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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
TXZ024-152230-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 72 52 77 53 63
Temp 48 45 52 68 72 65 58 57 55 54 58 70 77 70 60 59 57 54 58 60 62 59
Dewpt 36 35 37 39 42 45 46 49 49 48 50 51 46 49 53 55 54 52 53 50 52 55
RH 64 69 57 35 34 48 66 75 79 82 73 52 33 47 77 86 91 94 85 70 70 85
Wind dir SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW N NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 11 13 9 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 6 6 6 5 3 5 6 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.37
Rain shwrs S S L L D
Tstms C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1900 2500 100 200 1200 2400 500 900 2500 2500
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S SW N E
T Wind Spd 6 17 9 6 12 9 11 11 8 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 Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 64 42 61 33 53 32 56
Temp 57 51 56 58 48 43 57 54 43 34 48 46 37 33 51 50
Dewpt 57 51 46 42 35 33 35 36 33 28 25 25 24 21 24 28
Max/Min RH 100 50 68 37 79 32 60 30
RH 99 100 69 56 60 68 43 50 68 77 40 43 58 60 34 42
PWind dir NE W W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 40 0 0 20 10 5 0
Rain shwrs D D C S
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ026-152230-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 48 74 53 65
Temp 47 43 49 66 71 65 59 55 52 50 54 66 73 68 63 60 56 54 57 62 64 62
Dewpt 38 37 39 41 42 44 43 42 43 43 44 51 53 55 56 55 54 53 54 56 58 58
RH 71 79 68 40 35 46 55 61 71 77 69 58 49 63 78 84 93 96 90 81 81 87
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE S S S SE SE S S SE S SE SE E
Wind spd 6 6 8 12 13 10 11 10 9 9 10 12 12 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.37
Rain shwrs S S L L D
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1800 2700 100 100 900 1500 900 800 2300 2400
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S E
T Wind Spd 8 19 11 8 9 13 11 10 3 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 64 41 62 35 53 32 56
Temp 58 53 58 59 48 42 58 56 45 36 49 47 38 33 51 50
Dewpt 58 53 47 44 39 36 38 39 36 31 29 28 27 24 26 29
Max/Min RH 100 53 79 41 82 38 69 32
RH 100 100 67 57 71 79 47 53 70 82 46 47 64 69 37 44
PWind dir E W W NW N NW NW NW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 40 0 0 10 10 5 0
Rain shwrs D D C
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ043-152230-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 75 51 76 54 67
Temp 48 43 51 68 74 69 60 56 55 52 58 69 76 72 64 61 57 55 60 64 66 65
Dewpt 38 37 39 42 45 48 47 46 45 44 50 56 56 57 58 56 55 55 58 60 61 62
RH 68 78 64 39 35 48 63 69 70 74 74 63 50 60 82 84 94100 92 87 86 92
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E
Wind spd 4 4 6 10 12 9 8 6 6 6 9 12 11 8 8 5 5 4 5 6 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.34
Rain shwrs C C L L D
Tstms S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1900 2800 100 100 1300 1600 1200 1200 1100 1200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 17 8 4 11 12 11 11 3 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 Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 67 42 65 35 55 32 58
Temp 62 53 61 62 50 43 61 58 46 36 52 49 39 33 53 52
Dewpt 61 53 46 43 39 36 38 40 37 32 29 30 27 24 24 30
Max/Min RH 100 46 77 38 84 36 70 30
RH 99 100 58 51 66 77 43 51 71 84 42 47 62 70 33 43
PWind dir SE SW W NW NW N NW NW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 100 20 0 0 10 5 0 0
Rain shwrs D D S
Tstms C L S
$$
TXZ035-152230-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 51 77 52 63
Temp 45 41 50 66 74 68 60 58 55 53 56 68 77 71 61 59 55 52 56 60 62 59
Dewpt 33 33 37 41 42 46 48 50 49 48 51 52 44 44 49 51 52 52 53 54 54 54
RH 63 73 61 40 32 45 64 75 80 83 83 57 31 38 65 75 90100 90 81 75 83
Wind dir S S S S S SE S S S S S SW S S S S S S E E E E
Wind spd 8 8 10 13 16 12 13 12 12 12 11 12 11 6 8 8 5 5 5 9 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.66
Rain shwrs C C L L D
Tstms S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 3
Mix Hgt 1100 2000 100 400 900 2300 500 1400 2100 2100
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S SW N E
T Wind Spd 9 16 12 11 13 11 11 12 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 64 38 62 32 52 29 56
Temp 57 46 56 59 47 39 57 55 42 33 46 46 36 29 49 50
Dewpt 54 46 44 36 32 30 34 33 31 27 27 25 22 20 25 28
Max/Min RH 100 41 70 33 78 36 69 32
RH 90 100 64 42 56 70 42 43 65 78 47 43 56 69 39 42
PWind dir SE W W NW N N NW NW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 30 0 0 10 10 0 0
Rain shwrs D D C
Tstms C C S
$$
TXZ031-152230-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 74 51 76 54 68
Temp 48 44 51 68 73 68 61 56 54 52 58 69 76 70 63 61 57 54 59 65 66 64
Dewpt 38 37 39 39 42 46 44 43 45 45 47 52 54 56 58 57 56 54 56 56 58 60
RH 68 78 64 36 34 44 53 61 72 76 68 56 47 62 82 87 96100 90 74 76 89
Wind dir S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E E
Wind spd 5 4 6 12 13 10 10 9 9 8 10 12 12 9 9 6 5 3 4 6 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.41
Rain shwrs S S L L D
Tstms C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1900 2700 100 100 1400 1600 1100 1100 2300 2500
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SW W SE
T Wind Spd 8 18 11 8 10 13 14 12 5 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 Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 67 41 64 34 56 32 58
Temp 60 54 60 61 49 42 60 58 45 35 51 50 38 33 52 52
Dewpt 60 54 46 45 39 36 37 40 37 31 28 28 27 23 24 30
Max/Min RH 100 49 79 37 85 34 67 30
RH 100 100 62 58 69 79 42 52 73 85 42 44 64 67 34 42
PWind dir SE W W NW N NW NW NW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV OV B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 40 0 0 10 10 0 0
Rain shwrs D D C
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ029-152230-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 70 48 74 47 59
Temp 43 38 49 63 70 63 56 54 51 50 55 66 73 67 56 54 50 48 54 57 58 55
Dewpt 33 33 36 39 42 46 48 50 50 50 52 49 41 43 48 51 50 48 51 46 49 52
RH 67 82 61 41 36 54 74 86 96100 90 54 31 42 74 90100100 90 67 72 90
Wind dir SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S W NE NE E E
Wind spd 6 6 9 12 13 9 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 5 5 5 4 3 5 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.76
Rain shwrs C C L L D
Tstms C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 1100 1900 100 400 900 2800 300 900 800 800
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S SW N E
T Wind Spd 10 16 13 13 16 11 11 10 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 42 60 34 57 27 48 25 53
Temp 53 45 52 54 42 35 54 50 37 28 44 42 31 26 48 47
Dewpt 53 45 44 37 32 30 32 34 31 26 24 24 22 20 24 27
Max/Min RH 100 51 82 38 96 37 78 33
RH 100 100 74 52 67 82 43 54 79 92 45 48 69 78 39 45
PWind dir NE W W NW N N NW NW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 40 0 0 20 10 0 0
Rain shwrs D D C S
Snowshwrs S
Tstms C C S
$$
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