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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
311 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
TXZ024-102145-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
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 61 93 63 96
Temp 72 68 79 89 93 87 73 69 66 63 75 89 93 87 73 69 66 64 76 89 95 88
Dewpt 39 39 43 44 41 44 47 47 45 42 43 42 38 40 42 43 42 41 41 40 35 38
RH 31 35 28 22 17 22 40 46 47 46 32 20 15 19 34 38 42 43 29 18 13 17
Wind dir W W NW NE SE E E SW S SW W W SE E SE SW W W W SW S SE
Wind spd 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4200 10000 600 500 3100 8700 500 500 3400 10600
T Wind Dir NW W SE SW NW NE SE W SW S
T Wind Spd 11 8 10 11 10 10 9 10 9 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 Sun 10/13/24 Mon 10/14/24 Tue 10/15/24 Wed 10/16/24
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 63 89 54 80 52 77 50 77
Temp 72 64 85 83 64 55 73 75 59 52 72 71 57 51 73 72
Dewpt 39 37 40 41 40 38 35 36 36 37 36 35 37 38 37 36
Max/Min RH 37 18 54 20 55 22 61 22
RH 30 37 21 23 42 53 24 24 42 55 27 27 46 61 27 27
PWind dir SW N NE E SE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ026-102145-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 61 96 60 96
Temp 66 62 73 87 93 89 76 71 67 63 73 88 95 89 77 71 65 61 73 89 95 89
Dewpt 45 43 46 47 44 45 47 48 48 47 47 44 40 41 43 45 45 46 47 43 39 41
RH 47 50 38 25 19 22 36 44 50 56 40 22 15 19 30 39 48 58 40 20 14 19
Wind dir SW SW W W E E SE SE S SW SW SW S SE SE S SW W W SW S SE
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2800 6100 400 400 3400 7300 400 300 3300 8400
T Wind Dir W N E S SW N E W SW S
T Wind Spd 10 6 11 11 10 8 9 9 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/13/24 Mon 10/14/24 Tue 10/15/24 Wed 10/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 92 55 81 51 78 48 78
Temp 72 61 85 86 67 56 75 75 60 51 72 72 57 48 72 73
Dewpt 43 43 43 42 42 39 35 35 36 38 36 33 36 37 37 36
Max/Min RH 51 18 53 20 61 20 65 22
RH 35 51 23 21 40 53 23 23 41 61 27 24 45 65 28 26
PWind dir S N NE E E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-102145-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
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 96 62 96 63 97
Temp 67 63 76 91 95 90 77 72 68 64 75 90 95 90 78 74 68 64 77 92 96 91
Dewpt 48 47 52 50 42 42 44 44 44 46 49 47 42 42 44 45 47 47 48 44 40 40
RH 51 56 43 25 16 19 31 36 43 53 39 23 16 19 30 36 47 54 37 19 14 17
Wind dir W W SW SW S S S S SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 6 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 10 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4000 10300 500 500 3300 9700 500 500 4400 9200
T Wind Dir W SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 16 11 12 13 13 13 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 Sun 10/13/24 Mon 10/14/24 Tue 10/15/24 Wed 10/16/24
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 63 95 57 84 52 80 49 79
Temp 74 64 91 89 69 58 78 78 63 53 75 74 59 50 73 75
Dewpt 41 42 40 39 42 42 39 39 40 38 39 39 39 40 41 39
Max/Min RH 45 15 55 21 57 25 68 24
RH 30 45 17 18 37 55 25 25 43 56 27 28 47 68 31 28
PWind dir SW SW NE NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ035-102145-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 59 94 58 96
Temp 65 60 74 88 93 88 75 70 66 61 72 88 93 88 75 71 64 59 72 89 95 89
Dewpt 40 42 46 43 37 39 39 38 38 40 42 40 37 37 38 38 39 40 41 37 34 34
RH 40 51 37 21 14 18 27 31 36 46 34 19 14 16 26 30 40 49 33 16 12 14
Wind dir W W W SW S SE SE S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW S
Wind spd 9 9 8 5 5 5 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 5 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5300 14800 1200 500 4000 13600 500 500 5700 15500
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW W W S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 16 11 9 12 14 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/13/24 Mon 10/14/24 Tue 10/15/24 Wed 10/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 92 54 84 52 77 47 76
Temp 70 59 87 85 66 55 78 79 62 52 72 71 57 47 71 72
Dewpt 35 35 37 36 40 40 40 37 39 37 38 36 37 37 38 37
Max/Min RH 40 14 57 19 56 23 68 24
RH 28 40 17 17 38 57 26 22 43 56 29 28 47 68 30 28
PWind dir SW NW E E SE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ031-102145-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
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 96 61 97 62 98
Temp 66 64 78 91 96 90 78 71 67 63 76 90 96 90 78 72 67 63 76 91 97 90
Dewpt 43 42 45 45 42 45 48 48 47 46 46 44 40 42 44 45 45 44 45 43 40 43
RH 43 45 32 20 16 20 35 45 50 54 34 20 14 18 30 38 45 51 33 19 14 19
Wind dir SW SW W W S E E SE S S SW SW S SE S SW SW SW W SW S SE
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5
Clouds FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4700 9500 600 600 3800 8000 600 600 4100 9100
T Wind Dir W SW SE S SW NW SE W SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 10 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 Sun 10/13/24 Mon 10/14/24 Tue 10/15/24 Wed 10/16/24
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 93 56 82 52 81 49 80
Temp 73 63 88 87 67 57 75 76 61 52 74 74 58 50 74 75
Dewpt 43 41 41 44 42 39 35 37 37 38 37 35 39 39 38 38
Max/Min RH 45 16 53 19 60 20 67 22
RH 34 45 20 22 41 53 23 24 41 60 26 24 49 67 27 26
PWind dir S N NE NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ029-102145-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 55 91 55 93
Temp 60 56 72 85 89 85 69 63 60 57 71 86 90 85 70 65 60 56 71 87 92 87
Dewpt 38 37 42 39 38 40 45 45 40 39 41 39 36 38 41 40 39 38 38 35 33 34
RH 44 49 34 20 17 20 42 52 47 51 34 19 15 19 35 40 46 51 30 16 12 15
Wind dir W W W NE SE E E SE SW SW W SW S SE SE S SW W W W SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4700 13100 500 500 5700 12300 500 500 7600 15000
T Wind Dir W W E SW NW N SE SW W NW
T Wind Spd 10 8 13 14 10 8 13 12 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/13/24 Mon 10/14/24 Tue 10/15/24 Wed 10/16/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 87 50 81 47 75 44 75
Temp 65 56 84 82 61 51 75 75 57 47 70 69 52 45 70 71
Dewpt 36 35 37 40 41 39 37 37 38 36 36 36 37 38 36 36
Max/Min RH 45 17 64 21 65 24 76 24
RH 34 45 19 22 48 63 25 25 49 65 29 30 56 76 29 28
PWind dir SW NE E E SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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