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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
404 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
TXZ024-280915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
404 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 35 75 53 84 53
Temp 56 44 40 36 35 50 66 73 72 57 55 54 53 63 75 83 81 64 60 56 53
Dewpt 32 35 35 34 33 37 32 26 24 25 25 31 34 37 34 26 25 27 24 24 25
RH 40 70 82 91 92 62 28 17 16 29 32 40 47 40 22 12 13 25 25 29 33
Wind dir E E S SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 9 5 5 5 5 8 14 17 16 11 14 21 20 18 13 13 11 9 10 12 11
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 2800 100 7100 8200 4100 100 2100 9000 0 0
T Wind Dir E SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 4 12 23 12 13 18 16 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 59 85 58 78 42 61 41 68
Temp 79 80 63 60 81 80 64 58 74 72 51 42 56 59 45 41 61 66
Dewpt 29 27 30 33 35 29 32 32 31 29 34 31 28 25 28 29 31 29
Min/Max RH 12 38 13 37 17 66 25 63 23
RH 16 14 29 37 19 15 30 37 21 20 52 65 34 27 50 62 31 25
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W NW N NW N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-280915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
404 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 33 73 48 82 50
Temp 57 45 40 36 33 45 61 70 71 56 53 51 48 59 73 81 80 65 61 55 50
Dewpt 35 36 35 34 33 38 40 36 34 34 34 36 38 42 42 41 39 40 38 36 34
RH 43 70 82 92100 76 46 29 26 43 48 57 68 54 33 24 23 39 43 49 54
Wind dir E E SE SW W S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 10 9 5 5 4 6 12 17 13 12 12 11 11 14 14 17 13 13 12 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 3300 100 3500 7100 100 0 2100 3200 100 100
T Wind Dir E N SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 6 1 9 20 13 8 16 17 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 57 84 57 80 42 63 39 69
Temp 78 82 64 58 80 81 64 57 76 75 52 42 56 61 45 39 62 68
Dewpt 39 38 41 42 48 41 42 38 37 36 39 34 32 28 30 31 34 34
Min/Max RH 18 56 22 49 21 75 26 73 27
RH 24 21 43 56 33 24 45 49 24 24 60 73 40 28 55 72 35 29
PWind dir SW S SW SW W NW N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-280915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
404 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 36 76 53 84 55
Temp 63 50 43 38 36 48 65 73 75 61 57 54 53 61 73 83 82 68 64 59 55
Dewpt 35 39 39 37 36 41 40 31 29 31 33 37 41 45 45 41 39 42 47 48 48
RH 35 66 85 95 99 77 41 21 19 32 41 52 64 55 37 23 22 38 53 67 79
Wind dir NE NE NE N N S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 9 5 4 3 4 9 11 10 9 11 11 12 17 16 16 12 13 16 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4500 100 4200 7800 2100 100 2100 4500 100 100
T Wind Dir NE NE S S S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 10 5 4 18 12 10 21 20 16 10
RFTI 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
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 89 61 82 46 65 41 68
Temp 81 83 65 59 82 85 67 61 77 79 57 46 59 62 48 41 61 66
Dewpt 43 39 45 52 54 40 43 43 39 36 35 36 34 28 31 32 35 34
Min/Max RH 17 79 19 54 20 69 26 71 28
RH 27 21 49 78 39 20 42 52 26 21 43 69 39 27 53 71 37 30
PWind dir SW S SW SW W NW N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5 20 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-280915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
404 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 33 74 48 85 48
Temp 59 47 41 36 33 46 65 72 72 59 53 50 48 57 76 85 81 68 59 54 48
Dewpt 27 33 36 35 33 37 31 24 21 23 26 32 35 39 34 25 23 24 24 26 29
RH 29 58 82 96100 71 28 16 15 25 35 49 60 50 21 11 11 19 26 34 47
Wind dir N E E SE SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 13 9 6 5 5 6 17 18 16 12 16 17 13 16 17 19 16 12 12 10 8
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6600 100 6400 7200 3200 100 2200 8100 0 0
T Wind Dir NE SE SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 4 9 21 13 12 18 18 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 54 85 55 77 40 63 38 69
Temp 79 81 61 54 80 80 62 55 73 71 52 40 57 60 45 38 62 66
Dewpt 28 24 27 39 38 29 33 33 34 27 31 32 30 25 29 29 32 28
Min/Max RH 11 60 14 43 17 73 23 70 21
RH 15 12 27 57 22 15 33 43 24 19 45 73 36 25 53 69 32 24
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W NW N N NW
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ031-280915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
404 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 75 51 84 53
Temp 58 45 40 36 34 47 64 72 73 58 54 53 51 62 74 83 82 67 62 57 53
Dewpt 35 37 37 36 34 39 40 36 32 33 33 36 39 43 43 40 37 38 38 37 34
RH 41 73 90100100 74 42 27 22 39 46 54 62 52 33 23 21 35 41 48 49
Wind dir NE E E W SW S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 10 8 5 3 2 5 12 17 12 10 11 13 13 19 16 16 13 13 12 10 11
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3300 100 3000 7100 0 100 2000 3900 100 100
T Wind Dir E NE SW S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 2 9 18 12 10 19 17 16 13
RFTI 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
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 85 59 82 43 64 40 69
Temp 80 83 65 59 81 82 65 59 78 78 55 43 58 62 46 40 62 67
Dewpt 38 36 41 44 50 40 41 38 37 34 39 34 33 27 31 31 34 33
Min/Max RH 17 59 21 45 20 71 25 72 27
RH 22 19 42 57 34 23 40 45 23 21 53 70 38 27 57 71 35 29
PWind dir SW S SW SW W NW N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-280915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
404 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 30 71 44 80 43
Temp 54 40 35 33 30 45 63 70 68 52 49 47 44 56 71 80 75 58 52 47 43
Dewpt 31 34 35 33 30 36 30 23 21 23 23 29 32 36 30 23 22 23 22 22 23
RH 41 79100100100 70 29 17 17 31 36 50 62 47 22 12 13 25 31 36 44
Wind dir NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 9 6 5 5 5 9 17 18 16 11 13 16 13 14 13 16 12 8 8 8 8
Clouds SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6100 100 6400 7400 4000 100 4400 9200 3500 0
T Wind Dir E S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 4 13 24 14 14 21 23 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 50 82 51 75 36 58 33 67
Temp 77 77 57 50 78 76 58 51 71 69 46 36 52 55 38 34 60 63
Dewpt 26 22 25 31 32 27 31 32 31 26 32 31 27 25 27 27 30 28
Min/Max RH 11 49 13 48 18 82 27 78 22
RH 15 13 29 48 18 16 35 48 22 20 57 82 37 31 63 75 32 26
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W NW N N N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 5 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
$$
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