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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
225 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
TXZ024-050915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
225 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 63 92 60 90 58
Temp 89 84 71 68 65 63 76 88 92 85 72 68 64 60 74 86 90 84 70 66 61 59
Dewpt 44 46 49 51 53 53 53 48 43 44 47 47 47 47 46 45 42 44 47 48 48 48
RH 22 26 46 55 65 71 44 25 18 23 41 48 54 62 37 25 19 25 44 52 63 67
Wind dir NE E S S SW W W SW S S S SW SW W NW NE E E SE S W W
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
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 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 7700 9300 0 0 7900 9300 100 100
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S W NW E E N
T Wind Spd 6 6 11 6 9 5 6 11 4 4
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 10/07 Tue 10/08/24 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 60 91 61 92 63 91 61 90
Temp 83 83 68 60 86 85 69 61 88 86 70 64 88 85 70 62 87 84
Dewpt 48 46 48 48 45 41 44 44 42 39 44 44 41 37 41 43 40 37
Min/Max RH 23 65 17 55 15 49 15 49 14
RH 31 27 50 64 24 21 41 54 20 19 38 48 20 18 35 49 20 18
PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-050915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
225 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 93 60 92 58
Temp 92 87 76 71 66 61 74 88 93 88 77 70 64 60 72 87 91 86 74 68 62 58
Dewpt 46 48 51 53 54 54 55 52 47 47 47 47 48 48 50 47 44 46 48 49 48 47
RH 21 26 42 52 66 78 52 29 21 25 35 44 55 64 46 25 20 25 40 51 60 67
Wind dir NE E SE S SW W W S S S S S S SW SW SE E E E SE N N
Wind spd 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 8 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 6900 8600 100 0 6100 8700 0 0
T Wind Dir SE W W S S SW SW E E NE
T Wind Spd 5 4 6 9 8 2 3 10 5 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07 Tue 10/08/24 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 59 93 59 93 59 93 59 92
Temp 83 84 69 60 86 87 69 60 88 87 71 60 88 87 70 60 88 86
Dewpt 48 47 49 49 45 42 46 46 44 40 44 45 43 39 43 43 42 38
Min/Max RH 23 68 18 60 16 58 15 53 15
RH 30 28 49 67 24 21 44 60 22 19 38 58 21 18 38 53 20 18
PWind dir SE S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-050915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
225 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 60 90 58 91 59
Temp 91 88 77 71 66 60 75 88 90 86 75 68 63 58 73 87 90 85 74 69 63 59
Dewpt 49 52 56 57 56 56 56 53 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 47 50 53 54 54 53
RH 25 30 48 60 71 86 52 30 25 28 41 51 63 73 44 28 23 30 48 60 72 80
Wind dir E E SE S SW W W S S SE S S SW W SW SE E E E SE SW NW
Wind spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 4 6 5 5 3 3 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL 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 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 100 0 6400 7500 0 0 5500 6900 100 100
T Wind Dir SE W SW SE S W NW E SE NW
T Wind Spd 5 5 5 5 6 4 3 9 3 3
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 10/07 Tue 10/08/24 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 59 91 60 92 60 91 59 91
Temp 84 84 68 59 87 86 69 60 88 87 70 61 88 86 70 60 87 85
Dewpt 52 50 52 51 48 45 48 48 47 44 47 46 45 42 45 45 43 40
Min/Max RH 26 74 21 66 19 58 18 58 17
RH 33 31 57 73 26 24 47 65 24 23 44 58 22 21 41 58 21 21
PWind dir E S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-050915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
225 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 89 56 89 56
Temp 88 84 72 67 62 58 71 85 89 84 72 65 60 57 70 85 89 83 70 65 59 57
Dewpt 45 45 48 51 52 51 52 49 44 44 45 46 45 45 46 45 42 44 45 47 48 48
RH 22 26 42 56 69 77 50 29 21 25 38 50 58 64 42 25 19 25 41 52 67 72
Wind dir E SE SE S SW W W SW S S S S SW W NW NE E SE SE SE S W
Wind spd 4 6 6 5 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 6 4 5 4 3 6 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 7200 8600 0 0 7500 9600 100 0
T Wind Dir SE SW W S S W NW E SE E
T Wind Spd 5 5 8 4 6 5 4 10 5 2
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07 Tue 10/08/24 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 57 88 57 89 58 89 57 87
Temp 82 81 66 58 84 82 67 58 85 83 68 59 85 83 67 58 83 82
Dewpt 50 46 47 47 45 41 43 43 43 40 43 44 42 38 41 43 41 38
Min/Max RH 26 67 19 58 17 57 17 57 18
RH 33 29 50 67 26 23 42 57 23 22 40 57 22 20 39 57 23 21
PWind dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-050915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
225 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 61 94 59 94 58
Temp 92 88 76 70 65 61 76 89 94 88 76 69 64 60 74 88 93 87 75 68 62 59
Dewpt 47 49 53 56 56 56 56 52 47 48 49 49 49 50 49 47 45 47 50 51 51 50
RH 21 26 43 60 74 84 50 28 20 26 38 50 59 71 42 25 19 25 41 54 65 73
Wind dir NE E SE S SW W W S S S S S S SW W E E E SE SE W NW
Wind spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 6 5 5 3 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
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 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 7000 8600 0 0 6400 8700 0 0
T Wind Dir SE SW SW S S SW NW E E N
T Wind Spd 5 5 6 8 9 4 4 10 4 4
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 10/07 Tue 10/08/24 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 59 94 60 95 61 94 60 93
Temp 84 86 69 60 88 88 70 61 90 89 71 62 90 88 71 61 89 87
Dewpt 49 48 51 50 46 45 47 48 44 43 47 46 43 41 44 44 42 39
Min/Max RH 23 72 18 62 16 57 15 54 15
RH 30 28 54 70 23 22 45 61 20 20 42 56 20 19 38 53 19 18
PWind dir SE S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-050915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
225 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 88 53 88 52
Temp 85 83 67 62 57 54 71 85 88 84 68 62 57 54 69 84 87 82 66 62 56 53
Dewpt 44 45 48 50 51 51 51 46 42 42 46 46 45 45 44 42 41 42 45 47 47 48
RH 24 27 50 65 79 90 49 26 20 23 45 55 64 71 40 23 20 24 47 58 72 83
Wind dir E SE SE S SW W W SW SW S S S SW W NW NE E E SE SE S W
Wind spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 6 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 3 3 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 7400 8800 0 0 7700 9700 0 0
T Wind Dir SE SW SW S S SW NW E SE NE
T Wind Spd 6 6 9 6 8 6 6 11 6 2
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07 Tue 10/08/24 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 53 88 54 88 55 87 54 87
Temp 80 81 62 54 83 83 63 55 85 83 64 56 84 82 64 55 83 82
Dewpt 47 45 47 47 43 39 43 43 40 37 43 43 40 37 41 42 39 36
Min/Max RH 24 79 18 65 16 63 16 61 16
RH 31 28 58 77 24 21 48 64 20 19 46 62 21 20 43 61 21 19
PWind dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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