Cindy weather report watch

[Trek420]

Bikeless sent me the link a few days ago and on

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/94568

it showed a drenched Cindy. Now it looks a little better, and last two years it has not rained....

My plan I think is that rain or shine here in Hayward we head out to the ride start. It can be raining buckets here and sunny there, microclimates ya'know so just go and see.

If it's nice that'd be great
If it looks threatening I plan to ride.
If it's raining buckets? Probably not.
If it's raining but not hard like mist :rolleyes: :confused: hmmm, on the one hand Bikeless is used to literaly arctic weather, but may not have the bike handling experience for wet weather rides, or maybe better at it than me because I think she sometimes rides in the snow :eek: so what are other people doing if it rains?

If it pours on Cindy but sunny the next day we can punt and do another ride.

[maillotpois]

Hey thanks for that link! I hijacked it and re-directed it to Solvang for the double century. Looks pretty good... "mostly sunny". Of course my body is so unused to what sun is that I will likely get sun poisoning!! :D

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USCA1072?from=search_10day

[SadieKate]

Use this link for really detailed forecasts including wind direction and on and on.

http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/pacsouthwest.php

[Bike Goddess]

Planning to show up. Figure we can have that conversation over dinner on Friday night. I think it depends on what the storm does on Friday when rain is forecast. Will it arrive on time or later than forecast, etc.

Riding in the rain isn't bad if you are prepared for it. If nothing else, we can get sagged in!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

LATEST FORECAST - 20% CHANCE. PARTLY CLOUDY- THAT'S ALL.

[Melody]

*sigh* I really hope we don't get drenched... However, if we do, I have my rain gear. Doing all those miles in the gear won't be fun however. I hate it when I have sticky clothes.

But, rain or shine I plan to be at least at start. If the rain is pretty bad I may still go anyway but see how far I can get before I get fed up. :p

Mel

[BikeMomma]

I'm game to ride in the rain. If its really raining hard and windy, I might think twice, but a light drizzle isn't bad to ride in.
~B

[slinkedog]

I've found weatherunderground.com to be a pretty reliable source for weather-watching (thanks Snap!). The radar helps me make up my mind if I want to try it that day or not!! :)

[Trek420]

First off I want to send a quick shout to Cindysue and the Lunachix, Velogirls and Valleyspokespersons for the training ride series. Although I only got to two of the rides this one was awesome.

9 women were at BART for this the last of the series.

If you are in Northern CA and did not get outside today, shame on you ;)

The route was wonderful (I'm pirating the turn sheet and may use it on an ALC training ride). The group set a brisk yet human pace, didn't dilly dally at regroups which was nice. After an early stop at porta poties one of the riders dropped out and called her DH to pick her up. She had a borrowed road bike and it's just geared too high plus did not fit well.

If you're lurking I hope you come to the Cindy with your mountain bike.

Another gal was struggling a bit, running low on water and energy. After Lemon Drop we turned and there was a guy selling oranges by the side of the road. He insisted on slicing oranges for us and would not accept anything, we tried to pay him and he shook us off. But that snack kept her going.

Once again thanks Cindysue for the wonderful weather :rolleyes: ;) , can you do that next week?

I feel very tight. I haven't been riding as much as I should but have been lifting and that's interesting. I felt strong on the hills, stood on some, something I "never do", a sit and spin gal. But I'm not tired, just real tight, so off to take a hot bath, have some tea and choose which rain gear to pack just in case.

[Sag 4 Valentine]

Sorry to miss out on the last Cindy pre ride....although I did ride China Camp (MTB) today. It was awesome weather out there. Looking forward to the Cindy....rain or shine! :rolleyes: Also looking forward to meeting you all.:D

[cindysue]

First off I want to send a quick shout to Cindysue and the Lunachix, Velogirls and Valleyspokespersons for the training ride series.

glad you had fun! Sorry I missed you this weekend but I was in Marin for the LUNA Chix Summit. See separate thread.

gotta get back to work/thesis stuff but will see you all this Friday/Saturday.

I sincerely hope to see everyone on Friday night if you aren't attending the Cinderella on Saturday...........

[ride4ur_life]

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/index.php?wfo=mtr&zone=caz510&fire=caz207&county=cac001&dgtl=1&lat=37.689583333333&lon=-121.87875

this link from the national weather service is what I use.. I hope it works.. if it doesn't just go to
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov
and type in the city and state..
40% chance of rain on Saturday..

"Probability of measurable precipitation 40 percent" means 40% chance of rain..

[Bike Goddess]

Well, yeah, 40% BUT my weather channel keeps saying showers, not rain! I can handle showers, rain different story!

[SadieKate]

"Probability of measurable precipitation 40 percent" means 40% chance of rain..From NOAA: It is "the likelihood, expressed as a percent, of a measurable precipitation event (1/100th of an inch) at a grid point during the indicated valid period." Rain doesn't always hit the ground or fall in a measurable amount. For instance, it can be in the form of virga.

There is a great description of how to read the NOAA forecasts at:
http://pajk.arh.noaa.gov/wxterms.php

http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/pacsouthwest.php

[slinkedog]

Y'all be so technical. I'm going to go to the start, look at the sky and decide. :)

[SadieKate]

If Krebs doesn't cover it, it doesn't matter?? :D

[slinkedog]

Hey, if it's not on the Krebs map, it doesn't exist in my universe. :p

[Adventure Girl]

Hey, if it's not on the Krebs map, it doesn't exist in my universe. :pThat is why you are The Queen of Krebs!!:p By the way, how's the numb foot?

[slinkedog]

Yes, I think Krebs should give me some sort of kick-back or something. ;)

The numb foot is still numb. Rode on the trainer yesterday and it felt weird. Didn't really hurt. Just that pins and needles feeling. I'm sure by mile 45 on Saturday it's going to hurt, but it wasn't too bad last week, so I imagine I can deal with it. If not, that's the beauty of the SAG wagon. :)

[snapdragen]

Weather is now at 50% chance of thunder storms. I'm sleeping in.

[maillotpois]

40% chance of rain for us in Solvang
60% for you guys at Cinderella.

Not liking either of these. :mad: :mad: :mad:

[cindysue]

shhhhhhhhh...... stop it!

[SadieKate]

Somebody is not chanting . . . . . !

[slinkedog]

weather.com is calling it 60% chance of showers and windy as all-freakin'-get out. I will chant. :)

[maillotpois]

I'm chanting, I'm chanting...!

All packed (well, my bike stuff, not my "normal person" stuff). Making a Noah's bagel run on the way to Baldino's house tomorrow. We should be in Solvang by 3. I will be continually making sacrifices to the weather gods. Anyone know any virgins I could sacrifice? ;)

[tprevost]

I'm chanting on your behalfs (sp?) I did a Cindy in rainy VERY cold weather and it took me all day to get warm. Looking back it was a great adventure though (now that I'm warm and toasty again ;) ).

Rain, rain, go away.... come again another day.... la la la...

T~

ps. chanting for the Solvang ladies as well ;)

[Trek420]

maillotpois "I'm chanting, I'm chanting...! .... Anyone know any virgins I could sacrifice? ;)"

::: looks around ::: nah, I don't see any around here. Will the weather gods take chocolate? :p

[Bike Goddess]

Well, if we have to deal with weather, chant "showers"!!!!!

The wind shouldn't be too bad as we are fairly sheltered. Just a good crosswind, but a tailwind coming back!

You all in Solvang have quite a challenge ahead of you. Mucho luck to you too!!!!!!!!!!!

[jobob]

I bailed out on the Cindy early this morning when the weather report predicted high winds and chance of thundershowers.

Thinking I shouldn't be a complete slug, I headed out from home later in the morning on an easy 25-mile loop. It was sprinkling a bit, which was no biggie, but what got to me was the strong, gusting wind. After only a few miles I decided "OK, enough of this!" and headed back to my warm, dry, and decidedly not windy home.

Those of you braving the weather on the Cindy and down in Solvang, my hat's off to you. I just hope it's not so bad where you are.

Awaiting tales of your adventures!

- Jo.

[snapdragen]

Weather in Solvang looks better than Dublin. Both have 15 mph winds, Dublin is now showing 80% chance of thunderstorms; Solvang is only 60% chance of rain.

snap "snuggling with the dog" dragen

[SadieKate]

The weather up here is just like it was for the Cinderella in 1998. It started hailing as I was putting the bike back in the car that year. I thanked my lucky stars for the good timing. That was the first year I rode that distance by myself. Finishing in that weather and in good shape did wonders for my confidence as a cyclist. I'm wishing the best for all those out there in the winds.

[snapdragen]

I've been watching Weather Underground in facination. The wind seems to be going from 8 - 25 mph. Poor Cindy girls. On the other hand, it seems to be calm in Solvang!

I'm turning into a weather geek. :rolleyes:

[slinkedog]

It was so incredibly windy out there, I couldn't believe it! Got rained on climbing Cross rd. (water was literally pouring down my face, but I dried quickly - thank God I got a GoreTex jacket this week) and the after the 2nd rest stop (37miles), the winds were howling. I made it about 2 miles out of the rest stop and turned around and went back. SAG'd to the finish. Had a blast on the portion I did and met some nice ladies in the wagon... there were LOTS of SAGgers and apparently only about 1K ladies showed up today.

MountainPuddles and Carimail both finished strong. I suck, but I was really not having fun anymore. I wanted to have fun. :)

[Bike Goddess]

At 4:00AM it was pouring rain with wind coming from the south at about 20MPH. Since I've done this ride twice before, I decided to bail out. However, Sheri, one of the women I was going to ride with wanted to go down and see how things looked. Three of us- myself, Sandie (sag4valentine) and I caravaned down. It was windy and cold, BUT no rain. So Sheri went out and Sandie and I had bkfst and then went to find people. We finally found Sheri at the lunch stop- about 30+ miles out. She was tired, but still going strong. We looked for her at the end, but didn't see her.

I'm riding tomorrow- same route with some others who bailed today.