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Saturday  April 20, 2024
Week 16 of 52
Day 111 of 365

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Tonight
since midnight
   
High/Low Temp 65.1°F 01:35 AM
62.4°F 04:05 AM
High/Low Humidity
99% 04:06 AM
82% 12:00 AM
High/Low Dewpoint
62.7°F 06:00 AM
59.3°F 12:00 AM
High/Low Pressure 30.065 in 02:22 AM
29.999 in 04:59 AM
Highest Wind Gust 11 mph 12:07 AM
Average Wind 5 mph
Average Direction S @ 169°
Rainfall 0.00 in


Week
since midnight Sunday

High/Low Temp 88.0°F Apr 18
61.7°F Apr 19
High/Low Humidity
99% Apr 16
52% Apr 14
High/Low Dewpoint
73.6°F Apr 17
54.6°F Apr 19
High/Low Pressure 30.106 in Apr 19
29.719 in Apr 15
Highest Wind Gust 25 mph Apr 15
Average Wind 7 mph
Average Direction S @ 190°
Rainfall 0.00 in

 

April

High/Low Temp 89.9°F Apr 04
46.0°F Apr 03
High/Low Humidity
99% Apr 07
15% Apr 04
High/Low Dewpoint
73.6°F Apr 17
24.6°F Apr 07
High/Low Pressure 30.273 in Apr 12
29.523 in Apr 01
Highest Wind Gust 25 mph Apr 15
Average Wind 7 mph
Average Direction SSW @ 210°
Rainfall 1.23 in


2024

High/Low Temp 89.9°F Apr 04
14.4°F Jan 15
High/Low Humidity
99% Jan 02
15% Apr 04
High/Low Dewpoint
73.6°F Apr 17
4.6°F Jan 16
High/Low Pressure 30.646 in Jan 20
29.492 in Jan 11
Highest Wind Gust 37 mph Jan 08
Average Wind 6 mph
Average Direction SW @ 220°
Rainfall 6.71 in

 



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Leander, Texas   USA
located ½ mile WNW of Bagdad Road at Crystal Falls Pkwy


WEATHER CONDITIONS
06:20 am





















Light Air







63.0°F 17°CNNW0.00 in
feels like 65.6°F 18°C
sticky humidity
344°since midnight
High: 65.1°F 01:35 AM
 Low: 62.4°F 04:05 AM
2 to 5 mphLast Rain Event
04/10/2024 01:50:00 AM
Server Room  73.9°F
Wind Roses
courtesy of findu.com

  
last 24 hrs         last 2 hrs
  Avg: 7 mph         Avg: 4 mph
Current Rainfall Rate 0.00 in/hr
Outside Temperature Trends
04/20/24
0.2°F from 3 hrs ago
-8.8°F from 12 hrs ago
-3.9°F from 24 hrs ago
Rain Trends
04/20/24

0.00 in←Yesterday
0.00 in ←Week
 1.23 in ←Month
 6.71 in ←Year




         




  CHANGE


30.013 in Hg
1016 millibars

⇓ falling
-0.029 in Hg last 3 hrs








99%

High 99% 04:06 AM
 Low 82% 12:00 AM
3% change last 3 hrs








62.7°F

sticky


1.1°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


WX sensor signal 100%
Last signal outage logged on:
04/07/2024 01:55:00 AM


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HEAVENLY BODIES



Moon Phase
Distance 06:20 am
252876 miles from Earth
89% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬁ WNW
bearing 283°
Currently -13° ⇓ below the horizon
i
Saturday  April 20, 2024
Moonrise 05:21:53 PM
Lunar Noon 11:37:18 PM
Moonset 05:20:43 AM

Next New 05/07/2024 10:21:50 PM
Next First Quarter 05/15/2024 06:47:53 AM
Next Full 04/23/2024 06:48:53 PM
Next Third Quarter 05/01/2024 06:27:09 AM




06:20 am CDT
Direction: ENE @ 70°
93.396761021 million miles from Earth
-8.66794291998° ⇓ below the horizon

Saturday  April 20, 2024
Dawn: 06:32:19 AM
Sunrise: 06:57:43 AM
Solar Noon: 01:30:11 PM
Sunset: 08:03:07 PM
Dusk: 08:28:35 PM

 Daylight: 13 hrs, 6 min
1 min, 42 sec more than yesterday
Darkness: 10 hrs, 54 min



Future Seasonal Solar Events
(Northern Hemisphere)

   Vernal Equinox: 03/20/2025 04:01:12 AM
 Summer Solstice: 06/20/2024 03:51:01 PM
Autumnal Equinox: 09/22/2024 07:43:29 AM
    Winter Solstice: 12/21/2024 03:20:18 AM





Our Solar System
Saturday  April 20, 2024   06:20 am CDT
updated every 5 min

Distances are calculated from center to center of the applicable 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 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
Current Position and Bearings

93.396761021 million miles  from Earth
Rise 06:57:43 AM
Set 08:03:07 PM
Bearing 70.7505554987°
-8.66794291998° above the horizon

Smallest planet. Closest to the Sun, but
not the hottest planet. Very thin atmosphere.
Mercury is shrinking with surface wrinkling.
No moon.


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

55.0620459485 million miles  from Earth
42.0444722323 million miles from the Sun
Rise 06:19:48 AM
Set 06:53:29 PM
Bearing 81.9618124175°
0.0327018918692° above the horizon

Hottest planet due to high pressure
CO2 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 (lead melts at 621.5 °F)
Current Position and Bearings

155.991676381 million miles from Earth
67.5275101696 million miles from the Sun
Rise 06:30:08 AM
Set 07:05:12 PM
Bearing 81.2931847091°
-1.61556449462° 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 (rising due to CO2 pollution)
Current Position

93.396761021 million miles  from the Sun
252876 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
Current Position and Bearings

187.430934582 million miles from Earth
128.635207172 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:16:01 AM
Set 05:00:43 PM
Bearing 103.055683707°
13.1249299289° 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
Current Position and Bearings

551.704189345 million miles from Earth
465.599752679 million miles from the Sun
Rise 08:07:25 AM
Set 09:36:54 PM
Bearing 53.2743929411°
-20.9094766722° above the horizon




Rings are most likely previous moons
reduced to rubble by Saturn's gravity.
146 confirmed moons


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

0.965579579927 billion mi  from Earth
0.902247886945 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 04:59:56 AM
Set 04:29:08 PM
Bearing 108.911034127°
16.282240368° 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
Current Position and Bearings

1.90845990666 billion miles  from Earth
1.82153031984 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 08:05:55 AM
Set 09:37:38 PM
Bearing 52.8918681966°
-20.5311166356° 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
Current Position and Bearings

2.85796430624 billion miles  from Earth
2.77946174713 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 05:33:36 AM
Set 05:28:57 PM
Bearing 97.615916146°
9.51120319756° above the horizon



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Big thanks to Tom Keffer for writing the weeWX weather station engine and also to Matthew Wall and Gary Roderick for their invaluable contributions. Get the whole story 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. I started with the basic template that was included and have watched this entire weather website's template grow to 1619 lines of HTML since June 2017.



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 calculation library written in pure C for use in PyEphem for linux was a very gracious thing to do and many people are grateful for your generosity and hard work on that project.



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