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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
229 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
TXZ024-062115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
229 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 58 88 60 92
Temp 64 60 74 85 89 84 71 67 63 59 69 81 87 83 70 67 64 61 74 87 91 86
Dewpt 48 48 47 46 44 46 49 50 50 49 47 48 49 49 51 50 50 50 49 46 41 42
RH 56 64 38 26 21 27 46 55 62 68 45 33 27 31 50 54 60 68 42 25 18 22
Wind dir SW NW NW NE E E SE SW N N NE S S S S SW SW W W SW S S
Wind spd 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL 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 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4500 7200 500 500 3900 6300 500 500 6500 11600
T Wind Dir NW E SE NE SE S S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 6 9 11 6 5 9 14 13 12 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 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 94 62 93 63 92 64 92
Temp 69 62 90 88 70 63 89 87 71 64 89 86 72 65 85 84
Dewpt 46 46 42 38 42 43 40 36 41 43 40 36 40 43 41 39
Max/Min RH 56 14 49 13 46 13 45 17
RH 44 55 19 17 37 48 18 17 34 46 18 17 31 45 21 20
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-062115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
229 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 58 89 59 93
Temp 65 61 72 86 90 86 75 69 64 60 68 81 88 84 73 69 64 60 72 86 92 88
Dewpt 48 49 51 49 46 48 50 51 48 46 44 46 47 48 50 51 51 51 51 48 45 45
RH 54 65 48 28 22 27 41 53 56 60 42 29 24 29 44 53 63 72 48 27 20 22
Wind dir S S SW E E E E E NE N E SE S SE S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4100 7100 300 300 3600 5300 300 300 5000 8200
T Wind Dir S E E E E S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 4 10 11 9 6 8 13 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 95 60 95 60 94 61 93
Temp 70 60 88 89 71 61 89 89 72 61 89 89 72 62 85 86
Dewpt 49 50 44 41 45 46 43 39 44 44 42 38 43 45 43 40
Max/Min RH 69 16 58 15 53 14 54 16
RH 47 69 22 19 39 58 20 17 37 53 19 17 35 54 23 20
PWind dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-062115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
229 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 60 88 59 92
Temp 62 58 73 85 88 84 74 69 64 60 73 83 87 84 73 69 63 60 74 87 91 86
Dewpt 49 49 51 52 48 50 53 55 56 54 54 52 52 52 54 54 53 53 53 51 47 48
RH 62 72 45 32 25 31 49 60 74 81 51 34 30 33 51 60 69 78 47 29 22 27
Wind dir SW W SW E E E E E NE N NE SE SE SE S S SW W W SW S S
Wind spd 3 2 2 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW 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 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4300 6400 500 400 4800 6200 500 500 5600 8000
T Wind Dir S E E E NE SE S SW W S
T Wind Spd 4 11 10 6 5 6 9 10 10 8
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 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 95 61 94 60 93 61 92
Temp 70 61 90 89 72 62 90 88 73 61 89 87 72 62 85 84
Dewpt 51 51 47 44 47 46 45 41 45 46 44 40 46 47 46 43
Max/Min RH 72 18 56 16 58 16 58 20
RH 51 71 23 22 42 56 21 19 38 58 22 19 39 58 26 24
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-062115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
229 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 56 86 56 90
Temp 60 56 71 84 88 83 70 65 60 56 68 80 85 80 70 66 60 57 70 85 90 84
Dewpt 48 47 47 46 44 45 47 49 50 50 51 53 50 49 48 49 48 47 49 47 42 43
RH 64 72 42 27 22 26 44 56 69 80 54 39 30 34 45 54 64 69 47 27 19 24
Wind dir SW W NW NE E E E E E NE SE S S S S S SW W SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 4 4 2 6 9 6 5 3 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 5 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5700 8100 700 400 5000 6500 500 500 6000 12000
T Wind Dir W E E SE SE S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 11 12 9 5 8 11 13 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 92 59 92 59 91 59 89
Temp 67 58 86 86 69 60 87 86 69 60 86 85 69 60 82 83
Dewpt 45 45 42 38 42 43 42 37 40 43 41 35 41 43 43 39
Max/Min RH 62 15 53 15 53 15 53 18
RH 45 62 21 18 37 53 21 18 35 53 21 17 36 53 25 21
PWind dir SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-062115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
229 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 59 90 59 95
Temp 64 60 74 87 92 87 75 69 64 61 71 82 89 84 73 68 64 60 74 88 94 89
Dewpt 50 50 50 48 46 49 52 53 53 51 47 48 50 50 53 53 53 52 51 48 45 46
RH 59 69 43 26 21 27 44 57 67 69 43 31 27 31 49 60 68 76 45 25 19 23
Wind dir S S W E E E E E N N NE SE S SE S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 4 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL 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 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 4700 7200 600 600 3900 5700 600 600 6100 9500
T Wind Dir SW E E E E S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 4 10 11 8 6 6 12 9 8 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 Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 97 61 97 61 96 63 94
Temp 70 62 91 90 72 62 91 90 73 62 91 90 73 64 86 85
Dewpt 51 50 44 41 46 46 43 39 46 46 42 38 45 46 44 41
Max/Min RH 68 15 56 14 56 13 52 16
RH 50 67 20 18 40 56 19 17 38 56 18 17 36 52 23 21
PWind dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-062115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
229 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 53 84 52 88
Temp 57 53 69 82 85 82 67 62 58 55 67 79 83 80 66 61 56 53 69 83 87 82
Dewpt 48 46 45 43 43 45 47 49 49 48 48 51 49 48 50 49 48 47 48 45 40 41
RH 72 77 42 25 23 27 49 62 72 77 50 38 31 33 56 65 74 80 47 26 19 23
Wind dir SW W NW N NE E E SE E NE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 3 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5100 7900 500 500 4700 6400 500 500 6100 12300
T Wind Dir NW E SE S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 13 9 6 8 13 14 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/09/24 Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 90 56 90 56 89 56 88
Temp 63 55 86 84 65 57 87 84 65 57 86 84 66 57 81 82
Dewpt 45 44 39 36 42 42 39 36 40 41 39 35 39 42 41 39
Max/Min RH 69 15 59 14 55 14 57 18
RH 52 66 19 18 43 57 18 18 40 55 19 17 37 57 24 22
PWind dir SW SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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