Flight: 6:30 pm
Scouts: 

7 minutes after sunset ~70.6k flew 24 miles SE on NW Winds at 7 mph – had swung from SW at 2pm becoming NW 12-16 mph with gusts to 25 mph around 5pm, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, Temp 77°F, Dew Point 32°F steady, 11 COOLing Degree Days, Cloud Base 10,260′, RH 19% rising, Heat Index 77°F, BP 29.81 rising, bats viewable until 7:03 pm under streetlights

Sadly, both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline yet again – much activity at Fern – Frio could be blowing up and we would never know it, GrapeCreekHS FosterRd 0:38, Leander McNeil(~105k 16% to altitude) WellsBranch Howard NLamar, UT Loyola CongressScouts 0:42, Temple(~29.4k – 12% to altitude) Thorndale Elgin 0:50, Milano Lexington Congress 0:56, SanMarcos Bracken 1:04, Chiroptoium SCUCISD 1:10, OldTunnel 1:18, Camden 1:26,

6:15 pm – 6:45 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
chance for a good flight tonight

Sunset: 6:24 pm
Dark: 6:54 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:05 am 

Flight: 6:48 pm
Scouts: 6:42 pm

25 minutes after sunset only ~22.9k flew 8 miles N on S  Winds at 15 mph – had been S 13-20 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 6pm, Temp 72°F, Dew Point 60°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 2 COOLing Degree Days, Cloud Base 2736′, RH 66% rising, BP 29.93 falling, some bats viewable until 7:47 pm under streetlights

Both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline yet again at flight time – much activity at Fern – we could be missing early migration, NLamar 0:30, GrapeCreek 0:34, UT CongressScouts 0:36, FosterRd 0:40, SunCity Taylor McNeil(~101,053 – 21% to altitude) WellsBranch Howard 0:42, FtCavazosMain Temple Milano Thorndale Elgin Lexington Loyola Congress(~35.2k – 20% to altitude) Bastrop SMCenterpoint 0:48, Salado BeeCavePark SanMarcos 0:56, Lockhart Bracken Victoria 1:02, Chiroptorium 1:10, OldTunnel Huber Junction Sonora 1:16, Fern 1:32,

6:10 pm – 6:40 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
chance for a good flight tonight

Sunset: 6:23 pm
Dark: 6:53 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:06 am 

Flight: 6:40 pm
Scouts: 6:28 pm

18 minutes after sunset ~35.2k flew, some went 8 miles NW some went 10 miles NE on S Winds at 7 mph – had been S 12-14 all afternoon with gusts to 21 mph around 4 pm,  Temp 63°F, Dew Point 55°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 8 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 1824′, RH 76% rising, Wind Chill N/A, BP 30.14 rising, bats viewable until 7:41 pm under streetlights

Both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline at flight time – quite unusual to have both offline simultaneously, CongressScouts 0:26, NLamar Loyola 0:28, GrapeCreek FosterRd 0:38, Milano Thorndale Leander WellsBranch Howard 0:40, Temple McNeil(~79.7k – 36% to altitude) BeeCavePark Congress(~34.4k – 9% to altitude) Dittmar 0:46, Salado 0:54, Bastrop 1:00, Chiroptorium 1:06,

6:10 pm – 6:40 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
chance for a good flight tonight

Sunset: 6:23 pm
Dark: 6:53 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:07 am 

Flight: 6:38 pm
Scouts: 6:18 pm

17 minutes past sunset ~34.4k flew 14 miles ESE on S Winds at 6 mph – had been S 13-18 all afternoon with gusts to 22 mph around 4pm, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, Temp 55°F, DewPoint 44°F steady, 17 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 2508′, WindChill N/A, RH 67% rising, BP 30.11 rising, bats viewable until 8:07 pm under streetlights