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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024
TXZ024-182115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024
Date Fri 10/18/24 Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24
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 59 72 58 77
Temp 57 62 67 70 67 64 64 62 61 63 66 70 71 64 62 60 59 64 73 76 72
Dewpt 50 52 54 56 57 58 57 55 55 57 58 57 56 55 52 51 51 52 55 55 56
RH 78 71 64 61 70 80 77 77 83 83 76 62 61 71 69 71 74 65 55 49 57
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 13 17 17 17 14 13 12 11 12 14 14 13 11 10 9 9 8 11 13 13 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 30 50 20 20
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C S S S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3800 4300 1800 1300 3200 3900 1200 1400 5400 6200
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 21 24 20 19 20 20 18 16 20 20
RFTI 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
Date Mon 10/21/24 Tue 10/22/24 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24
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 59 82 56 87 58 87 56 85
Temp 63 60 76 76 62 56 82 79 63 58 82 79 63 56 79 78
Dewpt 56 57 57 49 48 47 46 46 46 47 49 47 48 47 46 46
Max/Min RH 89 34 73 22 67 25 71 25
RH 77 89 52 39 60 72 28 31 54 66 33 32 58 71 31 32
PWind dir S SW SW W SW W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 40 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms S C S
$$
TXZ026-182115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024
Date Fri 10/18/24 Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 57 76 55 80
Temp 56 62 70 71 68 66 64 63 60 62 70 75 73 66 64 59 57 64 74 79 75
Dewpt 43 47 52 54 54 53 52 52 52 54 56 55 52 49 47 47 46 49 52 53 52
RH 61 58 54 56 60 63 65 67 75 75 61 50 48 54 54 64 67 58 46 41 45
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 12 14 17 17 14 14 12 12 12 12 13 12 10 11 9 9 8 9 12 12 11
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 3900 4600 700 800 3500 4700 1700 700 4300 6700
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 25 19 19 18 18 18 13 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/21/24 Tue 10/22/24 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 84 55 90 56 89 56 87
Temp 65 59 76 79 65 56 82 82 65 57 82 82 65 56 79 81
Dewpt 51 52 58 55 55 50 48 46 47 48 50 47 48 48 47 45
Max/Min RH 78 40 84 21 74 25 75 24
RH 60 78 54 44 70 80 31 28 52 72 33 29 54 74 32 28
PWind dir SE S SW SW S N SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-182115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024
Date Fri 10/18/24 Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24
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 73 59 76 56 79
Temp 59 66 72 72 71 67 67 64 61 65 71 74 74 67 64 61 57 66 75 78 76
Dewpt 48 52 56 57 57 57 56 57 58 58 59 58 58 56 53 53 52 55 57 56 56
RH 66 62 57 60 62 70 68 78 90 79 66 57 57 67 69 77 82 69 54 48 50
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind spd 9 12 14 14 12 12 9 9 10 12 12 12 10 10 8 6 5 9 11 11 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4100 4500 1000 1300 3500 4700 1300 500 5000 5400
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 21 23 19 18 18 18 17 13 16 18
RFTI 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
Date Mon 10/21/24 Tue 10/22/24 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24
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 59 84 60 89 59 89 57 87
Temp 65 59 77 80 68 60 84 83 66 59 84 83 67 57 81 81
Dewpt 55 54 61 60 61 60 55 54 55 55 55 51 51 50 49 48
Max/Min RH 84 46 100 29 88 29 79 27
RH 70 83 58 51 79 99 37 37 67 88 37 33 57 79 33 33
PWind dir SE S SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-182115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024
Date Fri 10/18/24 Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 65 59 68 58 72
Temp 58 61 62 65 64 63 63 62 60 60 62 66 67 65 63 62 59 63 67 70 71
Dewpt 52 55 57 58 58 57 57 57 58 58 61 60 59 57 55 55 55 57 59 58 58
RH 80 82 84 79 82 82 81 84 93 93 97 81 75 75 75 78 87 81 75 66 64
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 19 18 19 19 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 14 14 16 17 17 17 14
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 40 50 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.05 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S C C C C C C C C C S S S S C
Tstms S C S C S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2700 3300 1600 1600 2100 2300 1300 1300 3200 3200
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 24 23 24 25 24 21 23 21 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/21/24 Tue 10/22/24 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 81 52 86 53 87 54 85
Temp 64 59 73 76 61 52 79 80 62 53 80 80 64 54 78 79
Dewpt 57 57 59 51 48 48 50 46 47 47 51 48 47 47 48 46
Max/Min RH 93 39 86 24 80 27 77 26
RH 78 93 62 42 62 86 36 30 58 80 36 33 54 77 35 31
PWind dir S SW SW W SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ031-182115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024
Date Fri 10/18/24 Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24
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 73 59 78 55 81
Temp 57 64 72 73 70 67 66 64 61 64 71 77 75 68 63 60 56 65 76 80 76
Dewpt 45 49 54 55 56 57 54 54 55 57 57 55 55 51 50 48 49 52 55 54 54
RH 65 59 54 53 62 69 66 70 81 78 61 48 50 55 61 66 76 63 48 40 46
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 9 14 17 17 14 13 10 10 11 12 13 13 10 10 8 6 5 9 12 12 10
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4100 4800 1400 1300 3500 4800 1900 800 4900 6900
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 21 24 20 20 19 18 18 13 18 19
RFTI 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
Date Mon 10/21/24 Tue 10/22/24 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24
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 58 84 57 91 57 91 56 89
Temp 65 59 78 79 66 57 84 83 65 58 84 83 65 56 81 82
Dewpt 54 54 59 58 58 54 49 49 51 51 51 49 49 49 47 47
Max/Min RH 83 41 92 21 78 24 78 23
RH 67 83 53 49 77 88 30 31 60 77 32 31 56 78 30 29
PWind dir S S SW SW SW W S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-182115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024
Date Fri 10/18/24 Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 64 54 67 53 70
Temp 57 60 63 64 63 59 59 57 56 59 62 65 66 59 58 55 54 60 64 67 69
Dewpt 52 54 56 57 58 59 58 57 56 58 58 59 58 58 55 54 54 57 58 58 58
RH 83 80 78 79 83100 96100100 96 87 81 75 96 90 96100 90 81 73 68
Wind dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 17 17 17 17 16 17 12 12 14 17 16 16 12 12 10 11 11 13 14 14 11
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 40 60 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.06 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S C L L C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C S C S S S S S C
LAL 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2900 3200 1400 1500 2300 3100 1400 1400 3800 3900
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/21/24 Tue 10/22/24 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 78 46 83 49 83 50 82
Temp 60 55 71 72 55 47 77 75 57 50 78 76 57 50 76 76
Dewpt 57 55 56 46 45 46 45 45 45 46 49 48 47 47 47 47
Max/Min RH 100 35 98 24 89 29 90 28
RH 90100 59 39 69 96 32 34 64 86 36 37 69 89 36 36
PWind dir S SW W W W SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
$$
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