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 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 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!!

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...m=search_10day

[SadieKate]

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

http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/gra...csouthwest.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!

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.

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

[ride4ur_life]

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_foreca...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/gra...csouthwest.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??

[slinkedog]

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

[maillotpois]

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

Not liking either of these.

[cindysue]

shhhhhhhhh...... stop it!

[SadieKate]

Somebody is not chanting . . . . . !