14f degrees and not even winter yet
11-22-18, 12:54 PM
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14f degrees and not even winter yet
Gonna be a long wait for those June temps to come back
11-22-18, 02:15 PM
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Yeah, looks like you NE folks got a cold blast! It's nice here (40F), but in another month, 14F is gonna feel hot to us Upper Midwest folks.
11-22-18, 05:08 PM
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This past summer has been scorching hot, I welcome and embrace the cold. This morning was 10 F ( minus -12 Celsius )
11-22-18, 07:32 PM
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We hit 60-something F today...in contrast to 20-30F last week. Nice timing just in time for a holiday/weekend ride.
11-22-18, 08:05 PM
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11-22-18, 09:20 PM
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Got lucky for Thanksgiving weekend, 50°f today, Saturday. Hoping for a nice long ride Saturday, 80+ miles. Hopefully!
Then snow Sunday followed by highs for the next two weeks that never go above freezing
Then snow Sunday followed by highs for the next two weeks that never go above freezing
11-23-18, 05:34 AM
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…I looked at the upcoming forecast for this week:rain on Monday and Tuesday [at 37° F, 11/19 and 20], with low tmperatures, 20-24° F (-7 to -4° C) on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Since this weekend is my only chance before then to mount the studded tires, I will try to do so.
I only have one beater bike.
Since this weekend is my only chance before then to mount the studded tires, I will try to do so.
I only have one beater bike.
…IMO, the worst precipitation in Winter is rain at less than 40°F, and good waterproof gloves become crucial…
Getting close to 70° here. Might go swimming to cool off after my ride.
I think these lame winter cycling threads really “jump the shark,” when the California and Florida cyclists chime in. 
FYA, there is a current thread on the Winter Cycling Forum, “Emergency Winter Cycling Kit?,” and I quote such stalwarts as @mcours2006 of Toronto, @PaulRivers of Minneapolis, @rumrunn6 of Boston, and @dabac of somewhere.
FYA, there is a current thread on the Winter Cycling Forum, “Emergency Winter Cycling Kit?,” and I quote such stalwarts as @mcours2006 of Toronto, @PaulRivers of Minneapolis, @rumrunn6 of Boston, and @dabac of somewhere.
11-23-18, 06:18 AM
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-5 Fahrenheit here this morning. I choose to believe this earlier than usual cold and snow means winter will end earlier than usual.
11-23-18, 07:18 PM
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Just looked at some rides around Thanksgiving last year and it was highs in the 60°s 
but I suppose it's only 10° cooler this year.
but I suppose it's only 10° cooler this year.
11-24-18, 04:52 AM
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Early predictions of an El Nino winter for most of the northern tier of the US gave me a lot of optimism that this might be a mild and dry winter like 2015-2016 was here. I had hopes of being able to ride a hybrid with 700 x 36C studded tires as my primary winter bike. That was back in August/September.
NOAA, Accuweather, and Weather.com have all revised their winter outlooks.
Alas, the latest updates show that the core of warm water in the Pacific is shifted west several thousand miles, and that the North Atlantic Oscillation is setting up a blocking pattern. These two limit the warmth from El Nino to the central Plains and west, and cause the arctic Polar Jet to plunge southward over MN, IA, MO and then back north along or near the Atlantic coastline from roughly the Delmarva Peninsula area towards the Canadian Maritimes. So, now they predict persistent cold with many arctic air mass incursions for the eastern half of the northern tier of the US, persisting all winter and actually intensifying st the back end. Long cold winter and a late slow spring.
Weather here in SE MI has been more like December than November the past two weeks. I’m inclined to believe that they are correct in their forecasts.
I thought about changing the tires on the hybrid yesterday. Nah ... I can see the writing on the wall. Fat bike with the studded 45 NRTH Dillingers and full extreme arctic gear from my helmet all the way to my boots. The only viable option for me if I want to ride this winter.
Just gonna be one of those years ...
NOAA, Accuweather, and Weather.com have all revised their winter outlooks.
Alas, the latest updates show that the core of warm water in the Pacific is shifted west several thousand miles, and that the North Atlantic Oscillation is setting up a blocking pattern. These two limit the warmth from El Nino to the central Plains and west, and cause the arctic Polar Jet to plunge southward over MN, IA, MO and then back north along or near the Atlantic coastline from roughly the Delmarva Peninsula area towards the Canadian Maritimes. So, now they predict persistent cold with many arctic air mass incursions for the eastern half of the northern tier of the US, persisting all winter and actually intensifying st the back end. Long cold winter and a late slow spring.
Weather here in SE MI has been more like December than November the past two weeks. I’m inclined to believe that they are correct in their forecasts.
I thought about changing the tires on the hybrid yesterday. Nah ... I can see the writing on the wall. Fat bike with the studded 45 NRTH Dillingers and full extreme arctic gear from my helmet all the way to my boots. The only viable option for me if I want to ride this winter.
Just gonna be one of those years ...
11-24-18, 09:24 AM
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Early predictions of an El Nino winter for most of the northern tier of the US gave me a lot of optimism that this might be a mild and dry winter like 2015-2016 was here. I had hopes of being able to ride a hybrid with 700 x 36C studded tires as my primary winter bike. That was back in August/September.
NOAA, Accuweather, and Weather.com have all revised their winter outlooks.
Alas, the latest updates show that the core of warm water in the Pacific is shifted west several thousand miles, and that the North Atlantic Oscillation is setting up a blocking pattern. These two limit the warmth from El Nino to the central Plains and west, and cause the arctic Polar Jet to plunge southward over MN, IA, MO and then back north along or near the Atlantic coastline from roughly the Delmarva Peninsula area towards the Canadian Maritimes. So, now they predict persistent cold with many arctic air mass incursions for the eastern half of the northern tier of the US, persisting all winter and actually intensifying st the back end. Long cold winter and a late slow spring.
Weather here in SE MI has been more like December than November the past two weeks. I’m inclined to believe that they are correct in their forecasts.
I thought about changing the tires on the hybrid yesterday. Nah ... I can see the writing on the wall. Fat bike with the studded 45 NRTH Dillingers and full extreme arctic gear from my helmet all the way to my boots. The only viable option for me if I want to ride this winter.
Just gonna be one of those years ...
NOAA, Accuweather, and Weather.com have all revised their winter outlooks.
Alas, the latest updates show that the core of warm water in the Pacific is shifted west several thousand miles, and that the North Atlantic Oscillation is setting up a blocking pattern. These two limit the warmth from El Nino to the central Plains and west, and cause the arctic Polar Jet to plunge southward over MN, IA, MO and then back north along or near the Atlantic coastline from roughly the Delmarva Peninsula area towards the Canadian Maritimes. So, now they predict persistent cold with many arctic air mass incursions for the eastern half of the northern tier of the US, persisting all winter and actually intensifying st the back end. Long cold winter and a late slow spring.
Weather here in SE MI has been more like December than November the past two weeks. I’m inclined to believe that they are correct in their forecasts.
I thought about changing the tires on the hybrid yesterday. Nah ... I can see the writing on the wall. Fat bike with the studded 45 NRTH Dillingers and full extreme arctic gear from my helmet all the way to my boots. The only viable option for me if I want to ride this winter.
Just gonna be one of those years ...
