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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
214 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
TXZ024-241015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
214 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
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 50 78 43 53 35
Temp 74 64 56 55 53 52 59 75 78 70 63 61 56 45 45 50 53 49 41 39 37 36
Dewpt 33 40 37 34 31 30 31 31 32 35 35 32 31 34 33 29 29 32 32 31 31 30
RH 22 40 50 44 44 43 35 20 19 28 35 33 39 65 63 43 41 51 69 73 77 80
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W N N N N NE E SE S S
Wind spd 12 8 9 11 12 13 13 14 14 9 10 10 12 14 13 12 10 5 3 3 3 4
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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 6 6 6 4 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 1500 2400 600 900 2900 3600 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W W W W NW N NE E S
T Wind Spd 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 13 9 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 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
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 64 52 73 38 54 32 53 35 58
Temp 57 60 54 56 69 63 48 39 51 49 38 33 48 47 39 36 52 50
Dewpt 32 37 37 36 39 41 38 34 29 30 28 26 27 29 29 28 30 31
Min/Max RH 34 56 31 82 37 77 37 73 34
RH 40 43 54 47 34 44 69 82 44 47 68 77 44 48 69 72 43 50
PWind dir SW SW W N N NW S S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-241015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
214 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 80 42 54 33
Temp 71 65 56 53 50 48 53 72 80 71 61 57 52 44 43 50 53 49 43 39 36 34
Dewpt 44 46 45 42 39 38 38 37 37 39 39 37 35 35 34 31 31 32 32 31 31 30
RH 38 50 66 66 66 68 57 28 21 31 44 47 52 70 70 48 43 52 65 73 82 85
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE NE E SE S
Wind spd 14 10 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 9 9 8 12 16 16 14 12 5 3 2 2 3
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 300 300 1300 2400 300 800 2600 3100 500 300
T Wind Dir S SW W SW W NW N N NE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 14 18 17 19 23 17 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 61 46 69 36 53 30 52 33 57
Temp 53 57 51 47 65 59 46 37 50 48 39 31 46 46 39 34 50 50
Dewpt 33 39 39 38 43 42 38 34 33 32 30 26 29 30 30 28 32 33
Min/Max RH 39 72 39 90 43 83 42 80 40
RH 46 51 63 71 45 53 73 89 52 54 70 81 51 53 70 78 50 52
PWind dir S SW NW N N N S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-241015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
214 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
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 49 78 46 57 33
Temp 73 68 58 55 53 51 56 71 78 71 60 57 52 48 51 54 56 52 45 42 37 34
Dewpt 45 46 46 47 49 48 49 43 40 41 39 36 34 35 39 35 32 34 35 34 34 32
RH 37 46 66 74 85 91 77 37 26 33 46 47 50 61 65 48 41 50 67 73 87 92
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE SE
Wind spd 12 6 9 9 9 9 10 12 11 5 6 6 9 12 14 14 12 6 5 3 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC 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 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 1500 2500 400 400 2800 3100 1200 700
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW NW N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 17 18 17 17 16 21 18 10 8
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 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
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 63 48 76 40 56 30 53 34 61
Temp 55 59 53 49 71 68 51 41 53 52 41 31 48 49 39 35 53 54
Dewpt 33 40 42 40 42 44 41 36 33 34 32 29 28 31 30 29 32 34
Min/Max RH 37 73 31 83 38 91 39 80 38
RH 44 49 67 71 35 42 68 82 47 50 69 90 46 50 69 79 45 47
PWind dir S SW W N N NE SE SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-241015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
214 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 78 43 56 33
Temp 72 64 55 52 47 43 50 71 78 68 58 54 49 45 46 53 55 49 43 40 37 34
Dewpt 34 36 36 35 34 32 33 34 32 35 33 30 30 31 35 33 31 33 32 32 31 31
RH 25 35 49 52 60 65 52 26 19 29 39 40 48 58 65 46 40 54 65 73 79 89
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W NW NW N N NE NE E SE S S
Wind spd 12 9 10 10 10 9 9 12 10 5 8 8 12 14 14 13 11 5 5 4 3 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 400 400 1300 2800 400 500 2500 3300 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W W W W NW N NE E S
T Wind Spd 17 17 14 14 16 20 20 13 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 48 75 37 54 30 53 34 60
Temp 57 60 53 49 70 66 49 39 51 49 39 31 48 47 40 35 53 52
Dewpt 36 38 37 36 40 39 37 33 32 30 29 27 30 29 29 27 33 32
Min/Max RH 34 61 27 79 40 85 39 74 34
RH 45 44 54 61 34 37 63 79 48 48 67 85 49 49 64 72 46 46
PWind dir SW SW W N N SE S S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-241015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
214 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
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 47 81 44 55 33
Temp 73 66 56 53 52 49 57 76 81 71 62 60 54 46 46 52 54 51 43 40 36 34
Dewpt 43 46 45 42 40 38 37 36 36 39 39 36 34 37 35 31 31 33 34 33 31 30
RH 34 48 66 66 63 66 49 23 20 31 43 42 47 71 65 45 41 51 68 75 82 86
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE NE E SE S
Wind spd 14 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 9 8 5 10 13 16 14 12 5 3 2 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 600 600 1600 2800 600 1100 3000 3600 1300 900
T Wind Dir S SW W SW W NW N N NE SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 17 18 18 19 24 17 9 9
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 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
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 63 49 75 38 56 30 54 33 60
Temp 55 59 53 50 68 64 48 39 53 52 39 31 48 48 39 34 52 52
Dewpt 31 38 40 38 41 43 40 36 32 32 31 27 27 30 31 29 32 34
Min/Max RH 36 64 34 90 39 87 38 82 37
RH 41 46 61 63 38 46 74 89 45 48 73 86 45 50 75 82 45 49
PWind dir S SW NW N N N S SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-241015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
214 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 39 74 38 52 30
Temp 70 60 51 47 43 41 51 69 74 64 54 51 48 41 43 48 51 47 38 36 32 31
Dewpt 30 39 37 33 32 30 32 32 31 36 35 32 31 32 34 31 31 32 32 31 31 31
RH 22 46 59 58 65 65 48 25 20 35 48 48 51 70 70 51 46 56 79 82 96100
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W NW N N NE NE E SE S S
Wind spd 12 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 6 6 5 9 11 13 12 9 5 3 2 2 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 500 500 1500 2900 500 500 2600 3100 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W W W W NW N NE E S
T Wind Spd 19 19 21 19 18 20 21 13 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 61 44 71 33 50 26 51 31 56
Temp 53 56 48 45 65 61 45 34 47 46 34 27 45 45 35 31 50 48
Dewpt 34 38 37 36 39 41 37 32 30 30 29 26 28 30 29 27 31 32
Min/Max RH 41 70 32 92 44 96 42 85 41
RH 48 51 65 70 38 48 73 92 51 53 82 96 51 55 78 85 48 54
PWind dir SW SW W N N SW SW S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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