7:45 pm – 8:15 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 – May be better tonight if winds abate, but Wednesday looks like the better bet.
Sunset: 7:51 pm Dark: 8:21 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:17 am
Tuesday April 2, 2024
Flight: 8:10 pm Scouts:
20 minutes after sunset only ~2% of the colony braved gusty winds and flew 8 miles SSE (none to altitude) Winds N at 14 mph – had been northerly 10-17 mph as it swung around from the W with gusts to 25 mph at flight time, Temp 64°F, Dew Point 44°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 0 Heating 0 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 4560′, RH 48% rising, Heat Index N/A, BP 29.96 rising, bats viewable until 9:31 pm under streetlights
7:45 pm – 8:15 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 – May be better tonight if winds abate, but Wednesday looks like the better bet.
Sunset: 7:50 pm Dark: 8:20 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:18 am
Monday April 1, 2024
Flight: No Flight Scouts: 8:20 pm
some scouts at 31 minutes after sunset(at dark), but no main flight due to oncoming severe weather, some flew a mile NW on S Winds at 12 mph – had been S 15-22 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 7pm, Visibility 7 miles, A Few Clouds, Temp 76°F, DewPoint 71°F steady, 10 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1140′, Heat Index 77°F, RH 85% rising, BP 29.56 steady, bats viewable until 9:17 pm under streetlights until weather arrived, some flew after weather cleared around 11:30pm
Monday April 1, 2024
Severe thunderstorms in a band from EaglePass to SanSaba moving ENE with 3cm hail in JohnsonCity, BalconesCreek&IH10 0:46, SanMarcos SMCenterpoint TX28 BalconesHeights SALutheranHS 0:54, Southttown 1:04, SanAngelo FosterRd 1:08, Bracken 1:06, GrapeCreekHS 1:12, McNeil 1:16, Wimberley SchertzClemens 1:18, Randolph 410&IH35 SanPedro 1:20, Seguin 1:24, CongressScouts 1:28, Congress No Main Flight, rain arrives at Congress 2:54 as hail sweeps by 6 miles to the N, Stuart 2:42, 1cm hail across all SanAntonio around 3:26, McNeil2 4:30 & Congress2 4:36 after unsettled weather clears,
Monday April 1, 2024
7:45 pm – 8:15 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 – Won’t be good if trends continue
Sunset: 7:50 pm Dark: 8:20 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:20 am
Sunday March 31, 2024
Flight: 8:16 pm Scouts:
Not Good – 28 minutes after sunset (after dark) only ~3% of the colony flew 8 miles NW (13% to altitude) on SE Winds at 14 mph – had been S 13-17 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 4pm, Overcast, Temp 77°F, Dew Point 68°F steady, Visibility 9 miles, 6 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 2052′, RH 74% rising, Heat Index 79°F, BP 29.76 steady, some bats viewable until 9:47 pm under streetlights
Sunday March 31, 2024
FosterRd 1:04, Stuart 1:06, Bracken 1:08, McNeil GrapeCreekHS 1:10, Frio 1:12, Wimberley SchertzClemens Randolph TX28 Longhorn&Western SanPedro 1:16, SCUCISD BalconesHeights Camden Southtown Seguin 1:20, Congress(after dark only ~3% of the colony flew a few miles NW on SE Winds at 14 mph) 1:24, Fern 1:26, Chiroptorium SMRB(Slayden) 1:28, Knippa NuecesRR Nueces90 Dabny 1:32, Vanderpool EaglePass ElMoral DelRio 1:34, Huber 1:38, Comfort D’Hanis SmythCrossing 1:40, DavisBlowout 1:44, OldTunnel Kerrville Ney 1:50,
Saturday March 30, 2024
Flight: 8:22 pm Scouts: 8:08 pm
Not Good – 34 minutes after sundown only ~6% of the colony flew 6 miles NW (10% of those few climbed to altitude) on S Winds at 6 mph – had been S 10-13 all afternoon, Temp 71°F, Dew Point 64°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, Mostly Cloudy, 3 Cooling Degree Days, Cloud Base 1596′, RH 79% rising, Heat Index N/A. BP 29.90 rising, bats viewable until 9:47 pm under streetlights