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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
TXZ024-130915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 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 87 57 89 60
Temp 82 79 62 57 56 53 64 79 87 85 67 64 61 58 71 85 89 84 68 62 61 61
Dewpt 39 37 41 44 47 48 47 45 40 35 36 35 36 36 42 38 35 37 38 36 34 34
RH 22 22 46 62 74 85 55 31 19 17 32 35 40 44 35 19 15 19 33 39 36 36
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 16 13 11 13 12 11 14 13 14 14 13 12 16 14 12 11 12 9 6 8 10 12
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 100 100 3200 9900 0 0 8100 9500 0 0
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 8 16 18 10 12 14 16 6 6
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 04/15 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 83 54 88 53 74 46 63
Temp 82 81 62 57 76 80 59 55 82 84 62 53 68 70 52 46 58 60
Dewpt 43 36 24 25 32 32 35 34 32 29 32 33 36 32 31 29 29 28
Min/Max RH 17 29 16 45 12 47 23 52 26
RH 25 20 23 29 20 17 40 44 17 14 32 47 30 25 45 51 32 30
PWind dir SW SW W SW SW W N NE NE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ026-130915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 86 57 91 58
Temp 81 79 65 61 57 54 66 77 85 84 69 64 60 57 69 86 91 86 72 66 60 59
Dewpt 44 42 44 45 46 47 47 47 46 45 45 47 47 46 49 44 40 44 47 48 47 44
RH 27 27 46 55 66 77 51 34 26 26 42 54 62 67 49 23 17 23 41 52 62 57
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
Wind spd 17 13 11 12 11 9 13 14 17 16 14 14 13 9 11 10 12 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 2800 5300 0 0 8800 10200 0 0
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW W SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 6 17 18 8 9 16 17 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 55 83 51 87 51 73 44 65
Temp 81 82 63 55 77 80 59 52 79 85 61 51 68 68 51 44 60 62
Dewpt 57 52 43 30 35 37 39 39 41 38 40 38 39 37 33 31 30 31
Min/Max RH 33 52 19 63 17 62 29 62 27
RH 44 35 48 38 22 21 47 61 26 19 46 61 34 32 50 60 32 31
PWind dir S SW W NE SW NE N NE NE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ043-130915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 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 89 60 91 63
Temp 84 81 69 65 61 58 69 81 89 87 74 69 64 60 70 85 91 88 74 67 65 63
Dewpt 40 38 40 42 44 46 47 47 46 46 49 48 49 51 55 54 47 44 46 46 52 56
RH 21 21 35 44 54 64 46 31 23 24 41 47 59 73 59 34 22 22 37 46 62 77
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind spd 16 11 8 11 9 6 14 13 13 12 12 13 9 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 2 3 2 3 5 5
Mix Hgt 100 100 3200 9000 100 100 6600 10000 0 0
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 9 8 18 19 12 8 14 13 6 6
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 04/15 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 90 57 86 54 92 55 80 48 67
Temp 84 85 68 57 79 84 63 54 85 89 65 55 75 76 57 48 63 64
Dewpt 59 50 40 26 33 34 33 34 38 36 37 45 44 40 36 34 32 33
Min/Max RH 28 43 16 46 13 69 25 58 29
RH 43 30 36 30 19 17 32 46 19 15 35 69 33 27 46 58 31 31
PWind dir S SW W SW SW SW N NE NE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain shwrs C C S S C C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ035-130915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 87 53 88 58
Temp 81 78 66 61 57 53 65 80 87 83 70 62 59 53 68 83 88 84 71 63 60 58
Dewpt 35 32 36 40 43 44 44 40 35 28 33 37 43 45 45 37 31 29 30 31 34 42
RH 19 19 33 46 59 71 47 24 16 13 25 39 55 74 43 19 13 14 22 30 37 55
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 20 17 12 13 13 11 16 13 18 17 16 13 11 9 9 10 12 12 9 9 10 11
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 100 3500 10800 400 0 7200 8600 0 0
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 9 16 24 10 8 11 14 6 6
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 53 82 51 87 50 75 44 64
Temp 81 81 60 53 75 79 60 51 82 84 62 50 71 71 52 44 60 61
Dewpt 36 23 21 25 30 27 29 29 29 23 27 37 36 33 31 30 29 29
Min/Max RH 12 33 14 43 10 61 23 58 27
RH 20 12 22 33 19 15 31 42 14 11 26 61 28 25 44 57 31 29
PWind dir SW W W SW SW W NE NE E
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ031-130915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 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 89 60 93 61
Temp 83 81 67 63 59 56 69 80 87 87 72 67 64 60 73 89 93 89 73 66 62 62
Dewpt 44 41 43 45 46 47 47 47 45 44 45 48 48 48 51 45 42 44 46 46 44 43
RH 25 24 42 52 63 72 47 32 23 22 39 50 57 66 47 22 18 21 38 48 51 51
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 17 13 10 12 12 11 14 16 17 14 14 14 16 11 11 10 11 9 8 8 9 10
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 2800 6200 0 100 8800 10400 0 0
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 8 19 20 9 12 18 17 8 6
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 04/15 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 56 85 54 90 53 77 46 67
Temp 82 83 64 56 78 82 62 54 83 87 64 53 71 73 54 46 62 64
Dewpt 57 50 41 29 35 37 38 38 39 37 39 40 41 37 34 32 32 32
Min/Max RH 30 51 18 56 15 61 25 58 29
RH 43 32 42 34 22 20 42 56 21 17 41 61 33 27 47 58 33 30
PWind dir S SW W SW SW SW N NE NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ029-130915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 84 47 85 52
Temp 79 78 62 56 52 49 61 76 84 80 63 57 51 48 66 82 85 80 64 58 54 53
Dewpt 35 34 38 42 45 46 45 41 35 29 32 31 33 33 38 34 30 31 32 30 29 33
RH 20 20 41 60 76 89 55 28 17 15 31 37 50 56 36 18 14 17 30 34 38 46
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind spd 17 13 9 12 10 10 14 13 17 13 11 9 9 6 9 10 11 9 6 8 8 9
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 100 100 3700 11000 0 0 7000 8400 0 0
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 17 21 10 9 13 16 6 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 48 79 47 85 45 71 40 61
Temp 80 77 56 49 72 76 54 48 79 81 58 45 66 67 48 40 57 57
Dewpt 34 25 21 25 31 29 32 30 30 26 28 32 34 33 31 29 28 29
Min/Max RH 14 39 16 51 11 60 24 64 28
RH 19 14 25 39 22 18 43 49 17 13 32 60 30 28 51 64 33 34
PWind dir SW W W SW SW W NE NE NE
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
Rain shwrs S
$$
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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- Dodge City, KS Weather Forecast Office
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