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Thursday  February 26, 2026
Day 057 of 365
Week 08 of 52
2026 Calendar

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Tonight
   
High/Low Temp 83.8°F 12:47 PM
54.9°F 07:20 AM
High/Low/Avg Humidity
 99% 03:32 AM
36% 12:36 PM
72% Average
High/Low Dew Point
 63.7°F 05:43 PM
51.5°F 12:06 PM
High/Low Pressure 29.909 in 10:09 PM
29.682 in 02:32 AM
Highest Wind Gust 16 mph 03:47 PM
Rainfall 0.00 in



Week
Since 12:00 AM Sunday

High/Low Temp 85.5°F Feb 25
31.1°F Feb 23
High/Low Humidity
 99% Feb 26
27% Feb 23
High/Low Dew Point
 63.7°F Feb 26
25.6°F Feb 23
High/Low Pressure 30.708 in Feb 22
29.569 in Feb 25
Highest Wind Gust 23 mph Feb 24
Rainfall 0.00 in

 

February

High/Low Temp 86.0°F Feb 09
21.0°F Feb 01
High/Low Humidity
 99% Feb 13
24% Feb 06
High/Low Dew Point
 68.1°F Feb 19
15.2°F Feb 01
High/Low Pressure 30.708 in Feb 22
29.569 in Feb 25
Highest Wind Gust 24 mph Feb 15
Rainfall 0.73 in


2026


High/Low Temp 87.6°F Jan 06
16.2°F Jan 26
Heat Index High
Wind Chill Low
 85.6°F Jan 02
0.9°F Jan 25
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 05
21% Jan 06
High/Low Dew Point
 68.1°F Feb 19
13.6°F Jan 17
High/Low Pressure 30.778 in Jan 26
29.569 in Feb 25
Highest Wind Gust 30 mph Jan 14
Rainfall
3.02 in
8% of 36 inch Leander yearly average

32.98 inches still needed before Jan 1st next year to match annual average

 



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Mason Creek Tornado 2000


        

Leander, Texas   USA
      Located ½ mile WNW of Bagdad Rd at Crystal Falls Pkwy
Approx 25 miles NW of Austin

ELEVATION 1037 FT
316 METERS
30.55295° N   97.86159° W

 
Conditions at
10:10 pm
Updated every 5 minutes

Temperature Graphs and Comfort Index




Light Breeze

gusting to Light Breeze















68.3°F 20°C

feels like 69.3°F
⇔
 STEADY

HIGH 83.8°F    LOW 54.9°F 		NNW
337°
4 mph to 6 mph
6 kph to 9 kph		0.00 in
0.0 mm
total rain since midnight



Dew Point Comfort Index
STICKY
Dew Point 60.3°F 15°C
Relative Humidity 76%



Last Rain Event


02/14/2026 08:10:00 PM
12 days, 2 hours, 0 minutes ago



77.3°F 25°C
Server Room
High 80.4°F Low 73.0°F  


Wind Distribution


     
 
 
Last 24 hrs
2 hrs
Average         5 mph
4 mph
Average Gust  7 mph
6 mph
High Gust       16 mph
7 mph
 Outdoor Temperature Trends
compared to current temp of
68.3°F at 10:10 pm

-0.9°F below 1 hour ago
-3.6°F below 3 hours ago
-2.6°F below 10:10 pm Yesterday
  5.7°F above 10:10 pm 2 days ago
 18.5°F above 10:10 pm 3 days ago
 5.8°F above 10:10 pm last Thursday
Rain Event Totals

            0.00 in  Since Midnight
          0.00 in  Yesterday
          0.00 in  Week
          0.73 in  February
          3.02 in This Year




         




  Change
⇑ rising
0.098 in Hg last 3 hours


29.907 in Hg
1012 millibars







76%

High 99% 03:32 AM
 Low 36% 12:36 PM

3% change last 3 hrs







60.3°F 15°C
  STICKY 

-2.4°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


AcuRite 5-N-1®
Outdoor Sensor signal 100%
Sensor Batteries OK
Last sensor signal outage
02/25/2026 11:45:00 AM

1 day, 10 hours, 25 minutes ago

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Heavenly Bodies



Moon Phase
Northern Hemisphere



Distance 10:10 pm
226938 miles from Earth
79% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⇦ W
bearing 260°
Currently 74° ⇑ above the horizon
i
Thursday  February 26, 2026
Moonrise 01:31:07 PM
Lunar Noon 09:01:26 PM
Moonset 03:31:27 AM

Next New 03/18/2026 08:23:21 PM
Next First Quarter 03/25/2026 02:17:35 PM
Next Full 03/03/2026 05:37:46 AM
Next Third Quarter 03/11/2026 04:38:23 AM

10:10 pm CST
Direction WNW @ 293°
92.0559972864 million miles from Earth
-47.7557332804° ⇓ below the horizon
Thursday  February 26, 2026
Astronomical Dawn 05:40:48 AM
Nautical Dawn 06:08:40 AM
Dawn 06:35:56 AM
Sunrise 07:02:09 AM
Solar Noon 12:44:14 PM
Sunset 06:26:44 PM
Dusk 06:52:59 PM
Dark 07:20:17 PM
Night 07:48:10 PM

 Daylight 11 hrs, 28 min
1 min, 47 sec more than yesterday
Darkness 12 hrs, 32 min
Seasonal Solar Events-Earth
Timestamps are Central Standard Time (UTC -6 hrs)

Northern Hemisphere
   Vernal Equinox 03/20/2026 09:45:50 AM
 Summer Solstice 06/21/2026 03:24:28 AM
Autumnal Equinox 09/22/2026 07:05:06 PM
    Winter Solstice 12/21/2026 02:49:56 PM
Southern Hemisphere
   Vernal Equinox 09/22/2026 07:05:06 PM
 Summer Solstice 12/21/2026 02:49:56 PM
Autumnal Equinox 03/20/2026 09:45:50 AM
    Winter Solstice 06/21/2026 03:24:28 AM



Our Solar System
Thursday  February 26, 2026
  10:10 pm Central Standard Time (UTC -6 hrs)
updated every 5 minutes

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.- CST



99.86% total mass of the entire solar system.
Converts 600 million tons of hydrogen per
second into heat and light from nuclear
fusion inside it's core. Medium size star.

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

92.0559972864 million miles  from Earth
Rise 07:00:36 AM
Set 06:28:18 PM
Bearing 293.513637241°
-47.7557332804° above the horizon




Smallest planet. Closest to the Sun,
but not the hottest planet. Shrinking
diameter and surface wrinkling 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

69.1743254485 million miles  from Earth
30.236688058 million miles from the Sun
Rise 07:32:12 AM
Set 07:33:35 PM
Bearing 292.655847443°
-33.5359419568° 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

154.399773967 million miles from Earth
67.4905211383 million miles from the Sun
Rise 07:41:33 AM
Set 07:23:06 PM
Bearing 287.908100989°
-36.025716664° above the horizon


Only planet with H2O oceans, active life forms,
and just 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

92.0559972864 million miles  from the Sun
226938 mi  from the Moon
Oxidized ores explain it's reddish tint.
Polar ice caps, a rocky core, and four
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

217.883102031 million miles from Earth
128.887426267 million miles from the Sun
Rise 06:33:44 AM
Set 05:33:13 PM
Bearing 297.102655763°
-58.8735258906° 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

425.700577774 million miles from Earth
486.397561339 million miles from the Sun
Rise 02:10:46 PM
Set 04:13:46 AM
Bearing 243.788630649°
74.6073379268° above the horizon




Saturn's strong gravity is devouring her rings
at 45 tons per second. 146 confirmed moons.
All gases, no land surface. 2nd largest planet.

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

0.967146904248 billion mi  from Earth
0.883163408442 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 08:15:02 AM
Set 08:11:57 PM
Bearing 284.750176686°
-25.78362773° above the horizon

28° axial tilt, similar to Mars & Earth
Rotates on it's side. 27 moons. No land
surface. 3rd largest planet

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

1.82590003423 billion miles  from Earth
1.81078209189 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 10:56:06 AM
Set 12:39:40 AM
Bearing 276.187359769°
29.8465333144° above the horizon

Furthest, darkest, coldest, and smallest
outer planet. 1,500 mph winds and
14 moons. No land surface. 4th largest planet.

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

2.8626870232 billion miles  from Earth
2.77782722644 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 08:10:39 AM
Set 08:10:01 PM
Bearing 285.758886344°
-26.154329417° above the horizon

The moon phase, sun, and solar system sections on this website are dedicated to the late Elwood Downey WB0OEW
In addition to Ham Clock, he also developed the PyEphem astronomical position computing library for the Python computer language.




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THANK YOU


Steve
Callsign W5SDC
Storm chaser, weather station technician, and internet domain linux admin

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 from around the world provide 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                                 Matt Wall

    

Gary Roderick

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, it's drivers, and it's extensions. 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 HTML template that was included with weeWX and have watched this entire weather website's template grow to 1.972 lines of HTML over the last eight years.



Elwood Downey
RIP Jan 29, 2026


The astronomical position calculations used in the Heavenly Bodies section of this website were written by Mr. Downey. He will be sorely missed.



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