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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
TXZ024-140915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
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 58 89 60 86 56
Temp 87 85 68 65 61 59 73 86 89 86 70 66 63 61 71 81 85 82 69 65 60 57
Dewpt 39 31 33 34 36 38 41 34 30 34 34 33 31 31 45 48 42 41 41 41 27 25
RH 18 14 27 32 38 45 31 16 12 15 26 29 30 31 39 32 22 23 36 41 28 28
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW W W
Wind spd 17 12 8 12 14 13 12 11 11 9 6 8 10 10 10 12 19 17 17 26 27 28
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
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 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 7400 8600 400 400 3300 6200 600 600
T Wind Dir SW W W SW SW W SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 21 19 18 12 18 17 27 23 31
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date 04/16 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 83 55 84 53 75 48 64 44 58
Temp 76 81 62 56 80 82 64 54 67 69 53 48 61 62 51 45 54 56
Dewpt 31 32 37 38 37 32 34 36 39 38 37 37 36 35 36 36 37 35
Min/Max RH 15 53 15 49 29 66 35 70 44
RH 19 16 40 52 21 16 32 49 36 33 54 65 39 36 55 70 52 46
PWind dir W NW SW SW N NE E E E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ026-140915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 91 57 86 55
Temp 86 85 70 65 61 57 71 85 90 86 72 66 60 58 68 80 84 81 71 65 60 56
Dewpt 47 43 43 45 46 46 49 42 38 40 43 45 45 41 50 56 56 57 57 53 38 31
RH 26 23 38 48 58 67 46 22 16 20 35 47 58 53 52 44 38 44 61 65 44 38
Wind dir S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW S S S SW S S S S S S W SW
Wind spd 18 14 9 12 12 9 11 11 12 9 8 8 8 8 9 13 18 17 19 19 20 24
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.08
Rain shwrs S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 5400 9300 400 400 3000 5000 1100 700
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW S SW S S S W
T Wind Spd 17 19 16 18 12 12 13 20 21 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date 04/16 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 52 84 53 75 45 66 44 60
Temp 77 81 61 53 80 82 63 53 68 69 53 46 62 63 51 45 56 58
Dewpt 33 36 41 42 41 39 40 40 42 40 39 37 37 37 37 37 37 36
Min/Max RH 17 67 20 61 31 72 35 73 41
RH 20 20 48 66 25 22 43 61 39 35 59 71 39 38 59 73 49 44
PWind dir W NW S S N NE NE E E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C
Tstms S S S C C
$$
TXZ043-140915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
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 60 93 61 89 57
Temp 89 88 74 69 64 60 73 87 92 90 76 69 64 62 73 84 88 86 72 70 63 58
Dewpt 46 43 48 50 51 52 56 52 45 41 42 43 47 52 60 61 59 57 58 51 35 25
RH 23 21 40 51 63 75 55 30 20 18 30 39 55 70 64 47 37 37 62 52 36 29
Wind dir SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W
Wind spd 14 11 12 13 9 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 8 5 9 12 13 14 16 18 17 19
Clouds CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 600 500 4900 9700 500 500 3400 5300 1800 600
T Wind Dir S SW W SW SW SW SW S S W
T Wind Spd 20 16 14 16 13 16 18 20 20 20
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 04/16 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 86 53 87 56 81 49 69 46 61
Temp 79 83 62 54 83 85 65 56 73 74 55 49 66 67 54 47 58 59
Dewpt 31 31 34 39 41 38 35 42 45 43 42 40 42 41 41 41 41 40
Min/Max RH 14 58 17 59 29 72 36 80 46
RH 17 15 35 58 23 19 33 59 36 33 61 71 41 38 61 80 53 48
PWind dir W W SE S N NE NE NE NE
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C
Tstms S S S C C
$$
TXZ035-140915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 90 59 87 52
Temp 86 84 71 64 60 54 70 85 88 87 73 66 62 59 70 83 86 83 70 63 57 53
Dewpt 31 27 31 34 44 45 44 34 28 26 29 28 31 38 49 39 33 27 31 28 25 24
RH 14 12 23 32 55 71 39 16 11 11 19 24 31 45 47 21 15 13 23 26 29 32
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 17 17 10 12 11 8 8 10 12 11 9 9 9 9 11 16 24 23 16 18 24 20
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 6700 8600 500 500 5300 6300 1400 600
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 17 18 14 19 13 16 18 27 21 25
RFTI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 1
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO CL EL
Date 04/16 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 51 84 52 77 45 68 43 58
Temp 75 79 60 51 80 82 63 52 70 71 53 46 64 64 51 44 55 55
Dewpt 28 25 32 34 35 28 29 35 39 38 39 38 39 38 38 38 39 37
Min/Max RH 13 52 13 53 26 73 36 80 49
RH 17 14 35 52 20 14 27 52 32 30 59 73 40 38 61 79 55 51
PWind dir W NW SW SW NE E E E E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ031-140915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
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 59 93 59 88 57
Temp 88 87 71 68 65 60 75 89 93 89 73 67 62 60 72 82 87 84 71 67 62 58
Dewpt 47 41 43 47 50 50 52 42 39 41 42 45 41 39 52 58 57 57 57 54 35 27
RH 23 20 36 48 58 69 45 20 16 19 33 45 46 45 51 46 36 41 61 63 36 30
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW S S SW SW S S S S S SW W W
Wind spd 17 12 9 14 17 12 11 11 12 8 6 5 6 5 9 12 17 13 18 19 19 26
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.04
Rain shwrs S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 600 7400 9400 400 400 3600 6700 1400 900
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW S SW SW S S W
T Wind Spd 19 23 18 20 11 13 14 19 21 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date 04/16 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 86 53 85 54 78 48 67 44 61
Temp 79 83 61 54 81 83 64 54 70 71 54 48 64 64 52 45 56 59
Dewpt 33 35 40 42 43 39 39 41 43 41 40 39 39 38 38 38 39 37
Min/Max RH 16 66 20 61 31 72 36 76 44
RH 19 18 46 65 26 21 39 61 38 34 60 72 40 38 60 76 53 44
PWind dir W NW S S N NE NE E E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C
Tstms S S S C C
$$
TXZ029-140915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 48 85 52 84 48
Temp 83 81 63 59 54 50 67 81 84 82 66 60 55 53 66 79 83 79 64 58 52 49
Dewpt 31 27 31 31 34 36 38 30 27 30 30 28 27 28 41 38 31 30 28 28 23 23
RH 15 14 30 34 46 58 34 16 12 15 26 29 34 38 40 23 15 17 25 32 32 36
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 17 11 8 10 9 6 9 10 11 8 5 6 6 6 9 17 20 17 12 16 20 23
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 500 500 7100 7900 500 500 4400 7500 700 600
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 17 18 17 18 13 17 19 29 23 25
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO EL EL
Date 04/16 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 47 82 47 74 42 64 38 55
Temp 73 76 55 48 77 79 59 47 66 66 48 42 60 59 46 39 51 52
Dewpt 29 27 34 36 34 29 30 34 38 37 37 36 37 36 35 36 37 37
Min/Max RH 15 65 15 60 29 81 38 89 52
RH 19 16 45 63 21 16 33 60 36 34 65 79 42 42 65 89 59 56
PWind dir W NW SW SW NE E E E E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
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
- National Weather Service
- Rapid City, SD Weather Forecast Office
- 300 East Signal Drive
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- 605-341-9271
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