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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
203 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
TXZ024-271015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
203 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
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 55 67 34 49 30
Temp 63 59 56 57 57 56 60 67 63 49 43 39 37 34 37 45 49 44 37 35 32 30
Dewpt 35 38 38 37 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 36 31 29 27 24 22 26 27 27 26 26
RH 36 45 51 48 48 47 43 33 38 65 80 89 78 80 67 42 35 48 66 72 78 84
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N N N NE E S S SW SW
Wind spd 17 13 16 14 14 16 16 17 16 14 13 11 10 9 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Clouds FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Sprinkles C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 100 100 1600 1900 2800 2400 3700 4500 100 100
T Wind Dir SW W W NW N N N NE NE W
T Wind Spd 18 18 24 21 24 25 18 9 2 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 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
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 36 58 28 49 30 51 31 51
Temp 48 45 38 36 54 48 34 28 44 43 34 30 47 45 34 31 46 43
Dewpt 23 25 26 26 25 28 27 24 25 27 27 26 29 32 32 31 31 32
Min/Max RH 29 68 28 85 39 87 45 99 0
RH 36 45 61 67 32 45 75 85 45 54 76 87 50 61 93 99 56 67
PWind dir S SW N NE SE S S S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-271015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
203 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 49 66 35 51 29
Temp 61 57 52 53 53 51 53 64 60 48 45 41 38 35 37 46 51 45 39 35 31 29
Dewpt 36 39 39 39 38 39 40 40 40 39 37 36 31 28 27 25 25 28 28 28 27 26
RH 40 50 61 59 57 62 61 42 47 71 73 81 75 74 67 44 36 51 63 76 84 88
Wind dir S S S SW W W W W N N N N N N N N N E E SE S S
Wind spd 16 12 11 10 12 12 13 16 16 16 14 13 12 10 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 3
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 0 0 1000 800 2400 2200 3700 4400 100 0
T Wind Dir S SW W NW N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 12 13 16 19 29 24 19 11 3 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 52 32 58 28 50 30 50 32 53
Temp 46 45 37 32 54 50 36 28 43 43 34 30 45 45 37 32 48 47
Dewpt 27 28 27 27 30 32 29 26 27 30 28 27 30 34 33 31 34 36
Min/Max RH 35 82 33 92 42 90 49 96 0
RH 47 52 67 81 40 51 76 92 52 59 77 88 55 65 86 96 57 65
PWind dir S S NW NE E SE SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-271015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
203 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
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 48 76 36 50 29
Temp 61 58 53 52 50 50 56 72 74 61 49 44 40 36 38 45 50 46 39 36 32 29
Dewpt 36 40 42 42 41 39 41 42 41 41 40 38 36 31 28 25 23 26 28 28 28 27
RH 39 51 68 68 70 67 58 34 31 49 72 79 86 80 68 46 36 46 64 72 86 92
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW SW W W W N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E NE S
Wind spd 12 8 9 9 11 10 10 12 12 16 14 12 12 11 8 9 6 4 3 2 2 2
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW 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 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 100 100 700 2500 2300 2300 3800 4300 100 100
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NE N N NE N NW
T Wind Spd 11 13 12 13 29 27 20 13 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 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
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 54 34 61 28 51 31 52 35 51
Temp 48 48 39 34 56 54 37 28 45 46 36 31 47 49 39 35 46 47
Dewpt 25 25 26 26 30 32 31 28 27 29 30 29 33 36 34 35 36 38
Min/Max RH 30 72 29 100 39 92 49 100 0
RH 41 40 60 72 36 44 78 100 49 52 79 92 58 62 83 100 67 72
PWind dir S S NW NE E SE SE E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ035-271015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
203 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 48 72 33 48 28
Temp 62 59 53 52 50 49 55 69 70 55 45 41 36 34 34 44 48 44 38 34 31 28
Dewpt 36 38 37 37 36 36 37 38 36 37 38 36 34 31 29 27 26 28 28 27 26 26
RH 38 46 54 56 58 60 51 32 29 51 76 84 92 89 82 51 42 54 67 77 80 92
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W W W W W N NE NE N N NE NE NE E SE SE S S
Wind spd 16 11 12 12 12 12 12 17 17 18 18 14 13 12 6 4 2 3 3 3 2 3
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 4
Mix Hgt 0 0 1100 4100 2300 2300 3600 4600 100 100
T Wind Dir SW W W W N N N NE E S
T Wind Spd 13 13 16 20 19 26 18 8 4 2
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 53 33 60 28 53 30 54 32 53
Temp 47 46 39 33 54 48 36 28 47 45 34 30 49 48 36 32 48 47
Dewpt 26 25 26 25 28 28 27 25 28 29 28 28 33 34 33 32 35 35
Min/Max RH 32 72 26 88 36 93 45 100 0
RH 43 43 59 72 36 45 70 88 47 52 79 92 54 59 89 100 60 64
PWind dir S SW N E SE SE S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ031-271015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
203 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
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 52 72 37 52 29
Temp 62 59 54 55 55 54 58 70 68 53 48 44 40 37 39 46 52 47 41 36 32 29
Dewpt 35 39 39 40 39 39 39 39 39 40 38 38 33 28 27 25 23 28 28 29 28 26
RH 37 49 58 56 55 55 50 33 36 62 68 80 77 71 63 42 33 47 62 76 83 89
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N N N N NE SE S S S
Wind spd 16 11 12 11 11 10 12 14 16 16 13 11 10 9 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 100 0 800 600 2500 2300 3700 4300 100 100
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 13 12 14 16 27 25 20 11 2 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 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
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 54 34 60 27 50 29 51 31 52
Temp 48 47 38 34 55 51 35 27 44 45 35 29 47 46 36 31 47 46
Dewpt 25 27 27 27 28 32 30 26 26 30 29 28 30 35 34 31 33 36
Min/Max RH 31 76 30 96 40 98 48 100 0
RH 40 45 66 75 35 48 83 96 49 54 79 98 52 65 92 100 59 68
PWind dir S S NW NE E SE SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-271015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
203 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 65 31 45 24
Temp 59 55 50 49 48 47 52 64 62 48 40 37 33 31 33 41 45 40 33 29 25 24
Dewpt 36 39 38 37 37 36 37 37 37 38 38 37 33 30 29 25 24 27 28 26 25 24
RH 42 54 63 63 67 66 57 37 39 67 92 99100 96 84 53 43 60 82 90100100
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W W W W W N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S S
Wind spd 17 11 12 10 10 11 12 17 16 13 13 11 10 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Flurries C C
Sprinkles C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 4 4
Mix Hgt 100 0 1800 2300 2300 2200 3500 4400 100 100
T Wind Dir SW W W W N N N NE SE S
T Wind Spd 14 14 20 23 25 23 14 9 3 3
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 50 30 55 23 48 26 49 27 48
Temp 45 44 35 30 51 44 29 23 43 42 30 26 43 43 31 27 44 43
Dewpt 24 25 26 26 26 28 26 23 25 28 28 26 31 34 31 27 32 34
Min/Max RH 36 87 30 100 40 100 50 100 0
RH 43 46 69 84 37 52 90 100 48 57 92 100 61 70100 100 62 71
PWind dir S SW N E S S S S NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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