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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
TXZ024-190915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 60 45 49 42
Temp 66 64 53 49 46 45 49 55 59 59 53 53 50 46 48 48 48 47 44 43 43 44
Dewpt 44 41 43 41 39 36 35 36 38 40 43 44 43 42 41 41 41 39 41 40 39 39
RH 45 43 69 76 76 72 57 49 46 48 67 71 79 87 78 78 77 74 88 88 86 82
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 17 13 10 12 10 9 10 9 9 9 6 8 12 14 16 13 13 12 9 8 8 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 80 90 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.18 0.52 0.03
Rain shwrs S S D D D D D D L L C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2100 2000 3100 3200 1800 2100 3100 3100 2700 1800
T Wind Dir NE E E SE SE E NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 13 10 12 17 20 18 14 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 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 59 44 78 56 78 54 71 58 84
Temp 51 58 46 46 69 76 63 57 75 74 58 55 66 70 59 62 78 81
Dewpt 40 42 43 44 51 52 52 51 52 50 49 50 53 54 54 56 57 50
Min/Max RH 55 93 41 83 39 84 55 87 33
RH 67 56 88 92 53 43 68 80 45 42 71 83 64 57 82 81 48 34
PWind dir E S S SW N NE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C S S
Tstms S S S S C S S
$$
TXZ026-190915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 63 46 52 42
Temp 65 62 52 48 46 44 50 57 62 63 57 55 51 47 49 50 50 48 46 44 42 43
Dewpt 44 42 43 42 40 37 36 36 38 39 42 44 43 42 41 40 42 41 41 41 41 39
RH 46 48 71 80 79 76 58 45 41 41 57 66 74 83 74 68 74 77 83 89 96 86
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE N NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind spd 18 14 12 12 9 9 12 9 9 9 8 9 11 12 16 16 17 12 10 9 8 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 80 90 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.20 0.44 0.04
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D L L C C
Tstms S C C S C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 1
Haines 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1000 800 3300 3500 1400 1900 3200 3100 2500 1700
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 14 14 10 11 18 20 20 17 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 58 43 76 54 79 53 72 56 82
Temp 51 57 47 44 66 75 62 54 74 74 60 54 66 71 60 57 75 79
Dewpt 39 41 43 44 51 53 55 54 55 53 53 52 53 55 56 57 60 58
Min/Max RH 54 100 45 100 43 93 56 100 46
RH 63 55 86100 58 46 78100 51 48 78 93 63 57 87100 60 49
PWind dir NE S S S NE NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S C
Tstms S S C C C S S C
$$
TXZ043-190915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 61 46 53 43
Temp 71 67 56 51 48 47 51 57 60 61 56 54 51 47 49 51 51 49 46 46 44 43
Dewpt 46 44 45 44 43 41 40 42 44 45 47 49 51 47 49 49 49 47 46 45 43 42
RH 40 43 66 77 82 79 66 57 55 55 73 82100100 99 93 93 92100 96 96 97
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 17 16 12 11 10 9 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 11 13 14 13 12 9 9 9 10
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 80 100 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.30 0.78 0.08
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D D D C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1500 2400 2900 3200 2000 1900 1800 1900 1700 1700
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 19 19 17 10 11 16 20 19 17 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 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 59 43 77 54 83 55 75 59 86
Temp 53 59 48 44 68 76 61 55 77 80 61 56 69 74 63 60 81 81
Dewpt 43 45 46 44 53 55 56 55 59 56 56 56 59 58 59 60 63 60
Min/Max RH 59 100 46 100 40 100 57 100 43
RH 69 60 92100 59 48 83100 54 44 85100 70 58 86100 54 48
PWind dir NE SE S S S E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C C S S
Tstms S C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-190915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 61 44 52 40
Temp 69 66 55 49 45 44 48 55 61 60 55 51 49 45 47 49 50 48 46 42 42 40
Dewpt 42 40 42 42 40 37 38 40 41 42 44 46 47 45 44 44 43 40 41 40 39 38
RH 37 38 61 77 82 76 68 57 48 51 66 83 93100 89 83 77 74 83 93 89 92
Wind dir NE NE E E E NE E E SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 16 17 16 16 12 13 11 9 9 12 11 11 12 17 19 19 17 16 12 11 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 70 100 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0.60 0.01
Rain shwrs S S L L D D D D L L C C
Tstms S C C C C C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 5 5 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2400 2600 2500 2900 2500 1600 2200 2300 2100 1800
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE E NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 19 19 14 11 14 19 23 19 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 60 43 77 53 81 53 73 56 83
Temp 51 59 46 44 68 74 60 53 75 76 58 54 69 70 60 57 78 80
Dewpt 43 43 43 44 52 49 52 52 52 48 51 52 55 52 53 56 55 45
Min/Max RH 54 100 39 98 29 93 48 97 29
RH 74 55 89100 57 41 75 96 45 37 77 93 61 53 78 96 45 29
PWind dir E S S S N E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds OV B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ031-190915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 62 45 52 42
Temp 67 65 54 50 47 45 51 57 61 62 57 54 51 46 49 50 50 49 46 45 43 43
Dewpt 46 44 44 43 41 39 37 39 41 42 46 48 48 46 45 45 45 44 44 44 42 41
RH 48 47 71 79 80 79 60 50 47 48 67 80 88 99 85 82 85 82 95 96 96 95
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind spd 17 13 11 12 10 9 10 10 9 8 6 6 9 10 12 13 14 11 9 8 6 6
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 80 100 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.23 0.66 0.05
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D L L C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 900 1000 3300 3500 1800 1600 2800 2800 2400 2000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 16 16 10 11 16 20 18 16 11
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 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 60 43 77 54 81 53 73 58 85
Temp 54 59 48 44 68 76 62 54 76 77 60 54 68 71 61 59 78 81
Dewpt 41 43 46 44 53 54 57 54 56 55 55 54 56 57 58 58 61 58
Min/Max RH 54 100 46 100 43 100 58 100 44
RH 61 55 93100 59 47 84100 52 47 83100 67 62 90 99 56 47
PWind dir NE S S S N NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S C
Tstms S S C C C S S C
$$
TXZ029-190915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 38 59 38 47 35
Temp 64 61 49 45 41 39 46 51 58 57 49 46 43 39 43 44 45 44 40 38 37 35
Dewpt 42 40 43 41 39 36 36 38 40 41 43 44 43 39 43 42 41 39 40 38 37 35
RH 45 46 80 86 92 89 68 61 51 55 80 93100100100 93 86 82100100100100
Wind dir N NE E E E NE E E SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 14 12 10 11 9 9 10 8 9 9 9 8 9 12 16 17 14 12 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 80 90 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.16 0.41 0.03
Rain shwrs S S D D D D D D L L C C
Tstms S S C C C C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2100 2200 2700 2900 1600 1600 2600 2700 2000 1800
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE E NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 19 14 11 14 19 21 18 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 58 39 76 48 76 48 69 52 82
Temp 48 57 43 40 67 73 56 49 72 72 53 49 66 67 55 53 76 78
Dewpt 41 43 43 40 52 49 52 49 49 47 49 49 53 52 53 53 54 45
Min/Max RH 58 100 40 100 36 100 54 100 30
RH 77 59 100100 59 43 86100 44 41 86100 63 59 93100 46 31
PWind dir E S SW SW N E E S SW
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S C C S
$$
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
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