Took a gamble today and rode despite forecasts calling for rain later in the day. My rule is that I ride if it's not raining in the morning and forecast doesn't call for heavy showers or severe weather in the afternoon. The rain today is supposed to be light and spotty, although it's looking heavier than that on the radar. Part of my motivation for riding is to justify the nice (and expensive) rain jacket I got for Christmas, a Showers Pass Elite. I'm also trying to catch up on my mileage due to all of the lousy weather we have had lately. The weather this week has been all over the place, and the SP jacket has performed admirably. I've worn it every day, just changing the base gear I wear under it. Here's a brief summary of our weather this week:
- Monday, warm 60 F in morning, cold and windy afternoon with temps in low 30s.
- Tuesday, record cold 9 F morning with high temp at 25 F, so I drove.
- Wednesday, 15 F in the morning, and I set a new record low temp for bike commuting, high in the low 30s.
- Thursday, 25 F in morning, low 40s afternoon.
- Friday, high 30s in morning with rain threatening, afternoon TBD