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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
237 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
TXZ024-200915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
237 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 79 58 82 54
Temp 70 69 64 63 60 56 65 74 78 75 65 63 60 59 67 76 81 76 64 61 58 55
Dewpt 57 58 57 50 46 46 49 55 54 55 55 53 52 54 57 59 56 51 47 45 45 44
RH 65 68 76 61 61 68 57 51 45 50 69 70 74 84 72 57 42 42 54 55 62 68
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 13 11 9 9 6 5 9 12 12 11 9 8 8 8 11 13 12 6 5 5 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 40 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.06 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 3 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1100 900 4100 5700 500 500 3800 6900 500 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 17 12 13 18 16 13 21 19 12 14
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 10/22 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24 Fri 10/25/24 Sat 10/26/24
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 56 88 55 84 57 88 61 88
Temp 81 77 61 57 83 79 64 56 78 78 64 58 83 81 67 62 83 81
Dewpt 41 41 43 43 44 43 44 46 46 44 46 47 46 43 46 47 45 42
Min/Max RH 19 60 20 68 24 66 21 57 20
RH 25 28 51 59 25 28 48 68 32 30 51 66 28 26 46 57 26 25
PWind dir NW SW NW N SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-200915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
237 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 81 56 83 54
Temp 75 73 67 62 58 54 62 74 79 76 68 63 58 57 65 77 82 78 70 65 58 55
Dewpt 55 53 48 44 44 43 46 53 53 51 50 48 47 47 51 58 58 58 57 55 50 48
RH 50 49 50 52 60 66 56 48 41 42 53 58 67 69 60 52 44 50 63 70 75 77
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 13 10 10 9 6 5 6 10 11 10 9 9 9 8 11 14 13 9 8 5 6 6
Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 400 600 4000 5400 400 400 4400 5100 500 300
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 16 18 13 20 20 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/22 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24 Fri 10/25/24 Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 54 89 55 85 56 88 58 88
Temp 82 80 63 55 83 81 66 56 78 79 65 57 82 82 68 59 82 81
Dewpt 44 42 45 46 45 44 45 46 46 44 46 47 47 44 46 47 47 44
Min/Max RH 19 72 21 69 25 69 23 64 22
RH 26 26 52 72 26 27 47 69 32 29 50 69 29 26 45 64 29 27
PWind dir W SW NW NE SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-200915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
237 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 53 81 56 84 59
Temp 74 74 68 63 59 55 65 76 79 77 68 63 59 57 67 78 83 81 72 68 63 60
Dewpt 59 58 56 50 47 47 53 57 56 54 54 51 50 50 56 61 61 62 62 62 62 60
RH 59 58 65 61 64 74 65 53 46 45 62 64 72 79 67 56 48 53 72 82 96 99
Wind dir SE SE SE SE E SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 12 10 9 6 5 5 6 9 10 8 8 5 5 5 9 12 12 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 600 500 4300 5300 500 500 4200 5400 500 500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 13 14 12 19 19 17 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 10/22 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24 Fri 10/25/24 Sat 10/26/24
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 88 58 91 57 87 56 90 59 89
Temp 82 82 67 59 85 84 68 58 80 81 66 57 84 83 68 60 82 83
Dewpt 56 54 57 56 55 51 51 50 50 48 50 50 51 48 50 49 50 48
Min/Max RH 31 91 27 76 27 77 25 68 25
RH 41 39 72 90 36 32 55 76 35 32 56 77 32 29 53 68 33 30
PWind dir SW SW SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-200915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
237 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 74 58 83 51
Temp 66 65 64 63 61 59 63 71 72 70 66 62 60 58 65 75 82 77 66 59 55 52
Dewpt 60 60 58 56 53 51 54 58 58 57 55 54 54 55 58 59 55 49 44 45 46 45
RH 81 84 81 78 75 75 72 64 61 63 68 75 81 90 78 58 40 37 45 60 72 77
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW W W SW W W
Wind spd 18 17 17 14 13 13 14 17 17 14 12 12 11 12 14 14 12 6 5 5 6 6
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
Mix Hgt 1600 900 3400 4500 1500 900 4100 6400 500 500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 20 18 18 19 19 16 20 17 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/22 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24 Fri 10/25/24 Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 52 87 54 84 53 85 55 86
Temp 79 79 61 53 82 80 65 55 79 78 64 54 81 79 65 56 80 79
Dewpt 43 41 43 44 49 47 46 45 48 45 45 46 46 42 44 46 46 42
Min/Max RH 20 71 24 69 25 74 23 69 22
RH 28 26 51 71 32 31 50 69 34 31 50 74 29 27 46 69 30 27
PWind dir W NW SW SE SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-200915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
237 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 52 83 55 84 55
Temp 76 74 68 63 58 54 64 77 81 78 68 63 58 56 67 77 83 80 71 65 60 56
Dewpt 57 56 51 46 44 44 48 54 54 53 52 50 49 49 53 59 59 61 61 59 54 51
RH 51 53 56 54 60 70 57 46 38 42 57 62 71 78 61 53 44 52 72 80 82 84
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 13 10 9 6 5 4 5 10 12 9 9 6 5 5 10 14 13 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 1200 600 4200 5700 600 600 4200 5300 600 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 11 12 16 17 13 20 20 14 13
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 10/22 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24 Fri 10/25/24 Sat 10/26/24
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 56 92 56 87 56 91 60 91
Temp 83 81 63 57 85 82 66 56 80 81 66 57 84 84 69 61 84 83
Dewpt 45 45 48 47 46 46 47 48 47 45 48 49 48 46 49 48 47 46
Min/Max RH 19 72 20 73 23 75 21 64 21
RH 26 28 57 69 26 28 50 73 31 28 51 75 29 27 50 63 28 27
PWind dir W SW NW NE SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-200915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
237 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 74 53 79 45
Temp 64 63 59 58 56 53 61 69 72 70 62 59 56 54 62 71 78 73 59 54 49 46
Dewpt 60 59 59 56 51 50 52 56 57 56 56 55 54 54 59 59 53 44 44 43 44 43
RH 87 87100 93 83 89 72 63 59 61 81 87 93100 90 66 42 35 57 66 83 89
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W
Wind spd 16 12 12 10 9 9 12 13 13 11 9 9 9 10 13 13 12 5 5 4 5 5
Clouds OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 30 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1200 800 3600 4900 1200 700 3900 6300 500 500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 19 18 18 20 18 18 23 20 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/22 Wed 10/23/24 Thu 10/24/24 Fri 10/25/24 Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 47 84 47 82 49 85 52 85
Temp 77 75 55 48 79 77 58 48 75 76 58 50 79 78 61 53 79 78
Dewpt 41 41 42 42 45 45 45 44 46 45 45 46 46 43 45 46 44 41
Min/Max RH 21 81 24 86 27 86 23 78 22
RH 28 29 61 80 30 32 62 86 36 33 62 86 31 29 56 77 29 27
PWind dir NW NE W E SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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