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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
213 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
TXZ024-220915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
213 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 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 64 68 50 76 56
Temp 90 84 74 71 71 68 67 66 63 61 56 55 52 51 58 67 74 74 64 60 58 57
Dewpt 63 63 67 67 67 67 65 60 57 55 54 51 49 48 47 48 50 52 55 55 55 55
RH 40 50 80 85 87 96 92 82 80 81 91 87 91 90 68 51 42 47 74 83 91 94
Wind dir S SE SW SE N N N N N N N N N NW N N SE SE SE S SW W
Wind spd 13 11 9 6 5 6 9 12 14 13 11 8 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 3
Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 70 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.84 0.70 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C D D L C L L C C S S C
Tstms C D D L C L L C C S S C
LAL 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 3 2 3 3 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 1500 1100 2600 3300 2600 1200 3300 4200 1800 500
T Wind Dir SE SW N N N N N S S S
T Wind Spd 13 10 14 20 18 13 9 8 11 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 09/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 78 57 76 58 79 57 82 59 85
Temp 73 72 63 58 72 74 61 58 75 76 62 58 77 77 63 59 79 80
Dewpt 59 60 60 58 57 56 56 54 55 54 55 54 55 54 54 54 55 52
Min/Max RH 47 99 49 90 43 92 40 89 36
RH 62 66 91 99 61 54 83 86 50 46 77 85 46 44 72 82 43 38
PWind dir S N NE S NE S N S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 40 20 10 5 5 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-220915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
213 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 70 53 76 56
Temp 95 91 82 76 73 70 69 69 67 63 61 59 55 54 59 69 74 76 66 62 58 57
Dewpt 62 61 61 65 65 66 67 65 60 57 54 51 50 49 48 47 49 51 52 53 53 53
RH 34 37 49 69 76 87 93 87 78 81 78 75 83 83 67 45 41 42 61 72 83 86
Wind dir S S SE E N NE N N N N N N N N N N NW SE SE S S SE
Wind spd 14 12 11 9 8 6 9 11 14 16 12 9 9 8 6 5 2 2 3 3 3 3
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 60 80 40 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.28 1.15 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C L L C D L L L C C S S S
Tstms C C L L C D L L L C C S S S
LAL 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 400 600 2300 2800 2200 600 3400 4100 1500 300
T Wind Dir SE SE NW N N N N W SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 12 12 19 20 12 11 6 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 58 78 57 81 57 83 59 85
Temp 76 77 66 59 73 75 63 58 76 78 64 58 78 79 66 59 79 81
Dewpt 56 59 60 58 57 55 56 55 54 54 54 53 54 52 55 55 54 53
Min/Max RH 43 97 45 92 38 93 37 88 34
RH 50 54 81 96 57 50 78 90 46 43 70 83 43 39 68 87 42 38
PWind dir S NE NE NE NE SE NE NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 5 10 5 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C C S
Tstms S C C C S
$$
TXZ043-220915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
213 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 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 71 81 55 77 57
Temp 93 90 83 79 76 74 78 79 73 67 63 60 58 56 60 69 75 77 67 64 61 58
Dewpt 63 62 63 64 65 67 69 68 66 61 60 57 55 53 51 50 53 55 58 59 59 58
RH 38 39 52 60 70 80 74 69 78 82 91 90 92 92 72 52 47 46 73 85 94 99
Wind dir S S S SE S SE S SW N N N N N N N N NE SE SE S SW SW
Wind spd 12 12 10 8 5 5 8 9 10 12 12 9 9 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 2
Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 80 60 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 1.12 0.18 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C L D D L L C C S S C
Tstms S S S S C L D D L L C C S S C
LAL 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 700 3300 3000 2300 2000 3000 3900 1900 500
T Wind Dir S S SW N N N N E SE S
T Wind Spd 16 11 12 18 23 16 11 5 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 09/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 84 60 79 58 82 58 84 59 86
Temp 77 77 66 61 75 76 63 59 77 79 65 59 79 80 66 60 81 83
Dewpt 61 62 63 61 60 59 59 56 55 56 57 55 54 54 56 55 55 54
Min/Max RH 56 100 50 96 44 93 40 88 39
RH 59 60 90100 61 56 86 92 47 46 76 88 43 41 72 86 41 37
PWind dir S NE NE N NE NE N NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C C C S
Tstms C C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-220915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
213 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 70 50 75 56
Temp 88 84 75 73 71 70 70 69 66 64 58 55 53 50 57 69 75 73 65 60 59 56
Dewpt 65 65 66 66 66 66 65 62 59 56 53 51 49 48 48 51 51 53 55 55 56 55
RH 47 53 74 79 84 87 84 78 78 75 83 86 86 93 72 53 43 49 70 84 90 96
Wind dir S S SE S E SE N N N N N N N N N N S S S S S SW
Wind spd 17 14 12 10 9 8 10 13 17 17 16 11 9 8 5 2 2 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 60 30 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.15 0.25 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C D C C C L L C S C S S C
Tstms C D C C C L L C S C S S C
LAL 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1400 1000 2200 3300 2500 900 3000 4600 1800 500
T Wind Dir S S NW N NE N NE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 11 12 18 19 12 8 9 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 57 74 55 78 55 80 57 83
Temp 73 70 61 58 71 71 61 56 74 74 62 56 76 76 62 57 79 78
Dewpt 61 60 59 57 57 55 55 53 55 54 53 52 55 53 53 53 55 52
Min/Max RH 54 100 53 95 47 95 42 89 41
RH 66 71 93 96 61 57 81 90 51 50 72 86 48 45 72 86 44 40
PWind dir S NE NE SE S SE NE SE NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 50 30 10 5 5 5 5 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C S
Tstms C C C C C S
$$
TXZ031-220915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
213 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 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 68 73 53 78 56
Temp 95 92 83 77 74 71 72 72 68 64 61 59 56 54 61 69 75 78 67 62 59 57
Dewpt 62 62 63 67 67 68 67 67 62 60 58 55 52 51 49 48 50 53 56 57 57 56
RH 34 37 51 72 78 89 85 84 80 86 89 87 86 90 65 48 42 43 67 85 93 97
Wind dir S S S SE N N NW N N N N N N N N N N SE SE S SW S
Wind spd 14 12 10 6 5 5 8 10 13 13 12 8 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2
Clouds SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 70 40 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.11 1.32 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs S C L C C L L L L C C S S C
Tstms S C L C C L L L L C C S S C
LAL 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 800 800 2700 2900 2600 1800 3600 4500 2400 600
T Wind Dir SE S NW N N N N W SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 18 21 13 11 6 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 09/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 59 79 57 83 57 85 58 87
Temp 76 77 66 60 73 76 63 58 77 79 65 58 79 80 65 59 81 83
Dewpt 58 61 63 60 58 58 59 56 55 55 57 55 55 54 57 56 55 54
Min/Max RH 46 100 46 96 39 96 38 93 35
RH 55 59 90100 60 53 86 94 47 44 76 90 43 41 75 89 40 37
PWind dir S NE NE N NE SE N NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 40 20 10 10 5 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-220915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
213 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 66 45 75 51
Temp 87 82 70 68 66 65 66 64 62 60 53 50 48 46 56 66 73 74 61 56 54 52
Dewpt 63 65 68 66 65 64 63 59 56 54 53 50 48 46 47 48 50 52 55 55 54 52
RH 45 56 93 93 97 97 90 84 81 81100100100100 72 52 44 46 81 96100100
Wind dir S S SE SE NE N N N N N N N N N N NW SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 12 11 9 5 5 5 10 12 14 14 11 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 90 60 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.66 0.21 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C D L C C L C C S C
Tstms C D L C C L C C S C
LAL 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 900 1200 2600 3200 2400 800 2900 5200 1000 500
T Wind Dir SE SW N N NE N NW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 13 20 18 12 8 9 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 53 74 51 77 51 80 52 83
Temp 71 70 58 54 70 72 57 52 73 75 58 52 75 77 58 53 78 79
Dewpt 59 58 58 54 56 54 55 52 53 54 53 52 54 52 53 53 53 51
Min/Max RH 54 100 53 100 46 100 42 100 40
RH 66 66 100100 61 53 93100 49 48 83100 48 42 83100 42 38
PWind dir S NE NE SE S S SE SE NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
$$
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