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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
304 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
TXZ024-222115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
304 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
Date 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24 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 38 66 55 76 43
Temp 74 69 54 47 43 40 47 57 65 65 57 56 56 56 63 74 75 70 58 54 49 45
Dewpt 36 34 36 36 36 34 36 37 39 40 42 43 44 46 46 31 25 18 18 17 19 21
RH 25 27 50 65 75 79 65 46 38 40 57 61 64 69 54 21 15 14 21 23 30 37
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E SE S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 16 12 8 8 6 5 6 11 16 16 13 18 18 25 27 35 35 28 24 28 24 24
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 500 2700 4000 1000 1400 9600 12600 6300 800
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 14 11 11 21 20 25 37 47 29 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 3 4 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH CL CL CL EL
Date 03/25 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 33 59 36 60 37 76 52 79
Temp 55 56 39 34 50 56 43 37 57 58 43 40 69 73 58 53 73 76
Dewpt 24 23 23 21 22 26 29 29 32 31 33 32 30 25 30 30 27 22
Min/Max RH 26 61 27 73 32 76 15 42 12
RH 30 28 52 59 33 30 57 72 39 35 68 71 24 17 35 41 18 13
PWind dir NW N E SE E S SW SW W
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 20 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
$$
TXZ026-222115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
304 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
Date 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 38 65 53 79 43
Temp 71 69 54 48 43 39 44 56 63 63 56 55 55 53 59 73 78 73 61 55 49 44
Dewpt 41 38 39 38 36 35 37 38 39 40 44 47 47 48 48 44 33 27 24 22 23 24
RH 34 32 57 68 76 85 76 51 41 43 64 74 74 83 67 35 19 18 24 27 36 45
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 17 12 10 9 9 5 6 9 13 13 13 17 17 19 24 34 36 28 24 19 19 18
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Obvis BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 2600 3300 800 1200 6700 12600 3500 1000
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 12 9 18 20 23 34 43 26 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL CL NO NO NO
Date 03/25 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 61 32 57 35 59 36 74 50 79
Temp 57 58 39 33 48 56 42 36 53 58 43 37 66 71 56 50 73 75
Dewpt 28 26 24 22 22 26 29 31 35 35 35 34 37 34 36 35 34 29
Min/Max RH 27 64 30 82 41 91 23 56 17
RH 33 29 54 63 35 31 60 82 50 42 73 89 34 26 47 56 24 18
PWind dir NW N NE SE E SE S S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 20 20 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
$$
TXZ043-222115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
304 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
Date 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24 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 42 70 55 79 47
Temp 73 72 59 51 47 43 49 60 68 70 61 59 57 55 61 74 78 73 63 57 52 48
Dewpt 46 45 46 43 41 39 41 43 44 44 46 47 48 49 48 46 31 26 23 21 22 23
RH 38 39 62 73 81 86 73 53 41 39 58 65 71 79 62 37 18 17 21 24 31 38
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W W
Wind spd 11 10 8 9 6 5 5 8 10 11 11 14 16 18 21 25 31 26 19 17 14 17
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
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 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 700 800 2800 4300 1000 1900 6100 12300 3200 700
T Wind Dir NE NE SE S SE S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 17 13 9 16 20 23 31 42 26 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/25 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 67 34 60 39 66 38 77 51 81
Temp 64 65 44 34 52 60 46 40 61 64 46 39 70 74 58 51 75 78
Dewpt 27 26 28 26 27 29 32 34 38 35 36 35 37 33 37 38 36 31
Min/Max RH 20 71 30 81 32 86 20 61 16
RH 24 23 53 71 38 30 59 81 42 35 68 86 31 22 45 61 24 18
PWind dir W N E SE S E SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 20 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ035-222115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
304 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
Date 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 67 52 74 41
Temp 74 71 58 50 45 42 46 58 65 66 61 57 55 53 59 71 73 68 58 51 45 42
Dewpt 38 37 38 39 38 37 39 42 42 41 42 43 44 46 44 29 25 18 18 18 20 21
RH 27 29 47 66 76 82 76 55 43 40 49 59 66 77 57 21 17 15 21 27 36 43
Wind dir NE NE E E E E SE S S S SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 11 13 11 11 9 8 10 16 19 19 18 21 25 23 25 40 43 36 24 21 18 17
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 600 700 2500 4300 800 1300 9900 11900 7000 700
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 24 23 29 35 49 28 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 3 2 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CH CL EL NO NO
Date 03/25 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 65 31 60 37 65 36 73 47 78
Temp 59 59 39 32 52 57 44 38 60 61 45 37 67 71 56 48 72 74
Dewpt 25 25 26 24 27 26 31 31 32 28 31 30 30 25 29 31 27 22
Min/Max RH 21 73 29 76 24 78 16 51 13
RH 27 27 59 72 38 30 60 76 35 28 58 75 25 18 35 51 19 14
PWind dir W NE SE S W SE SW SW W
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
$$
TXZ031-222115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
304 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
Date 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24 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 38 67 54 80 46
Temp 73 71 55 48 43 40 47 58 65 65 58 57 56 54 61 75 79 74 61 55 50 47
Dewpt 44 39 41 40 38 37 38 39 41 41 45 47 49 49 49 44 31 25 22 21 22 23
RH 36 32 59 73 81 90 72 51 41 41 62 71 76 83 65 33 18 17 22 26 33 39
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 14 11 8 6 5 5 5 9 12 12 12 17 17 21 26 31 35 27 24 19 19 19
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 600 2700 3400 1100 1700 6700 12400 3600 1100
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 12 8 17 20 24 34 42 26 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL CL NO NO EL
Date 03/25 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 63 32 60 36 61 36 76 50 81
Temp 60 60 40 33 50 59 43 36 58 59 44 37 68 73 57 51 74 77
Dewpt 28 26 25 23 24 26 31 34 37 35 37 35 37 33 36 36 34 30
Min/Max RH 25 68 27 91 39 93 22 57 16
RH 30 27 56 66 36 29 63 91 45 40 76 92 32 23 45 57 23 17
PWind dir NW N NE SE E SE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 20 20 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
$$
TXZ029-222115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
304 PM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
Date 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 34 64 48 71 36
Temp 71 66 51 44 40 36 44 57 63 62 55 52 51 49 60 70 69 63 52 47 42 37
Dewpt 36 34 36 36 35 34 37 39 40 40 41 42 43 44 42 26 23 18 17 17 18 19
RH 28 30 56 73 82 92 76 51 43 44 59 69 74 83 51 19 17 17 25 30 37 48
Wind dir NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 13 11 9 9 9 5 9 13 18 18 17 19 23 21 24 35 40 33 24 18 17 17
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD BD
High Wind A A A
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 600 700 2800 3800 800 1400 10400 12100 7100 800
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 18 16 16 24 25 29 36 48 29 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL CL NO NO NO
Date 03/25 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 57 26 57 31 61 31 71 44 75
Temp 54 53 34 27 49 55 39 32 57 57 39 32 66 69 51 45 69 71
Dewpt 24 24 23 22 25 26 30 29 30 28 30 30 28 23 28 29 24 21
Min/Max RH 25 83 30 88 28 94 16 53 12
RH 31 32 64 81 39 32 70 88 35 33 70 92 24 17 41 53 18 15
PWind dir NW NE SE S W SE SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
$$
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