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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
344 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
TXZ024-302115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
344 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 92 66 93 62 85
Temp 60 61 77 88 92 90 74 70 69 67 79 90 92 86 69 66 64 63 73 82 85 83
Dewpt 41 42 56 47 38 35 42 52 58 60 62 55 49 54 60 59 60 59 54 47 44 43
RH 49 49 48 25 16 14 32 54 69 79 57 30 23 34 73 78 86 89 51 29 24 24
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW W NW N NE
Wind spd 9 14 24 17 14 11 8 14 18 19 17 13 17 18 18 16 14 14 16 13 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 30 40 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.15 0
Rain shwrs C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 8700 13400 500 700 6900 13400 3600 500 4500 6900
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 28 21 16 23 23 26 28 17 20 14
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 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 55 79 57 81 59 77 62 90
Temp 63 56 73 78 63 58 78 76 63 59 72 75 65 63 83 87
Dewpt 47 43 44 48 51 49 52 50 56 55 58 57 59 57 55 45
Max/Min RH 63 33 73 35 86 49 84 23
RH 56 63 36 35 65 71 40 40 79 85 60 54 82 82 38 23
PWind dir NE E S S E SE S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 30 50 50 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-302115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
344 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 64 89 62 85
Temp 65 62 78 88 92 89 73 71 67 65 76 84 87 82 70 67 64 63 72 82 84 82
Dewpt 56 57 59 57 50 50 59 61 63 64 66 65 64 64 65 63 64 63 62 56 54 54
RH 74 83 52 35 24 26 61 72 87 97 71 53 46 55 84 87100100 71 41 36 38
Wind dir S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SW NW N NE
Wind spd 13 12 18 19 17 12 16 14 12 10 13 17 19 19 19 12 11 12 14 12 12 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 40 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.23 0.66 0
Rain shwrs C C L L C C S S S S
Tstms C C L L C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 8700 12600 700 700 4200 5500 1600 600 5200 6500
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S W N
T Wind Spd 26 23 21 18 23 26 24 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 80 57 80 58 78 60 88
Temp 65 56 75 78 64 58 77 77 63 59 73 76 65 61 82 86
Dewpt 55 52 49 53 59 54 57 55 61 59 59 59 62 61 60 56
Max/Min RH 90 38 90 43 100 53 100 34
RH 70 86 40 42 84 86 50 47 93100 62 56 90100 47 36
PWind dir NE E S S E E SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 40 50 50 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ043-302115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
344 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 92 65 89 62 90
Temp 66 66 79 88 92 88 73 69 67 66 77 85 88 83 70 66 64 64 74 85 90 87
Dewpt 58 59 64 63 55 53 60 62 64 66 67 67 65 63 63 64 64 64 65 58 50 50
RH 73 79 60 43 29 30 63 80 91 99 72 54 46 51 80 95100100 74 40 25 28
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW W W NE
Wind spd 11 10 16 16 12 11 10 11 9 6 12 13 14 16 9 9 8 8 11 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC B1 FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.14 0.57 0
Rain shwrs S S C C L L C C S S S S
Tstms S S C C L L C C S S S S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 12300 700 700 4400 5900 2000 500 4300 11900
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S W NW
T Wind Spd 24 21 18 16 21 23 19 14 17 13
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 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 58 80 58 84 60 80 62 91
Temp 66 59 75 78 63 59 80 80 65 60 76 78 66 63 85 88
Dewpt 58 56 55 55 59 59 59 58 59 60 63 62 62 62 64 58
Max/Min RH 93 43 100 43 100 55 99 34
RH 76 91 49 45 85100 48 48 80100 64 58 88 98 49 36
PWind dir NE E SE S E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 40 50 60 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C L S S
Tstms S C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-302115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
344 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 64 92 62 87
Temp 60 58 73 84 91 89 74 71 66 64 74 87 91 84 70 66 64 62 71 83 87 85
Dewpt 32 39 59 48 36 33 40 52 57 60 63 54 47 52 58 58 58 58 52 42 36 35
RH 34 49 62 28 14 14 29 52 73 87 69 32 22 33 66 75 81 87 51 24 16 17
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S S SW W NW W N
Wind spd 9 11 20 17 17 14 9 16 13 11 16 13 17 19 17 16 13 12 13 11 12 11
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0.08 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8800 13500 500 900 6400 12600 5300 1100 7300 12400
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 23 20 17 20 18 24 25 20 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 80 57 84 57 78 60 91
Temp 64 55 74 78 63 57 80 79 64 57 74 76 65 60 83 88
Dewpt 41 43 46 45 48 49 51 47 50 54 58 54 56 57 51 34
Max/Min RH 64 29 75 29 90 45 90 15
RH 43 64 37 31 58 75 36 32 60 90 57 46 73 90 33 15
PWind dir NE E S S E SE SE SW
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 30 40 50 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-302115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
344 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 94 65 91 62 88
Temp 65 63 79 88 93 90 73 71 67 66 78 87 90 83 69 66 64 63 75 85 88 84
Dewpt 57 57 62 60 52 50 60 63 63 65 67 66 65 64 65 64 64 63 62 55 53 53
RH 74 83 57 38 25 26 63 77 88 97 69 51 44 55 87 93100100 65 37 31 34
Wind dir S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SW NW N NE
Wind spd 13 14 21 18 16 11 14 13 14 14 14 16 18 18 16 11 9 11 13 12 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B2 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 40 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.16 0.49 0
Rain shwrs S C C L L C C S S S S
Tstms S C C L L C C S S S S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 2
Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7400 12600 700 700 4300 6100 1400 700 5300 7300
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S W N
T Wind Spd 28 23 21 21 24 26 21 14 17 14
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 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 55 80 57 82 58 80 61 91
Temp 65 56 76 79 64 58 79 78 64 58 75 78 65 62 84 88
Dewpt 57 52 51 54 58 55 58 56 62 58 61 62 64 62 62 58
Max/Min RH 90 41 92 43 100 54 100 35
RH 75 85 41 43 82 89 48 47 94100 64 58 95100 48 37
PWind dir NE E S S E E SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 40 50 50 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-302115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
344 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 57 90 56 83
Temp 54 52 71 84 88 86 67 63 59 58 72 86 90 84 65 61 58 57 69 80 83 81
Dewpt 32 34 53 42 32 28 35 48 55 58 61 49 41 46 57 58 58 55 49 42 38 36
RH 43 50 53 23 13 12 30 59 87100 68 28 18 27 75 90100 93 49 26 20 20
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW NW NE
Wind spd 6 9 18 16 13 10 5 12 12 11 13 13 17 17 16 13 13 11 12 11 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.08 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 9800 13100 500 700 8200 13700 6400 700 5700 9600
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 25 21 16 21 21 25 27 23 20 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 79 51 81 52 75 56 87
Temp 58 50 72 76 59 52 78 75 58 52 71 73 60 57 80 84
Dewpt 40 42 43 43 46 47 49 47 53 52 56 54 56 56 50 35
Max/Min RH 74 28 84 31 100 49 99 17
RH 51 74 35 31 62 83 36 37 83100 59 51 87 96 35 17
PWind dir NE E S SW E SE S SW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 30 40 50 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C
$$
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