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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
154 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
TXZ024-051015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
154 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
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 36 50 33 55 40
Temp 64 57 47 43 41 38 41 47 50 46 39 36 35 34 41 51 54 50 44 43 42 41
Dewpt 35 35 33 31 31 30 32 29 28 29 28 27 25 24 28 31 33 36 37 36 36 37
RH 34 43 58 62 68 74 72 51 44 52 64 68 66 66 60 46 45 58 75 76 80 87
Wind dir N NE N N N N NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 5 5 4 4 3 5 8 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
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 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 500 500 2100 2700 600 800 2000 3400 1000 900
T Wind Dir N NE E SE S SW SW S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 8 10 10 10 9 11 10
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 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
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 59 42 68 41 59 30 46 28 54
Temp 55 53 46 43 62 62 49 42 55 51 38 31 42 40 32 29 48 47
Dewpt 41 43 43 41 42 37 32 29 27 28 29 25 23 22 21 20 22 24
Min/Max RH 53 95 32 61 30 79 38 70 29
RH 59 69 89 93 47 40 51 61 34 42 69 79 46 48 63 69 36 40
PWind dir SW SW SW W N N N W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ026-051015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
154 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 34 51 30 55 37
Temp 65 57 48 43 39 36 38 46 49 45 39 36 32 31 36 48 54 49 43 42 40 38
Dewpt 39 38 35 33 32 31 31 27 25 26 24 23 22 22 24 25 29 34 35 35 35 35
RH 38 49 60 67 76 82 76 47 39 47 54 59 66 69 61 40 38 56 73 76 82 89
Wind dir N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 300 300 2000 2500 300 300 1600 1900 800 1000
T Wind Dir N NE NE E SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 8 9 9 10 11 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 58 40 67 40 59 30 49 27 56
Temp 53 52 45 41 60 61 49 41 56 52 40 31 44 43 34 28 49 50
Dewpt 39 41 42 41 44 42 37 31 31 31 30 26 25 25 24 22 25 27
Min/Max RH 51 100 40 70 34 82 39 78 30
RH 59 66 89 100 55 50 63 67 38 44 67 81 47 49 66 78 39 41
PWind dir S S SW W N N N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ043-051015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
154 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
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 54 33 49 39
Temp 67 63 53 47 43 39 43 51 53 50 43 40 37 34 38 46 49 47 45 44 42 40
Dewpt 45 45 44 38 36 34 35 32 31 30 28 25 25 24 27 26 30 34 37 38 38 39
RH 45 54 71 70 76 82 72 49 43 46 56 57 63 66 64 45 48 60 74 79 86 95
Wind dir NW NE N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 9 5 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 400 400 2300 2700 700 800 1800 2000 900 1000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E S SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 12 9 6 6 5 9 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 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
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 41 67 43 65 31 50 27 57
Temp 50 51 46 42 60 63 54 44 60 56 42 33 44 44 34 28 50 50
Dewpt 41 44 45 42 47 43 38 34 32 33 33 29 25 25 24 22 24 25
Min/Max RH 68 100 43 67 31 87 39 78 28
RH 72 77 95 100 62 49 56 67 36 42 70 87 48 47 66 78 36 38
PWind dir S S SW SW NW NE N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ035-051015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
154 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 34 52 34 52 38
Temp 67 60 49 44 39 36 40 49 51 47 41 38 36 34 38 47 51 47 43 42 40 39
Dewpt 42 40 36 33 31 30 32 33 32 33 31 29 27 26 30 33 34 36 35 35 35 35
RH 40 47 61 65 73 79 73 54 48 58 67 70 69 72 73 58 52 65 73 76 82 85
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW W
Wind spd 5 6 8 6 6 6 9 11 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 3
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain shwrs S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 400 500 2300 2900 700 600 1400 2200 800 900
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 16 11 11 9 8 8 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 56 39 66 39 60 28 46 25 56
Temp 52 51 45 40 59 60 49 40 56 51 38 29 42 40 32 26 48 48
Dewpt 41 41 41 40 42 35 30 28 30 28 28 24 25 23 21 20 24 23
Min/Max RH 59 100 34 62 30 81 38 78 28
RH 66 68 86 100 53 39 48 62 37 41 67 81 51 50 63 78 39 37
PWind dir SW SW SW W N NE N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ031-051015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
154 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
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 35 53 30 55 38
Temp 67 60 49 43 40 37 40 48 52 48 41 37 34 31 38 49 54 50 44 43 40 39
Dewpt 41 40 37 34 33 33 33 28 27 28 26 23 23 22 25 25 29 35 37 37 37 37
RH 39 48 62 71 76 87 76 46 37 45 55 56 64 69 59 40 39 57 76 78 90 92
Wind dir N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 5 4 3 2
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 600 600 2400 2900 900 700 1800 2500 1100 1300
T Wind Dir N NE NE E SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 10 13 9 9 9 9 11 12 10
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 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
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 57 41 70 41 63 30 50 28 59
Temp 54 53 46 42 62 64 51 42 58 55 40 31 44 44 33 29 51 50
Dewpt 40 43 45 42 44 42 37 31 30 31 31 26 24 24 24 22 23 27
Min/Max RH 56 100 38 66 30 82 37 77 26
RH 61 70 96 100 53 46 59 65 35 40 70 81 46 46 68 77 34 42
PWind dir S S SW W N N N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ029-051015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
154 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 31 50 30 50 35
Temp 62 55 43 38 35 32 38 46 49 45 38 34 32 30 37 46 50 47 40 38 37 36
Dewpt 36 35 33 31 30 29 31 31 31 33 32 30 28 27 31 33 36 38 38 37 36 36
RH 38 47 67 76 82 89 76 56 50 63 79 85 85 88 79 60 58 71 92 96 96100
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind spd 8 5 5 3 3 4 5 9 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 3
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 400 400 1900 2700 500 700 1700 2800 900 1000
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 9 11 10 10 8 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 55 36 64 35 56 24 42 21 51
Temp 51 50 41 37 57 58 44 36 52 47 33 25 38 37 27 22 45 43
Dewpt 42 44 41 37 41 34 30 28 27 28 27 24 22 21 20 19 22 24
Min/Max RH 61 100 36 72 34 96 43 92 33
RH 71 80100 100 55 40 58 72 38 47 78 96 52 52 74 88 40 47
PWind dir SW SW SW W N NE N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
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