Gulf moisture flowing up from the SE, Frio 1:36, Bracken SchertzClemens 1:38, Huber 1:40, GrapeCreek SanAngelo 1:44, TX28 Randolph 1:48, FosterRd 1:50, McNeil 1:52, Stuart 1:54, OldTunnel 1:56, Uvalde Dabny FM512 Jimenez Fern 1:58, Amistad 2:02, just a smattering of bats from Congress 2:16,
Sunday May 5, 2024
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area.
Not much of a chance of a good flight until conditions stabilize
Sunset: 8:11 pm Dark: 8:41 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 6:44 am
Saturday May 4, 2024
Flight: No Flight Scouts:
Flight Time Conditions: Winds SE at 13 mph – had been easterly 5-8 mph all afternoon, Temp 78°F, Dew Point 69°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, Mostly Cloudy, 10 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2052′, RH 74% falling, Heat Index 80°F and rising, BP 29.81 rising
Saturday May 4, 2024
Strong storms to the north & west of the Hill County heading east at flight time, Frio 1:26, Bracken 1:36, Huber 1:48, Stuart 2:04, bats from protected cave and mine roosts the only ones venturing out in the unstable conditions, storms finally arrive at Congress around 2am
Saturday May 4, 2024
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area.
Not much of a chance of a good flight until conditions stabilize
Sunset: 8:11 pm Dark: 8:41 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 6:45 am
Friday May 3, 2024
Flight: 9:34 pm Scouts:
85 minutes after sunset (once light rain / mist ceased) ~4% of the colony flew a few miles S on SE Winds at 9 mph – had been E 5-14 mph all afternoon before shifting to SE with gusts to 26 mph around 6pm, Temp 73°F, Dew Point 70°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, 9 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 684′, RH 90% steady, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.86 rising, some bats viewable until 10:07 pm under streetlights
Friday May 3, 2024
Bands of storms heading east from Big Lake , Brownwood, & EaglePass, only protected roosts (caves & buildings) between the bands of storms ventured out to hunt, Bracken 1:30, SchertzClemens Randolph 1:40, Frio 1:42, Stuart 1:58, Rucker 2:00, Fern 2:08, Congress(~4% came out for a look around once fog/mist cleared) 2:38,
Friday May 3, 2024
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm
when conditions allow, i.e. when temps are >50°F, Dew Point >45°F, Heating Degree Days <9, atmosphere stable, no pressure drops, no strong wind, no rain in the area.
Not much of a chance of a good flight until conditions stabilize
Sunset: 8:10 pm Dark: 8:40 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 6:45 am
Thursday May 2, 2024
Flight: 9:04 pm Scouts: 8:44 pm
55 minutes after sunset (way after dark) only ~2% of the colony headed a few miles S on E Winds at 5 mph – Winds had been easterly 7-12 mph all afternoon with Light Rain around 2pm, Temp 77°F, Dew Point 73°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, 10 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 912′, RH 88% rising, Heat Index 78°F, BP 29.76 rising, bats viewable until 10:37 pm under streetlights
Thursday May 2, 2024
Clashing air masses create unstable conditions between San Angelo and Marble Falls, strong storms heading E toward Temple, another storm cell dissapating as it heads E over Junction, Bracken 1:34, NewBraunfels SCUCISD Seguin 1:38, Frio 1:44, CongressScouts Bracketville FM1572 Stuart 1:52, Lockhart SMRB(Slayden) 1:56, Fern 2:00, Congress(only ~2% flew a few miles S) 2:12, McNeil (tiny) 2:24, others suppressed or readings confounded by storms