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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
214 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
TXZ024-272130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
214 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 89 59 88
Temp 63 60 71 82 88 84 72 67 64 61 74 84 89 84 71 65 63 60 74 83 88 83
Dewpt 51 52 53 53 51 53 54 53 52 51 51 49 46 46 49 49 48 48 49 48 44 47
RH 64 75 53 37 29 34 53 60 66 69 45 30 22 27 46 55 59 64 41 30 22 29
Wind dir SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE N NW NW NW N NE E
Wind spd 3 2 2 4 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 9 9 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 500 2700 5400 500 500 5400 7100 100 0 5800 7500
T Wind Dir SW N NE E N N NE N NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 6 4 9 9 6 16 14 6 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 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 60 94 62 86 58 90 64 92
Temp 66 61 90 89 68 62 81 81 63 58 84 85 70 64 88 86
Dewpt 48 48 47 45 49 47 45 45 44 44 44 42 46 47 44 41
Max/Min RH 64 18 60 23 59 18 55 16
RH 52 63 23 22 50 59 29 28 50 58 25 22 43 54 22 20
PWind dir S SW S NE S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-272130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
214 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 59 90 59 90
Temp 64 60 71 82 88 86 74 68 63 61 73 85 90 87 75 67 62 59 72 85 90 87
Dewpt 50 52 54 52 52 52 51 52 52 52 53 49 46 47 48 50 50 50 52 49 47 47
RH 60 75 55 35 29 31 44 57 67 72 50 28 22 25 39 55 64 72 50 28 23 25
Wind dir SE E SE E NE NE NE NE NW NW N N N NE NE N N NW N N NE E
Wind spd 2 3 2 2 3 5 3 2 5 5 6 10 9 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 300 3100 5400 400 300 5400 6900 0 0 5700 7500
T Wind Dir SE E NE NE N N N N NW N NE
T Wind Spd 8 5 8 10 8 13 16 6 5 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 94 61 88 57 90 61 93
Temp 68 59 88 91 70 61 82 83 65 57 83 86 71 61 87 88
Dewpt 50 50 49 47 51 50 47 45 46 46 44 44 48 50 47 44
Max/Min RH 72 19 67 23 67 20 67 19
RH 52 71 26 22 51 67 29 26 50 66 25 23 44 67 25 22
PWind dir S S S NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-272130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
214 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 90 61 90 60 90
Temp 64 60 72 83 88 86 75 69 65 62 75 86 90 85 74 67 64 60 75 86 90 87
Dewpt 54 55 56 54 53 54 55 55 54 53 53 50 47 47 50 51 50 49 51 49 46 47
RH 71 86 57 37 30 34 51 62 68 73 46 28 23 27 44 55 62 66 43 27 23 25
Wind dir N W N N NE NE E NE N NW N N NE NE NE N N N N N NE E
Wind spd 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 3 4 5 9 9 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 3400 5800 500 400 5300 6500 0 0 5300 6700
T Wind Dir W N NE E N N NE N NW N NE
T Wind Spd 5 4 8 9 8 12 14 6 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 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 60 93 62 90 58 90 62 92
Temp 68 60 90 90 69 62 89 86 66 58 85 86 70 62 88 87
Dewpt 51 50 49 48 51 49 48 46 48 46 47 47 51 51 50 48
Max/Min RH 70 21 63 22 64 22 69 21
RH 54 69 25 24 53 63 25 25 52 64 26 26 51 68 28 26
PWind dir S SW S NE SE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-272130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
214 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 59 88 57 87
Temp 63 58 71 84 89 86 73 67 62 59 71 82 88 83 72 65 61 57 71 82 87 84
Dewpt 50 52 52 51 50 51 52 53 53 52 53 50 46 47 48 48 48 48 49 47 44 45
RH 62 80 51 32 26 30 48 61 72 78 52 32 23 29 43 53 61 71 45 30 22 26
Wind dir S W W N NE NE E E NE N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N NE E
Wind spd 3 4 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 9 10 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 400 4100 7800 600 400 5300 7200 0 0 6000 8000
T Wind Dir SW NW NE E NE N NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 10 6 8 11 9 11 13 6 5 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 92 59 86 56 88 60 89
Temp 66 58 87 88 68 59 81 83 64 56 82 85 68 60 84 84
Dewpt 46 48 47 44 49 47 46 44 44 45 46 43 46 48 46 41
Max/Min RH 69 19 64 22 66 20 64 19
RH 49 68 25 22 51 64 29 26 48 66 28 23 46 64 27 22
PWind dir SE SW S NE SE SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-272130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
214 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 92 59 90
Temp 64 60 71 84 89 87 75 68 64 61 74 86 92 87 75 67 63 59 74 86 90 86
Dewpt 52 53 54 52 52 53 53 54 53 53 53 49 46 47 50 52 51 50 51 49 47 48
RH 65 79 54 34 28 31 46 60 69 74 47 27 21 25 43 57 66 72 45 28 22 27
Wind dir E E SE E NE NE NE N NW NW NW N N NE NE N NW NW N N NE E
Wind spd 2 2 2 4 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 9 9 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 600 3500 6100 600 600 5400 7000 0 0 5500 7100
T Wind Dir SE E NE E N N N N NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 6 5 8 9 6 14 14 6 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 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 60 96 61 90 58 92 63 96
Temp 68 60 90 91 70 61 86 85 66 58 86 88 71 63 91 90
Dewpt 51 50 48 48 51 49 46 46 46 46 44 45 51 51 47 45
Max/Min RH 70 18 65 21 65 19 64 17
RH 55 69 24 23 52 65 25 26 49 65 23 23 49 63 23 21
PWind dir S S S NE S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-272130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
214 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 55 86 52 86
Temp 58 54 70 84 89 84 69 63 58 55 71 82 86 82 67 60 56 53 69 81 86 83
Dewpt 51 51 51 49 49 51 53 53 52 50 51 47 46 45 48 47 47 46 47 45 42 43
RH 77 90 51 30 25 32 57 70 80 83 49 30 25 28 51 62 72 78 45 28 22 25
Wind dir S W W NE NE NE E NE N N N N NE NE NE NE N NW NW N NE E
Wind spd 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 9 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 500 4400 6900 500 400 5200 6900 0 0 6100 8000
T Wind Dir SW NW NE E NE N NE NE NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 10 8 10 11 8 13 14 5 5 5 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 92 57 84 53 88 57 89
Temp 62 54 87 88 65 58 80 81 60 53 82 85 65 57 86 85
Dewpt 46 46 44 43 47 46 44 43 43 43 44 40 44 46 43 39
Max/Min RH 74 18 67 24 69 18 67 17
RH 56 73 22 21 52 65 28 26 53 68 26 21 46 66 22 20
PWind dir S SW S NE S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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