 21 23 32 39 32 19 14 15 26 34 45 55 36 22 20 25
Wind dir W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S S SW SW W NW N NE
Wind spd 10 6 16 16 14 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 8 8 9 11 11 10 13
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
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 5200 8100 500 500 4700 8300 500 600 6100 7500
T Wind Dir W W SW W NW SW S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 21 21 12 13 11 11 14 14 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 49 66 50 59 44 62 44 78
Temp 58 49 60 66 55 51 56 56 49 44 56 61 49 45 70 76
Dewpt 47 44 44 45 46 49 51 48 45 42 43 43 44 44 51 51
Max/Min RH 83 47 92 74 94 49 96 40
RH 66 82 56 48 73 92 83 74 85 91 63 52 82 95 52 42
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 80 60 20 10 5
Rain shwrs C C D D L C S
Tstms S S S C C S
$$
TXZ035-162145-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
231 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 51 88 53 87
Temp 57 52 63 76 83 82 68 60 55 51 66 82 87 85 71 64 59 54 68 80 85 81
Dewpt 16 20 27 26 22 20 22 22 26 28 35 33 27 24 26 25 24 25 31 34 34 36
RH 20 28 25 16 10 10 17 23 32 41 32 17 11 11 18 22 26 32 25 19 16 20
Wind dir W W W W W W SW W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E
Wind spd 14 17 27 24 21 17 9 8 8 8 8 9 12 13 9 9 9 9 12 10 9 12
Clouds FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4700 8100 500 500 6000 10100 5400 500 5200 8000
T Wind Dir W W W NW NW SW SW W N NE
T Wind Spd 28 25 13 14 12 18 14 18 19 12
RFTI 0 0 4 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO CL CL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 66 48 58 42 61 44 76
Temp 57 46 60 64 53 48 55 54 47 42 53 60 49 44 68 74
Dewpt 43 40 42 44 44 45 48 45 42 39 42 42 42 43 48 44
Max/Min RH 79 46 90 69 89 50 97 33
RH 59 79 51 48 71 89 77 71 83 89 66 51 77 96 49 34
PWind dir NE E E NE NE E SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 40 20 10 5
Rain shwrs C L L C C S
Tstms S S C C
$$
TXZ031-162145-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
231 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 87 51 90 57 85
Temp 58 56 70 81 86 85 69 60 55 51 67 82 89 87 70 64 60 58 72 82 84 79
Dewpt 27 24 32 32 31 33 35 36 36 37 43 43 39 38 38 37 36 35 39 43 45 45
RH 30 30 25 17 14 15 29 41 49 59 41 26 18 18 31 37 41 41 31 26 26 30
Wind dir W SW W W W W S E W NW N SE SW S S S SW W NW N N NE
Wind spd 12 14 20 17 16 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 14
Clouds CL FW SC CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
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 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 5000 8800 500 500 3200 7400 1100 600 4500 5700
T Wind Dir W W SE NW E SW S SW NW NE
T Wind Spd 25 20 9 11 10 12 17 19 21 16
RFTI 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 65 47 58 42 61 45 78
Temp 55 47 60 64 53 48 53 56 47 42 54 60 49 45 70 75
Dewpt 45 40 41 44 45 45 46 45 43 40 41 42 44 45 50 51
Max/Min RH 78 46 90 66 93 50 100 40
RH 68 76 50 48 73 89 77 66 86 92 61 51 84100 51 44
PWind dir NE NE E NE NE NE SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 80 40 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S C D L C C S
Tstms S S C C S
$$
TXZ029-162145-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
231 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 45 85 49 80
Temp 53 50 62 73 79 78 61 54 50 46 64 78 84 82 65 58 54 50 66 76 79 75
Dewpt 17 21 28 27 24 25 27 27 29 30 37 36 28 26 28 26 24 23 33 38 38 40
RH 24 31 27 18 13 14 27 35 44 53 37 22 13 13 25 29 31 34 29 25 23 28
Wind dir W W W W W W SW SW SW W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE
Wind spd 13 16 21 19 17 11 5 5 6 5 6 9 12 10 6 8 8 9 11 12 10 12
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4600 8100 500 500 5500 9800 5500 500 5400 7000
T Wind Dir W W W W SE SW SW W N NE
T Wind Spd 27 24 13 13 10 19 14 18 19 13
RFTI 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 62 42 53 37 59 41 76
Temp 50 42 57 60 47 43 50 49 41 37 49 57 43 43 67 72
Dewpt 41 37 39 41 41 41 45 43 41 37 40 41 42 43 47 44
Max/Min RH 87 45 94 74 100 54 100 34
RH 71 82 51 49 79 93 83 80 100100 71 55 96100 49 37
PWind dir NE E E E NE E S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 70 40 20 10 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C S
Tstms S S C S
$$
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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