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Wednesday  July 15, 2026
Day 196 of 365
Week 28 of 52
2026 Calendar

Central Daylight Time (UTC -5 hrs)

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This Morning
Since Midnight
   
High/Low Temp 75°F 05:20 AM
73°F 01:00 AM
Feels Temp Hi
Feels Temp Lo
 84°F 12:01 AM
77°F 01:03 AM
High/Low/Avg Humidity
 99% 12:00 AM
99% 12:00 AM
99% Average
High/Low Dew Point
 74°F 05:25 AM
73°F 12:50 AM
High/Low Pressure 30.089 in 02:11 AM
30.058 in 03:30 AM
Highest Wind Gust 11 mph 04:23 AM
Rainfall 0.00 in



This Week
Since 12 AM Sunday

High/Low Temp 100°F Jul 13
73°F Jul 14
Feels Temp Hi
Feels Temp Lo
 112°F Jul 13
77°F Jul 15
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jul 12
49% Jul 13
High/Low Dew Point
 81°F Jul 13
73°F Jul 14
High/Low Pressure 30.114 in Jul 12
29.958 in Jul 12
Highest Wind Gust 14 mph Jul 12
Rainfall 1.65 in

 

July

High/Low Temp 102°F Jul 08
73°F Jul 14
Feels Temp Hi
Feels Temp Lo
 112°F Jul 13
77°F Jul 15
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jul 03
41% Jul 07
High/Low Dew Point
 81°F Jul 11
67°F Jul 06
High/Low Pressure 30.114 in Jul 12
29.846 in Jul 05
Highest Wind Gust 21 mph Jul 11
Rainfall 1.76 in


2026


High/Low Temp 102°F Jul 08
16°F Jan 26
Feels Temp Hi
Feels Temp Lo
 113°F Jun 18
1°F Jan 25
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 05
21% Jan 06
High/Low Dew Point
 85°F Jun 18
14°F Jan 17
High/Low Pressure 30.778 in Jan 26
29.551 in Mar 15
Highest Wind Gust 36 mph May 19
Rainfall
31.72 in YEAR TO DATE

88% of 36 inch annual average

4.28 inches still needed before January 1st to equal South Central Texas annual rainfall average

 



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Mason Creek Tornado 2000


        

Leander, Texas   USA
      Located ½ mile WNW of Bagdad Rd at Crystal Falls Pkwy
≈25 miles NNW of downtown Austin
≈2,100 miles N of the equator

ELEVATION 1037 FT
316 METERS
30.55295° N   97.86159° W

Flood Watch until 7 PM Thursday

 
Conditions at
05:45 am
Fresh sensor readings every 5 minutes
use CTRL +/- keys to adjust fit




Light Breeze


gusting to Light Wind















75°F 23°C

feels like 81°F 27°C

⇔
 STEADY
SSE
147°
6 mph to 9 mph
10 kph to 14 kph		0.00 in
0.0 mm
total rain since midnight



Dew Point Comfort Index
OPPRESSIVE
Dew Point 74°F 23°C
Relative Humidity 99%



Last Rain Event


07/14/2026 11:35:00 AM
0 days, 18 hours, 10 minutes ago



75°F 24°C
Server Room
High 76°F Low 75°F  


Wind Distribution


     
 
 
Last 24 hrs
2 hrs
Average         3 mph
5 mph
Average Gust  5 mph
7 mph
High Gust       11 mph
11 mph
 Outdoor Temperature Trends
compared to current temp of
75°F at 05:45 am

  0°F above 1 hour ago
  1°F above 3 hours ago
-0°F below 05:45 am Yesterday
-3°F below 05:45 am 2 days ago
-1°F below 05:45 am 3 days ago
-0°F below 05:45 am last Wednesday
Rain Totals

            0.00 in  since midnight
          1.55 in  yesterday
          1.65 in  this week
          1.76 in  this month
          31.72 in this year




         




  Change
⇓ falling
-0.011 in Hg last 3 hours


30.066 in Hg
1018 millibars







99%

High 99% 12:00 AM
 Low 99% 12:00 AM

0% change last 3 hrs







74°F 23°C
  OPPRESSIVE 

1°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


AcuRite 5-N-1®
Outdoor Sensor signal 100%
Sensor Batteries OK
Last sensor signal outage
07/02/2026 07:25:00 PM

12 days, 10 hours, 20 minutes ago

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Heavenly Bodies



Moon Phase
Northern Hemisphere



Distance 05:45 am
227154 miles from Earth
2% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬀ NE
bearing 47°
Currently -23° ⇓ below the horizon
i
Wednesday  July 15, 2026
Moonrise 07:56:27 AM
Lunar Noon 03:01:05 PM
Moonset 09:56:36 PM

Next New 08/12/2026 12:36:36 PM
Next First Quarter 07/21/2026 06:05:29 AM
Next Full 07/29/2026 09:35:34 AM
Next Third Quarter 08/05/2026 09:21:21 PM

05:45 am CDT
Direction NE @ 56°
94.4849787647 million miles from Earth
-11.0405790291° ⇓ below the horizon
Wednesday  July 15, 2026
Astronomical Dawn 05:04:47 AM
Nautical Dawn 05:39:38 AM
Dawn 06:11:38 AM
Sunrise 06:40:56 AM
Solar Noon 01:37:29 PM
Sunset 08:33:45 PM
Dusk 09:03:01 PM
Dark 09:34:56 PM
Night 10:09:41 PM

 Daylight 13 hrs, 57 min
-54 sec less than yesterday
Darkness 10 hrs, 3 min
Future Seasonal Solar Events
Timestamps are Central Daylight Time (UTC -5 hrs)

Northern Hemisphere
   Vernal Equinox 03/20/2027 03:24:29 PM
 Summer Solstice 06/21/2027 09:10:47 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 03/20/2027 03:24:29 PM
    Winter Solstice 06/21/2027 09:10:47 AM



Our Solar System
Wednesday  July 15, 2026
  05:45 am Central Daylight Time (UTC -5 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.- CDT



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

94.4849787647 million miles  from Earth
Rise 06:39:17 AM
Set 08:35:24 PM
Bearing 56.743353813°
-11.0405790291° 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

54.3562956748 million miles  from Earth
40.8718545615 million miles from the Sun
Rise 06:33:31 AM
Set 07:59:37 PM
Bearing 62.9881411296°
-10.1562624845° 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

86.604752652 million miles from Earth
67.3061909882 million miles from the Sun
Rise 10:05:25 AM
Set 10:58:45 PM
Bearing 26.008784916°
-45.6114227113° above the horizon


Only planet with H2O oceans, active and
extinct 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

94.4849787647 million miles  from the Sun
227154 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

191.495206895 million miles from Earth
135.626787876 million miles from the Sun
Rise 03:40:59 AM
Set 05:36:58 PM
Bearing 77.9351631848°
24.6983994633° above the horizon
Largest planet, all gases, no land surface,
and a dilute core. Violent hydrogen & helium
atmosphere. Storms last for centuries.
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

583.571713598 million miles from Earth
490.911242626 million miles from the Sun
Rise 07:28:50 AM
Set 09:11:04 PM
Bearing 50.9126091488°
-19.7101654634° above the horizon




Saturn's strong gravity is devouring her rings
at 11 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

0.860518586081 billion mi  from Earth
0.879208485368 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 12:45:52 AM
Set 01:05:36 PM
Bearing 144.77457478°
58.203265767° 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

1.86957377467 billion miles  from Earth
1.80848287676 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 03:13:33 AM
Set 05:01:01 PM
Bearing 82.5390931759°
30.7991602885° 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

2.74595380699 billion miles  from Earth
2.777508088 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 12:13:47 AM
Set 12:19:10 PM
Bearing 164.53328752°
59.0197260898° 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 used to create this page.




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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.

Thanks for stopping by.



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.



SILENT KEY
Elwood Downey
RIP since Jan 29, 2026

The astronomical position calculations used in the Heavenly Bodies section of this website were written by Mr. Downey. The last time that I heard from Elwood was in April of 2024 when we exchanged photos of the full solor eclipse on April 8th. Both his friendly attitude and his ingenious abilities will be sorely missed.



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