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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
TXZ024-182115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 72 98 73 97
Temp 73 71 81 91 95 90 80 77 74 73 83 94 97 92 82 79 76 74 83 93 96 92
Dewpt 64 62 64 63 61 63 66 65 65 66 67 63 57 59 63 62 62 63 64 59 54 55
RH 72 73 56 40 33 40 63 68 75 79 59 37 26 33 53 56 63 70 52 33 25 29
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 6 11 12 13 11 10 8 9 8 9 9 9 8 6 8 8 6 9 10 12 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.41 0.04 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4500 8400 600 600 6300 9900 700 600 7000 9400
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 18 14 13 17 12 16 17 14 16
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 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 71 92 63 85 58 84 59 86
Temp 77 72 86 87 71 64 79 79 64 58 76 81 66 60 81 81
Dewpt 59 62 63 60 60 57 53 50 50 49 47 47 51 53 55 53
Max/Min RH 71 35 80 30 72 26 76 31
RH 55 71 45 41 70 78 40 36 62 71 35 31 58 76 42 37
PWind dir S S SW NW NW NE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 30 10 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-182115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 73 100 73 99
Temp 76 72 82 91 96 94 84 81 77 74 83 95 99 95 86 83 77 73 83 94 98 95
Dewpt 63 64 64 63 61 62 63 63 63 65 67 65 60 61 62 62 63 64 65 61 57 56
RH 64 76 55 40 32 35 49 54 62 74 59 38 28 32 45 49 62 72 55 34 26 27
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 8 9 12 13 14 13 12 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 8 9 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4400 6600 400 400 5200 8500 1500 400 6900 9300
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 13 16 12 16 12 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 95 66 88 61 86 60 88
Temp 81 72 90 90 76 67 82 83 69 61 78 83 68 61 81 83
Dewpt 60 62 62 59 61 60 56 53 52 52 48 48 50 52 54 53
Max/Min RH 70 31 78 30 71 26 74 30
RH 49 70 39 35 60 78 41 35 55 71 34 30 52 73 39 35
PWind dir S S S NW N NW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-182115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 72 97 71 97
Temp 75 71 82 90 95 93 84 80 77 74 82 92 97 95 85 81 76 72 83 93 96 93
Dewpt 63 63 65 65 64 62 64 65 66 67 69 67 63 61 63 64 65 66 67 63 58 57
RH 68 76 58 44 36 36 52 60 70 80 66 44 34 34 48 57 69 81 59 38 29 30
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 10 12 12 11 10 6 6 5 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 10 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4300 5800 500 500 4300 6100 1800 500 5900 8100
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 16 16 12 14 12 16 14 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 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 71 94 67 88 61 86 62 90
Temp 79 72 89 91 78 68 83 85 70 61 80 83 69 63 82 86
Dewpt 62 63 63 59 62 62 58 54 55 53 51 51 55 55 56 55
Max/Min RH 75 33 81 31 75 30 76 33
RH 55 74 42 35 59 80 42 35 60 74 36 33 60 76 41 36
PWind dir S S S NW N NE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-182115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 69 94 70 93
Temp 71 68 75 86 92 89 80 77 74 71 78 89 94 91 82 78 74 70 78 89 93 89
Dewpt 62 62 65 66 63 63 64 65 66 66 68 66 60 59 60 61 63 64 65 62 56 56
RH 73 81 71 51 38 42 58 67 76 86 71 47 33 35 47 56 69 80 64 41 29 33
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
Wind spd 8 11 14 13 16 14 12 10 10 9 10 10 11 10 9 10 9 9 12 13 16 14
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.06 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 3800 7800 1000 500 3900 9400 1500 500 5200 8500
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 18 17 14 13 12 16 14 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 89 62 85 58 83 60 84
Temp 76 69 83 86 71 63 79 81 65 58 77 81 66 60 78 79
Dewpt 60 63 64 58 58 58 55 52 51 50 50 49 51 53 55 53
Max/Min RH 80 37 84 32 74 31 77 34
RH 58 80 53 39 63 84 43 37 60 74 39 33 58 77 45 40
PWind dir S S SW N NE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 30 10 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
TXZ031-182115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 99 72 101 73 100
Temp 76 71 82 92 97 95 85 81 77 73 84 96100 95 86 82 77 73 85 95 99 95
Dewpt 65 65 64 64 62 62 65 65 66 67 68 65 60 62 63 64 64 65 65 61 56 57
RH 70 81 55 40 32 35 51 59 69 81 59 36 27 33 48 55 64 75 53 32 24 28
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 8 5 11 13 14 13 10 8 6 5 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 10 12 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4400 6200 700 600 5100 9400 2100 600 7300 9300
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 18 17 13 16 13 16 13 13 16
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 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 72 95 65 88 58 87 60 89
Temp 80 72 90 91 75 66 82 84 68 59 79 83 68 61 82 83
Dewpt 62 63 63 60 63 61 55 54 53 52 48 50 52 54 56 55
Max/Min RH 73 32 85 29 77 27 78 32
RH 53 73 41 36 66 84 39 36 59 77 34 32 57 78 41 38
PWind dir S S S NW N N S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-182115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 65 95 65 93
Temp 68 65 76 87 92 89 75 72 69 66 77 90 94 91 78 75 69 66 78 89 92 89
Dewpt 63 62 63 63 61 60 65 65 65 65 66 61 57 57 61 61 61 63 63 58 54 55
RH 84 90 64 45 36 38 71 79 87 97 69 38 29 32 56 62 76 91 60 35 28 32
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 9 14 12 14 12 10 8 8 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 9 11 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4000 8900 600 600 5500 10500 1700 500 6500 9700
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 18 16 12 16 17 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 88 57 82 52 82 54 83
Temp 72 65 82 84 67 58 78 78 59 53 75 79 62 55 78 78
Dewpt 59 62 62 58 56 56 51 47 49 48 46 46 50 53 54 50
Max/Min RH 89 37 94 30 84 28 93 33
RH 64 89 51 41 68 94 39 33 69 84 35 31 65 93 43 37
PWind dir S S SW N N N S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 50 30 10 10 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
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