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06/19/13 at 07:27:35
 
Our local weatherman left the state to go to TN ( Memphis) ... I used him to decide if it was safe to ride the bike to work each day. The new weatherman is crappy and it has caused me to not ride 5 of last 12 days to work when I really could have.

The problem is that the local TV stations cover a large area of the state. To "play it safe" they will report the chance of rain as a function of the entire TV coverage area.. so its always elevated.  The truth is the chance of rain where I am may be small. The old weatherman would elaborate so you kinda knew what was what.

What do yall do?

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Reply #1 - 06/19/13 at 07:32:12
 
Rain? what the Ell is that?   Cool
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Reply #2 - 06/19/13 at 07:33:13
 
Walk outside, look up, turn around.
Turn on TV to Weather Channel, look at Doppler Radar.
If unsure
Stuff rain gear into saddlebags.
Pack change of clothes in zip-lok.
If you have a place at work where you can stash a complete change of clothes, including socks & shoes, thats a good thing to do.
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Reply #3 - 06/19/13 at 07:34:10
 
You only have 2 choices when a chance of rain is forecast:

1)  Take a risk of getting wet and ride to work.
2)  Be conservative and miss some good riding days.

When were were in North Carolina last week, OldFellow, Old_Rider and I got caught in a heavy rain even though the weather forecast was great.  We were hiding under an awning of an old burned out building, and my Iphone weather showed "Partly Cloudy", and the same positive forecast was shown the whole time we were fighting the rain to get back to the campground.

We were not the only ones caught.....there was a Can Am 3 wheel gathering in Maggie Valley and there were hundreds of wet riders and 3 wheelers that afternoon.
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Reply #4 - 06/19/13 at 07:49:06
 
Pine, I too try to watch the weather when I make my decision.  Shooting around town is not too bad, I can just wait it out wherever I happen to be.  My situation is a little different, I ride my bike to make visits, go to the hospital, and so forth.  Showing up at the hospital soaking wet would not be very professional or pastoral (like I ever really am).  I keep telling myself that whatever the % is, it is probably going to rain somewhere, maybe where I am, maybe not.  Justin's radar is a good bet, our cable has a local radar loop as well.

I am more concerned about going than I am about coming back.  If I get rained on coming home, I just take a shower and put on dry clothes.  My kids think it is hilarious when I get wet, I have been wet before, will be again, and  always dry out.  Oh well, at least they get a good laugh.

I don't really have rain gear, just dump the water out of my boots and put them in front of the fridge (let the warm air from the compressor blow in them, that is THE best shoe dryer  Wink).  I doubt any of that helps, but you asked.

And yeah, I missed Kwelyn when she left, not digging Dantaue so much.   Cheesy
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Reply #5 - 06/19/13 at 09:30:51
 
Have you tried using the NWS page for your local area?  I have http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Cincinnati&state=OH&site=IL... since it's Lunken Field and that's slightly lower than the airport so I get fog and chillier weather.
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Reply #6 - 06/19/13 at 09:32:26
 
Forecast for Tucson...

Mon. - Hot...
Tues. - Hot...
Wed. - Incredibly hot...
Thurs. - Unbearably hot...
Fry. - Really, really hot...
Sat. - Hot with chance of unbearable...  possibility of negative humidity turning water into powder...
Sun. - Hotter than the sun... Warning... Slurpee's may become combustible...
Huh...

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Reply #7 - 06/19/13 at 09:42:31
 
When I visit the east, I have to remember that partly cloudy doesn't mean a chance of clouds, it means a chance of sun.   Cool
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Reply #8 - 06/19/13 at 13:44:14
 
I typically check the weather out online, I check the possibility of precipitation hour by hour and also run the Doppler radar for the past 12 hours to see if there are any heavy weather patterns running near where I plan to ride.   Smiley
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Reply #9 - 06/19/13 at 20:12:12
 
I've cased out every tobacco barn,gas station with island cover,feed mill with dock overhang and every other scrap of cover along the 40+ miles between the house and work. 1" per hour rain just slows me down,above that........I head for cover!
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Reply #10 - 06/19/13 at 21:36:21
 
Countryside magazine has an article on how to be your own weatherman.
Vol 97 NUmber 4
July/August 2013.

Get a barometer & a notebook.
No one is perfect, its an Odds game..
Red sky morning is one thing, red sky at nite, opposite,,

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Reply #11 - 06/20/13 at 02:33:46
 
Red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning...

Doesn't work, around here we get "pop up" thunderstorms that have a nasty habit of spinning out down drafts and micro bursts (better known as baby tornadoes).
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Reply #12 - 06/20/13 at 05:34:46
 
Like I said, its a game of odds. No ones ever gonna have it Down Pat.
You see a few things happenin that  any One of would indicate some chance of rain,, ya got a pretty good chance O rain,
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Reply #13 - 06/20/13 at 06:18:22
 
Serowbot wrote on 06/19/13 at 09:32:26:
Forecast for Tucson...

Mon. - Hot...
Tues. - Hot...
Wed. - Incredibly hot...
Thurs. - Unbearably hot...
Fry. - Really, really hot...
Sat. - Hot with chance of unbearable...  possibility of negative humidity turning water into powder...
Sun. - Hotter than the sun... Warning... Slurpee's may become combustible...
Huh...



Yea......But itsa' "dry heat".
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Reply #14 - 06/20/13 at 06:57:48
 
Dave wrote on 06/20/13 at 06:18:22:
Serowbot wrote on 06/19/13 at 09:32:26:
Forecast for Tucson...

Mon. - Hot...
Tues. - Hot...
Wed. - Incredibly hot...
Thurs. - Unbearably hot...
Fry. - Really, really hot...
Sat. - Hot with chance of unbearable...  possibility of negative humidity turning water into powder...
Sun. - Hotter than the sun... Warning... Slurpee's may become combustible...
Huh...



Yea......But itsa' "dry heat".


kinda like some of our humor,eh???
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