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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
232 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
TXZ024-251015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
232 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
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 41 52 34 63 53
Temp 79 72 63 60 59 46 44 49 52 48 41 40 36 35 42 56 63 59 55 55 55 59
Dewpt 32 34 34 31 30 37 32 29 30 31 31 30 29 29 30 31 33 36 37 37 36 36
RH 18 25 34 33 33 70 64 46 43 51 67 69 74 77 64 38 34 43 51 50 49 42
Wind dir W SW W W W N N N N NE NE E S SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 17 10 10 9 12 14 16 14 11 5 3 2 3 4 5 12 14 12 13 14 14 20
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
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 6 6 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 1700 2700 3100 500 500 2300 2500 600 600
T Wind Dir W NW N N E S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 19 21 14 8 8 16 23 23 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
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 72 37 50 30 53 37 55 29 48
Temp 69 62 46 38 48 46 36 31 49 48 41 38 51 49 37 30 43 43
Dewpt 37 37 36 33 30 29 30 27 27 29 30 29 28 30 29 26 24 26
Min/Max RH 28 81 42 85 36 71 36 83 39
RH 31 40 68 81 50 52 77 84 42 47 64 71 42 48 73 82 47 51
PWind dir NW N N S S SW N N E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-251015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
232 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 53 32 60 48
Temp 79 71 62 58 53 44 43 49 52 48 42 40 36 33 39 52 60 57 52 51 50 52
Dewpt 36 37 38 36 36 36 32 31 31 31 31 30 29 28 30 30 34 38 38 39 39 38
RH 21 29 41 44 52 73 65 50 44 51 65 67 75 82 70 43 37 49 59 63 66 59
Wind dir SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NE N N SW S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 14 9 9 8 12 17 17 16 13 5 4 2 2 3 5 11 13 11 10 9 11 14
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 300 1700 2700 3000 500 300 2100 2600 400 400
T Wind Dir W N N N NE SE S S S W
T Wind Spd 14 19 23 17 9 5 12 20 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 36 50 29 53 35 55 29 48
Temp 66 59 46 37 47 46 37 30 47 47 40 36 51 49 38 30 43 43
Dewpt 40 40 36 31 31 31 30 27 29 31 30 29 31 32 30 26 26 28
Min/Max RH 35 79 48 90 41 76 41 85 44
RH 38 49 68 79 53 56 75 88 49 53 67 75 46 52 73 85 51 55
PWind dir NW N N NE S S N N NE
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-251015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
232 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
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 45 56 34 63 50
Temp 80 73 63 57 54 50 48 52 55 51 45 42 38 35 41 54 62 58 54 52 51 52
Dewpt 40 40 39 35 34 35 39 33 32 33 34 33 33 31 32 31 34 38 42 42 41 39
RH 24 30 42 45 48 57 70 48 41 50 65 70 81 87 70 41 35 47 65 68 68 62
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE S S SW S SW SW SW W
Wind spd 13 5 6 6 10 12 16 14 14 6 5 3 2 2 3 8 10 6 9 9 10 12
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
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 6 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 2600 2900 1200 600 2000 2500 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W N N NE E S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 21 17 11 6 9 16 17 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 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
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 79 38 53 29 54 37 59 31 49
Temp 72 69 51 40 50 48 38 30 48 50 43 38 54 53 41 32 45 46
Dewpt 41 41 39 35 32 32 31 30 29 30 30 30 32 33 31 29 27 27
Min/Max RH 27 83 44 99 37 73 37 91 41
RH 34 36 65 83 50 54 76 99 47 46 61 73 44 46 68 91 49 49
PWind dir W N N NE SE S N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-251015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
232 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 42 55 33 63 48
Temp 78 69 59 54 51 47 46 50 54 49 42 40 36 34 40 55 63 59 55 52 49 50
Dewpt 32 33 31 29 29 30 36 33 32 33 33 31 31 30 33 34 34 37 37 36 36 36
RH 19 26 34 38 42 51 68 52 43 54 70 70 82 85 76 45 34 44 51 54 61 58
Wind dir W SW W W NW NW N N N NE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 14 5 9 9 12 13 17 16 13 6 5 3 2 4 6 12 14 10 12 12 12 14
Clouds FW SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 5 5
Mix Hgt 400 400 2100 2800 600 400 2000 2300 500 500
T Wind Dir W NW N N E SE S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 17 19 13 9 9 14 18 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 36 52 30 53 36 57 31 50
Temp 70 65 49 37 49 46 37 31 48 48 42 37 53 51 40 32 45 44
Dewpt 39 38 34 33 32 30 29 27 29 29 28 29 32 31 30 27 29 29
Min/Max RH 26 85 44 85 38 72 38 82 44
RH 32 37 56 85 52 53 72 85 47 47 57 72 45 46 67 82 53 55
PWind dir W N N SE S SW N NE E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-251015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
232 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
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 43 55 34 63 50
Temp 82 73 62 58 55 46 46 50 54 50 43 41 37 35 41 54 62 58 54 53 52 56
Dewpt 36 38 39 36 35 39 34 31 31 32 32 32 31 30 30 29 33 37 39 39 38 37
RH 19 29 43 44 47 76 64 48 42 50 64 69 78 81 65 38 35 46 57 59 60 50
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W N N N N N NE NE SW SW S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 14 8 6 5 10 16 17 16 13 5 3 2 2 2 4 11 13 10 10 10 11 14
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
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 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 600 1400 2900 3300 1100 600 2300 2700 700 600
T Wind Dir SW NW N N NE SE S S SW W
T Wind Spd 13 17 23 17 9 5 11 19 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 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
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 73 36 53 29 54 35 58 29 49
Temp 70 63 48 38 49 48 37 30 48 49 41 36 52 51 38 30 44 44
Dewpt 40 40 38 33 31 31 31 28 28 30 31 30 30 32 31 27 25 27
Min/Max RH 31 83 42 94 39 79 37 88 40
RH 35 43 68 82 51 52 79 93 46 48 67 79 43 48 75 87 48 52
PWind dir NW N N N S S N N NE
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-251015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
232 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 37 50 29 60 45
Temp 75 66 56 50 50 43 40 46 49 45 37 35 31 30 38 52 59 55 50 48 46 49
Dewpt 33 36 34 31 30 34 33 29 31 32 32 31 30 30 32 32 35 37 37 37 36 35
RH 21 33 43 48 46 70 76 51 50 60 82 85 96100 79 46 40 51 61 65 68 58
Wind dir W SW W W W N N N N NE NE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 16 6 6 5 9 12 14 13 11 5 3 2 2 4 8 13 14 11 11 10 11 14
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 600 2100 2800 500 500 1800 2000 500 500
T Wind Dir W NW N N E S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 19 20 13 9 10 19 24 23 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 70 32 49 25 50 32 53 25 47
Temp 66 60 44 33 46 44 32 26 45 46 38 33 50 46 33 26 41 41
Dewpt 37 37 36 33 30 30 29 26 28 29 29 29 30 30 29 26 26 28
Min/Max RH 31 100 47 100 44 85 39 100 45
RH 34 42 73 100 53 58 89 100 51 51 70 85 46 53 85 100 55 59
PWind dir W NE N SE S SW N NE SE
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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