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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
TXZ024-222115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 76 56 89 54 73
Temp 45 44 57 68 75 75 64 61 58 58 70 85 88 80 65 61 57 55 60 66 72 72
Dewpt 39 39 41 46 47 48 50 49 49 48 51 49 48 51 53 51 51 51 54 55 55 54
RH 77 82 55 44 37 38 61 66 70 71 50 29 25 36 65 71 79 85 79 68 56 54
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 9 10 17 17 19 18 16 23 25 24 19 10 11 14 12 9 9 9 10 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4400 4800 700 700 6000 9200 1300 1400 2000 3100
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 23 25 21 29 23 17 17 18 18 11
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 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 57 83 61 85 60 89 59 84
Temp 59 60 81 81 69 62 82 83 67 61 84 86 67 60 80 82
Dewpt 56 57 59 54 49 43 30 27 26 30 38 29 33 38 36 31
Max/Min RH 92 38 55 12 31 12 44 15
RH 90 90 48 39 49 50 15 13 22 31 19 13 28 44 20 16
PWind dir SE S SW W SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 10 0 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ026-222115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 76 53 86 55 75
Temp 44 42 57 68 74 74 64 59 57 53 66 82 86 80 67 62 58 56 60 68 74 72
Dewpt 40 40 42 44 47 48 49 50 49 49 52 53 53 53 55 55 55 54 56 57 58 57
RH 86 93 57 42 38 40 58 72 75 86 61 37 32 39 65 78 90 93 87 68 57 59
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 6 8 14 19 21 17 13 13 12 10 11 10 10 13 13 10 10 10 11 10 10 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4700 5200 600 600 3800 8500 900 1000 2300 3100
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 21 25 19 18 17 13 16 18 20 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 82 61 87 58 89 57 84
Temp 61 60 78 80 70 62 83 85 67 59 83 85 67 58 80 82
Dewpt 58 59 63 60 60 56 37 34 35 39 45 40 48 45 41 38
Max/Min RH 98 48 87 15 47 20 64 20
RH 90 96 60 51 71 81 19 16 30 47 26 20 50 62 25 21
PWind dir E S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 20 5 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-222115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 75 51 90 55 81
Temp 44 41 57 66 73 75 63 59 54 51 65 82 90 84 68 64 59 55 65 75 81 79
Dewpt 41 41 43 46 49 49 49 49 49 49 54 57 56 56 59 58 57 55 59 61 61 59
RH 90 97 61 48 43 40 61 70 82 93 67 43 32 38 74 81 95100 82 61 51 50
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SW NE E SE E E
Wind spd 5 5 9 14 14 13 10 12 12 9 13 12 9 11 13 6 5 5 5 8 8 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 4800 5100 700 600 2800 6900 500 500 3500 4400
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 19 21 18 16 9 10 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 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 62 84 63 87 60 90 60 88
Temp 65 63 80 82 70 63 84 85 67 61 86 88 68 60 84 85
Dewpt 61 62 63 61 63 59 38 35 37 48 50 39 48 46 45 40
Max/Min RH 97 47 92 15 63 17 60 19
RH 86 96 56 48 77 86 19 17 34 63 30 18 49 60 26 20
PWind dir SE S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 20 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-222115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 51 89 53 81
Temp 43 40 54 64 72 72 63 59 53 51 65 84 89 85 67 62 56 53 62 72 79 77
Dewpt 39 38 44 47 47 46 48 48 47 47 52 50 41 41 52 53 52 51 54 55 52 51
RH 86 92 69 54 41 39 58 67 80 86 63 31 19 21 59 72 86 93 75 55 39 40
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW E E E NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 8 8 16 20 21 20 14 17 13 11 13 12 13 10 16 10 9 9 9 8 9 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3700 4300 700 500 5500 12600 5300 500 3500 4500
T Wind Dir S S S SW W W E NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 20 24 20 20 19 16 16 14 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 85 57 84 56 87 55 84
Temp 64 61 78 84 68 57 79 82 65 56 83 84 66 55 78 82
Dewpt 54 58 58 40 47 40 30 22 24 31 32 25 29 36 33 25
Max/Min RH 91 21 57 11 38 11 49 12
RH 70 90 50 21 47 53 17 11 21 38 16 11 25 49 19 12
PWind dir SE S SW W SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-222115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 77 53 90 54 77
Temp 43 41 59 69 76 76 64 61 57 53 69 86 90 81 67 62 57 55 63 71 76 75
Dewpt 41 41 43 46 49 49 50 50 50 50 53 54 53 55 57 58 57 55 58 59 59 58
RH 92 99 56 43 39 39 60 68 79 89 58 35 28 41 70 88100100 84 64 57 55
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW E NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 5 5 14 17 19 16 12 16 14 11 12 10 10 11 12 8 6 6 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4800 5200 700 700 4600 10800 500 1000 2400 3700
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 20 24 19 19 19 16 13 16 16 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 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 84 62 88 59 91 58 87
Temp 62 60 79 82 70 63 85 86 67 60 86 88 67 59 83 85
Dewpt 61 60 63 61 60 56 37 33 34 40 45 38 48 46 43 38
Max/Min RH 100 48 88 14 47 17 63 19
RH 96100 59 49 71 80 18 15 29 47 24 18 50 62 24 19
PWind dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 20 5 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-222115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 73 47 87 48 74
Temp 39 36 52 65 72 72 60 54 50 47 65 83 86 80 62 56 51 49 57 68 74 72
Dewpt 38 36 42 46 46 46 49 49 48 47 50 46 41 46 51 51 50 49 53 54 51 49
RH 96100 69 50 39 39 67 83 93100 58 27 21 30 67 83 96100 86 61 44 44
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W NE E E NE NE NE E E SE
Wind spd 6 8 17 19 19 18 13 14 12 11 13 11 11 13 16 9 9 8 9 8 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3600 4300 600 500 8500 11700 1300 900 2100 4000
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W NW NE NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 24 25 23 23 20 17 20 19 18 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 82 52 82 51 84 50 80
Temp 57 56 78 80 62 53 78 80 60 52 81 82 60 51 77 78
Dewpt 55 56 56 41 40 37 28 23 24 28 31 25 30 35 33 26
Max/Min RH 100 25 59 12 39 12 54 14
RH 93100 47 25 44 54 16 12 25 39 16 12 32 54 20 15
PWind dir SE S SW W SW SW SW W
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 0 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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
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