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Thursday May 2, 2024

Flight:  9:04 pm
Scouts: 8:44 pm

55 minutes after sunset (way after dark) only ~2% of the colony headed a few miles S on E Winds at 5 mph – Winds had been easterly 7-12 mph all afternoon with Light Rain around 2pm, Temp 77°F, Dew Point 73°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, 10 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 912′, RH 88% rising, Heat Index 78°F, BP 29.76 rising, bats viewable until 10:37 pm under streetlights

Thursday May 2, 2024

Clashing air masses create unstable conditions between San Angelo and Marble Falls, strong storms heading E toward Temple, another storm cell dissapating as it heads E over Junction, Bracken 1:34, NewBraunfels SCUCISD Seguin 1:38, Frio 1:44, CongressScouts Bracketville FM1572 Stuart 1:52, Lockhart SMRB(Slayden) 1:56, Fern 2:00, Congress(only ~2% flew a few miles S) 2:12, McNeil (tiny) 2:24, others suppressed or readings confounded by storms

Thursday May 2, 2024

8:25 pm – 8:55 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.
Not much of a chance of  a good flight until conditions stabilize

Sunset: 8:09 pm
Dark: 8:39 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:46 am 

Wednesday May 1, 2024

Flight:  No Flight
Scouts: 

Some activity at 9:46pm after Thunderstorm & Light Rain cleared, Flight Time Conditions: Winds NE at 9 mph – had been SE 10-14 mph all afternoon turning northerly with Thunderstorm Light Rain Fog/Mist at 8pm, Temp 75°F, Dew Point 73°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, 10 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 456′, RH 94% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.75 rising,

Wednesday May 1, 2024

Strong storms moving NE from SanAntonio to Temple at flight time – more to come later, Frio 1:42 as rain shower moved through, Bracken 1:46 as storms cleared to the NE, Stuart 1:46 under fair skies, Congress a little activity around the bridge at 2:54 after storm passed, D’Hanis 2:56, McNeil 3:20 between storms, tornado warning in Waco at 5:16,

Thursday May 2, 2024

8:20 pm – 8:50 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.
Not much of a chance of  a good flight until conditions stabilize

Sunset: 8:09 pm
Dark: 8:39 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:46 am 

Wednesday May 1, 2024

8:20 pm – 8:50 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 winds stay calm but likely after dark

Sunset: 8:09 pm
Dark: 8:39 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:47 am 

Tuesday April 30, 2024

Flight:  9:12 pm
Scouts: 8:58 pm

~65 minutes after sundown (way after dark) ~28% of the colony flew 6 miles NW (19% flew to altitude) on S Winds at 6 mph – had been SE 8-15 mph most of the afternoon with gusts to 24 mph around 2pm, Temp 78°F, Dew Point 65°F falling, Visibility10 miles, Mostly Cloudy, 12 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2964′, RH 64% rising, Heat Index 80°F, BP 29.83 rising, bats viewable until ~10:31 pm under streetlights

Tuesday April 30, 2024

Unstable weather continues with storms from BigBend through DelRio and also FtStockton with moisture moving east through the HillCountry, Bracken SchertzClemens Camden 1:44, Frio 1:46, Fern 1:48 just N of storm, Culebra&BanderaRd 1:52, GrapeCreek SanAngelo FosterRd 1:54, EaglePass 1:56, OldTunnel Huber CongressScouts 2:06, McNeil 2:26, Congress(35 minutes after dark ~28% of the colony flew 6 miles NW) 2:40,

Tuesday April 30, 2024

8:15 pm – 8:45 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 winds stay calm

Sunset: 8:08 pm
Dark: 8:38 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 6:48 am 

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