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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
355 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
TXZ024-242115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date Sun 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24
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 76 43 51 32 58
Temp 56 57 64 75 75 69 57 52 49 46 48 50 51 47 40 37 35 33 41 49 57 57
Dewpt 47 46 48 35 26 20 18 18 20 21 28 25 21 21 21 22 22 21 20 20 21 24
RH 72 66 56 23 16 16 21 26 31 37 45 38 30 35 48 54 59 60 43 32 25 28
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW N E SE SE
Wind spd 13 18 25 28 34 27 23 26 25 24 18 16 17 16 10 9 6 5 5 5 8 11
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Obvis BD BD BD
High Wind W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 8500 12400 1400 1000 5200 5900 4000 2000 4900 7800
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW SW
T Wind Spd 34 48 31 31 23 24 23 16 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 4 4 5 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL CH CL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 35 59 36 74 53 82 54 84
Temp 42 36 54 57 40 37 67 72 58 54 76 79 60 55 77 80
Dewpt 29 28 32 32 35 34 33 26 30 35 35 32 40 42 41 39
Max/Min RH 73 36 92 17 48 16 63 20
RH 60 73 43 38 81 88 28 18 34 48 23 18 47 62 28 23
PWind dir SE E SE SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S
$$
TXZ026-242115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date Sun 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 77 44 54 32 57
Temp 54 54 58 70 77 73 61 55 51 46 48 52 53 49 41 38 34 32 40 49 55 56
Dewpt 50 50 48 47 34 29 24 21 23 24 30 28 25 24 23 24 24 22 22 21 22 23
RH 86 86 69 44 21 19 24 26 33 42 49 39 33 37 48 57 66 66 48 33 27 27
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N E E
Wind spd 17 18 24 28 32 27 21 18 19 19 17 17 19 17 12 9 9 9 9 8 6 8
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S C S S
Obvis BD BD BD
High Wind W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 4900 12700 1000 900 5300 6100 3900 1800 4800 6700
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W NW NW N NW W
T Wind Spd 31 43 27 23 21 24 25 17 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 35 57 34 73 50 81 52 82
Temp 42 36 53 55 41 35 63 72 55 50 74 78 60 53 76 80
Dewpt 29 30 33 34 36 35 41 35 37 39 42 41 45 46 47 47
Max/Min RH 79 41 100 25 66 23 77 28
RH 60 79 46 45 82100 44 26 51 66 32 27 58 77 36 31
PWind dir E E SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C
$$
TXZ043-242115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date Sun 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24
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 79 47 63 33 62
Temp 58 57 61 74 79 72 61 57 51 48 55 64 63 58 47 41 37 33 43 52 59 61
Dewpt 48 47 47 50 33 29 23 22 23 26 31 30 29 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 28
RH 70 69 60 43 19 20 23 26 33 42 39 28 27 29 44 55 66 75 53 36 29 29
Wind dir S S S S SW W W SW W SW W W NW NW N N N N N E SE SE
Wind spd 14 16 21 23 28 24 18 17 19 17 17 14 16 11 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 8
Clouds OV OV SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs S C
Obvis BD BD BD
Wind Y Y Y
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5300 12700 1900 1000 9300 10000 3800 2100 4600 6500
T Wind Dir S SW W W W W N N NW SW
T Wind Spd 28 42 26 25 27 23 18 11 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 37 65 37 76 52 82 54 84
Temp 45 38 60 63 45 38 66 74 58 52 75 79 63 55 79 82
Dewpt 31 33 38 36 40 38 42 34 38 41 45 43 47 49 51 47
Max/Min RH 84 33 100 22 65 25 79 27
RH 58 84 45 37 83100 41 24 47 65 34 28 56 79 39 29
PWind dir E E E S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S C
$$
TXZ035-242115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date Sun 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 41 53 29 59
Temp 55 53 59 70 69 65 57 51 47 43 48 52 54 50 42 37 33 30 38 51 58 57
Dewpt 45 46 47 30 27 20 19 20 22 23 26 27 25 24 25 25 25 24 25 26 27 29
RH 69 77 64 22 21 18 22 29 37 45 42 38 32 36 50 61 72 78 59 37 30 34
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N E S S S
Wind spd 19 20 25 35 41 34 24 20 19 17 20 17 17 16 10 8 5 5 4 8 9 11
Clouds OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B2
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Obvis BD BD BD BD
High Wind W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 9900 11400 3000 800 6100 6300 3300 1300 5100 8200
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW N N W SW
T Wind Spd 34 49 29 26 27 21 17 11 8 17
RFTI 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL CL CL EL NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 35 65 35 73 48 81 51 82
Temp 42 35 58 62 43 35 65 72 56 48 73 78 60 51 78 80
Dewpt 34 31 33 28 35 35 32 25 30 35 37 30 40 43 41 37
Max/Min RH 85 23 100 16 60 16 74 19
RH 73 85 39 27 73100 29 17 37 60 27 17 47 74 27 21
PWind dir SE SW E S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
$$
TXZ031-242115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date Sun 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24
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 79 46 58 32 59
Temp 57 56 62 74 79 73 60 55 51 48 52 55 58 52 42 39 35 32 41 50 57 58
Dewpt 51 50 48 48 33 27 22 21 23 25 29 29 25 23 23 25 24 24 23 22 24 25
RH 82 82 61 41 19 19 23 26 33 40 42 37 29 33 46 58 65 72 49 34 29 28
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N NW NW N N SE E
Wind spd 17 19 25 27 32 25 21 19 19 20 17 16 18 14 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 9
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C
Obvis BD BD BD
High Wind W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 5400 12300 1100 800 5700 6300 3400 2900 4900 6500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W NW NW N NW SW
T Wind Spd 32 43 27 24 23 23 24 16 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL EL NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 35 60 35 75 51 82 53 84
Temp 42 35 56 58 42 36 66 73 57 52 75 78 60 53 78 81
Dewpt 30 32 35 34 37 36 41 34 38 40 43 41 46 46 49 46
Max/Min RH 88 39 100 23 63 24 78 27
RH 62 88 45 41 82100 41 25 48 63 32 27 60 77 37 29
PWind dir E E SE S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S C C
$$
TXZ029-242115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date Sun 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 36 48 25 57
Temp 50 49 59 71 68 62 50 45 41 38 43 46 48 44 36 32 29 26 36 50 57 53
Dewpt 44 45 45 26 26 19 17 18 20 21 27 25 22 21 23 22 22 21 22 22 24 28
RH 80 86 60 18 20 19 27 33 42 50 53 43 35 39 59 66 75 81 56 33 28 38
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N N N N S S S
Wind spd 17 19 24 31 35 28 23 19 17 17 17 14 16 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 9 10
Clouds B2 SC FW CL SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S C
Obvis BD BD BD BD
High Wind W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 10300 12000 1400 900 4800 5600 3400 2300 5200 7900
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NW N N NW SW
T Wind Spd 36 48 32 27 21 20 20 12 9 14
RFTI 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 30 59 30 71 44 79 46 81
Temp 37 31 54 55 36 31 65 68 52 45 72 76 55 47 75 77
Dewpt 32 28 32 30 34 31 29 23 28 33 33 28 37 40 39 37
Max/Min RH 91 32 100 16 62 15 76 19
RH 82 88 43 38 92100 26 18 39 62 24 17 51 76 27 24
PWind dir SE E SE SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
$$
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