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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
TXZ024-222130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 40 73 50 78 44
Temp 65 58 48 46 45 42 49 66 73 64 56 56 53 51 58 74 78 69 61 59 54 47
Dewpt 40 41 41 39 38 36 37 36 36 40 37 35 32 30 32 32 33 37 37 34 31 34
RH 40 54 75 77 78 78 64 33 26 41 50 46 45 44 37 22 20 31 41 39 41 60
Wind dir S SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W NW
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 10 9 10 12 13 14 16 16 14 10 9 9 10 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
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 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 1500 2400 500 500 1700 2400 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 10 11 12 17 23 24 23 21 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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 55 34 59 45 68 37 53 30 54
Temp 52 50 39 35 53 55 47 49 65 60 45 38 51 48 37 31 50 48
Dewpt 30 31 30 29 29 37 39 38 39 39 36 34 31 30 29 27 28 28
Min/Max RH 38 79 37 74 35 85 39 86 36
RH 43 47 69 79 40 51 73 67 39 46 71 85 46 48 72 86 42 46
PWind dir N E S SW W N N NW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-222130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 38 71 46 80 43
Temp 62 58 49 46 42 40 44 63 71 65 56 54 50 47 53 72 79 70 61 57 51 45
Dewpt 40 42 41 40 38 37 39 43 45 47 45 42 40 38 39 39 39 41 40 39 37 35
RH 44 55 74 79 86 89 82 48 39 52 66 64 68 71 59 30 24 35 46 51 59 68
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 9 12 10 9 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 9 8 9 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 300 300 1300 2000 300 300 1700 2500 400 400
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 18 18 16 14 17 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 55 33 56 42 68 37 53 30 53
Temp 52 49 39 34 49 52 46 43 63 59 45 38 50 49 39 31 49 48
Dewpt 32 33 31 29 30 37 38 38 42 42 38 34 33 33 32 29 30 30
Min/Max RH 42 83 43 83 40 86 45 92 41
RH 46 54 73 82 48 56 73 82 46 53 76 85 52 54 76 92 48 49
PWind dir N NE SE S W N N N SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-222130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 40 73 51 78 47
Temp 67 62 52 48 45 42 49 65 72 67 58 56 53 51 56 70 77 70 60 57 53 48
Dewpt 40 41 42 40 40 39 42 46 45 47 49 50 50 50 49 43 41 42 41 39 37 35
RH 37 47 68 75 82 88 77 51 38 49 71 80 90 97 76 38 27 36 49 52 55 60
Wind dir S SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 10 11 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 12 8 8 8 8 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 400 400 1700 2700 500 500 1800 2600 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 16 19 18 20 18 17 16
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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 60 34 60 44 74 39 55 30 54
Temp 57 54 42 34 52 56 49 45 67 67 49 40 52 52 40 31 49 50
Dewpt 37 35 33 32 32 40 43 43 43 42 40 36 35 33 33 30 30 30
Min/Max RH 41 92 40 94 33 86 42 97 38
RH 47 48 70 92 47 55 82 93 43 42 70 86 52 50 76 97 47 47
PWind dir N NE SE S SW N N N SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-222130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 37 73 42 77 44
Temp 68 59 50 46 42 39 46 66 73 64 55 51 46 43 51 71 77 68 58 54 49 45
Dewpt 37 39 39 38 36 34 36 38 35 37 36 35 35 33 34 36 35 36 35 32 31 31
RH 32 47 66 73 79 82 68 36 25 37 49 54 65 67 52 28 22 31 42 43 50 58
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W NW
Wind spd 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 11 9 10 11 10 10 11 13 12 8 9 9 10 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
Mix Hgt 400 400 1200 2000 500 500 1400 2500 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 13 13 12 13 18 16 16 16 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 60 33 61 45 72 36 54 30 53
Temp 56 52 40 34 54 55 50 46 67 63 47 37 51 49 38 31 49 48
Dewpt 36 34 31 30 35 38 40 38 41 38 35 33 34 31 29 28 31 30
Min/Max RH 39 86 41 74 31 85 41 88 41
RH 47 50 70 85 48 53 68 73 39 39 63 85 52 50 70 88 50 49
PWind dir N E S SW W N N N SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-222130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 38 73 49 82 44
Temp 65 59 50 46 43 40 47 66 73 65 57 54 52 49 57 74 81 71 62 59 53 46
Dewpt 40 42 42 42 39 37 39 42 44 46 45 43 43 40 38 37 38 41 40 38 36 36
RH 41 54 74 86 87 91 75 43 37 50 65 65 70 69 51 27 21 34 44 45 52 69
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind spd 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 10 12 9 9 9 11 10 10 12 12 9 8 5 8 10
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
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 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 600 1900 2500 600 600 1800 2600 600 600
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 18 19 19 18 18 16 17
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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 59 33 58 42 71 37 55 30 55
Temp 54 53 39 33 51 54 47 43 66 62 46 38 52 51 39 31 49 49
Dewpt 33 33 32 30 29 37 40 40 42 42 38 35 32 33 32 29 28 30
Min/Max RH 38 89 40 89 36 89 41 95 38
RH 46 47 75 89 44 53 76 88 42 48 75 89 47 51 77 94 44 48
PWind dir N NE SE S W N N N SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-222130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 34 70 40 73 39
Temp 63 56 45 41 37 35 44 62 69 60 50 48 43 41 51 68 73 64 54 50 47 42
Dewpt 38 40 40 38 36 34 35 34 35 39 37 33 32 30 33 33 33 37 36 33 31 32
RH 39 55 82 89 96 96 70 35 28 46 61 56 65 65 50 27 23 37 50 52 53 67
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W NW
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 5 5 8 10 11 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 8 6 5 8 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 500 500 1200 1900 500 500 1700 2500 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 18 20 20 23 20 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 53 28 58 41 67 32 50 25 50
Temp 50 48 35 29 50 53 45 42 62 59 41 33 47 46 34 26 46 45
Dewpt 32 32 29 29 32 38 39 37 40 40 35 33 31 31 29 26 28 29
Min/Max RH 43 100 43 84 37 100 44 100 42
RH 50 54 78 100 50 57 79 82 44 49 79 100 53 56 82 100 49 53
PWind dir N E S SW W N N N SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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