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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
354 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
TXZ024-212115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
354 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 92 66 74 50 75
Temp 75 73 82 90 92 86 74 72 69 67 70 69 70 65 59 56 53 51 58 67 73 74
Dewpt 62 64 67 64 61 62 66 67 66 66 65 62 58 55 53 51 49 48 47 48 49 51
RH 65 72 61 43 37 45 78 82 91 95 85 77 65 71 83 82 86 89 67 52 42 45
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S NW S NW N NW N N N N N N N N N SE SE
Wind spd 8 8 11 12 12 11 8 6 5 6 9 11 13 13 11 8 6 5 5 5 4 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 60 70 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.86 0.25 0.02 0
Rain shwrs C L L C C L L C C S S
Tstms C L L C C L L C C
LAL 1 2 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 5 5
Mix Hgt 6900 8400 1500 1100 2600 3300 2600 1200 3300 4200
T Wind Dir SW S SE SW N N N N N S
T Wind Spd 19 21 13 10 14 20 18 13 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 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 79 57 75 57 83 58 84
Temp 60 56 72 72 62 58 70 70 62 57 75 77 64 59 78 78
Dewpt 53 55 58 57 59 57 56 54 55 54 56 57 58 57 57 57
Max/Min RH 96 47 99 49 90 43 92 40
RH 80 95 62 59 90 98 62 56 80 89 52 51 80 92 49 47
PWind dir S S NE NE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 50 40 30 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ026-212115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
354 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 68 76 52 76
Temp 76 73 83 91 94 91 82 78 73 70 71 72 71 65 61 59 54 52 59 67 74 75
Dewpt 62 63 67 64 60 59 61 64 64 65 66 64 61 58 54 51 49 48 48 47 48 49
RH 62 71 59 41 32 34 49 62 74 83 83 75 71 77 76 76 82 85 67 49 40 40
Wind dir S S SW S S S N E E N NW N N N N N N N N N N SE
Wind spd 9 8 11 13 14 12 10 9 8 6 9 11 12 14 13 10 9 9 6 5 2 3
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 70 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0.62 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C L L L L C C
Tstms S C C C C L L L L C C
LAL 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 6400 8600 400 600 2300 2800 2200 600 3400 4100
T Wind Dir S S SE SE NW N N N N W
T Wind Spd 17 23 16 12 12 19 20 12 11 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 81 57 78 57 84 59 85
Temp 62 56 73 75 64 58 72 75 64 57 76 78 66 59 78 81
Dewpt 52 53 56 56 58 57 55 54 54 55 55 55 56 57 57 55
Max/Min RH 92 43 97 45 92 38 93 37
RH 71 90 54 51 81 97 55 48 70 92 49 44 70 92 48 41
PWind dir SE SE NE NE SW S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 40 30 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ043-212115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
354 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 94 71 83 55 76
Temp 75 73 82 89 93 91 84 80 76 73 79 80 76 71 66 62 58 56 61 68 74 75
Dewpt 67 67 70 66 62 61 62 63 65 66 68 67 66 63 60 57 54 52 50 50 52 53
RH 76 81 66 47 36 37 48 57 69 78 70 65 71 78 83 83 86 88 68 52 46 46
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S SW NW N N N N N N N N E SE
Wind spd 5 5 9 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 9 9 9 11 12 9 9 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 80 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.76 0.19 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C D D L L C C S S
Tstms S S S C C D D L L
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 5300 7400 500 700 3300 3000 2300 2000 3000 3900
T Wind Dir S S S S SW N N N N E
T Wind Spd 17 20 16 11 12 18 23 16 11 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 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 80 58 78 57 85 59 86
Temp 64 59 78 71 64 59 72 75 64 58 77 80 67 60 79 81
Dewpt 58 59 61 60 62 59 58 57 59 57 58 59 60 58 58 58
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 50 96 44 93 40
RH 81100 57 68 94100 61 55 84 96 53 49 80 93 49 45
PWind dir SE SE NE NE NE SE S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 50 40 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-212115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
354 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 66 74 50 76
Temp 73 71 77 84 88 85 76 73 71 68 69 69 70 65 59 57 53 50 58 68 75 74
Dewpt 64 64 67 66 64 64 65 66 66 66 65 63 60 57 54 50 49 47 48 50 50 52
RH 73 79 71 55 45 50 69 79 85 93 88 80 70 74 82 78 86 88 69 52 41 47
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE E E N N N N N N N N N E SE S
Wind spd 9 9 13 17 17 14 12 10 9 8 10 12 13 17 16 12 10 9 5 3 3 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 60 70 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.14 0.29 0.03 0
Rain shwrs C L C C C L L C C S S
Tstms C L C C C L L C C
LAL 1 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5200 7000 1400 1000 2200 3300 2500 900 3000 4600
T Wind Dir S S S S NW N NE N NE S
T Wind Spd 19 20 14 11 12 18 19 12 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 76 55 74 54 81 56 82
Temp 61 57 71 70 60 56 69 70 59 54 73 75 63 56 76 77
Dewpt 55 56 61 58 58 56 56 55 54 53 58 57 56 55 57 56
Max/Min RH 97 54 100 53 95 47 95 42
RH 81 97 71 65 93100 63 59 83 95 58 53 78 95 51 48
PWind dir S SE E E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 60 60 40 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S L L C L C S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-212115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
354 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 96 68 79 52 77
Temp 76 73 84 92 95 93 83 78 75 71 74 76 74 68 63 60 56 52 59 67 74 76
Dewpt 64 65 68 65 61 60 62 66 66 67 68 66 63 60 57 55 52 50 50 49 49 52
RH 69 78 58 41 32 34 49 67 76 88 80 72 69 75 82 83 89 93 70 51 41 43
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE S N NW N N N N N N N N N NE SE
Wind spd 5 5 10 12 13 12 9 6 5 5 8 10 12 13 12 9 6 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 70 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.92 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C L L L L C C
Tstms S C C C C L L L L C C
LAL 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 6100 8200 800 800 2700 2900 2600 1800 3600 4500
T Wind Dir S S SE S NW N N N N W
T Wind Spd 18 23 16 11 11 18 21 13 11 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 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 82 57 80 57 86 59 87
Temp 62 56 74 75 64 58 73 75 64 58 77 80 66 60 79 81
Dewpt 55 56 58 59 62 58 56 56 58 57 57 58 60 58 58 58
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 46 96 39 96 38
RH 79100 57 58 92100 55 52 80 96 50 48 80 96 48 45
PWind dir S SE E NE SW S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 40 30 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ029-212115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
354 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 61 71 46 74
Temp 68 66 76 85 88 83 70 67 66 64 67 66 66 62 54 52 48 46 56 66 72 73
Dewpt 62 63 67 63 62 64 67 66 65 64 64 60 56 53 52 50 48 46 47 48 49 51
RH 81 90 74 48 42 53 90 97 97100 91 80 69 72 91 94 99100 72 52 44 46
Wind dir S S S S S S E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N NE S S
Wind spd 5 5 11 12 12 10 8 6 5 5 9 12 12 13 12 6 5 5 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 70 60 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 1.00 0.20 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C L C C C L L C C S S
Tstms C L C C C L L C C
LAL 1 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 6000 7300 900 1200 2600 3200 2400 800 2900 5200
T Wind Dir S S SE SW N N NE N NW S
T Wind Spd 18 20 13 11 13 20 18 12 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 75 52 72 51 81 53 82
Temp 56 53 71 70 57 53 68 70 57 52 73 75 60 54 75 76
Dewpt 54 53 58 57 57 53 55 53 54 52 56 57 56 54 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 53 100 46 100 42
RH 93100 64 63 100100 63 56 90100 54 54 87100 51 48
PWind dir S S NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 50 30 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
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