6:15 pm – 6:45 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
chance for a good flight tonight
Sunset: 6:24 pm Dark: 6:54 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:05 am
Wednesday February 21, 2024
Flight: 6:48 pm Scouts: 6:42 pm
25 minutes after sunset only ~22.9k flew 8 miles N on S Winds at 15 mph – had been S 13-20 mph all afternoon with gusts to 23 mph around 6pm, Temp 72°F, Dew Point 60°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 2 COOLing Degree Days, Cloud Base 2736′, RH 66% rising, BP 29.93 falling, some bats viewable until 7:47 pm under streetlights
Tuesday February 20, 2024
Both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline yet again at flight time – much activity at Fern – we could be missing early migration, NLamar 0:30, GrapeCreek 0:34, UT CongressScouts 0:36, FosterRd 0:40, SunCity Taylor McNeil(~101,053 – 21% to altitude) WellsBranch Howard 0:42, FtCavazosMain Temple Milano Thorndale Elgin Lexington Loyola Congress(~35.2k – 20% to altitude) Bastrop SMCenterpoint 0:48, Salado BeeCavePark SanMarcos 0:56, Lockhart Bracken Victoria 1:02, Chiroptorium 1:10, OldTunnel Huber Junction Sonora 1:16, Fern 1:32,
Wednesday February 21, 2024
6:10 pm – 6:40 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
chance for a good flight tonight
Sunset: 6:23 pm Dark: 6:53 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:06 am
Tuesday February 20, 2024
Flight: 6:40 pm Scouts: 6:28 pm
18 minutes after sunset ~35.2k flew, some went 8 miles NW some went 10 miles NE on S Winds at 7 mph – had been S 12-14 all afternoon with gusts to 21 mph around 4 pm, Temp 63°F, Dew Point 55°F steady, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 8 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 1824′, RH 76% rising, Wind Chill N/A, BP 30.14 rising, bats viewable until 7:41 pm under streetlights
Monday February 19, 2024
Both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline at flight time – quite unusual to have both offline simultaneously, CongressScouts 0:26, NLamar Loyola 0:28, GrapeCreek FosterRd 0:38, Milano Thorndale Leander WellsBranch Howard 0:40, Temple McNeil(~79.7k – 36% to altitude) BeeCavePark Congress(~34.4k – 9% to altitude) Dittmar 0:46, Salado 0:54, Bastrop 1:00, Chiroptorium 1:06,
Tuesday February 20, 2024
6:10 pm – 6:40 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
chance for a good flight tonight
Sunset: 6:23 pm Dark: 6:53 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:07 am
Monday February 19, 2024
Flight: 6:38 pm Scouts: 6:18 pm
17 minutes past sunset ~34.4k flew 14 miles ESE on S Winds at 6 mph – had been S 13-18 all afternoon with gusts to 22 mph around 4pm, Visibility 10 miles, Fair, Temp 55°F, DewPoint 44°F steady, 17 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 2508′, WindChill N/A, RH 67% rising, BP 30.11 rising, bats viewable until 8:07 pm under streetlights
Sunday February 18, 2024
Both Bracketvile (KDFX) and NewBraunfels (KEWX) radars offline at flight time, a few hundred bats flew from Congress 0:52 & McNeil 0:58, no other activity in the N & E SBA, Congress Flight Time Conditions: Winds Variable at 5 mph – had been E 5-6 mph most of the afternoon, Temp 49°F, Dew Point 23°F falling, Visibility 10 miles, A Few Clouds, 22 Heating Degree Days, Cloud Base 5928′, RH 36% rising, Wind Chill 47°F, BP 30.16 rising
Monday February 19, 2024
6:05 pm – 6:35 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 warm up enough for a flight tonight
Sunset: 6:22 pm Dark: 6:52 pm (10-20 minutes earlier if cloudy) Sunrise: 7:08 am