Weather forecast

[Charlie Martin]

Forecasts for each leg using randoplan.com. As a baseline I chose starting times that are close to the overnight control closing times.

Day 1: https://bit.ly/3B0rDjQ

Day 2: https://bit.ly/3qlBM64

Day 3: https://bit.ly/3KWJTiF

Day 4: https://bit.ly/3AWxXsS

General impressions:

Day 1 will be hot between late morning until after sunset, with temperatures in the 90's°F for most of that. Massive tailwind, but maybe a headwind would feel pleasant. No rain, minimal cloud cover.

Day 2 will have generally pleasant temperatures and good cloud cover. Wind and rain chance are more favorable the earlier you start. You'll start in a massive headwind and return in a massive tailwind. The wind speed picks up early-mid morning, so getting an earlier start will be helpful. Rain is very unlikely if you finish early enough.

Day 3 starts with a decent chance of light rain and has a small chance of precipitation the rest of the day. Lots of cloud cover and temperatures in the 50's°F the whole day. Massive tailwind the whole day.

Day 4 starts in the 50's°F and monotonically warms up to the 70's° throughout the day. No rain. Minimal cloud cover until about 4pm when clouds roll in. Relatively mild but favorable winds.

Your mileage may vary. I am not a meteorologist.

- Charlie

[Gerry]

Good luck everyone!  

In 2012, about half of those who started DNF’d.  The combination of rain and 50F temps was tough. Don’t skimp on warm riding gear esp since it appears some amount of rain is in the forecast.  That one extra layer might be the difference between a DNF and a successful event.  

Have a great event!

Gerry 

On Sep 7, 2022, at 6:43 PM, Charlie Martin <charlie....@gmail.com> wrote:



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