Originally Posted by
Bandera
Me too, it's been like living in a wind tunnel this Spring in the Hill Country.
"Official" wind speed is far less than what's whipping up out here so I'm going to mount a digital weather station on my rooftop to get the real wind speed. It matters to me since I like to ride my FG, but not in "surprise red flag" conditions when a road bike would be grudgingly deployed instead.
-Bandera
Official wind speed is measured at 10 meters above ground. Wind speed at about 1 meter (which is what affects cyclists) is less, sometimes quite a bit less depending on local terrain and vegetation.