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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
230 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
TXZ024-222145-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 67 51 77 57 81
Temp 69 68 67 65 62 59 57 55 54 52 59 67 74 75 64 61 58 58 68 77 81 75
Dewpt 67 66 65 60 56 55 54 53 51 49 49 50 51 54 56 56 56 56 60 61 58 60
RH 92 94 94 86 83 85 92 93 89 89 71 54 45 48 75 84 93 95 77 59 47 59
Wind dir N N N N N N N N N NW N N SE SE S S SW W SW SW S NE
Wind spd 5 5 9 12 14 12 10 8 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 80 10 0 10 40
QPF 12hr 0.72 0.01 0 0 0.21
Rain shwrs C D L C S S S C C C
Tstms C C C S C C C
Flood A
LAL 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1000 1800 2100 1600 1200 3200 4600 800 500 3800 6400
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N W S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 21 16 11 8 8 9 8 9 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 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 57 78 55 80 56 83 57 83
Temp 63 58 74 75 61 56 76 76 61 56 75 77 62 58 78 79
Dewpt 59 57 55 52 52 51 52 51 52 52 52 52 53 52 52 50
Max/Min RH 97 41 86 36 86 34 83 31
RH 88 96 52 45 74 84 44 42 74 84 45 41 73 81 40 37
PWind dir N NE S SE S N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ026-222145-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 70 53 77 57 83
Temp 73 70 69 68 65 61 59 58 56 54 59 68 75 76 67 63 59 57 66 78 82 79
Dewpt 65 65 67 63 60 57 54 53 51 49 49 50 50 52 54 54 55 55 58 59 58 59
RH 76 84 93 84 84 87 83 83 83 83 69 52 41 43 63 72 87 93 75 52 44 50
Wind dir N N N N N N N N N NW N N N SE SE S S S S S S NE
Wind spd 8 6 9 11 14 14 12 9 9 8 6 5 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 90 30 0 5 40
QPF 12hr 1.60 0.04 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs C D D L C C C S S S C C C
Tstms C C C C S C C C
LAL 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 600 1700 1900 1400 1200 2900 3900 1400 300 3800 6200
T Wind Dir E N N N N N NW S S S SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 21 19 12 10 6 9 6 8 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 80 55 81 56 83 58 85
Temp 67 59 75 77 63 56 75 78 64 57 76 78 65 58 79 81
Dewpt 59 57 54 52 53 52 52 51 53 52 52 52 54 53 53 50
Max/Min RH 93 39 88 36 84 37 85 31
RH 75 93 48 42 70 86 45 39 67 83 43 40 68 83 41 34
PWind dir NE NE E NE NE N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 5 5 5 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ043-222145-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 78 55 77 59 84
Temp 76 73 77 77 71 64 61 59 58 56 61 68 75 76 68 65 62 60 70 79 83 80
Dewpt 65 66 69 68 64 61 59 58 55 53 51 52 53 56 58 59 59 60 62 63 63 62
RH 69 78 76 74 80 90 93 96 91 89 70 57 47 50 72 81 92100 76 58 51 54
Wind dir S SE S N N N N N N N N N NE SE SE S SW SW S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 8 11 12 12 9 9 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 OV SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 80 50 5 20 40
QPF 12hr 1.06 0.04 0 0 0.12
Rain shwrs C L D L C C C S S S S S C C C
Tstms S C C S C C C
LAL 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
Haines 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 3400 2200 1800 1700 2900 3600 1700 400 4000 5600
T Wind Dir S S N N N N NE S SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 17 20 16 11 4 6 6 8 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 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 81 56 82 58 84 58 85
Temp 67 60 76 77 63 57 77 79 64 58 77 80 65 59 80 82
Dewpt 63 60 58 55 55 53 52 52 55 53 52 52 55 54 53 52
Max/Min RH 100 44 89 35 86 35 85 32
RH 87100 54 47 75 88 42 40 73 84 42 39 70 83 39 35
PWind dir NE NE NE N NE N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ035-222145-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 50 77 58 82
Temp 71 69 68 66 63 59 57 55 53 50 58 69 76 74 66 62 60 58 67 77 81 77
Dewpt 66 66 67 63 58 57 54 53 50 48 50 52 53 54 56 57 57 57 61 62 60 60
RH 84 90 97 90 84 93 90 93 89 93 75 55 45 50 70 84 90 96 81 60 49 56
Wind dir E SE N N N N N N N N N N S S S S SW SW SW S SE E
Wind spd 9 6 9 13 17 17 16 11 9 8 5 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
Clouds SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 60 10 0 10 50
QPF 12hr 0.28 0 0 0 0.12
Rain shwrs L L C S S C C C
Tstms C C S C C C
LAL 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1300 1800 1900 1600 1200 3100 4500 600 500 4500 7000
T Wind Dir S NE N NE N N SW S SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 21 18 13 8 5 11 11 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 78 53 79 55 81 56 83
Temp 63 57 73 74 60 53 75 77 61 55 75 77 62 56 77 80
Dewpt 59 57 56 52 52 51 53 52 52 51 53 52 52 51 53 49
Max/Min RH 100 42 94 39 88 36 84 30
RH 87100 55 46 75 93 46 42 72 86 46 42 70 83 43 34
PWind dir NE NE SE S SE N NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 20 10 5 5 5 5 0
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ031-222145-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 71 53 78 56 84
Temp 74 71 71 69 65 61 58 58 57 54 61 68 75 77 67 62 59 57 68 79 83 78
Dewpt 67 67 68 65 62 60 58 56 54 52 51 50 52 54 56 57 58 57 60 61 60 61
RH 78 88 88 86 89 95 98 93 90 91 70 53 44 45 68 83 95100 76 54 45 57
Wind dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N SE S S SW SW S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 10 13 13 12 8 6 5 5 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 80 30 0 5 40
QPF 12hr 1.09 0.03 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs S D D D C C C S S S S C C C
Tstms S C C C S C C C
LAL 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1100 2000 2100 2000 1500 3200 4100 1800 600 4700 6600
T Wind Dir W N N N N N NW S SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 20 18 13 10 6 9 6 9 12
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 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
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 81 55 82 57 85 57 86
Temp 66 59 76 78 63 56 77 78 64 57 77 79 65 58 80 81
Dewpt 62 59 56 53 55 53 52 52 55 54 52 54 56 54 53 52
Max/Min RH 100 38 94 35 89 34 88 31
RH 87100 49 42 76 91 42 40 73 89 42 42 73 87 40 37
PWind dir NE NE SE N NE N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ029-222145-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
230 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 63 45 76 53 80
Temp 66 64 63 61 58 58 52 51 49 46 56 65 73 75 62 58 55 54 66 76 80 76
Dewpt 65 64 63 58 55 54 52 51 49 46 49 50 51 53 56 55 55 54 60 60 58 58
RH 97100100 90 90 86100100100100 77 58 46 46 81 90100100 81 58 47 54
Wind dir NE N N N N N N N N N N NW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S E
Wind spd 5 5 9 12 13 13 10 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 5 0 10 50
QPF 12hr 0.51 0 0 0 0.12
Rain shwrs C L C C S S C C C
Tstms C C S S C C C
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1200 1700 2000 1400 900 2900 4500 500 500 4300 6400
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 16 24 17 11 8 6 11 11 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 76 50 79 51 81 51 82
Temp 60 54 72 74 56 51 74 76 57 52 74 76 57 52 77 78
Dewpt 57 54 54 51 52 51 51 51 52 51 51 50 53 51 50 49
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 37 98 35 99 31
RH 90100 53 44 86100 44 42 83 96 44 40 86 96 39 36
PWind dir NE NE SE S SE NW NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S
$$
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