Weather for Geeks

Station telemetry, instrumentation, historical data and assorted atmospheric geekery

Station data updated: 01:30 PM · October 25, 2026

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Atmospheric Parameters

Measurements and derived atmospheric values

Dew Point

59.6°F

Heat Index

71.8°F

Barometric Pressure

30.229 inHg

3-hour change -0.065 inHg

Wind

Current and short-term wind behavior

Current Wind

7 mph

SSE (163°)

Current Gust

14 mph

SSE

10-Minute Average

7 mph

Average wind speed · last 10 minutes

10-Minute Peak

14 mph

Peak gust · last 10 minutes

Since Midnight

21 mph

Peak gust · 02:04 AM

Past 24 Hours

24 mph

Peak gust · Oct 24 · 02:40 PM

Rainfall

Because every hundredth of an inch matters in the Hill Country

Today

0.00 in

Yesterday

0.00 in

Month

2.61 in

Year

27.31 in

Solar & UV

Solar radiation and ultraviolet observations

Solar Radiation

386 W/m²

Moderate

Weak Moderate Strong Very Strong Intense

Current solar irradiance level

UV Index

3.5

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Low Moderate High Very High Extreme

Sun exposure risk level

THSW Index

73.3°F

Calculated locally

Sun/wind impact on temperature: +1.8°F

Sun & Moon Almanac

Solar and lunar events calculated for the Harper weather station

Sun

Start Civil Twilight 07:21:15 AM

Sunrise 07:46:12 AM

Solar Noon 01:21:22 PM

Sunset 06:56:08 PM

End Civil Twilight 07:21:04 PM

Azimuth 183.1°

Altitude 47.4°

Declination -12.3°

Next Equinox 03/20/2027 03:24:32 PM

Next Solstice 12/21/2026 02:49:59 PM

Moon

Moonrise 06:27:40 PM

Transit 12:27:54 AM

Moonset 07:11:39 AM

Azimuth 12.1°

Altitude -45.2°

Declination 13.8°

Phase Full

Illumination 100% full

Next New Moon 11/09/2026 01:02:03 AM

Next Full Moon 10/25/2026 11:11:44 PM

Historical Weather

Harper station history, trends and climatological summaries

Temperature History

Harper temperature and dew point history

Rainfall History

Wind History

Pressure History

Station Records

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Station records based on archived Harper weather observations.

Monthly Climatological Summaries

Daily temperature, rainfall, wind and degree-day observations

Reports are generated from the Harper WeeWX archive. The current month's report is updated as new observations are added to the database.

Current Year

YTD High

101.5°F

Aug 27, 2026

YTD Low

11.6°F

Jan 25, 2026

YTD Rain

27.31 in

Through Oct 25

Highest Wind

40 mph

Feb 14, 2026

Climatological Report Archive

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Earlier Years

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Station & Instrumentation

The hardware behind the numbers

Weather Receiver

WeatherLink Live

Local network acquisition

Network Switch Temperature: 81.8°F

Network Switch Humidity: 34%

Wind

Davis Vantage Pro2

Transmitter 1

Battery: OK

Temperature / Humidity / Rain

Davis Vantage Pro2

Transmitter 2

Battery: OK

Weather Software

WeeWX 5.5.2

Harper weather server
Custom design by John Canfield
Coding assistance by ChatGPT

Weather Oddities & Geek Calculations

Interesting numbers that nobody actually needs — which is precisely why they belong here

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