Bracktville back online, upper-level moisture continues to stream in from SW over the Hill Country, windy day suppresses activity except from sheltered caves and structures in SA area, Bracken Randolph SAHartmanES SAPachallES Southtown 0:40, SMCenterpoint TX28 410&IH35 0:46, SanMarcos SALutheranHS Seguin 0:54, Congress(tiny) Creedmoor 1:00,

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: 6:15 pm
Dark: 6:45 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:15 am 

Flight: No Flight
Scouts: 

~37 minutes past sunset (after dark) ~100 bats milled about the bridge – Flight Time Conditions: Winds N at 9 mph – had been had been NW 10-14 mph all afternoon with gusts to 21 mph around 5pm, Temp 46°F, DewPoint 48°F steady, 11 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 1824′, WindChill N/A, RH 75% falling, BP 29.85 rising

Bracketville radar offline at flight time, strong storms sweeping in from the W early with periods of rain all day, SALutheranHS 0:06, McNeilStorm BalconesCreek&IH10 0:10, BalconesHeights 0:14, SMCenterpoint SanPedro 0:18, SAIA Camden Southtown 0:22, SanMarcos TX28 Randloph Seguin 0:26, Bracken 0:28, Landau 0:30, Kyle 0:32, McNeil 0:36, Congress(~1.8k between storms) 0:42, Wimberley 0:46, CongressRain 0:52, other possible flights suppressed or readings confounded by storms

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: 6:15 pm
Dark: 6:45 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:15 am 

Flight: 6:34 pm
Scouts: 

20 minutes after sunset, between storms, only ~1.9k flew 1 mile S toward approaching storm on NE Winds at 14 mph – had been NE 7-9 mph most of the afternoon Thunderstorm Heavy Rain Fog/Mist until ~11 am, Visibility 6 miles, Fog/Mist, Temp 61°F, Dew Point 59°F falling, 2 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 456′, RH 93% steady, Wind Chill N/A, BP 29.75 falling, bats viewable until storm at 6:26 pm

Moisture continues to stream up from the SW, UT Dittmar 0:14, WellsBranch TX28 Randolph 410&IH35 SanPedro Camden Southtown Rigsby&410 0:18, CedarPark Loyola SMCenterpoint 0:20, Wimberley 0:22, McNeil(~58.4k 1% to altitude) Howard(~14.3k combined with WellsBranch – 2% to altitude) Creeedmoor 0:24, SanMarcos SCUCISD SchertzClemens 0:26, Temple 0:32, Congress(~57.5k 16% to altitude) Lockhart Bracken Seguin 0:34,

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: 6:14 pm
Dark: 6:44 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy)
Sunrise: 7:16 am 

Flight: 6:26 pm
Scouts: 

13 minutes after sunset ~57.5k flew 8 miles SE on S Winds at 3 mph – had been S 6-13 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 2pm, Visibility 9 miles, Overcast, Temp 71°F, Dew Point 62°F falling, 3 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2052′, RH 73% rising, Wind Chill N/A, BP 29.88 steady, bats viewable under streetlights until 7:37 

Moisture streaming up from the SW suppressed or diminished flights and confounded readings, SanPedro 23:36, SMCenterpoint BalconesHeights Camden Southtown 23:46, SCUCISD 23:54, SALutheranHS 0:02, Seguin 0:04, Creedmoor Lockhart 0:10, McNeil WellsBranch(~4.3k) 0:12, Congress(~10.7first flight, 12.1k second flight – 12% to altitude) 0:14, Howard(~8.7k) SanMarcos TX28 410&IH35 SchertzClemens Randolph 0:18, CanyonLake 0:20, Wimberley 0:22, Congress2(12.1k – 12% to altitude) 1:32,