Miserable Weather

[George Schick]

Not only has it been climbing into the mid-90's this week in the Great Lakes states, but now smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting down here as well.  It sucks!!  Anyone out riding in this stuff?

[Jonathan Carmack]

When we had AQIs in the yellow and above I didn’t ride, in DC a few years ago it was pretty bad.  Airnow.gov still saved on my phone for it.  Fun fact: I helped build the infrastructure that airnow runs on, RIP 18F.  But no, I don’t feel the risk is worth it personally, good time to catch up on chores or bike maintenance.

On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Not only has it been climbing into the mid-90's this week in the Great Lakes states, but now smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting down here as well.  It sucks!!  Anyone out riding in this stuff?

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[Bill Lindsay]

California in general and the Bay Area in particular is unusually cool.  Today we may have a high in the 70s in El Cerrito, but the forecast doesn't have us getting into the 70s again for the next two weeks.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Ron Mc]

We canceled our Tuesday morning ride for the El Nino monsoon.  

It swirled over the Hill Country for 3 days, pinned by Arctic and Gulf air masses.  Yesterday it rained another foot+ on the Hill Country.  Today, it's turning north before it gets here.  

I'm riding the greenway summit tomorrow with cloud cover and a temperature respite.  

   

[LeRoy]

    Thanks for the tip on airnow.gov. For those of us in southeast Michigan it confirms the obvious: our current AQI is 578, just a bit better than the 689 reading in the western UP where I spent last weekend. The next day or so are expected to be in the same range. I guess we have to be best at something.

    My next move will be to cancel tomorrow's ride.

LeRoy in Rochester, Michigan

[Mike Rossi]

The smoke has actually made it down here to South Carolina. But, just enough to give a slight haze and make for some pretty sunrises/sunsets. It dipped down to the low 90’s, but will soon be back to high 90’s with a ~107 heat index(according to the weather girl). I ride in this every day, back and forth to work. And apparently I’m also, according to a Will newsletter, one of those obnoxious guys that gets up absurdly early to go on a bike ride.
Mike

[Richard Rose]

Hi George. I am scheduled to join a bunch of friends this Friday - Sunday @ “Meet Me in Manchester” bike camping trip. Plan was to ride Friday late afternoon from Ann Arbor to camp in Manchester - 28 miles. Then on Saturday there are no less than five different routes available to ride from 32 to 100 miles. I’d planned on the 50 mile option. Then a return ride on Sunday morning. As of now the rides to & from have been cancelled due to this crap. Hoping to still get in a nice ride on Saturday bookended by two nights camping.

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On Jul 16, 2026, at 12:54 PM, George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Not only has it been climbing into the mid-90's this week in the Great Lakes states, but now smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting down here as well.  It sucks!!  Anyone out riding in this stuff?

[George Schick]

Richard, pray for strong Southwest winds and lower temps and have a great riding experience!