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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
221 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
TXZ024-101015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
221 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 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 68 44 71 45
Temp 63 57 49 47 44 42 50 63 68 60 51 48 46 45 53 68 71 63 53 50 48 46
Dewpt 35 37 37 35 35 35 38 41 42 44 43 42 40 39 40 42 42 44 44 43 42 41
RH 35 48 63 64 71 76 63 45 39 56 74 79 81 79 60 39 35 50 71 76 80 84
Wind dir SW SW SW W W NW NW N N SE SW SW W W W SW SW SE S SW SW SW
Wind spd 12 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW 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 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 2000 2900 100 0 3200 4600 0 0
T Wind Dir W W NW NE SW W SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 9 8 4 5 6 6 10 8 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 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
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 46 64 40 69 49 76 53 77
Temp 68 67 56 47 61 56 45 41 63 61 51 50 70 67 58 54 70 67
Dewpt 51 50 45 32 33 37 34 33 40 43 43 44 50 51 49 47 47 46
Min/Max RH 43 71 31 75 36 79 40 80 32
RH 55 54 67 57 35 48 65 74 42 51 73 79 50 55 71 78 44 46
PWind dir S W N SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-101015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
221 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 66 43 72 44
Temp 66 60 52 48 43 41 47 59 66 59 53 48 44 44 51 65 71 64 55 52 47 45
Dewpt 39 41 41 39 38 37 40 43 44 45 45 43 42 40 43 46 45 47 46 46 44 43
RH 37 49 65 71 81 85 76 55 45 60 74 83 93 86 74 50 39 54 72 80 89 93
Wind dir SW S SW SW W NW NW N N SE S SW W W W SW S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 2 1 2 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 0 0 2100 2800 100 0 2000 3300 0 0
T Wind Dir SW W NW NE SW W W S SE SE
T Wind Spd 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 9 6 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 46 65 39 69 46 74 52 77
Temp 67 69 58 47 62 58 46 39 62 62 51 47 68 68 58 52 70 69
Dewpt 51 53 50 37 37 39 37 35 41 43 44 44 50 51 51 49 51 50
Min/Max RH 48 75 34 85 39 89 46 89 41
RH 56 57 75 68 39 49 71 85 46 50 77 89 53 55 77 89 51 51
PWind dir S SW N N SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-101015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
221 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 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 72 42 73 44
Temp 66 61 53 48 45 41 51 65 72 63 56 50 45 42 53 67 72 66 56 52 48 45
Dewpt 40 42 42 41 39 36 39 43 44 46 46 44 42 42 43 46 44 47 48 47 45 44
RH 38 50 66 75 81 82 63 44 37 54 71 80 91 97 69 46 37 51 76 84 90 98
Wind dir SW S S SW W W W NW NW NE E W W W W SW S SE SE SE S SW
Wind spd 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW 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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 0 0 1800 2800 100 0 2200 3200 0 0
T Wind Dir SW W W N N W SW S SE SW
T Wind Spd 5 6 8 8 3 5 4 6 5 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 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
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 77 48 68 39 71 48 78 55 79
Temp 69 71 61 49 63 61 46 40 63 64 53 48 70 71 60 55 72 72
Dewpt 54 56 54 41 37 40 40 38 43 47 47 47 54 55 53 52 55 53
Min/Max RH 48 82 34 92 40 94 46 90 42
RH 59 60 78 74 38 47 78 92 48 55 79 94 58 57 77 90 56 51
PWind dir S SW N N SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-101015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
221 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 38 70 41 73 44
Temp 65 58 50 45 43 38 47 63 70 61 54 50 44 41 50 67 73 65 54 51 47 44
Dewpt 34 35 35 33 33 33 37 41 40 41 40 39 37 36 39 41 39 40 41 40 40 39
RH 31 42 57 62 68 82 69 45 33 48 59 66 76 82 66 39 29 40 61 66 76 82
Wind dir SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW S S SW W W W W SW S SE S S SW
Wind spd 13 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 4 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 1700 3200 100 0 2600 3800 0 0
T Wind Dir W W NW N SE W W S SE SW
T Wind Spd 5 6 9 5 3 5 8 11 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 76 44 66 37 69 46 76 50 77
Temp 68 69 55 45 62 58 45 38 62 62 52 47 69 68 57 51 70 68
Dewpt 50 47 42 33 34 34 33 32 41 41 42 43 49 47 47 46 47 42
Min/Max RH 37 65 29 79 36 86 37 83 32
RH 53 45 61 63 35 40 63 79 46 46 69 86 49 47 69 83 44 39
PWind dir SW W NE SE SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-101015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
221 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 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 70 42 73 44
Temp 68 61 53 48 45 42 49 63 69 63 54 49 44 43 51 68 73 65 55 52 47 45
Dewpt 38 42 43 41 38 37 40 42 43 46 45 44 42 41 42 44 44 47 48 48 45 44
RH 34 51 69 76 78 83 70 46 39 56 71 82 95 95 72 42 36 52 76 86 92 95
Wind dir SW S SW SW W NW NW N N E S SW W W W SW S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 10 6 6 5 4 4 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW 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 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 0 0 1900 2600 100 0 2700 3700 0 0
T Wind Dir SW W NW NE SW W SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 6 5 8 6 4 5 4 9 8 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 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
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 76 48 68 39 71 47 77 53 80
Temp 68 70 59 49 63 60 46 40 64 63 52 47 70 70 60 54 72 71
Dewpt 51 55 52 37 36 40 39 36 41 46 46 46 51 53 53 51 52 52
Min/Max RH 47 78 32 85 37 96 42 92 38
RH 56 60 77 65 36 47 75 85 43 53 80 96 52 56 79 92 49 51
PWind dir S SW N NW SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-101015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
221 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 33 67 37 68 39
Temp 59 52 44 40 37 33 44 60 67 59 49 43 39 38 48 63 68 60 49 44 41 39
Dewpt 35 36 35 34 34 33 37 41 41 43 42 40 38 37 38 41 40 42 42 41 40 39
RH 40 53 70 78 90100 75 49 39 55 77 89 96 96 68 44 36 51 77 89 96100
Wind dir W SW W W W NW NW N NW S S SW SW W W W W S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 14 6 5 5 5 6 8 6 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 8 5 4 3 3 4 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 0 0 1800 3100 100 0 2200 3600 0 0
T Wind Dir SW W NW NE S W SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 4 4 5 6 11 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 70 39 61 33 66 43 72 45 73
Temp 64 64 49 40 57 53 39 34 59 58 46 44 65 65 52 46 66 64
Dewpt 49 47 41 31 32 36 33 32 39 43 42 43 48 49 47 45 44 43
Min/Max RH 44 77 35 92 41 96 44 96 35
RH 58 54 74 70 38 52 79 92 47 57 86 96 54 56 83 96 45 46
PWind dir SW W NE S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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