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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
311 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
TXZ024-242115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
311 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
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 89 60 83 56 85
Temp 61 60 73 85 88 83 69 64 61 60 70 79 83 80 67 63 59 56 68 79 84 80
Dewpt 56 57 60 57 50 51 53 54 54 53 52 49 47 49 51 51 51 51 53 53 51 53
RH 84 92 66 38 27 34 58 68 78 77 55 35 29 34 57 64 76 82 58 40 32 38
Wind dir SW W W SW NW N N N NW NW N NE NE E SE SE SW W SE E E E
Wind spd 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 6300 11100 800 600 5300 6600 500 500 3800 5200
T Wind Dir W NW N N N NE E SW NW E
T Wind Spd 13 14 14 9 9 9 8 6 6 6
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 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
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 56 85 59 87 59 89 59 89
Temp 64 57 78 80 63 60 80 81 65 59 82 83 66 60 83 83
Dewpt 52 51 52 53 55 54 53 51 52 51 50 49 50 50 51 49
Max/Min RH 82 33 82 30 77 25 71 25
RH 65 80 41 39 73 80 40 36 65 76 33 31 56 70 33 31
PWind dir NE N N N N N S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-242115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
311 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 60 85 56 85
Temp 60 58 70 83 90 86 75 69 64 61 68 80 84 82 71 66 60 56 67 79 84 81
Dewpt 55 56 61 60 54 55 55 57 58 57 57 51 48 49 50 51 52 51 53 51 50 50
RH 84 93 73 46 30 35 50 66 81 87 68 36 29 32 47 58 75 83 61 38 31 34
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E SE E N NE E NE E
Wind spd 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3200 8700 400 500 5700 7300 300 300 4800 5900
T Wind Dir SW W N N N N E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 11 16 11 10 11 9 5 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 85 59 87 59 89 59 90
Temp 65 57 78 81 66 60 81 82 67 59 82 84 67 59 83 85
Dewpt 51 52 52 53 55 55 54 52 53 53 51 50 51 52 51 48
Max/Min RH 84 32 85 31 81 25 78 25
RH 60 83 40 38 68 84 39 35 61 80 34 31 56 78 33 28
PWind dir NE N N N N N SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-242115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
311 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
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 62 84 57 85
Temp 62 60 70 80 86 85 75 70 66 63 70 79 83 81 70 66 61 58 70 80 84 82
Dewpt 60 60 64 65 61 60 63 61 59 59 59 55 51 51 54 54 54 53 54 53 52 53
RH 93100 80 60 43 44 66 73 79 86 68 43 33 36 57 67 79 84 58 40 33 37
Wind dir SW W SW SW SW S NW N N N NE NE NE NE SE S NW NW N N NE E
Wind spd 3 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 5 4 2 2 3 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL SC SC CL FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3300 5700 500 600 4900 6400 1000 400 4900 6300
T Wind Dir SW SW N N N NE SE W N NE
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 13 14 13 8 8 9 8
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 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
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 57 85 59 87 60 90 60 91
Temp 66 58 79 81 66 60 81 83 68 61 84 86 69 61 85 86
Dewpt 54 53 53 54 57 56 55 54 56 54 52 50 53 53 53 50
Max/Min RH 85 35 89 32 79 27 77 26
RH 66 83 40 39 72 87 41 37 67 77 34 30 59 75 33 30
PWind dir E N N N E N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-242115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
311 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 56 83 55 86
Temp 61 58 69 81 88 85 73 66 62 58 67 78 82 80 68 63 58 56 68 79 85 83
Dewpt 57 58 62 60 53 53 52 52 53 52 53 50 48 49 50 51 51 51 53 53 52 52
RH 87100 78 49 30 33 48 61 72 80 61 37 31 34 52 65 77 83 59 41 32 34
Wind dir SW W W SW W N NE NE N N NE NE NE E SE S SW W W S SE SE
Wind spd 5 6 6 8 5 5 8 9 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4600 10400 800 500 5100 6800 500 500 4400 6600
T Wind Dir W NW NE NE N NE SE SW W N
T Wind Spd 11 11 14 12 12 11 9 9 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 85 56 86 57 88 59 88
Temp 64 56 79 81 64 57 80 82 65 58 83 83 66 59 83 84
Dewpt 53 51 52 50 54 52 52 49 51 50 49 48 49 50 49 45
Max/Min RH 83 30 86 28 77 25 72 23
RH 67 83 39 34 70 83 38 32 60 75 31 30 54 72 31 26
PWind dir E NE NE N NE N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-242115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
311 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
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 91 60 86 56 87
Temp 62 59 72 86 90 87 74 68 64 61 70 81 85 83 71 66 60 57 69 80 86 83
Dewpt 57 58 61 60 54 56 58 59 59 58 57 52 48 50 53 54 53 53 53 52 51 52
RH 83 97 70 42 29 35 57 73 85 90 63 36 28 32 52 66 79 87 57 37 31 35
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N NW N NE NE NE SE SE S NW NE E NE E
Wind spd 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 5000 9400 800 1000 5800 7400 800 600 4700 5900
T Wind Dir SW W N N N N E SW N NE
T Wind Spd 9 11 14 12 10 11 9 6 6 8
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 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
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 56 87 59 89 59 91 59 92
Temp 65 57 80 82 66 60 82 83 67 59 84 85 68 59 85 86
Dewpt 54 53 52 54 57 57 54 54 56 54 51 50 53 52 52 50
Max/Min RH 88 33 93 30 84 24 78 25
RH 66 86 38 38 74 90 39 37 67 82 32 30 59 78 32 29
PWind dir NE N N N N N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-242115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
311 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 51 82 51 84
Temp 55 54 68 81 86 82 66 60 56 53 66 77 82 79 64 59 54 52 66 79 83 81
Dewpt 55 54 60 57 50 50 51 52 52 51 51 47 47 48 51 50 50 50 52 51 51 52
RH 100100 76 44 29 33 58 75 86 93 58 35 29 34 63 72 86 93 61 38 33 37
Wind dir SW W W W NW N NE NE N N N NE NE NE E SE SW W SW S SE E
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4300 10500 800 500 5400 6800 600 500 4900 6400
T Wind Dir W NW NE NE N NE SE SW W N
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 10 9 10 9 9 9 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 83 54 85 54 88 54 87
Temp 60 53 78 80 59 55 79 81 61 54 82 83 62 55 82 83
Dewpt 52 50 51 50 53 52 51 48 51 50 47 47 49 48 47 45
Max/Min RH 94 32 92 28 89 23 80 22
RH 75 89 39 35 80 90 38 32 70 86 29 28 62 77 29 26
PWind dir E NE N N NE N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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