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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
212 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
TXZ024-300815-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
212 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 60 81 56 91
Temp 60 56 73 88 93 87 72 67 65 62 69 76 80 77 66 61 59 57 71 85 90 85
Dewpt 47 47 46 44 41 44 47 48 47 45 40 39 41 43 46 44 45 46 47 47 43 43
RH 63 71 39 22 16 23 41 49 52 53 34 26 25 30 48 54 59 66 42 27 19 23
Wind dir W W W SW S SE S SW NW N NE NE NE E E S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 4 5 4 4 6 4 3 4 8 14 12 9 5 3 3 3 4 6 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW 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 5 3 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 7200 9700 0 600 3300 4600 500 500 5100 7200
T Wind Dir SW S S NW NE NE E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 4 6 8 19 11 10 9 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 Thu 10/03/24 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24
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 92 61 90 60 90 62 90
Temp 68 63 88 87 69 62 85 85 67 61 85 84 68 62 85 84
Dewpt 47 48 45 41 49 50 48 46 50 50 48 44 48 47 43 40
Max/Min RH 59 16 68 21 67 20 59 17
RH 47 58 22 20 48 67 28 26 53 67 28 24 48 58 23 21
PWind dir SW SW S E S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-300815-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
212 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 61 85 56 92
Temp 64 60 74 90 94 90 78 70 64 61 70 80 84 80 69 65 59 56 69 85 91 87
Dewpt 49 48 50 46 44 45 47 48 49 47 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 47 48 46 46
RH 58 64 42 22 18 21 34 46 58 60 33 25 23 26 39 46 57 66 45 28 21 24
Wind dir SW W W SW S SE SE SE NW N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW SW S S S
Wind spd 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 11 16 14 10 6 5 3 3 3 5 9 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 6800 8600 0 400 3300 4700 400 300 4100 6400
T Wind Dir W S S N NE NE E SE SW S
T Wind Spd 4 5 5 6 20 13 11 6 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/03/24 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 95 61 93 60 91 61 92
Temp 71 62 90 90 72 62 87 87 70 61 85 86 70 61 86 86
Dewpt 50 51 48 45 51 52 50 47 51 51 48 45 49 48 45 40
Max/Min RH 68 17 70 21 70 22 64 17
RH 47 67 24 21 48 70 28 25 51 70 28 24 47 62 24 20
PWind dir S S S NE SE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-300815-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
212 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 59 88 57 89
Temp 63 57 72 87 91 87 74 68 64 60 74 83 87 82 72 66 61 57 72 84 88 85
Dewpt 51 49 51 49 47 48 49 50 50 49 49 47 47 47 50 49 49 49 50 50 49 49
RH 66 76 47 27 22 26 42 53 61 67 41 28 25 29 46 55 66 73 47 32 26 29
Wind dir W W W S S SE SE S NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NW SW S S S
Wind spd 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 5 11 12 10 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW 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 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5600 7000 0 400 4300 5700 700 400 5000 7000
T Wind Dir W S S NW NE NE NE E S S
T Wind Spd 5 3 4 4 17 13 11 6 6 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 Thu 10/03/24 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24
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 92 61 91 60 90 60 91
Temp 69 62 88 88 71 62 87 86 70 61 85 85 68 61 86 86
Dewpt 53 54 50 48 55 54 52 50 53 52 50 48 53 51 49 44
Max/Min RH 77 22 76 25 75 24 74 21
RH 57 75 28 26 57 76 30 29 55 72 30 28 58 71 28 24
PWind dir S SW S NE SE E S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-300815-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
212 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 57 83 53 88
Temp 62 56 72 87 91 86 71 66 61 58 68 78 82 77 66 61 57 53 68 81 87 83
Dewpt 47 46 47 44 41 42 45 45 46 44 43 44 44 44 46 46 46 46 48 47 43 43
RH 58 69 41 23 18 22 39 47 58 59 40 30 26 31 48 58 67 77 49 30 21 24
Wind dir SW W SW SW S SE S S W N NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 4 6 6 5 6 6 4 3 10 17 17 12 9 5 4 3 5 6 10 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6200 8300 0 400 4100 5500 800 400 4900 6900
T Wind Dir SW S S NW NE E E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 5 5 6 19 13 11 9 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/03/24 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 90 58 88 58 88 58 88
Temp 66 58 85 86 68 58 83 84 67 58 82 83 66 58 82 83
Dewpt 46 48 45 40 47 50 48 45 48 49 48 43 45 46 44 40
Max/Min RH 69 17 75 22 72 21 65 19
RH 48 69 25 20 47 75 30 26 50 72 31 24 47 64 26 22
PWind dir S S S S SE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-300815-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
212 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 87 56 93
Temp 64 58 74 91 96 89 77 70 64 61 71 81 86 82 71 65 59 57 71 86 92 87
Dewpt 50 49 49 46 44 47 48 50 50 49 43 42 43 44 46 47 47 47 48 48 46 47
RH 60 73 42 21 17 23 36 50 61 64 36 25 22 26 42 53 63 71 44 27 21 25
Wind dir W W W S S SE S S NW N NE NE NE NE NE E S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 2 4 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 6 12 13 9 5 4 2 2 2 4 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL 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 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 8700 0 600 3800 5300 600 600 5100 7200
T Wind Dir W S S NW NE NE E SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 4 5 5 5 19 12 11 6 9 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 Thu 10/03/24 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24
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 95 61 93 60 93 61 94
Temp 70 62 90 90 72 62 88 88 70 61 86 87 70 62 87 87
Dewpt 52 53 48 47 54 54 51 49 53 52 50 47 52 51 45 42
Max/Min RH 73 18 78 22 73 21 69 17
RH 53 72 24 23 53 77 28 26 55 72 28 25 53 68 23 21
PWind dir S S S NE S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-300815-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
212 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 54 79 50 87
Temp 57 54 70 86 90 84 68 62 59 56 66 74 78 74 61 57 53 51 67 81 86 82
Dewpt 46 46 45 42 39 41 45 45 46 43 40 42 42 44 46 44 45 45 47 45 41 42
RH 67 74 40 21 17 22 44 54 62 62 38 32 28 34 58 62 74 80 49 28 21 24
Wind dir SW W SW SW S SE S SW NW N NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 3 4 5 6 4 5 4 3 3 9 16 13 9 5 4 3 3 4 8 11 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6200 9100 0 600 3000 4400 600 500 4800 6600
T Wind Dir SW SW S NW NE E E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 4 6 9 19 11 11 11 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/03/24 Fri 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 89 54 87 54 86 54 87
Temp 63 55 85 84 64 55 83 83 63 55 82 82 63 55 82 81
Dewpt 45 46 44 40 47 49 47 45 48 49 46 42 46 46 42 39
Max/Min RH 73 17 80 23 80 22 73 19
RH 52 72 24 21 54 80 28 26 58 80 28 24 54 72 24 22
PWind dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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