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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
235 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
TXZ024-180915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
235 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 69 94 72 98 73
Temp 91 89 79 76 72 69 79 89 94 88 77 75 74 72 82 94 98 92 82 79 76 73
Dewpt 57 59 61 63 64 62 63 63 60 63 66 66 65 66 66 63 58 59 62 62 63 63
RH 32 37 54 63 75 78 57 42 33 43 69 72 73 82 60 37 27 33 51 57 64 71
Wind dir S S S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind spd 14 14 11 8 5 4 10 12 13 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 6
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.15 0 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3400 100 9700 12800 200 100 12400 13900 200 100
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 6 18 14 10 8 18 9 10 9
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 09/20 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 96 71 91 63 85 58 85 63 89
Temp 93 91 76 71 88 87 71 63 81 80 64 58 80 83 67 64 85 83
Dewpt 60 57 61 62 61 60 61 58 54 52 53 52 52 53 55 57 56 54
Min/Max RH 27 73 36 86 31 80 30 80 0
RH 34 32 60 73 41 41 70 85 40 37 68 80 38 36 65 79 37 37
PWind dir S S S SW NW N SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 30 10 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-180915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
235 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 96 73 99 73
Temp 94 91 84 78 74 71 80 91 95 92 82 79 76 73 83 94 99 96 87 82 76 73
Dewpt 60 59 61 63 63 63 64 63 61 61 62 63 63 65 67 65 61 60 62 62 63 64
RH 32 34 47 59 68 76 57 40 33 36 50 58 64 76 58 38 29 31 44 51 63 73
Wind dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 13 10 8 8 6 9 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 6
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3600 200 7600 10600 3500 100 11000 13200 4700 100
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 9 19 19 12 6 17 13 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/20 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 72 94 66 88 60 86 63 89
Temp 95 95 81 72 89 91 74 66 83 84 69 60 79 83 69 64 84 85
Dewpt 62 58 61 62 61 58 60 59 57 54 54 53 53 53 55 57 57 54
Min/Max RH 26 71 30 80 31 78 31 81 0
RH 33 29 50 71 39 34 61 78 41 35 60 78 41 35 60 79 40 34
PWind dir S S S S NW N E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 30 10 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ043-180915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
235 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 71 95 73 97 72
Temp 93 92 83 79 74 71 81 90 94 93 85 80 76 73 82 92 96 95 85 80 76 72
Dewpt 61 59 62 64 63 63 66 65 63 63 64 65 66 67 69 67 62 61 63 64 64 65
RH 35 34 50 61 70 77 60 44 37 37 50 60 72 83 65 44 32 32 50 58 68 79
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 10 11 8 9 5 4 9 12 11 9 9 6 6 5 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2500 100 6000 7400 2900 100 6000 8900 3300 100
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 4 18 18 9 6 18 14 9 5
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 09/20 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 96 72 95 68 90 62 87 63 91
Temp 93 95 80 72 90 93 78 68 86 87 70 62 80 85 70 63 86 88
Dewpt 63 59 62 64 63 58 62 62 59 56 59 57 56 56 60 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 29 77 30 81 32 84 34 90 0
RH 38 32 54 77 42 32 59 81 41 36 69 84 43 37 71 90 40 35
PWind dir S S S S W NE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 10 10 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-180915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
235 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 92 69 94 70
Temp 89 86 79 74 71 67 75 86 90 87 79 76 72 69 78 89 94 89 80 77 73 70
Dewpt 61 61 61 62 62 62 65 66 63 63 64 65 65 66 67 65 61 59 61 62 63 64
RH 39 43 54 65 74 83 71 51 40 46 60 70 78 90 70 46 34 36 52 60 70 81
Wind dir S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 17 17 10 9 8 6 11 12 13 10 11 11 11 9 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0.13 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3000 100 8000 11700 100 100 9800 12300 100 100
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 14 12 11 8 12 11 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/20 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 68 89 62 85 58 83 61 86
Temp 89 87 74 68 84 84 69 62 81 79 64 58 78 80 66 61 81 80
Dewpt 63 59 61 62 63 60 60 57 56 52 54 53 54 54 55 57 56 52
Min/Max RH 33 83 38 84 32 83 34 87 0
RH 43 38 64 81 49 44 73 84 42 39 70 83 43 40 68 87 42 38
PWind dir S S S S N NE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 30 10 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
$$
TXZ031-180915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
235 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 70 97 73 101 73
Temp 95 93 85 79 75 70 82 92 96 94 84 81 76 73 84 96101 97 88 82 77 73
Dewpt 60 60 63 65 65 64 64 64 62 63 64 65 65 67 68 65 61 62 64 64 64 65
RH 31 34 48 62 69 81 54 40 33 36 50 60 68 81 59 37 28 31 46 55 66 76
Wind dir S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 12 13 10 8 8 5 10 13 14 12 9 8 6 5 9 10 10 9 9 6 5 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3400 100 7300 10500 3000 100 10200 12800 3700 100
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 8 18 19 11 8 17 14 11 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 09/20 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 99 72 96 66 90 60 88 63 92
Temp 96 96 81 72 92 93 75 66 86 86 69 60 81 86 69 63 87 88
Dewpt 61 59 62 64 62 59 63 61 57 55 57 56 54 55 58 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 26 76 29 86 31 87 30 87 0
RH 32 30 53 76 37 33 66 85 37 35 67 86 39 35 67 87 39 34
PWind dir S S S S NW N E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 30 10 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ029-180915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
235 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 91 65 94 65
Temp 89 88 75 72 67 64 75 87 89 86 75 70 68 65 77 90 94 91 78 73 70 65
Dewpt 58 59 62 63 63 62 63 62 61 62 65 64 65 65 66 62 58 57 62 62 63 63
RH 35 38 63 74 86 93 65 44 39 45 72 80 89100 68 40 30 32 58 68 79 93
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind spd 14 14 10 8 5 4 11 12 13 10 9 8 9 6 10 9 10 9 8 8 8 6
Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.20 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
LAL 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3000 100 10500 12100 5300 100 11600 12600 5800 100
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 18 16 13 10 16 11 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/20 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 65 87 57 82 53 83 57 86
Temp 89 88 71 65 82 83 65 57 77 77 59 54 77 80 62 58 84 81
Dewpt 60 57 61 62 61 59 57 56 52 50 52 51 51 52 55 57 54 52
Min/Max RH 31 90 39 96 33 93 32 100 0
RH 38 35 70 90 49 44 75 95 41 38 77 91 40 38 78 98 36 36
PWind dir S S S SW N NE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 30 10 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C S S
$$
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