Wednesday May 22, 2024
Flight: No Flight
Scouts:
Flight Time Conditions: Storms developing between JohnsonCity and RoundRock – skirting downtown Austin & dissipating as they head east – Winds SE at 13 mph – gusts to 22 mph – had been southerly 13-20 mph with gusts to 31 mph around 5pm, Temp 86°F, Dew Point 75°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, 21 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2508′, RH 70% rising, Heat Index 95°F, BP 29.77 rising,
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Storms developing between JohnsonCity and RoundRock – skirting downtown Austin as they head east, Frio 1:42, Stuart 1:48, Fern 1:52, Bracken SchertzClemens EaglePass ElMoral 2:00, SmythCrossing 2:08, TX28 410&IH35 Camden SanAngelo 2:12, Lockhart FosteerRd 2:14 OldTunnel FM1572 GrapeCreek 2:16, D’Hanis 2:30, rain at CAB 2:34 dissipating quickly, No Congress flight, McNeil 3:02,
Wednesday May 22, 2024
8:55pm – 9:25 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area.
Chance of a good flight if conditions stable, but likely after dark
Sunset: 8:22 pm
Dark: 8:52 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:33 am
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Flight: 10:10 pm
Scouts: 9:48 pm
~108 minutes after sundown (wat way after dark) ~14% of the colony flew 6 miles WNW (65% flew to altitude) on SE Winds at 14 mph – had been southerly 10-15 mph all afternoon with gusts to 21 mph around 4pm, Temp 86°F, Dew Point 74°F steady, Visibility10 miles, Mostly Cloudy, 21 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2736′, RH 68% rising, Heat Index 94°F, BP 29.74 steady, bats viewable until ~12:01 pm under streetlights
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Fern unexpectadly first out of the gate at 1:36, Stuart same at 1:42 – food stress, Storm moving from Abilene toward Temple, Frio 1:46, Bracken 1:56, FM1572 1:58, SchertzClemens Camden BalconesHeights EaglePass ElMoral Pinto 2:02, SanAngelo 2:06, SmythCrossing 2:08, OldTunnel 2:12, US277&TX55 GrapeCreek FosterRd 2:16, D’Hanis 2:28, McNeil Congress 2:56, (~10% of the colony flew 6 miles NW way after dark) 3:18,
Tuesday May 21, 2024
8:55pm – 9:25 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area.
Chance of a good flight if conditions stable, but likely after dark
Sunset: 8:22 pm
Dark: 8:52 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:33 am
Monday May 20, 2024
Flight: 9:40 pm
Scouts: 7:58 pm
~79 minutes after sundown (way way after dark) ~10% of the colony flew 6 miles WNW on SE Winds at 10 mph – had been southerly 1-14 mph all afternoon with gusts to 20 mph around 2pm, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, Temp 85°F, Dew Point 70°F falling, 15 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3420′, Heat Index 90°F, RH 61% rising, BP 29.76 rising, bats viewable until 11:37 pm under streetlights
Monday May 20, 2024
McNeil 1:24, NLamar Loyola CongressScouts WaterlooGreenway 1:32, Congress Frio Stuart Fern 1:50, Rucker CuevaLaVirgen(CuevaDelGuano) 1:56, Bracken 2:02, SanAngelo EaglePass ElMoral DelRio 2:04, Congress 2:06, SchertzClemens TX28 410&IH35 Culebra&Bandera 2:10 GrapeCreek2:12, OldTunnel 2:16, Vanderpool Amistad FosterRd 2:18, Congress(only ~10% flew a few miles WNW) 2:48, D’Hanis 2:32, McNeil 2:52,
Monday May 20, 2024
8:50pm – 9:20 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area.
Chance of a good flight if conditions stable, but likely after dark
Sunset: 8:20 pm
Dark: 8:50 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:34 am
Sunday May 19, 2024
Flight: 9:20 pm
Scouts:
~52 minutes after sunset (way after dark) ~19% of the colony flew 6 miles WNW (about 1/3 of those, however, flew SE to altitude) on SE Winds at 7 mph – had been southerly 8-14 all afternoon with gusts to 21 mph around 6pm, Fair, Temp 83°F, Dew Point 69°F rising, Visibility 10 miles, 17 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3192′, RH 63% rising, Heat Index 87°F, BP 29.83 steady, bats viewable until 11:39 pm under streetlights