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FREEZE IN PROGRESS
PROTECT→ People, Pets, Plants, and Plumbing

Tuesday  January 21, 2025
Day 021 of 365
Week 03 of 52

Central Standard Time
(UTC -6 hours)


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Tonight
since midnight
   
High/Low Temp 26.6°F 05:27 AM
25.3°F 04:02 AM
High/Low Humidity
 92% 01:15 AM
72% 05:57 AM
High/Low Dewpoint
 23.7°F 02:10 AM
18.8°F 05:57 AM
High/Low Pressure 30.694 in 06:26 AM
30.640 in 12:33 AM
Highest Wind Gust 19 mph 06:07 AM
Average Wind 8 mph
Average Direction NW @ 307°
Rainfall 0.00 in



Week
since midnight Sunday

High/Low Temp 39.6°F Jan 19
21.0°F Jan 20
High/Low Humidity
 92% Jan 21
33% Jan 19
High/Low Dewpoint
 23.7°F Jan 21
8.2°F Jan 20
High/Low Pressure 30.694 in Jan 21
30.290 in Jan 19
Highest Wind Gust 26 mph Jan 19
Average Wind 8 mph
Average Direction SSW @ 204°
Rainfall 0.00 in

 

January

High/Low Temp 72.0°F Jan 05
21.0°F Jan 20
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 03
27% Jan 13
High/Low Dewpoint
 66.1°F Jan 04
8.2°F Jan 20
High/Low Pressure 30.694 in Jan 21
29.775 in Jan 17
Highest Wind Gust 29 mph Jan 05
Average Wind 6 mph
Average Direction SW @ 232°
Rainfall 1.23 in


2025

High/Low Temp 72.0°F Jan 05
21.0°F Jan 20
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 03
27% Jan 13
High/Low Dewpoint
 66.1°F Jan 04
8.2°F Jan 20
High/Low Pressure 30.694 in Jan 21
29.775 in Jan 17
Highest Wind Gust 29 mph Jan 05
Average Wind 6 mph
Average Direction SW @ 232°
Rainfall 1.23 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 06:30 am
Updated every 5 minutes
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ELEV 1037 FT
30.5529° N   -97.8615° W






Light Wind


with Moderate Wind gusts















26.6°F -3°CN
11 to 17 mph
17 to 27 kph

0.00 in
0.0 mm
since midnight
feels like 15.7°F

Current Freeze Duration
1 day, 11 hours, 35 minutes

 Dew Point Index
DRY

 

Wind Chill 16.9°F

Compass Bearing
354°


Last Freeze Event

01/21/2025 06:30:00 AM
0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes ago

Last Rain Event

01/10/2025 09:05:00 AM
10 days, 21 hours, 25 minutes ago


78.4°F 25°C
Computer Room  
AC Filter replacement due 3/1/25


Wind Distribution
24hr          2hr

  
        
 
       Since Midnight
Last 2 hours
Average   9 mph
10 mph
Average Gust   12 mph
13 mph
  High Gust   19 mph
19 mph
 OUTDOOR Temperature Trends
compared to current temp of
26.6°F at 06:30 am

  0.1°F above 1 hour ago
  1.1°F above 3 hours ago

  5.0°F above 06:30 am Yesterday
  0.4°F above 06:30 am 48 hrs ago
-18.9°F below 06:30 am 72 hrs ago
-5.1°F below 06:30 am last Tuesday
Rainfall Synopsis for Tonight

            0.00 in  Since Midnight
          0.00 in  Yesterday
          0.00 in  Week
          1.23 in  January
          1.23 in  2025




         




  Dry
⇑ rising



30.694 in Hg
1039 millibars







74%

High 92% 01:15 AM
 Low 72% 05:57 AM

-17% change last 3 hrs







19.5°F -6°C
  DRY 

-3.7°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


AcuRite 5-N-1®
Outdoor Sensor signal 100%
Sensor Batteries GOOD
Last sensor signal outage
01/18/2025 04:20:00 PM

2 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes ago

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Heavenly Bodies



Moon Phase
Distance 06:30 am
248336 miles from Earth
53% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⇩ S
bearing 187°
Currently 45° ⇑ above the horizon
i
Tuesday  January 21, 2025
Moonrise 12:26:00 AM
Lunar Noon 06:07:06 AM
Moonset 11:42:07 AM

Next New 01/29/2025 06:35:52 AM
Next First Quarter 02/05/2025 02:02:04 AM
Next Full 02/12/2025 07:53:17 AM
Next Third Quarter 01/21/2025 02:30:42 PM



06:30 am CST
Direction: ESE @ 105°
91.4821243228 million miles from Earth
-12.549220114° ⇓ below the horizon
Tuesday  January 21, 2025
Astronomical Dawn: 06:03:52 AM
Nautical Dawn: 06:32:39 AM
Dawn: 07:01:06 AM
Sunrise: 07:28:43 AM
Solar Noon: 12:42:52 PM
Sunset: 05:57:17 PM
Dusk: 06:24:53 PM
Dark: 06:33:56 PM
Night: 07:22:08 PM

 Daylight: 10 hrs, 32 min
1 min, 12 sec more than yesterday
Darkness: 13 hrs, 28 min
Future Seasonal Solar Events
Northern Hemisphere

   Vernal Equinox: 03/20/2025 04:01:12 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
Tuesday  January 21, 2025   06:30 am CST
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 Standard Time



99.86% total mass of the entire solar system
Fuses 600M metric tons of hydrogen per sec
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

91.4821243228 million miles  from Earth
Rise 07:27:00 AM
Set 05:58:59 PM
Bearing 105.733049559°
-12.549220114° 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

128.126757588 million miles  from Earth
43.3339549635 million miles from the Sun
Rise 06:48:08 AM
Set 04:57:51 PM
Bearing 114.758584472°
-2.51855264205° 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

55.677473396 million miles from Earth
66.9301672335 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:49:59 AM
Set 09:36:50 PM
Bearing 64.4109310055°
-42.7037223891° 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

91.4821243228 million miles  from the Sun
248336 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

60.5316853678 million miles from Earth
151.586457837 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:02:44 PM
Set 07:22:49 AM
Bearing 294.125786115°
9.62678963511° 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

409.190792932 million miles from Earth
473.084125238 million miles from the Sun
Rise 02:08:50 PM
Set 04:05:23 AM
Bearing 319.180176745°
-25.5335164479° 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

0.957400239098 billion mi  from Earth
0.894627747577 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 09:53:18 AM
Set 09:23:20 PM
Bearing 68.5538505484°
-43.8383602442° 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

1.78164191585 billion miles  from Earth
1.81726946711 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 01:01:29 PM
Set 02:39:43 AM
Bearing 335.638364494°
-37.3665408547° 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

2.82894114763 billion miles  from Earth
2.77879332941 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 10:21:56 AM
Set 10:15:54 PM
Bearing 53.3831227225°
-48.1870528963° above the horizon



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THANK YOU


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.

Thanks for stopping by.



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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