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Wednesday April 3, 2024

Flight: 8:06 pm 
Scouts: 

16 minutes after sunset, ~39% of the colony flew 10 miles S on NW Winds at 5 mph – had been NW 7-14 mph most of the afternoon with gusts to 26 mph around 4pm, Temp 67°F, Dew Point 47°F rising, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, 0 Heating / Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 912′, RH 49% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.90 rising, bats viewable until 9:11 pm under streetlights

Wednesday April 3, 2024

Bracken 0:40, Frio 0:52, SanPedro 1:00, BalconesHeights 1:06, McNeil WellsBranch Howard SMCenterpoint Camden 1:10, Stuart GrapeCreekHS SanAngelo 1:12, Congress(39% of colony 12% to altitude) Loyola Webb 1:14, NLamar UT FM1572 FosterRd 1:16 Chiroptorium Dittmar Onion Wimberley SanMarcos Lockhart CanyonLake SALutheranHS Seguin Uvalde Fern 1:20, Temple SMRB(Slayden) 1:24, D’Hanis NuecesRR Nueces90 SmythCrossing Dabny Spofford Bracketville Pinto 1:26, Floresville 1:30, EaglePass 1:32, Ney 1:34, Rucker 1:42, DelRio 1:46,

Wednesday April 3, 2024

7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area –
May be better tonight if winds abate, but Wednesday looks like the better bet.

 

Sunset: 7:51 pm
Dark: 8:21 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:17 am 

Tuesday April 2, 2024

Flight: 8:10 pm 
Scouts: 

20 minutes after sunset only ~2% of the colony braved gusty winds and flew 8 miles SSE (none to altitude) Winds N at 14 mph – had been northerly 10-17 mph as it swung around from the W with gusts to 25 mph at flight time, Temp 64°F, Dew Point 44°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 0 Heating 0 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 4560′, RH 48% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.96 rising, bats viewable until 9:31 pm under streetlights

Tuesday April 2, 2024

Frio 0:50, Bracken 0:56, SanPedro BalconesHeights Camden 1:10, SanAngelo 1:14, FosterRd GrapeCreekHS 1:16, Congress(only ~2% of the colony braved gusty N winds to fly 8 miles SSE) Dittmar Wimberley SCUCISD 410&IH35 SALutheranHS Stuart 1:18, McNiel SanMarcos Webb 1:20, Temple WellsBranch 1:22, SanMarcos Seguin Floresville Centerpoint NuecesRR Nueces90 Bracketville Dabny Spofford Pinto 1:26, Chiroptorium SMRB(Slayden) 1:32, SmythCrossing 1:38, Huber 1:40, D’Hanis 1:46,

Tuesday April 2, 2024

7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area –
May be better tonight if winds abate, but Wednesday looks like the better bet.

 

Sunset: 7:50 pm
Dark: 8:20 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:18 am 

Monday April 1, 2024

Flight: No Flight  
Scouts: 8:20 pm

some scouts at 31 minutes after sunset(at dark), but no main flight due to oncoming severe weather, some flew a mile NW on S Winds at 12 mph – had been S 15-22 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 7pm, Visibility 7 miles, A Few Clouds, Temp 76°F, DewPoint 71°F steady, 10 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1140′, Heat Index 77°F, RH 85% rising, BP 29.56 steady, bats viewable until 9:17 pm under streetlights until weather arrived, some flew after weather cleared around 11:30pm

Monday April 1, 2024

Severe thunderstorms in a band from EaglePass to SanSaba moving ENE with 3cm hail in JohnsonCity, BalconesCreek&IH10 0:46, SanMarcos SMCenterpoint TX28 BalconesHeights SALutheranHS 0:54, Southttown 1:04, SanAngelo FosterRd 1:08, Bracken 1:06, GrapeCreekHS 1:12, McNeil 1:16, Wimberley SchertzClemens 1:18, Randolph 410&IH35 SanPedro 1:20, Seguin 1:24, CongressScouts 1:28, Congress No Main Flight, rain arrives at Congress 2:54 as hail sweeps by 6 miles to the N, Stuart 2:42, 1cm hail across all SanAntonio around 3:26, McNeil2 4:30 & Congress2 4:36 after unsettled weather clears,

Monday April 1, 2024

7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F (>38°F after long torpor), Heating Degree Days <9 (<15 after long torpor), atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area – Won’t be good if trends continue

 

Sunset: 7:50 pm
Dark: 8:20 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:20 am 

Sunday March 31, 2024

Flight: 8:16 pm  
Scouts: 

Not Good – 28 minutes after sunset (after dark) only ~3% of the colony flew 8 miles NW (13% to altitude) on SE Winds at 14 mph – had been S 13-17 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 4pm, Overcast, Temp 77°F, Dew Point 68°F steady, Visibility 9 miles, 6 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2052′, RH 74% rising, Heat Index 79°F, BP 29.76 steady, some bats viewable until 9:47 pm under streetlights

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