Unstable conditions kept most bridge bats in their roosts, caves & building roosts less suppressed, Frio 1:08, Bracken 1:18, NewBraunfels SchertzClemens 1:20, Wimberley TX28 Randolph Camden 1:24, CampWood Bracketville Stuart 1:28, OldTunnel SanMarcos SMCenterpoint Metzger SanPedro 1:32, Huber CongressScouts Knippa NuecesRR FosterRd 1:36, Chiroptorium Southtown SanAngelo 1:38, Vanderpool GrapeCreek 1:42, McNeil Uvalde Nueces90 SmythCrossing Fern 1:44, Congress(weak – only ~13. flew 4 miles NW) SAlutheranHS Centerpoint 1:46, DavisBlowout Ney D’Hanis EaglePass ElMoral(Coahuila) 1:52, Castroville 1:58,
Tuesday April 16, 2024
7:55 pm – 8:25 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.
Could be great when stable weather returns
Sunset: 7:59 pm Dark: 8:29 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:02 am
Monday April 15, 2024
Flight: 9:10 pm Scouts:
~72 minutes after sundown (after storm passed to the S – way after dark, ~24.5k flew 6 miles NW on S Winds at 12 mph & gusts to 24 mph – had been southerly 12-22 mph all afternoon with gusts to 37 mph around 6pm, Visibility 10 miles, Overcast, Temp 76°F, DewPoint 68°F steady, 12 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1824′, Heat Index 77°F, RH 77% rising, BP 29.93 rising, bats viewable until 9:43 pm under streetlights
Monday April 15, 2024
Wide band of t-storms in the eastern Hill Country along I-35, Frio 1:02, Stuart 1:30, Bracken 1:32 in the rain but after storm, NuecesRR Dabny GrapeCreekHS SanAngelo FosterRd 1:36, Knippa Pinto 1:44, SmythCrossing Spofford 1:52, OldTunnel 1:56,Huber Fern 2:04, Congress 2:18(~24.5k flew 6 miles NW after storm slid by to the S, McNeil 2:24, other possible flights suppressed or readings confounded by storms
Monday April 15, 2024
7:55 pm – 8:25 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.
Probably won’t be great until strong south winds subside
Sunset: 7:58 pm Dark: 8:28 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:03 am
Sunday April 14, 2024
Flight: 8:34 pm Scouts: 8:28 pm
~37 minutes after sunset (way after dark) only ~9% of the colony flew 12 miles NNW (7% to altitude) on S Winds at 12 mph – had been southerly 10-17 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 6pm, Mostly Cloudy, Temp 77°F, Dew Point 66°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, 8 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2508′, RH 69% rising, Heat Index 79°F, BP 29.91 rising, some bats viewable until 9:51 pm under streetlights
7:55 pm – 8:25 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.
Sunset: 7:58 pm Dark: 8:28 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:04 am
Saturday April 13, 2024
Flight: 8:30 pm Scouts: 8:24 pm
-30 minutes after sundown (at dark) only ~5% of the colony braved gusty winds to fly 20 miles NW (~7% of those few flew to altitude) on S Winds at 13 mph – had been southerly 14-23 mph all afternoon with gusts to 28 mph around 7pm, Temp 74°F, Dew Point 57°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 5 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 3876′, RH 56% rising, Heat Index N/A. BP 30.04 falling, bats viewable until 9:51 pm under streetlights