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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
305 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
TXZ024-262115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
305 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 59 88 59 88
Temp 60 57 70 82 87 83 70 66 62 59 70 82 87 83 70 66 62 60 72 82 87 82
Dewpt 48 49 50 49 48 50 51 51 51 51 52 52 51 51 54 53 52 52 53 50 46 47
RH 64 75 48 32 27 33 51 59 66 74 53 36 29 33 58 63 72 74 50 33 24 29
Wind dir W W W SE SE SE SE SW NW N NE E NE NE E N NW NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 9 9 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW 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 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6100 7000 100 0 4400 6100 100 100 5000 6800
T Wind Dir SW SE S NW E NE NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 5 4 4 2 4 8 5 6 14 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 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 58 86 58 92 59 81 56 89
Temp 64 59 82 82 65 59 86 86 68 60 78 78 62 57 82 83
Dewpt 49 48 48 46 47 48 47 47 48 45 42 42 42 43 44 43
Max/Min RH 70 25 66 20 57 24 60 20
RH 58 68 32 28 52 66 26 26 50 56 29 29 48 59 26 25
PWind dir N N S SW SW NE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-262115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
305 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 58 88 59 89
Temp 61 57 68 81 87 84 72 66 61 58 70 82 87 85 73 67 61 60 71 83 88 85
Dewpt 49 50 52 49 49 49 49 50 51 51 53 52 51 50 51 52 52 52 54 50 47 47
RH 65 77 56 32 27 30 44 57 69 76 55 35 29 30 46 59 72 75 55 32 24 27
Wind dir SE W W E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW N N N NE
Wind spd 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 2 5 5 6 9 9 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5700 6800 100 100 4300 6300 100 0 5200 6500
T Wind Dir NW E E E E NE NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 4 2 4 3 6 8 5 5 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 89 57 92 59 85 56 90
Temp 67 58 82 84 66 58 85 87 69 60 80 81 65 57 82 85
Dewpt 50 51 49 46 49 50 49 47 49 47 43 42 44 44 44 44
Max/Min RH 78 23 75 22 62 22 63 21
RH 54 77 32 27 54 75 29 25 49 62 27 25 46 62 26 24
PWind dir N NE S S E NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-262115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
305 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 59 89 60 89
Temp 62 57 71 81 86 85 73 66 62 59 71 83 88 85 73 67 63 60 73 84 88 84
Dewpt 52 51 53 51 50 52 54 54 53 53 54 53 52 53 55 55 53 52 53 50 48 48
RH 69 80 53 35 29 33 52 65 71 79 55 35 29 33 53 65 71 75 50 31 25 29
Wind dir W W W N NE SE SE SE NE N N E NE NE E NE NW NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 2 3 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 4 5 9 9 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW 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 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5200 6400 100 0 3800 6300 100 0 5100 6400
T Wind Dir NW NE S NW NW NE NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 4 3 4 3 4 6 4 5 12 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 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 59 89 57 90 60 86 57 88
Temp 67 59 84 84 66 58 86 86 68 61 82 81 66 57 82 84
Dewpt 51 49 49 47 51 50 49 48 51 49 46 45 46 46 47 48
Max/Min RH 72 24 76 23 66 25 66 25
RH 57 70 30 28 58 74 28 27 54 65 28 28 49 66 30 30
PWind dir N NE S SW S NE SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-262115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
305 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 57 89 58 88
Temp 60 56 69 80 86 82 70 65 61 57 70 83 89 84 71 66 61 58 71 82 87 82
Dewpt 48 49 51 49 48 50 51 52 51 51 52 51 50 51 52 53 53 52 53 51 46 46
RH 64 77 53 34 27 33 50 62 69 79 53 33 27 32 51 63 75 80 53 34 24 28
Wind dir SW W W W SE SE SE S SW N W N NE NE E E N N N N NE NE
Wind spd 3 4 4 2 2 4 5 4 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 9 10 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4500 6600 0 0 5200 7900 0 0 5500 7500
T Wind Dir W SW S SW W NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 3 2 5 2 4 9 6 5 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 86 57 90 58 83 56 87
Temp 64 56 81 83 65 57 85 86 66 59 79 80 63 56 80 82
Dewpt 48 48 47 44 46 47 46 44 47 46 44 43 44 44 46 43
Max/Min RH 74 23 69 20 63 24 65 22
RH 56 74 30 25 50 69 26 23 50 62 29 27 50 64 30 25
PWind dir NE NE S SW SE NE SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-262115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
305 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 88 59 90 59 90
Temp 61 57 70 83 88 85 73 66 62 60 70 83 89 86 74 67 62 60 73 84 89 85
Dewpt 50 51 51 49 49 51 51 52 52 52 53 52 51 51 53 54 53 54 54 50 47 48
RH 67 81 51 30 26 31 47 61 70 76 55 34 27 30 48 64 74 81 51 31 23 28
Wind dir SW W W NE E E SE SE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NW NW N N N NE
Wind spd 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 3 4 5 9 9 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW 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 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5600 6700 100 100 4200 6200 100 0 5300 6500
T Wind Dir NW E SE E E NE NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 5 3 4 2 5 8 5 6 12 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 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 58 89 57 94 59 85 56 91
Temp 66 58 84 85 66 58 88 88 69 60 81 81 64 56 83 85
Dewpt 52 51 49 48 50 50 48 48 51 48 43 44 45 44 45 46
Max/Min RH 79 23 74 21 64 22 65 21
RH 61 77 31 28 55 74 26 25 52 64 26 27 50 64 26 26
PWind dir N N S S S NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-262115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
305 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 54 87 54 85
Temp 55 52 67 81 85 83 67 60 57 54 68 82 86 82 67 62 57 55 70 81 85 81
Dewpt 48 49 50 48 48 50 51 52 51 51 51 51 50 51 53 52 52 51 52 49 46 46
RH 77 89 55 32 28 32 57 74 80 88 54 34 29 34 61 70 83 86 53 33 26 29
Wind dir W W W W SE SE SE S SW N SW NE NE NE E E N NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 5 9 9 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
Mix Hgt 5700 6900 0 0 5400 7300 100 100 5100 7600
T Wind Dir W S SE S W NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 5 3 5 4 4 9 5 4 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 85 53 90 54 81 51 87
Temp 60 52 80 81 60 54 84 84 64 55 76 78 59 52 79 82
Dewpt 47 47 46 45 46 46 45 44 47 44 41 42 42 42 43 42
Max/Min RH 86 25 76 20 67 25 70 21
RH 62 83 30 28 60 74 26 25 54 66 28 28 53 69 28 24
PWind dir NE N S SW SE NE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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