When conditions allow, i.e. when the atmosphere is stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind or rain in the area If conditions look good, get there early! Flights are trending closer to dark as is typical after mid-May. Today’s Predicted Average Temperature is 85.5°F If today’s Predicted Average Temperature is over 55°F but below 90°F with light winds, then there’s a chance for a strong flight
Sunset: 8:19 pm Dark: 8:49 pm (10-20 min. earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 6:36 am
Storms from the W dissipating as they move toward SanAngelo and DelRio, Frio 0:56, Stuart 1:42, Bracken 1:44, SanMarcos NewBraunfels SchertzClemens SanPedro Camden 1:50, OldTunnel Chiroptorium Huber McNeil SMCenterpoint SCUCISD TX28 410&IH35 1:54, Wimberley 1:58, WellsBranch 2:00, Ney 2:04, Crestwood Loyola Congress(only ~6% of the colony flew – some went 4 miles W while most went 4 miles NNE – only 2% of the total went to altitude) Dittmar SanAngelo 2:06, SMRB(Slayden) 2:08, FosterRd OCFisher 2:12, GrapeCreek 2:14, EaglePass 2:18,
Small storm heading S to the E of Austin, Frio 1:06, Bracken 1:32, SchertzClemens SanPedro 1:46, Huber SALutheran Camden 1:48, Chiroptorium 1:50, Stuart 1:52, Wimberley SanMarcos SMCenterpoint SCUCISD TX28 410&IH35 Seguin 1:54, McNeil Ney 1:56,Crestview&IH35 1:58, OldTunnel 2:00, WellsBranch Congress(~12% of the colony flew 10 miles E – 7% of those went to altitude) Loyola Lockhart SMRB(Slayden) D’Hanis 2:02, Dittmar 2:04, Fern SanAngeio FosterRd 2:08, OCFisher GrapeCreek 2:16,
Storm moving across north SanAnto – passing just south of Bracken, Frio 1:06, Bracken 1:28, SanPedro Camden 1:34, Huber SALutheran 1:46, Chiroptorium DavisBlowout McNeil 1:52, SanMarcos SMCenterpoint SchertzClemens TX28 Seguin 1:54, WellsBranch Congress(~30% of the colony flew 6 miies E – 11% of those went to altitude) Manor, Wimberley Stuart 1:58, OldTunnel 2:00, D’Hanis Fern 2:04, Ney 2:06, Lockhart SanAngelo FosterRd 2:08, Temple OCFisher GrapeCreek 2:12,
Frio 0:36, Bracken SanPedro 1:24, EMPearseMS 1:28, SchertzClemens D’Hanis 1:30, DavisBlowout Huber Kyle SMCenterpoint Randolph Camden Culebra&Bandera Southtown 1:34, TX28 SAlutheran TX36 Segin 1:42, McNeil FM1572 1:46, OldTunnel Chiroptorium Elgin Lockhart SanMarcos SMCenterpoint 1:50, Bracketville Stuart 1:52, Temple WellsBranch NLamar Congress(~65% of the colony flew 24 miles ESE ~10% of the those flew to altitude) Dittmar Wimberly Lockhart Ney 1:54, Frio2 1:58, SMRB(Slayden) 2:00, SanAngelo OCFisher GrapeCreek 2:02, FosterRd 2:04,
Frio 0:38, Huber 1:26, Bracken 1:28, SanPedro Frio2 1:34, Camden 1:36, SchertzClemens TX28 SALutheran SWMedicalInstitute 1:46, McNeil 1:48, Chiroptorium WellsBranch NLamar Crestwood&IH35 Buda SanMarcos SMCenterpoint Lockhart Stuart 1:54, OldTunnel Congress(~34% of the colony flew 4 miles SSE – 18% of those flew to altitude) Wimberley SMRB(Slayden) Ney 2:00, Temple SanAngelo OCFisher 2:02, D’Hanis 2:04, EaglePass GrapeCreek 2:08 as storm approaches, FosterRd 2:10, Fern 2:28,
Severe storm from NW rips through north and east Austin early, similar storms at Brownwood & SanSaba, Frio 0:20, Bracken SanPedro 1:10, Camden 1:24, Frio2 1:30, Chiroptorium 1:34, McNeil 1:38, OldTunnel SanMarcos 1:42, Wimberley Lockhart SMCenterpoint NewBraunfels Seguin 1:48, CanyonLake 1:54, Stuart 1:56, Congress(only ~6% of the colony flew 4 miles NNE – 4% of those flew to altitude) 2:00, Crestwood&IH35 SMRB(Slayden) SanAngelo 2:04, FosterRd 2:08, OCFisher GrapeCreek 2:12, WellsBranch 2:14, Fern 2:28, US277&TX55 2:32,
When conditions allow, i.e. when the atmosphere is stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind or rain in the area If conditions look good, get there early! Flights are trending closer to dark as is typical after mid-May. Today’s Predicted Average Temperature is 85.5°F If today’s Predicted Average Temperature is over 55°F but below 90°F with light winds, then there’s a chance for a strong flight
Sunset: 8:19 pm Dark: 8:49 pm (10-20 min. earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 6:36 am
16 May April 2025 Local Date – (17 May 2025 UTC(Universal Coordinated Time)) – times are also UTC (subtract 5:08 hours for CDT of flights – 0:08 is about 6:00 pm CDT)
Strong storm forming S of Llano heading E skirting the north side of Round Rock, Bracketville radar offline at 0:44, Frio 1:14, Stuart unspecified time, OldTunnel 1:26, Bracken Ney FosterRd 1:36, Bracketville radar back online at 1:38, D’Hanis Frio2 SmythCrossing NuecesRR FM1572 SycamoreCreek Fern 1:38, NewBraunfels SchertzClemens Longhorn&Western SanPedro BalconesHeights 1:40, SanMarcos SMCenterpoint SCUCISD TX28 410&IH35 SALutheran Camden Seguin Rucker 1:44, Crestwood 1:46, Wimberley Harwood SanAngelo 1:48, Huber Congress(69& of the colony flew 30 miles ESE – 30%of those went to altitude) Lockhart SMRB(Slayden) Floresville 1:52, GrapeCreek 1:54, Chiroptorium 1:56, WellsBranch 2:06, McNeil 2:18 as storm skirts to N – flew out into the wake of the storm,
16 May April 2025 Local Date – (17 May 2025 UTC(Universal Coordinated Time)) – times are also UTC (subtract 5:08 hours for CDT of flights – 0:08 is about 6:00 pm CDT)
Strong storm forming S of Llano heading E skirting the north side of Round Rock, Bracketville radar offline at 0:44, Frio 1:14, Stuart unspecified time, OldTunnel 1:26, Bracken Ney FosterRd 1:36, Bracketville radar back online at 1:38, D’Hanis Frio2 SmythCrossing NuecesRR FM1572 SycamoreCreek Fern 1:38, NewBraunfels SchertzClemens Longhorn&Western SanPedro BalconesHeights 1:40, SanMarcos SMCenterpoint SCUCISD TX28 410&IH35 SALutheran Camden Seguin Rucker 1:44, Crestwood 1:46, Wimberley Harwood SanAngelo 1:48, Huber Congress(69& of the colony flew 30 miles ESE – 30%of those went to altitude) Lockhart SMRB(Slayden) Floresville 1:52, GrapeCreek 1:54, Chiroptorium 1:56, WellsBranch 2:06, McNeil 2:18 as storm skirts to N – flew out into the wake of the storm,