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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
TXZ024-270915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 56 84 55 81 52
Temp 83 82 66 63 59 58 72 81 83 80 68 65 59 56 67 75 80 80 65 61 57 53
Dewpt 31 28 30 27 27 31 35 32 28 25 26 28 32 33 37 37 36 34 39 39 39 39
RH 15 14 26 26 29 35 26 17 13 13 20 25 36 42 34 26 21 19 38 46 52 59
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W SE S W NW
Wind spd 19 16 8 9 9 13 14 17 23 23 21 18 12 12 12 12 11 8 5 5 5 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 700 500 9000 12100 1700 700 7400 9700 6400 500
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W W S SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 21 32 24 19 17 16 12 12
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 59 92 64 88 59 78 55 79
Temp 80 83 64 60 89 90 71 65 85 83 67 60 75 76 61 56 74 77
Dewpt 41 33 41 41 42 39 54 59 55 50 54 52 51 49 50 49 47 46
Min/Max RH 15 51 15 81 29 77 37 77 32
RH 25 16 43 50 20 17 55 81 35 31 64 74 42 39 68 76 37 33
PWind dir W S SW S S S N E E
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C S S S S
Tstms C C C S C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-270915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 87 54 82 52
Temp 84 83 69 63 59 57 70 80 85 82 68 64 59 55 66 76 80 81 67 62 56 53
Dewpt 35 33 35 37 42 47 52 45 37 35 36 39 39 39 41 40 39 39 43 44 44 44
RH 17 16 28 38 53 69 53 29 18 18 31 39 47 55 40 27 23 22 42 52 64 72
Wind dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW W SW W SW SE SE NE N
Wind spd 21 14 9 9 11 12 16 17 21 17 11 12 9 9 11 13 13 8 8 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S
Obvis BD
LAL 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 7100 10900 900 800 7100 8700 4800 500
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW W W SE E
T Wind Spd 16 18 19 27 16 14 16 16 12 11
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 56 93 64 87 59 78 53 78
Temp 77 84 64 57 88 90 71 64 84 81 67 60 75 76 62 54 74 77
Dewpt 45 41 50 49 51 49 61 62 63 59 62 58 55 52 54 51 51 48
Min/Max RH 21 77 21 92 43 97 41 89 34
RH 32 22 59 74 28 25 71 92 50 47 84 93 50 44 75 89 45 36
PWind dir SW SE SW S S SE NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 40 40 40 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C C C S S C
$$
TXZ043-270915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 58 85 53 84 52
Temp 85 83 69 63 60 61 73 83 85 83 69 64 59 53 68 78 83 82 68 60 56 52
Dewpt 34 33 33 35 45 54 57 42 38 38 41 42 42 42 40 40 39 39 43 41 39 39
RH 16 16 27 35 59 80 57 24 19 21 36 45 54 65 36 26 21 22 40 49 53 60
Wind dir SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W SW SW S S SW SW
Wind spd 17 12 6 6 9 10 12 12 13 11 6 8 5 6 9 11 10 8 5 5 5 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 40 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.03 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S C C S S
Tstms S C S C C S S
LAL 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 600 7200 10100 1000 600 7300 8600 5000 500
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW W W W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 18 23 12 12 16 16 11 12
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 88 58 92 64 88 59 80 56 80
Temp 83 86 65 59 87 87 71 65 84 82 68 60 77 77 63 57 76 78
Dewpt 43 40 46 55 62 56 63 65 66 59 64 59 58 56 55 55 53 51
Min/Max RH 18 84 29 100 43 98 43 91 37
RH 25 20 51 84 43 34 76 99 55 46 88 95 51 48 76 91 44 38
PWind dir SW S S S S S NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 40 40 40 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C
Tstms C C C C C C S C C
$$
TXZ035-270915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 82 51 80 51
Temp 81 81 69 63 56 53 68 78 80 76 67 62 55 51 64 75 80 78 66 60 55 51
Dewpt 29 24 25 25 26 29 33 30 26 23 26 28 30 32 38 37 35 31 33 33 34 35
RH 15 12 19 23 31 39 27 17 14 14 21 28 38 47 39 25 20 18 29 36 45 53
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW S S W NW
Wind spd 24 19 11 9 9 10 16 20 28 27 17 12 10 12 16 13 12 12 6 5 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 700 500 8400 11300 2100 700 7600 10700 7200 500
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW W W W W SW W
T Wind Spd 17 16 21 33 21 16 18 18 13 13
RFTI 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 55 91 62 88 58 80 54 78
Temp 79 82 63 56 86 87 70 63 85 83 67 59 77 76 61 55 74 76
Dewpt 36 26 33 41 46 38 54 59 54 46 52 53 51 44 49 47 47 44
Min/Max RH 12 58 16 88 25 80 30 76 31
RH 21 13 32 56 25 18 57 88 35 27 59 80 41 32 65 75 38 32
PWind dir W S SW S S S NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 30 20 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C S S S C S S S S
Tstms C S S S C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-270915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 56 87 54 84 51
Temp 85 84 68 63 59 57 72 83 86 83 70 66 60 55 69 78 82 83 68 61 55 52
Dewpt 35 33 35 36 42 46 52 44 37 35 35 38 38 38 40 40 40 39 44 44 44 44
RH 17 16 29 37 53 67 50 25 18 18 27 36 43 53 35 26 22 21 43 53 66 75
Wind dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W SW SE SE N NW
Wind spd 19 12 9 8 10 11 13 14 20 13 9 12 8 5 10 12 12 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC B1 B1 FW SC FW SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S
Tstms C S S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 500 7400 10800 1500 800 7800 9100 4500 500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W SW SE W
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 27 16 14 16 16 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 88 57 94 64 89 59 80 55 80
Temp 80 85 64 58 89 90 71 64 86 83 67 60 76 78 62 56 76 79
Dewpt 46 40 49 49 54 51 63 64 64 58 64 59 57 53 55 52 51 50
Min/Max RH 19 76 23 99 42 100 41 90 34
RH 31 21 57 72 31 27 75 99 49 44 90 96 52 43 80 89 43 36
PWind dir W S SW S S S NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 40 40 40 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C
Tstms C C C C C C S C C
$$
TXZ029-270915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 48 79 47 77 46
Temp 78 78 64 57 51 49 67 75 77 74 62 58 51 48 61 72 77 75 61 55 50 47
Dewpt 30 25 26 25 25 25 32 30 24 20 26 28 29 32 38 37 33 31 35 35 36 36
RH 17 14 23 29 36 39 27 19 14 13 25 32 43 54 43 27 20 20 38 47 58 66
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W SW W W W W W SW S S SW NW
Wind spd 20 16 11 9 8 9 13 17 25 27 17 12 9 9 12 11 11 8 5 5 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 600 500 8700 11700 1100 600 7200 11100 7600 500
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W
T Wind Spd 18 18 23 34 23 17 18 17 14 12
RFTI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 50 88 57 87 54 77 49 77
Temp 77 80 58 51 85 86 65 58 84 81 62 55 74 73 56 50 73 75
Dewpt 35 27 35 38 39 34 52 56 52 45 52 51 47 46 49 46 44 43
Min/Max RH 13 60 14 96 26 91 32 88 30
RH 22 14 42 60 20 16 63 94 34 28 70 87 39 38 77 87 36 32
PWind dir W S SW S S S NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C S C C S S S S
Tstms C C S C C S S S S
$$
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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