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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
228 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
TXZ024-172115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
228 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 58 73 47 61
Temp 56 53 69 84 90 87 69 66 63 60 66 71 73 71 58 54 49 48 51 56 60 61
Dewpt 33 29 37 36 30 30 30 27 24 24 41 46 45 44 43 42 40 38 38 39 40 41
RH 42 39 32 18 12 13 23 23 22 25 40 42 37 37 57 65 70 69 60 52 49 48
Wind dir W W NW W SW SW SW SW W W N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 5 6 8 10 12 11 8 11 13 12 17 16 14 12 10 11 12 11 12 10 10 10
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 8700 11000 500 500 3300 4000 2500 2400 2900 3200
T Wind Dir W SW SW W N NE E E NE E
T Wind Spd 13 20 16 19 19 16 17 18 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 50 42 59 45 80 54 78
Temp 52 46 48 47 44 43 51 58 48 48 72 78 61 55 73 75
Dewpt 44 42 40 39 40 39 41 42 44 45 51 50 51 50 52 50
Max/Min RH 85 72 88 54 92 35 83 38
RH 73 85 74 74 88 83 69 56 87 88 47 36 69 83 47 41
PWind dir E NE NE E S SW SW E
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 60 80 50 10 5 0 10 10
Rain shwrs S L D D C C
Tstms S S C C
$$
TXZ026-172115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
228 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 55 75 48 64
Temp 55 52 66 82 90 88 71 65 59 56 65 71 74 72 59 54 50 48 51 58 62 63
Dewpt 40 40 42 40 34 35 36 40 41 34 43 46 47 44 44 43 42 40 39 41 43 43
RH 57 63 42 22 14 15 28 40 51 43 45 41 38 37 57 66 74 74 63 53 50 48
Wind dir SE NW W SW SW S S S SW SW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 6 5 5 9 14 11 9 11 10 9 17 18 18 14 12 11 11 11 12 10 11 10
Clouds SC B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3600 11100 500 500 3100 3800 2400 2000 3200 3400
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW N N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 10 18 16 17 20 19 16 18 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 52 42 57 43 77 53 78
Temp 53 46 50 50 45 43 52 57 48 44 67 76 61 54 73 76
Dewpt 45 43 41 41 41 40 40 42 44 44 51 52 53 52 55 54
Max/Min RH 89 70 90 55 100 42 95 45
RH 74 89 71 71 86 89 63 57 86100 56 43 75 93 53 46
PWind dir E NE NE E S S S E
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 90 50 20 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs S L D D C C S
Tstms S S S C C
$$
TXZ043-172115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
228 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 60 86 50 63
Temp 56 54 70 86 92 89 73 66 63 61 77 85 85 78 65 58 52 50 54 59 62 63
Dewpt 25 26 32 34 30 33 34 42 49 55 60 45 48 47 47 47 45 44 44 45 46 47
RH 30 35 24 16 11 14 24 42 61 80 55 25 28 33 53 66 77 81 69 59 55 55
Wind dir SW W W SW SW SW S S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 9 8 8 8 9 8 11 12 13 14 11 11 10 9 11 11 10 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 5700 10000 500 500 3700 3800 2300 1900 2200 2500
T Wind Dir W SW S SW W NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 16 13 18 18 19 20 18 16 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 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 55 42 58 44 80 55 81
Temp 55 48 52 50 46 43 53 58 49 45 69 79 62 55 76 79
Dewpt 50 48 47 47 45 43 44 45 46 45 55 55 55 55 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 83 100 61 100 42 100 45
RH 84100 83 88 97 98 73 63 89100 60 44 79100 55 49
PWind dir NE NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 100 70 20 5 0 5 10
Rain shwrs C L D D L C S
Tstms C C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-172115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
228 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 54 81 47 64
Temp 55 51 68 85 90 88 72 65 59 54 69 78 81 76 62 56 50 47 51 59 63 61
Dewpt 20 23 32 28 23 20 22 22 23 28 31 41 43 43 45 43 42 41 42 43 44 44
RH 25 33 26 13 9 8 15 19 25 36 24 27 26 31 54 62 74 79 71 55 50 53
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE NE E E E NE NE E E E
Wind spd 6 8 8 12 14 14 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 17 16 17 13 13 12 11 10 13
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8700 11400 500 500 3400 4600 2400 2200 2500 2500
T Wind Dir W W SW SW NW NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 14 20 14 16 13 16 21 19 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 53 40 59 43 80 53 79
Temp 53 46 49 48 44 40 52 59 48 44 69 79 61 53 74 77
Dewpt 46 46 45 42 40 39 43 44 44 44 51 46 51 51 53 50
Max/Min RH 100 77 96 57 100 30 93 36
RH 77100 86 80 86 96 71 57 86100 53 31 70 93 48 39
PWind dir E NE NE E S SW S SE
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 90 50 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S L D D C C
Tstms S S S C C
$$
TXZ031-172115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
228 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 58 78 47 64
Temp 55 52 68 85 92 89 72 65 61 58 70 75 77 75 61 55 50 48 54 59 63 63
Dewpt 38 36 39 39 34 34 36 40 39 36 40 48 48 46 45 45 44 42 41 41 44 44
RH 53 55 34 20 13 14 27 39 43 43 33 39 36 36 56 71 79 80 63 52 50 50
Wind dir SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 4 3 5 8 12 10 8 9 11 9 13 17 17 12 11 9 9 10 11 11 10 9
Clouds SC B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 5800 11000 500 500 3200 3900 2600 2500 2600 3000
T Wind Dir W SW S SW NW N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 10 18 14 19 19 19 17 18 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 53 42 58 43 80 53 80
Temp 54 46 51 50 45 42 52 58 48 45 69 79 61 54 74 77
Dewpt 48 45 43 43 44 42 42 44 46 45 53 54 55 53 56 55
Max/Min RH 96 76 100 59 100 41 98 44
RH 81 96 76 78 96 99 69 60 95100 58 43 81 97 53 47
PWind dir E NE NE E S S S E
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 90 60 20 5 0 10 10
Rain shwrs C L D D L C S
Tstms S S S C C
$$
TXZ029-172115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
228 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 48 72 42 60
Temp 49 46 65 82 86 84 65 59 52 48 63 70 71 68 55 49 45 42 49 55 60 58
Dewpt 25 26 34 30 25 24 25 23 21 22 36 45 43 43 44 42 41 39 39 41 42 42
RH 39 45 31 15 11 11 22 25 29 35 36 41 36 40 66 77 86 89 68 59 51 55
Wind dir SW W W W W SW SW SW W W N N NE E E E E NE NE E E E
Wind spd 5 6 9 12 12 10 8 6 8 6 13 14 12 12 12 12 11 9 11 10 10 11
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 8800 10700 500 500 2600 3700 2100 2000 2400 2900
T Wind Dir W W SW W N NE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 17 20 14 16 17 14 20 19 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 39 49 36 56 39 79 48 76
Temp 47 40 46 45 39 37 49 56 44 41 71 76 56 49 71 73
Dewpt 44 40 41 40 39 37 42 44 44 41 50 46 48 49 51 49
Max/Min RH 100 76 100 62 100 32 100 38
RH 89100 83 82 100100 77 64 100100 47 34 74100 49 43
PWind dir E NE NE E S SW SW E
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 90 50 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S L D L C C
Tstms S C C
$$
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
- National Weather Service
- Fort Worth/Dallas, TX Weather Forecast Office
- 3401 Northern Cross Blvd.
- Fort Worth, TX 76137
- 817.429.2631
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