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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
TXZ024-182115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 69 45 59 44 48
Temp 62 59 61 65 68 67 56 52 48 46 50 54 58 59 54 52 50 46 45 45 47 46
Dewpt 23 23 43 44 44 42 44 42 40 38 38 39 41 41 45 45 46 44 42 42 41 40
RH 22 24 53 46 41 41 65 71 74 72 62 57 52 52 71 77 84 94 88 88 82 79
Wind dir SW W N N N NE NE E NE NE NE E E SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 12 23 19 17 13 10 11 10 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 11 14 16 14 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 70 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.21 0.77
Rain shwrs S S L L D D D D C
Tstms S C C S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 3
Haines 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3200 4200 2500 2800 3200 3200 2600 1900 2700 2500
T Wind Dir N N E E E SE SE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 18 18 17 13 10 12 16 20 18
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 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 42 58 44 78 55 79 56 80
Temp 44 44 51 57 47 47 70 77 62 56 74 74 60 57 73 76
Dewpt 39 38 40 43 44 44 52 51 52 50 53 51 52 53 57 57
Max/Min RH 95 57 94 39 82 40 84 47
RH 84 80 66 58 88 91 53 40 71 80 48 44 75 84 58 51
PWind dir NE E S S SW N E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 5 5 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ026-182115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 70 45 62 46 50
Temp 63 58 62 67 69 66 57 51 47 46 51 56 60 61 55 53 50 47 46 48 49 49
Dewpt 53 36 44 44 44 43 44 43 42 39 39 39 42 42 45 46 46 44 42 42 42 41
RH 70 43 52 43 41 43 62 74 81 75 63 53 51 49 69 77 86 89 86 80 77 74
Wind dir S W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 11 11 25 24 20 16 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 10 13 17 17 17 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 80 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.22 0.57
Rain shwrs S S D D D D D D L
Tstms S S C C S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3
Haines 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3100 4000 1900 2900 3400 3600 2800 2200 2600 2500
T Wind Dir N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 25 21 17 16 14 10 11 17 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 42 59 43 75 53 79 56 80
Temp 45 43 53 59 49 44 67 75 60 54 74 76 61 57 73 77
Dewpt 41 39 40 42 46 44 52 54 55 53 56 55 56 56 59 58
Max/Min RH 89 53 100 47 98 44 97 49
RH 86 86 61 53 89100 59 48 84 96 53 48 84 96 62 52
PWind dir NE E S S S SE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 60 5 0 5 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs L C S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ043-182115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 78 49 62 47 53
Temp 63 61 74 77 77 73 61 54 51 49 53 57 61 61 57 55 52 49 50 50 50 49
Dewpt 52 59 63 47 46 45 46 46 45 43 44 44 46 47 50 50 52 49 50 50 49 47
RH 68 92 67 36 33 37 58 74 79 80 70 61 57 59 78 85100100100 98 96 91
Wind dir SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind spd 9 9 12 17 17 16 11 11 10 9 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 9 12 16 14 14
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 80 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.29 0.86
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D L
Tstms S S C C C C L C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3400 3800 1700 2700 2500 2800 2000 1300 2100 2000
T Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 19 20 19 16 10 10 14 20 20
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 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 42 60 44 78 54 83 58 84
Temp 45 43 54 60 49 45 69 77 62 55 77 80 64 58 78 81
Dewpt 44 43 45 46 46 45 54 55 56 55 59 57 57 57 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 45 100 43 97 46
RH 97 98 70 60 89100 59 47 80100 54 45 79 97 58 49
PWind dir N NE SE S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 5 0 5 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs L C S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ035-182115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 46 61 45 51
Temp 58 54 64 69 72 69 57 52 48 46 50 55 59 60 54 52 50 46 46 47 48 46
Dewpt 20 30 36 43 42 40 42 43 42 40 41 43 44 44 47 48 48 46 46 45 43 41
RH 22 39 35 39 34 35 56 71 80 78 71 64 57 55 77 86 93100100 93 83 83
Wind dir SW SW N N NE NE E E E NE NE E SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 9 18 18 14 17 13 17 13 13 12 9 9 13 11 10 10 13 19 21 17 17
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 70 100
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.01 0.18 0.76
Rain shwrs S S L L D D D D C
Tstms S C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 3
Mix Hgt 3100 3800 2400 2300 2300 2400 1900 1300 2000 2400
T Wind Dir N NE E E E SE SE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 18 20 19 14 11 13 18 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 60 44 78 52 81 55 80
Temp 43 41 51 60 49 44 67 77 61 52 75 77 62 55 74 78
Dewpt 40 39 43 43 44 44 52 48 52 51 53 48 52 53 57 52
Max/Min RH 96 53 100 35 97 34 93 40
RH 89 92 74 53 83100 59 36 72 96 46 36 70 93 55 40
PWind dir NE E S S S SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV OV B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 5 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ031-182115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 71 47 63 45 50
Temp 63 59 65 69 71 68 58 52 49 47 52 57 62 62 57 53 50 46 47 48 49 49
Dewpt 51 41 44 46 46 45 46 45 43 42 40 41 43 44 47 49 50 46 46 45 45 43
RH 66 52 46 44 42 42 66 77 82 82 64 55 51 51 71 86100100 97 89 88 80
Wind dir S W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 10 20 20 17 13 11 9 9 9 11 9 8 8 6 5 8 10 14 16 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 80 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.27 0.71
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D L
Tstms S S C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3400 4300 2100 3000 3300 3300 2400 1800 2500 2500
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 23 20 18 18 16 9 10 16 20 20
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 42 60 43 78 53 81 56 82
Temp 44 42 54 60 49 44 68 77 62 54 76 78 62 57 74 81
Dewpt 44 42 42 44 47 44 54 55 57 54 57 56 58 57 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 45 100 44 100 49
RH 100 98 66 56 94100 61 47 86100 54 47 87100 65 51
PWind dir NE NE S S S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 60 5 0 5 5 10 10 30
Rain shwrs L S C
Tstms C S C
$$
TXZ029-182115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 40 59 38 45
Temp 53 48 58 64 67 65 53 47 43 41 46 52 58 58 49 47 45 40 42 44 44 43
Dewpt 20 21 41 43 42 41 43 42 40 39 39 41 42 43 45 46 45 40 42 42 41 40
RH 27 34 52 47 41 41 69 82 87 94 76 66 55 57 86 96100100100 93 89 89
Wind dir W W N N NE NE E E E NE NE E SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 5 18 17 14 13 10 12 10 9 10 9 8 10 8 8 8 11 17 17 17 13
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 70 90
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.01 0.23 0.64
Rain shwrs L L D D D D C
Tstms S C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 3
Mix Hgt 2800 3700 2200 2100 2500 2800 1900 1700 2100 2300
T Wind Dir N NE E E E SE SE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 20 16 19 18 14 11 14 18 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 36 57 39 77 48 77 51 77
Temp 38 37 49 57 44 40 69 74 56 49 72 71 55 51 71 74
Dewpt 38 37 42 43 44 40 52 48 51 49 51 49 51 51 56 53
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 38 100 39 100 44
RH 100100 77 59 100100 55 40 83100 48 46 86100 59 48
PWind dir NE E S SW SW NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 5 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
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
- National Weather Service
- Springfield, MO Weather Forecast Office
- Springfield-Branson Regional Airport
- 5805 West Highway EE
- Springfield, MO 65802-8430
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