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Thursday  April 24, 2025
Day 114 of 365
Week 16 of 52

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Today
Climate Summary since 12:00 am
   
High/Low Temp 80.1°F 11:31 AM
70.5°F 06:58 AM
High/Low Humidity
 99% 06:29 AM
78% 11:36 AM
High/Low Dewpoint
 73.4°F 11:31 AM
69.3°F 12:00 AM
High/Low Pressure 29.964 in 09:37 AM
29.918 in 03:35 AM
Highest Wind Gust 14 mph 11:03 AM
Average Wind 6 mph
Rainfall 0.00 in



Week
since midnight Sunday

High/Low Temp 88.9°F Apr 22
51.6°F Apr 21
High/Low Humidity
 99% Apr 20
26% Apr 20
High/Low Dewpoint
 73.4°F Apr 24
46.8°F Apr 20
High/Low Pressure 30.097 in Apr 21
29.805 in Apr 20
Highest Wind Gust 30 mph Apr 20
Average Wind 5 mph
Rainfall 0.54 in

 

April

High/Low Temp 94.5°F Apr 10
35.2°F Apr 07
High/Low Humidity
 99% Apr 02
23% Apr 08
High/Low Dewpoint
 77.0°F Apr 04
33.9°F Apr 07
High/Low Pressure 30.266 in Apr 15
29.510 in Apr 01
Highest Wind Gust 30 mph Apr 20
Average Wind 7 mph
Rainfall 0.71 in


2025

High/Low Temp 96.6°F Mar 14
15.4°F Feb 20
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 03
14% Mar 14
High/Low Dewpoint
 77.0°F Apr 04
8.2°F Jan 20
High/Low Pressure 30.814 in Jan 21
29.402 in Mar 14
Highest Wind Gust 36 mph Mar 04
Average Wind 6 mph
Rainfall 6.03 in

 



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Mason Creek Tornado 2000


        

Leander, Texas   USA
      Located ½ mile WNW of Bagdad Rd at Crystal Falls Pkwy

Conditions at 11:55 am
Updated every 5 minutes
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ELEV 1037 FT
30.5529° N   -97.8615° W






Light Wind


with Light Wind gusts















79.2°F 26°C
S
176°
7 to 9 mph
11 to 15 kph

0.00 in
0.0 mm
rain since midnight
feels like 83.8°F
dewpoint feels OPPRESSIVE


feels like 96°F in direct sun

   Closed vehicles with no shading 
can reach 119°F inside after 1 hour

Last FREEZE and 100° Events

32° or  less   02/22/2025 09:40:00 AM
61 days, 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
100° or more  10/13/2024 05:25:00 PM
192 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes ago

Last Rain Event

04/23/2025 04:40:00 AM
1 day, 7 hours, 15 minutes ago


75.0°F 23°C
Computer Room  
AC Filter Check DUE 6/1/25


Wind Distribution
24hr          2hr

  
        
 
       Since Midnight
Last 2 hours
Average   5 mph
7 mph
Average Gust   8 mph
11 mph
  High Gust   14 mph
14 mph
 OUTDOOR Temperature Trends
compared to current temp of
79.2°F at 11:55 am

  1.8°F above 1 hour ago
  4.0°F above 3 hours ago

-0.3°F below 11:55 am Yesterday
  0.2°F above 11:55 am 48 hrs ago
-0.7°F below 11:55 am 72 hrs ago
 0.8°F above 11:55 am last Thursday
Quick Rainfall Synopsis

            0.00 in  Since Midnight
          0.20 in  Yesterday
          0.54 in  Week
          0.71 in  Month
          6.03 in  Year




         




  Change
⇓ falling



29.937 in Hg
1013 millibars







79%

High 99% 06:29 AM
 Low 78% 11:36 AM

-11% change last 3 hrs







72.2°F 22°C
  OPPRESSIVE 

0.1°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


AcuRite 5-N-1®
Outdoor Sensor signal 100%
Sensor Batteries GOOD
Last sensor signal outage
04/20/2025 12:05:00 AM

4 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes ago

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Heavenly Bodies



Moon Phase
Distance 11:55 am
223762 miles from Earth
14% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬃ SSW
bearing 207°
Currently 51° ⇑ above the horizon
i
Thursday  April 24, 2025
Moonrise 04:48:44 AM
Lunar Noon 10:45:39 AM
Moonset 04:51:06 PM

Next New 04/27/2025 02:31:03 PM
Next First Quarter 05/04/2025 08:51:38 AM
Next Full 05/12/2025 11:55:50 AM
Next Third Quarter 05/20/2025 06:58:38 AM



11:55 am CDT
Direction: ESE @ 123°
93.4977993635 million miles from Earth
62.1026139339° ⇑ above the horizon
Thursday  April 24, 2025
Astronomical Dawn: 05:28:16 AM
Nautical Dawn: 05:59:07 AM
Dawn: 06:28:15 AM
Sunrise: 06:55:30 AM
Solar Noon: 01:29:28 PM
Sunset: 08:03:53 PM
Dusk: 08:31:11 PM
Dark: 08:40:24 PM
Night: 09:31:22 PM

 Daylight: 13 hrs, 12 min
1 min, 40 sec more than yesterday
Darkness: 10 hrs, 48 min
Future Seasonal Solar Events
Northern Hemisphere

   Vernal Equinox: 03/20/2026 09:45:50 AM
 Summer Solstice: 06/20/2025 09:42:16 PM
Autumnal Equinox: 09/22/2025 01:19:14 PM
    Winter Solstice: 12/21/2025 09:02:48 AM



Our Solar System
Thursday  April 24, 2025   11:55 am CDT
updated every 5 min

Distances are calculated from center to center of the applicable planetary bodies.
All years, days, and hours are in Earth time units. All Rise and Set timestamps are in U.S.- Central Daylight Time



99.86% total mass of the entire solar system
Fuses 600M metric tons of hydrogen per second
equivalent to trillions of atomic bombs.

Diameter 864,938 mi
Rotation Period: 648 hours       Year: 247.7 billion years
Average surface temp 10,000°F 5538°C
Current Position and Bearings

93.4977993635 million miles  from Earth
Rise 06:53:56 AM
Set 08:05:27 PM
Bearing 123.506171667°
62.1026139339° above the horizon
Smallest planet. Closest to the Sun, but
not the hottest planet. Very thin atmosphere.
Shrinking due to loss of core temp. No moon.

Diameter 3,031.9 mi
Day: 4222.6 hrs      Year: 88 days
Average surface temp 330°F 166°C
Current Position and Bearings

83.2401802791 million miles  from Earth
42.7220430253 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:48:26 AM
Set 05:56:12 PM
Bearing 181.453004811°
60.0057731795° above the horizon
Hottest planet due to high pressure CO2
greenhouse atmosphere. Brightest due to
highly reflective clouds of CO2. No moon.

Diameter 7,520.8 mi
Day: 2802 hrs      Year: 224.7 days
Average surface temp 867°F 464°C
Current Position and Bearings

38.4181537059 million miles from Earth
67.3393348446 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:01:27 AM
Set 05:09:31 PM
Bearing 203.946757522°
58.0828290413° above the horizon


Only planet with H2O oceans, life forms,
and only one moon.

Diameter 7,917.5 mi
Day: 24 hrs      Year: 365.25 days
Average surface temp 59°F 15°C (rising due to CO2 pollution)
Current Position

93.4977993635 million miles  from the Sun
223762 mi  from the Moon
Oxidized ores explain it's reddish tints
Polar ice caps and seasons like Earth.
2 moons

Diameter 4,212.3 mi
Day: 24h 37m 23s       Year: 687 days
Average surface temp -85°F -65°C
Current Position and Bearings

126.704020708 million miles from Earth
154.842102056 million miles from the Sun
Rise 12:44:57 PM
Set 02:39:40 AM
Bearing 57.4767317148°
-9.95174186129° above the horizon
Largest planet, all gases, no land surface
Violent hydrogen & helium atmosphere.
95 moons

Diameter 86,881 mi
Day: 09h 50m 30s       Year: 11.86 years
Average surface temp -166°F -110°C
Current Position and Bearings

537.0473134 million miles from Earth
476.045508304 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:36:37 AM
Set 11:35:34 PM
Bearing 78.4797136767°
27.6181055505° above the horizon




Rings are most likely previous moons
reduced to rubble by Saturn's gravity.
146 confirmed moons. All gases, no land
surface.

Diameter 72,367 mi
Day: 10h 14m       Year: 29.46 years
Average surface temp -220°F -140°C
Current Position and Bearings

0.964236627656 billion mi  from Earth
0.891991398143 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 05:17:50 AM
Set 05:07:14 PM
Bearing 198.766263942°
55.0135640095° above the horizon

28° axial tilt, similar to Mars & Earth
Rotates on it's side. 27 moons

Diameter 31,518 mi
Day: 17h 14m       Year: 84 years
Average surface temp -320°F -196°C
Current Position and Bearings

1.90264023997 billion miles  from Earth
1.81579203345 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 08:05:13 AM
Set 09:42:33 PM
Bearing 95.1359700811°
48.0087405628° above the horizon

Furthest, darkest, coldest, and smallest
outer planet. 1,500 mph winds and
14 moons

Diameter 30,599 mi
Day: 16 hrs       Year: 164.8 years
Average surface temp -330°F -201°C
Current Position and Bearings

2.85569930984 billion miles  from Earth
2.77856603192 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 05:25:19 AM
Set 05:24:35 PM
Bearing 194.25040241°
57.8359723443° above the horizon



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Steve
Callsign W5SDC
Storm chaser, weather station mechanic, and web server administrator

This station's first weather page went live on the internet in January of 2004. Since then, home weather stations have become much more reliable, affordable, and now provide much more data than just basic temperature, wind, and rain measurements.

It is a pleasure to have a weather station on the web and very honorable to be able to submit instrument readings to NOAA's MADIS database through the CWOP-Citizens Weather Observer Program. I also xmit conditions at 5 min intervals to Weather Underground and findu.com.

My data from Leander, Texas combined with thousands of other private stations around the world provides invaluable data used for forecasting, nowcasting, and scientific study by students of meteorology and climate.

This station is here solely in the public interest and simply for the greater good that up to date weather information brings everyone.

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TECHNICAL SALUTATIONS

Tom Keffer



Big thanks to Tom Keffer for writing the weeWX weather station engine and also to Matthew Wall and Gary Roderick for their invaluable contributions to weeWX. Get the whole saga of weeWX and the software at the link above. weeWX is relatively easy to configure and use even for those like me with limited programming experience. On June 26, 2017, I started with the basic template that was included and have watched this entire weather website's template grow to 1,758 lines of HTML over the last seven years.


Elwood Downey


Thank You Elwood Downey, WB0OEW for your creation of the astronomical position calculations used in the Heavenly Bodies section of this website. Donating your libastro C calculation library for use in PyEphem for linux was a very gracious thing to do. Many people are grateful for your generosity and hard work on that project and so many others.



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