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Thursday  May 15, 2025
Day 135 of 365
Week 19 of 52

Central Daylight Time
(UTC minus 5 hours)



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Today
since midnight
   
High/Low Temp 95.0°F 03:29 PM
71.6°F 05:25 AM
High/Low Humidity
 97% 04:16 AM
50% 01:51 PM
High/Low Dewpoint
 75.1°F 03:32 PM
70.4°F 07:20 AM
High/Low Pressure 29.762 in 09:37 AM
29.646 in 12:00 AM
Highest Wind Gust 16 mph 12:10 AM
Average Wind 7 mph
Rainfall 0.00 in



Week
since midnight Sunday

High/Low Temp 99.9°F May 13
51.6°F May 12
High/Low Humidity
 97% May 15
27% May 12
High/Low Dewpoint
 77.5°F May 14
48.2°F May 11
High/Low Pressure 30.104 in May 11
29.553 in May 13
Highest Wind Gust 23 mph May 13
Average Wind 6 mph
Rainfall 0.00 in

 

May

High/Low Temp 99.9°F May 13
51.3°F May 04
High/Low Humidity
 99% May 01
27% May 12
High/Low Dewpoint
 77.5°F May 14
47.8°F May 03
High/Low Pressure 30.117 in May 10
29.553 in May 13
Highest Wind Gust 24 mph May 06
Average Wind 5 mph
Rainfall 4.15 in


2025

High/Low Temp 99.9°F May 13
15.4°F Feb 20
Last 100°/Freeze 10/13/2024 05:25:00 PM
02/22/2025 09:40:00 AM
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 03
14% Mar 14
High/Low Dewpoint
 77.5°F May 14
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 10.46 in

 



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Mason Creek Tornado 2000


        

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


ELEV 1037 FT
30.5529° N   -97.8615° W

 
04:25 pm
Updated every 5 minutes
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Light Wind


with Light Wind gusts















93.9°F 34°C
SSE
146°
7 to 9 mph
11 to 14 kph

0.00 in
0.0 mm
total rain since midnight
feels like 99.7°F


Dew Point
OPPRESSIVE
74.2°F 23°C
53% Humidity




feels like 112°F in direct sun

   Closed vehicles with no shading 
may reach 133°F inside after 1 hour

Last Rain Event

05/10/2025 03:10:00 PM
5 days, 1 hour, 15 minutes ago


74.4°F 23°C
Server Room
High 76.7°F Low 73.6°F  
AC Filter Check DUE 6/1/25


Wind Distribution
24hr          2hr
Courtesy of findu.com

  
        
 
       Since Midnight
Last 2 hours
Average   7 mph
6 mph
Average Gust   10 mph
8 mph
  High Gust   16 mph
11 mph
 OUTDOOR Temperature Trends
compared to current temp of
93.9°F at 04:25 pm

  1.6°F above 3 hours ago

-3.6°F below 04:25 pm Yesterday
-5.5°F below 04:25 pm 2 days ago
 5.6°F above 04:25 pm 3 days ago
 12.2°F above 04:25 pm last Thursday
Quick Rainfall Synopsis

            0.00 in  Since Midnight
          0.00 in  Yesterday
          0.00 in  Week
          4.15 in  Month
          10.46 in  Year




         




  Rain
⇓ falling



29.685 in Hg
1005 millibars







53%

High 97% 04:16 AM
 Low 50% 01:51 PM

0% change last 3 hrs







74.2°F 23°C
  OPPRESSIVE 

1.6°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


AcuRite 5-N-1®
Outdoor Sensor signal 100%
Sensor Batteries GOOD
Last sensor signal outage
05/13/2025 05:50:00 PM

1 day, 22 hours, 35 minutes ago

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Heavenly Bodies



Moon Phase
Distance 04:25 pm
251645 miles from Earth
91% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬀ ENE
bearing 71°
Currently -84° ⇓ below the horizon
i
Thursday  May 15, 2025
Moonrise 11:29:34 PM
Lunar Noon 03:31:41 AM
Moonset 08:27:06 AM

Next New 05/26/2025 10:02:14 PM
Next First Quarter 06/02/2025 10:40:50 PM
Next Full 06/11/2025 02:43:43 AM
Next Third Quarter 05/20/2025 06:58:38 AM



04:25 pm CDT
Direction: W @ 264°
93.9710772323 million miles from Earth
48.4837665592° ⇑ above the horizon
Thursday  May 15, 2025
Astronomical Dawn: 05:05:18 AM
Nautical Dawn: 05:38:40 AM
Dawn: 06:09:39 AM
Sunrise: 06:38:17 AM
Solar Noon: 01:27:47 PM
Sunset: 08:17:38 PM
Dusk: 08:46:20 PM
Dark: 08:56:06 PM
Night: 09:50:53 PM

 Daylight: 13 hrs, 43 min
1 min, 17 sec more than yesterday
Darkness: 10 hrs, 17 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  May 15, 2025   04:25 pm 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

93.9710772323 million miles  from Earth
Rise 06:36:41 AM
Set 08:19:15 PM
Bearing 264.612921202°
48.4837665592° 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

112.888706172 million miles  from Earth
34.1216306112 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:52:33 AM
Set 07:01:09 PM
Bearing 266.050129607°
32.6755225365° 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

53.0150886924 million miles from Earth
67.5693583052 million miles from the Sun
Rise 04:26:29 AM
Set 04:46:32 PM
Bearing 271.469447581°
4.27444380005° 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

93.9710772323 million miles  from the Sun
251645 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

144.702386894 million miles from Earth
154.48246185 million miles from the Sun
Rise 12:10:36 PM
Set 01:48:51 AM
Bearing 99.8111047943°
53.2655376009° 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

556.57437486 million miles from Earth
476.738171686 million miles from the Sun
Rise 08:31:48 AM
Set 10:32:18 PM
Bearing 241.000246901°
76.0403389354° 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

0.940441843129 billion mi  from Earth
0.891389112994 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 04:01:08 AM
Set 03:53:53 PM
Bearing 271.746370771°
-7.1986821446° 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

1.9093701604 billion miles  from Earth
1.81545356941 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 06:46:53 AM
Set 08:25:34 PM
Bearing 263.720953138°
50.2957884252° 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

2.83300732591 billion miles  from Earth
2.77851461517 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 04:04:33 AM
Set 04:04:44 PM
Bearing 272.223117975°
-4.21794618279° 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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MOLLIE
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