Tuesday February 6, 2024
6:00 pm – 6:30 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
Sunset: 6:10 pm
Dark: 6:40 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:19 am
Monday February 5, 2024
Flight: 6:26 pm
Scouts: 6:14 pm
16 minutes past sunset ~10.0k flew 14 miles SE on N Winds at 9 mph – had been N 10-17 mph all afternoon with gusts to 22 mph around 4pm, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, Temp 60°F, Wind Chill N/A, Dew Point 45°F falling, 13 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 3420′, RH 58% rising, BP 30.08 steady, bats viewable until 7:29 pm under streetlights
Sunday February 4, 2024
Strong NW Winds scour Central Texas, Small flights across the region: McNeil WellsBranch Howard Loyola CongressScouts 410&IH35 0:24, SanMarcos 0:26, Temple Salado Southtown Seguin 0:30, Buda Wimberley Lockhart SCUCISD SchertzClemens TX28 Camden 0:32, Congress(~5.0k – 0% to altitude) SanPedro BalconesHeights SALutheranHS 0:38, Bracken 0:40, BalconesCreek&IH10 EaglePass 0:46, Webb 0:54, Chiroptorium Stuart(~15.0k – 16% to atlitude) 0:58, Frio 1:02, OldTunnel 1:06,
Monday February 5, 2024
6:00 pm – 6:30 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
Sunset: 6:10 pm
Dark: 6:40 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:20 am
Sunday February 4, 2024
Flight: 6:30 pm
Scouts: 6:20 pm
21 minutes past sunset ~5.0k flew 8 miles SSE on NW Winds at 10 mph with gusts to 21 mph – had been NW 15-25 mph all afternoon with gusts to 35 mph around 4pm, Temp 66°F, Dew Point 41°F falling, 8 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 5700′, Wind Chill N/A, RH 40% falling, BP 29.77 rising, bats viewable until 8:25 pm under streetlights
Saturday February 3, 2024
Scattered storms heading E of I-35 corridor before flight time, CongressScouts 0:10 SanPedro 0:14, McNeil WellsBranch Howard SMCenterpoint 410&IH35 0:20, Loyola ABIA BalconesHeights 0:22, Buda 0:24, SanMarcos SCUCISD 0:24, Temple 0:26, Congress(~19.3k+17.2k later=36.5k 2% to altitude) Dittmar(~11.3k – 0% to altitude) MustangRidge Wimberley Lockhart SchertzClemens NuecesRR SmythCrossing EaglePass 0:28, Creedmoor Breathless/Friedrich/TMIEpiscopal Rigsby&410 Harwood 0:30, BalconesCreek&IH10 0:32, Milano Webb Dabny SanAngelo 0:36, Quemado Maverick 0:50, OldTunnel Chiroptorium 0:52, Congress2 Frio D’Hanis Spofford Pinto Stuart 0:54, Stuart 0:58,
Sunday February 4, 2024
6:00 pm – 6:30 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
Sunset: 6:09 pm
Dark: 6:39 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:20 am
Saturday February 3, 2024
Flight: 6:20 pm & 6:46 pm
Scouts: 6:02 pm
Starting 12 minutes after sunset ~36.5k flew, first flight (~19.3k) went 12 miles SE, second flight (~17.2k) stayed closer to the bridge on NW Winds at 6 mph – had been westerly 8-13 mph most of the afternoon with gusts to 17 mph around 2 pm, Partly Cloudy, Temp 69°F, Dew Point 34°F falling, 7 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 7980′, RH 27% falling, Wind Chill N/A, BP 29.55 rising, bats viewable until 7:41 pm under streetlights
Friday February 2, 2024
Rain at flight time along the I-35 corridor, strong storms sweep across the SBA from the WSW 3 hours later, Congress (~5.2k) 0:44 between rain showers, McNeil 0:52 same, small flights from Frio SmythCrossing at 2:20 after the storms cleared, were the only other CenTex action
Saturday February 3, 2024
Bats did not see their moon shadows – early spring
6:00 pm – 6:30 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
Sunset: 6:08 pm
Dark: 6:38 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:21 am