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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
226 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
TXZ024-210915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
226 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
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 43 59 42 74 55
Temp 51 50 46 46 46 45 48 52 57 58 47 45 44 43 56 66 73 72 61 59 57 56
Dewpt 41 39 41 41 40 38 36 37 38 37 39 38 38 39 42 45 46 46 48 48 48 48
RH 68 67 83 83 80 76 64 56 50 45 73 78 81 85 58 46 39 39 63 68 71 73
Wind dir NE E E NE NE NE E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 11 9 5 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 8 9 9 16 17 18 17 14 20 20 19
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 1800 1300 3700 4200 800 400 4300 4700 2800 500
T Wind Dir E E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 10 13 20 25 21 23
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 04/23 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 86 53 74 58 85 63 87 59 86
Temp 82 81 58 53 68 72 60 59 79 83 67 64 84 84 65 59 81 84
Dewpt 50 49 51 50 55 55 57 57 56 51 49 48 34 30 31 39 39 33
Min/Max RH 26 91 51 95 31 60 13 46 15
RH 33 33 77 89 63 55 91 93 46 33 52 56 17 15 28 46 23 16
PWind dir NW NE E S S S SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 20 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-210915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
226 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 43 60 41 72 53
Temp 52 51 48 48 46 45 48 55 58 60 50 47 43 42 56 66 71 71 62 59 56 54
Dewpt 42 42 44 44 41 38 36 35 37 36 38 40 40 39 43 43 45 46 47 48 49 48
RH 69 71 86 86 83 76 63 47 45 41 63 76 89 89 62 43 39 41 58 67 77 80
Wind dir NE E E N NE NE NE E E SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 10 6 5 8 8 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 12 17 20 17 13 12 12 12
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1300 1100 3400 4300 500 400 4700 5000 2600 600
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 9 10 6 9 12 20 24 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 54 77 58 85 62 88 58 86
Temp 77 79 61 54 70 75 61 59 79 84 68 62 84 85 65 58 81 83
Dewpt 52 52 56 54 57 57 60 59 61 57 57 55 44 40 41 47 46 43
Min/Max RH 34 100 50 100 39 82 18 67 22
RH 42 39 84100 63 54 97100 54 40 68 78 25 20 41 67 29 24
PWind dir SW E E SE S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 30 20 20 10 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ043-210915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
226 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
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 40 72 51
Temp 51 50 48 47 46 46 50 55 59 59 50 46 42 41 55 66 71 71 61 58 54 52
Dewpt 48 47 47 46 45 44 42 41 41 40 41 41 41 40 43 44 47 47 49 49 48 49
RH 88 88 98 97 95 93 73 58 52 49 71 84 95 96 65 45 41 42 65 72 80 89
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 12 11 9 8 6 6 9 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 12 13 12 9 11 12 13
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C
Tstms C C
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6
Mix Hgt 1400 1400 3600 4200 1500 400 4500 4800 3300 500
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE SE SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 13 9 9 9 16 19 18 18
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 04/23 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 86 56 81 60 85 64 90 60 90
Temp 80 84 64 56 75 78 64 60 79 84 70 64 86 87 67 60 84 87
Dewpt 56 55 56 56 61 60 62 60 64 58 59 61 46 39 48 52 47 41
Min/Max RH 35 99 50 100 41 91 17 73 20
RH 43 38 75 99 62 55 94100 60 42 69 89 24 18 50 73 28 20
PWind dir SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 20 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-210915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
226 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 58 40 73 51
Temp 49 48 46 45 44 43 46 52 56 56 50 45 42 41 53 64 72 72 63 57 54 51
Dewpt 43 41 41 41 41 39 39 40 39 38 40 39 39 39 43 46 45 44 47 47 47 47
RH 80 77 83 86 89 86 76 63 53 51 68 79 89 92 69 52 38 37 56 69 77 86
Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 13 12 9 9 9 8 8 6 5 9 8 6 6 8 12 17 19 19 14 17 14 12
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1500 1400 3200 3900 3300 400 3800 4200 2600 500
T Wind Dir E E E E SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 8 10 11 18 23 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 53 80 58 88 59 86 56 86
Temp 82 81 61 53 73 77 61 58 80 83 67 59 81 82 65 56 83 82
Dewpt 51 45 51 51 55 51 55 58 54 38 45 48 33 25 30 39 36 25
Min/Max RH 25 93 38 100 20 68 12 53 12
RH 34 28 70 93 53 40 81100 41 20 45 67 18 12 27 53 19 12
PWind dir W E E SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 20 10 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-210915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
226 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
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 62 41 74 53
Temp 53 51 48 48 46 45 50 55 60 61 51 47 43 42 56 67 73 72 62 59 56 54
Dewpt 46 44 46 47 44 42 39 38 39 38 40 41 41 41 43 45 47 47 49 50 49 50
RH 77 77 93 95 94 91 66 53 47 43 67 82 92 97 62 45 41 41 62 72 77 86
Wind dir NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 12 10 5 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 17 18 14 13 14 16 14
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C
Tstms S C
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1400 1000 3400 4100 700 400 4700 4900 3000 600
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 11 6 9 12 19 23 19 18
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 04/23 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 86 53 76 58 86 63 91 59 88
Temp 80 82 61 53 70 75 61 59 79 85 69 63 87 87 66 59 83 85
Dewpt 54 54 58 53 59 58 61 59 61 57 58 58 42 38 41 48 45 41
Min/Max RH 33 100 55 100 39 84 16 67 20
RH 41 39 90100 67 57 100100 55 39 68 83 21 18 40 67 27 22
PWind dir SW E E SE S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 30 20 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-210915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
226 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 37 56 35 71 46
Temp 48 47 42 40 41 39 44 49 54 54 44 39 36 36 50 63 70 69 57 52 49 47
Dewpt 40 39 41 40 39 38 39 38 38 38 40 39 36 36 43 45 45 44 47 48 47 47
RH 74 74 96100 92 96 82 66 54 54 86100100100 77 52 41 40 69 86 93100
Wind dir NE E E E E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 11 9 8 6 8 5 6 5 5 8 5 5 6 6 13 18 19 18 14 14 12 12
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1800 1400 3200 3800 1000 500 3600 4100 2700 500
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 10 6 10 13 21 25 24 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 49 76 53 85 56 84 51 83
Temp 80 80 56 49 70 74 56 53 78 84 63 56 80 81 60 51 79 79
Dewpt 49 43 50 49 52 50 55 53 52 37 44 45 31 25 30 35 34 25
Min/Max RH 24 100 40 100 19 69 12 54 13
RH 34 27 80100 53 43 96100 40 19 50 66 17 13 32 54 20 14
PWind dir NW E E S S SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 20 10 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S
$$
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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